| Daniel Teymur | |
| Nickname: | Kid Dynamite |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Järfälla, Sweden |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight: | 145lb |
| Weight Class: | Featherweight Lightweight |
| Fighting Out Of: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Team: | Allstars Training Center Stockholm Kickboxing Team |
| Years Active: | 2013–present (MMA) 2008–2013 (kickboxing) |
| Kickbox Win: | 27 |
| Kickbox Kowin: | 11 |
| Kickbox Loss: | 4 |
| Mma Kowin: | 3 |
| Mma Subwin: | 3 |
| Mma Decwin: | 1 |
| Mma Koloss: | 1 |
| Mma Subloss: | 2 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Relatives: | David Teymur, brother |
| Sherdog: | 163939 |
Daniel Teymur (born February 3, 1988) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist in the lightweight division. He was the Nordic champion in Thai boxing[1] and he competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[2]
Teymur and his younger brother David Teymur, started training Muay Thai when he was a teenager. Both of the Teymur brothers grew up watching their older brother, Gabriel Teymur, competing in kickboxing and boxing. Teymur competed in Muay Thai and kickboxing with a record of 27–4 prior to transitioning to MMA.[3] He won Swedish national championship three times in Muay Thai and once in kickboxing and the Muay Thai Nordic championship one time.[1]
Teymur fought his first six fights on the European circuit, racking up a record of 6–0, all in first round finishes (3 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission). His last fight, prior joining UFC, was at Battle of Botnia in 2016, facing Manolo Scianna,[4] and he won the technical knockout in the first round.[5] [6]
In his promotional debut, Teymur faced Danny Henry at UFC Fight Night 113 on July 16, 2017.[7] [8] He lost the bout by unanimous decision.[9] Despite the loss, Teymur was awarded a Fight of the Night bonus award.[10]
Teymur faced Julio Arce on June 1, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 131.[11] He lost the fight via rear naked choke submission in the third round.[12]
Next he fought Chris Fishgold on February 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 145.[13] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.[14]
Teymur faced Sung Bin Jo on June 1, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 153.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]
Teymur faced newcomer Chase Hooper on December 14, 2019, at UFC 245.[17] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[18]
As of February 2020, Teymur is listed as a former fighter on the UFC website.[19] [20]
Teymur's younger brother, David Teymur, is also a MMA fighter and currently signed with the UFC.[21] [22] Both brothers transitioned to MMA from kickboxing and Muay Thai in 2012, making their debuts in 2013. A few years later both got into the UFC. David was signed in 2015 and Daniel in 2017. He is of Assyrian descent.[23]
|Loss|align=center|7–4|Chase Hooper|TKO (elbow and punches)|UFC 245 ||align=center|1|align=center|4:34|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-|Win|align=center|7–3|Sung Bin Jo|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Stockholm, Sweden||-|Loss|align=center|6–3|Chris Fishgold|Submission (rear-naked choke) | ||align=center|2|align=center|1:10|Prague, Czech Republic||-|Loss|align=center|6–2|Julio Arce|Submission (rear-naked choke) |||align=center|3|align=center|2:55|Utica, New York, United States ||-|Loss|align=center|6–1|Danny Henry|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Glasgow, Scotland||-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Manolo Scianna| TKO (punches)| Battle of Botnia 2016| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:06| Umeå, Sweden||-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Davor Matic| Submission (armbar)| Scandinavian Fight Nights 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Stockholm, Sweden||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Emerik Youmbi| Submission (guillotine choke)| Lions FC 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:27| Neuchâtel, Switzerland||-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Svyatoslav Shabanov| Submission (armbar)| International Ring Fight Arena 7| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:37| Solna, Sweden||-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Alexander Denic| TKO (punches)| International Ring Fight Arena 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:01| Solna, Sweden||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Piotr Pączek | TKO (leg kicks and punches)| International Ring Fight Arena 5| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:32| Solna, Sweden||-[25]