| Tony Fryklund | |
| Other Names: | The Freak |
| Birth Name: | Anthony James Fryklund |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Weight: | 155.6lb |
| Weight Class: | Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight |
| Reach: | 68 in |
| Stance: | Orthodox |
| Fighting Out Of: | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States |
| Team: | Miletich Fighting Systems |
| Years Active: | 1997–2007, 2013 |
| Mma Kowin: | 7 |
| Mma Subwin: | 7 |
| Mma Koloss: | 5 |
| Mma Subloss: | 3 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Mma Draw: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 168 |
Anthony James Fryklund (born March 26, 1971)[1] is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor from 1997 until 2013, he competed for the UFC, the WEC, Bellator, Strikeforce, Cage Rage, and Titan FC.
Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Fryklund was adopted when he was three months old. He began boxing and kickboxing when he was 13, and was often drawn into fights that arose when he tried to defend victims of bullying. He attended Winchester High School and also began judo, wrestling, and karate in his late teens. He later attended Northeastern University and spent two years in the United States Coast Guard, but did not finish his education as he was focused on his job, which was working as a safety manager for a construction company.
Fryklund made his professional MMA debut in 1997, fighting twice at UFC 14. During the first five years of his career, he built up a record of 8 wins and 1 loss.
In Starting 2003, Fryklund fought a who's who of MMA fighters including David Loiseau, Brian Ebersole, Eugene Jackson, Matt Lindland, Ivan Salaverry, and Anderson Silva. His loss to Silva was one of the highlight reel KOs from the British Cage Rage promotion as Fryklund fell to an unconventional reverse elbow.[2]
In 2006, Fryklund joined the Strikeforce promotion. He lost both fights there against Duane Ludwig in December 2006 and against Cung Le in June 2007.
Fryklund returned to fighting after a nearly six-year hiatus as he faced Patrick Cenoble at Bellator 94 on March 28, 2013. The bout was ruled a draw after Cenoble was docked one point in round two.[3]
|-| Draw| align=center| | Patrick Cenoble| Draw (split)| Bellator 94| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tampa, Florida, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 14–9| Cung Le| KO (punch)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 0:25| San Jose, California, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 14–8| Duane Ludwig| TKO (knee)| | | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:37| San Jose, California, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 14–7| Thomas Denny| Submission (rear-naked choke)| BIB: Beatdown in Bakersfield| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:32| Bakersfield, California, United States||-| Win| align=center| 14–6| Alex Reid| Submission (heel hook)| Cage Rage 18| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:32| London, England| |-| Win| align=center| 13–6| Brian Dunn| KO (punch)| Titan FC 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Kansas City, Kansas, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 12–6| Tommy Gouge| TKO (submission to punches)| Titan FC 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Durant, Oklahoma, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–6| Anderson Silva| KO (reverse elbow)| Cage Rage 16| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:02| London, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–5| Jonathan Goulet| TKO (cut)| TKO 20: Champion vs Champion| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:16| Montreal, Quebec, Canada||-| Loss| align=center| 11–4| Ivan Salaverry| Submission (body triangle)| UFC 50| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:36| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 11–3| Chris Myers| TKO| APEX: Genesis| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:20| Montreal, Quebec, Canada| |-| Loss| align=center| 10–3| Matt Lindland| Decision (unanimous)| ROTR 5: Rumble on the Rock 5| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Honolulu, Hawaii, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 10–2| Eugene Jackson| Technical Submission (guillotine choke)| Battleground 1: War Cry| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:38| Chicago, Illinois, United States||-| Win| align=center| 9–2| Brian Ebersole| Submission (achilles lock)| Dangerzone: Dakota Destruction| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:37| New Town, North Dakota, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 8–2| David Loiseau| TKO (cut)| UCC 12: Adrenaline| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:24| Quebec, Canada||-| Win| align=center| 8–1| Zach Light| Submission (kimura)| WEC 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:06| Uncasville, Connecticut, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 7–1| Rodrigo Ruas| TKO (punches)| UFC 37.5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:34| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Win| align=center| 6–1| Jonathan Goulet| KO (punches)| UCC 8: Fast and Furious| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:45| Quebec, Canada||-| Win| align=center| 5–1| Adrian Serrano| KO (punches)| UW: Horn vs Wikan| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:18| Minnesota, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 4–1| Marty Armendarez| Submission (guillotine choke)| Shogun 1: Shogun 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:47| Honolulu, Hawaii, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 3–1| Jeremiah O'Neal| Submission (guillotine choke)| EC 44: Extreme Challenge 44| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:53| Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 2–1| Cris Custer| Submission (guillotine choke)| RSF 2: Attack at the Track| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:30| Chester, West Virginia, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–1| Kevin Jackson| Submission (choke)| rowspan=2|UFC 14| rowspan=2|| align=center| 1| align=center| 0:44| rowspan=2|Birmingham, Alabama, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Donnie Chappell| Submission (choke)| align=center| 1| align=center| 1:31|