Eddy Bengtsson | |
Birth Date: | 30 April 1979 |
Birth Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 265 |
Weight Class: | Heavyweight |
Style: | Greco-Roman Wrestling |
Stance: | Orthodox |
Fighting Out Of: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Team: | GBG MMA |
Rank: | Olympian in Greco-Roman Wrestling |
Years Active: | 2008–present |
Mma Kowin: | 2 |
Mma Subwin: | 4 |
Mma Koloss: | 3 |
Mma Subloss: | 1 |
Sherdog: | 40718 |
Eddy Bengtsson (born April 30, 1979, in Gothenburg) is a Swedish retired wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. Bengtsson retired from wrestling and competed in many grappling tournaments,[1] and in mixed martial arts. On April 23, 2010, he faced Alexander Emelianenko for the Russian-based Pro FC mixed martial arts organization[2] losing by KO in the opening round.[3] Bengtsson made a brief comeback as a wrestler to try to reach the 2012 Summer Olympics but failed. On May 10, 2012, he officially announced his retirement as a wrestler. He is an honorary member of the Scandinavian Hammers.
|-| Loss|align=center|6–4|Dmitry Poberezhets|KO (punch)| The Zone FC 11 - Survival||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Gothenburg, Sweden, Sweden||-| Win|align=center|6–3|Jay Mortimore| Submission (smother choke)| Cage Warriors Fight Night 6||align=center|1|align=center|2:46|Isa Town, Bahrain||-| Win|align=center|5–3|Vasili Kachan| Submission (guillotine choke)| The Zone FC: Demolition ||align=center|1|align=center|0:33|Gothenburg, Sweden||-| Loss|align=center|4–3|Dave Keeley| KO (elbows)| Cage Warriors: 45||align=center|1|align=center|4.40|London, England||-| Win|align=center|4–2|Istvan Kalmar| Submission (kimura)| The Zone FC: Unbreakable ||align=center|1|align=center|0:50|Gothenburg, Sweden||-| Loss|align=center|3–2|Alexander Emelianenko| KO (punch)| ProFC - Commonwealth Cup 2010||align=center|1|align=center|0:40|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|3–1|Alexey Oleynik| Submission (strikes)| IAFC Mayor's Cup 2009||align=center|2|align=center|2:20|Novosibirsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Ivaylo Markov| Submission (keylock)| The Zone FC - Dynamite||align=center|1|align=center|1:58|Gothenburg, Sweden||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Vladimir Kuchenko| TKO (punches)| The Zone FC - Dynamite||align=center|1|align=center|3:17|Gothenburg, Sweden||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Andy Hillhouse| TKO (punches)| The Zone FC: Shockwave ||align=center|1|align=center|1:20|Gothenburg, Sweden||