Jani Lax

Jani Lax (born October 26, 1977) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist and occasional kickboxer, who competes in the Lightweight division. He has fought around the world in a number of promotions including Finnfight, K-1, M-1 Global and Shooto.

Jani Lax
Born	(1977-10-26) October 26, 1977 (age 47) Gävle, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	153 lb (69 kg; 10.9 st)
Division	Lightweight
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Karlstad, Sweden
Team	Team Scandinavia
Years active	1999–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	18
Wins	10
By knockout	2
By submission	6
By decision	2
Losses	8
By knockout	5
By submission	3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: September 10, 2010

Career

Lax began his mixed martial arts career in 1999 with Finnfight, one of the largest promotions in the Nordic countries and known for its brutal no-holds-barred rules. He lost his debut against Marcus Peltonen by knockout in the first round, but went on to defeat Joachim Hansen in his next bout.

After Finnfight, he fought in M-1 Global in Russia, where he had one win and one loss. He then went to Japan to fight with Shooto, where his promotional debut came against Akira Kikuchi. Kikuchi was able to submit him in the first round. After this loss, he had a four-fight winning streak spanning across Europe and Japan. It was halted, however, when he came up against Tatsuya Kawajiri in April 2005. He also lost his next two bouts, against Hiroyuki Takaya and Alexandre Izidro.

In May 2010, he returned to the ring for the first time in almost three years and submitted Danny van Bergen at an M-1 Global event in Helsinki. His next bout was scheduled to be in the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts promotion against Rob Sinclair for the BAMMA Lightweight Championship at BAMMA 4: Reid vs. Watson on September 25, 2010.^[1] However, just three days before the fight, Lax withdrew with an injury.^[2]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

18 matches	10 wins	8 losses
By knockout	2	5
By submission	6	3
By decision	2	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	10–8	Bobby McVittie	KO (punches)	Vision FC - Fight Night 1	May 5, 2012	1	0:59	Karlstad, Sweden
Loss	9–8	Kenichiro Togashi	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Shooto: The Way of Shooto 4: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon	July 19, 2010	3	1:30	Tokyo, Japan
Win	9–7	Danny van Bergen	Submission (armbar)	M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 3	May 29, 2010	1	2:40	Helsinki, Finland
Loss	8–7	Takashi Nakakura	Submission (achilles lock)	Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4	July 15, 2007	1	2:54	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8–6	John Mahlow	Decision (split)	Ironheart Crown 11: Apocalypse	November 18, 2006	3	5:00	Hammond, Indiana, United States
Loss	7–6	Alexandre Izidro	Submission (guillotine choke)	CWFC: Strike Force 3	October 1, 2005	1	2:58	Coventry, England	For the vacant Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Loss	7–5	Hiroyuki Takaya	TKO (punch)	K-1 Hero's 2	July 6, 2005	1	1:56	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	7–4	Tatsuya Kawajiri	TKO (punches)	Shooto: 4/23 in Hakata Star Lanes	April 23, 2005	1	4:42	Hakata, Japan
Win	7–3	Metin Yakut	Submission (armbar)	G-Shooto: G-Shooto 02	March 12, 2005	1	3:28	Stockholm, Sweden
Win	6–3	Kohei Yasumi	Submission (guillotine choke)	Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2004	November 12, 2004	2	3:25	Tokyo, Japan
Win	5–3	Oliver Ellis	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Shooto Sweden: Initial Collision	October 3, 2004	1	2:24	Stockholm, Sweden
Win	4–3	Mikael Lähdesmäki	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto Finland: Capital Punishment 2	April 5, 2004	2	5:00	Helsinki, Finland
Loss	3–3	Akira Kikuchi	Submission (kimura)	Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2002	April 14, 2002	1	2:51	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3–2	Musail Allaudinov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	M-1 MFC - European Championship 2002	February 15, 2002	1	0:44	St. Petersburg, Russia
Loss	2–2	Sergei Bytchkov	TKO (punches)	M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 2	November 11, 2001	1	3:00	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	2–1	Toni Stenman	KO	Finnfight 4	December 2, 2000	1	5:37	Turku, Finland
Win	1–1	Joachim Hansen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Finnfight 4	December 2, 2000	1	9:25	Turku, Finland
Loss	0–1	Marcus Peltonen	KO (headkick)	Finnfight 3	November 6, 1999	1	0:58	Turku, Finland

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0-1	Hayato Sakurai	Decision (unanimous)	Shootboxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2007	October 28, 2007	3	3:00	Tokyo, Japan

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