David Teymur (born 1 May 1989) is a Swedish professional

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who competed in the

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division. He has previously competed in the

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Kickboxing and Muay Thai career

David and his older brother Daniel started out doing Muay Thai as youths, David started in 2004 at the age of 15, they had grown up watching their older brother Gabriel competing in kickboxing and boxing. David had a decorated amateur career, at the highest point when he won a bronze medal at the IFMA World Championship A-class in

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, Thailand in 2009. He also won the Nordic Championship once (muay thai) and the Swedish national Championship three times (twice in muay thai, once in kickboxing). He also competed professionally, where he completed a record of 39–2, with 11 wins by KO/TKO. He won the 2011 King of the Ring tournament in

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, the Netherlands.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Still competing in kickboxing and muay thai at the time, David and his brother

Daniel Teymur Daniel Teymur (born February 3, 1988) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist in the lightweight (MMA), lightweight division. He was the Nordic champion in Thai boxing and he competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background ...

started to train MMA in 2012–2013. David made his MMA debut on 19 October 2013 at International Ring Fight Arena 5, where he lost by decision against Mattias Rosenlind. He rebounded from the loss as he had his next two fights in the same promotion, defeating Veselin Dukov by unanimous decision on 5 April 2014, and on 22 November 2014 he defeated Gaik Pogosyan by a first-round TKO due to knees. On 4 April 2015 he fought Robin Tuomi at Trophy MMA 6. Teymur won the fight by TKO due to leg kicks and punches in the first round.

''The Ultimate Fighter''

In August 2015 it was announced that Teymur was selected for The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber. To get into the TUF house, he defeated Thibault Gouti by unanimous decision. In the elimination round he fought Johnny Nuñez. Teymur dropped Nunez with knees to the body early and with a left hook late in the fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision. In the quarter-finals he fought Marcin Wrzosek. He lost by majority decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Teymur made his UFC debut against TUF teammate and fellow Swedish fighter Martin Svensson on 27 February 2016 at

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. He won the fight by TKO after he knocked Svensson down with an uppercut in the second round. His next fight was against Jason Novelli on 6 August 2016 at UFC Fight Night 92. Teymur scored a knockdown from a straight left hand in round 1. In round 2 he scored two knockdowns, first by another straight left and moments later he won the fight by knockout after dropping Novelli to the canvas by a right-left hook combination. In his third fight with the promotion Teymur took on highly touted

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on 4 March 2017 in the co-main event at

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. Despite coming in as a 3-1 underdog, Teymur got the upset and won the fight by unanimous decision. The fight was awarded ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Teymur next fought undefeated Drakkar Klose on 2 December 2017 at UFC 218. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Teymur was expected to face promotional newcomer Don Madge on 27 May 2018 at UFC Fight Night 130. However, Madge pulled out of the fight in late April with an undisclosed injury. As a result, Teymur was removed from the card entirely and rescheduled to face

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the following week at UFC Fight Night 131. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Teymur faced

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on 2 February 2019 at UFC Fight Night 144. He lost the fight via an anaconda choke submission in the second round.

Personal life

Teymur's older brother,

, is also a MMA fighter who was previously signed with the UFC. 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.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (One time) **UFC.com Awards ***2017: Ranked #7 Fight of the Year *Nordic MMA Awards - MMAviking.com **2017 Fighter of the Year

Kickboxing and Muay Thai

*Professional **2011 K-1 ‘’King of the Ring’’ (Holland) tournament winner *Amateur * IFMA **2009 IFMA World Cup A-class Tournament (Bronze medal) (-67 kg) *Regional championships **2008 Swedish National Muay Thai Championship - (gold medal)(-63,5 kg) **2009 Swedish National Muay Thai Championship - (silver medal) (silver medal) (-67 kg) **2009 Nordic Muay Thai Championship - (gold medal) (-67 kg) **Gold medal - 2010 Swedish National Muay Thai Championship (-67 kg) **2012 Swedish National Kickboxing Championship - (gold medal) (-71 kg)

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teymur, David 1989 births Living people Swedish male kickboxers Swedish male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Swedish male Muay Thai practitioners Martial artists from Stockholm Assyrian sportspeople 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Swedish people of Assyrian descent