Janne Tulirinta
| Janne Tulirinta | |
|---|---|
| Born | Janne Tulirinta |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Team | Riihimaen Heracles |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Janne Tulirinta is a Finnish professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Tulirinta has mostly competed in Finland, most notably for M-1 Global.
Mixed martial arts career[edit]
Background[edit]
Tulirinta began martial arts by wrestling at the age of five until he was twelve. He later took boxing before stopping martial arts. At the age of 20, he returned to training for combat sports and took up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the tutelage of room-mate Lucio Linhares and Alex Monsalve.[1]
Early career[edit]
Tulirinta began his professional career in Shooto Finland. Tulirinta compiled a record of 2-0, winning both by unanimous decision. He then joined the large Finnish promotion "The Cage" losing his debut fight in the promotion. After almost finishing the fight in the second round, Tulirinta lost via rear naked choke late in the third round.[2]
Tulirinta then won his next three fights, before losing to Hidetaka Monma via submission (omoplata). Tulirinta was then scheduled to fight Mattias Awad, but the fight never took place.[3]
Tulirinta then fought for Fight Festival for the first time, defeating Christos Petroutsos via decision.
M-1 Global[edit]
Tulirinta then signed with M-1 Global to represent Team Finland. Tulirinta's overall record in the promotion was 6-1, with his only loss coming at welterweight. His debut fight in the promotion was at M-1 Challenge 10 in Finland against Farouk Lakebir. Midway through the first round, Tulirinta won via TKO after his opponent suffered a shoulder injury.[4]
This was followed up by a victory over Tommy Depret via standing d'arce choke[5]
Tulirinta then TKOd his next opponent in just 11 seconds[6] and in his final appearance, in Korea, he defeated Ivan Ivanov via TKO in the first round.[7]
Bellator Fighting Championship[edit]
Tulirinta then signed with Bellator Fighting Championship to compete in their second season lightweight tournament.[8]
He was supposed to face Carey Vanier in the first round of the tournament.[9] However, just days before the fight, Tulirinta was forced out because of visa issues.[10]
Mixed martial arts record[edit]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 15 matches | 12 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By submission | 2 | 2 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 13-3-1 |  Claes Beverlöv
|
Decision (unanimous) | Cage - Challenger 2 | December 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Riihimäki, Finland | |
| Draw | 12-3-1 |  Sebastien Garguier
|
Draw | Fight Festival 31 | October 1, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 12-3 |  Ivan Ivanov
|
TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | July 4, 2009 | 1 | 3:44 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | 11-3 |  Anthony Ford
|
TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | June 5, 2009 | 1 | 0:11 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 10-3 |  Tommy Depret
|
Submission (standing d'arce choke) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | February 21, 2009 | 1 | 2:30 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| Win | 9-3 | Farouk Lakebir
|
TKO (shoulder injury) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | November 26, 2008 | 1 | 2:23 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Loss | 8-3 |  Erik Oganov
|
TKO (punches to the body) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | June 27, 2008 | 2 | 0:56 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 8-2 | Roy McDonald
|
Submission (triangle choke) | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | May 31, 2008 | 1 | 4:36 | Gran Canaria, Spain | |
| Win | 7-2 |  Doo Won Seo
|
TKO | M-1 Challenge#Season Results | April 3, 2008 | 2 | N/A | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 6-2 |  Christos Petroutsos
|
Decision | Fight Festival 23 | March 15, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Loss | 5-2 |  Hidetaka Monma
|
Submission (omoplata) | GCM - Cage Force 2 | March 17, 2007 | 1 | 1:48 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5-1 | Ake Bergvall
|
KO (punches) | Zst - Prestige | September 23, 2006 | 1 | 1:35 | Turku, Finland | |
| Win | 4-1 |  Edvardas Norkeliunas
|
TKO (punches) | The Cage Vol. 6 - Balls to the Wall | May 20, 2006 | 1 | 1:10 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 3-1 | Kristian Helde
|
TKO (punches) | The Cage Vol. 4 - Redemption | December 3, 2005 | 1 | 0:45 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Loss | 2-1 |  Lukasz Janas
|
Submission (rear naked choke) | The Cage Vol. 2 - Capital Collision | March 12, 2005 | 3 | 4:48 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 2-0 |  Arttu Nyman
|
Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Finland - Capital Punishment 2 | April 5, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 1-0 | Ville Honkala
|
Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Finland - Capital Punishment | September 15, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Helsinki, Finland |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Janne Tulirinta: Finland's finest". m-1global.com. June 26, 2009.
- ↑ "The Cage Vol.2". sherdog.com. March 21, 2005.
- ↑ "Mattias Awad returns to action at "The Cage"". fightersonlymagazine.co.uk. October 24, 2007.
- ↑ "Pictures M-1 Challenge 10: Janne Tulirinta vs. Farouk Lakebir". sherdog.com. December 2, 2008.
- ↑ "Jansen; Team USA conquer Brazil in M-1". sherdog.com. February 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Team USA East, France and World Win at M-1 Challenge". sherdog.com. June 6, 2009.
- ↑ "Jansen leads Team USA to M-1 sweep". sherdog.com. July 4, 2009.
- ↑ "Bellator adds lightweight Chad Hinton and Janne Tulirinta to season two tourney". mmajunkie.com. March 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Lineup set for Thursdays Bellator 13 season opening show in Florida". mmajunkie.com. April 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Joe Duarte replaces Janne Tulirinta; meets Carey Vanier in Bellator 13 tourney fight". mmajunkie.com. April 7, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Professional MMA record for Janne Tulirinta from SherdogLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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