Joachim Christensen (born November 7, 1978) is a retired Danish

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. He was the Superior Challenge light heavyweight champion, as well as the German Mixed Martial Arts Championship (GMC) light heavyweight champion. He also competed in the

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division of the

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(UFC). He currently signed to

Absolute Championship Berkut Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been ...

(ACB).

Background

Christensen was born and raised in

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, Denmark. He worked as a social worker and served in the Denmark Army prior fighting professionally.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Christensen fought in European fight circuit and Middle East MMA promotions such as Adrenaline, Fighter Gala and Royal Arena promotions, Hard Fighting Championship, Cage, European MMA, Superior Challenge, German MMA, Abu Dhabi Warriors and M1 Challenge prior joining UFC. He was the Scandinavian and European C-Shoto champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After being one of the top ranked light heavyweight fighter in Europe, Christensen was signed by UFC on late 2016 at the age of 37. Christensen amassed a record of 14-3-0 prior signed by

(UFC).

2016

Christensen made his promotional debut at October 1, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson. He lost the fight to Henrique da Silva after da Silva locked an arm bar and submitted him.

2017

Christensen next faced Bojan Mihajlović at UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn on January 17, 2017. He won the fight after threw an upper cut and knocked out Mihajlović on round three. On May 13, 2017, Christensen faced

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. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke on round one. Christensen was expected to face promotional newcomer Azamat Murzakanov on June 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee. However, Murzakanov was removed from the fight for undisclosed reasons and replaced by

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. Christensen lost the fight via TKO on round one.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Christensen joined

(ABC) and his debut was on November 24, 2017 at ACB 75: Gadzhidaudov vs. Zieliński against Döwletjan Ýaşgymyradow from

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. He lost the fight on round one via knock out.

Return To German MMA Championship

After a one fight stint in ACB, Christensen returned to the GMC and faced Stephan Puetz for the GMC light heavyweight championship on March 23, 2019 at GMC 19 in

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. He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

European circuit

Christensen faced Miloš Petrášek at Oktagon 15 on November 9, 2019. He won the fight via majority decision. Christensen was scheduled to face Łukasz Sudolski at Babilon MMA 20 on March 26, 2021. He pulled out of the bout after falling sick the day of the bout. Christensen faced Evgeniy Erokhin at an Parus FC event on November 6, 2021. He lost the bout via ground and pound in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*Superior Challenge ** Light Heavyweight Champion (One times) vs. Matti Makela *** One successful title defense vs. Max Nunes *German MMA Championship ** Won the German MMA Championship Light Heavyweight title (One time) vs. Jonas Billstein

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Joachim Living people 1978 births Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Danish male mixed martial artists Danish practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Copenhagen Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters