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.

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. However, just three days before the fight, Lax withdrew with an injury.

Mixed martial arts record Win

Bobby McVittie KO (punches) Vision FC - Fight Night 1

Karlstad, Sweden Loss

Kenichiro Togashi TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto: The Way of Shooto 4: Like a Tiger, Like a Dragon

Tokyo, Japan Win

Danny van Bergen Submission (armbar) M-1 Selection 2010: Western Europe Round 3

Helsinki, Finland Loss

Takashi Nakakura Submission (achilles lock) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4

Tokyo, Japan Win

John Mahlow Decision (split) Ironheart Crown 11: Apocalypse

Hammond, Indiana, United States Loss

Alexandre Izidro Submission (guillotine choke) CWFC: Strike Force 3

Coventry, England Loss

Hiroyuki Takaya TKO (punch) K-1 Hero's 2

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Tatsuya Kawajiri TKO (punches) Shooto: 4/23 in Hakata Star Lanes

Hakata, Japan Win

Metin Yakut Submission (armbar) G-Shooto: G-Shooto 02

Stockholm, Sweden Win

Kohei Yasumi Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto: Wanna Shooto 2004

Tokyo, Japan Win

Oliver Ellis Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto Sweden: Initial Collision

Stockholm, Sweden Win

Mikael Lähdesmäki Decision (unanimous) Shooto Finland: Capital Punishment 2

Helsinki, Finland Loss

Akira Kikuchi Submission (kimura) Shooto - Wanna Shooto 2002

Tokyo, Japan Win

Musail Allaudinov Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 MFC - European Championship 2002

St. Petersburg, Russia Loss

Sergei Bytchkov TKO (punches) M-1 MFC - Russia vs. the World 2

St. Petersburg, Russia Win

Toni Stenman KO Finnfight 4

Turku, Finland Win

Joachim Hansen Submission (rear-naked choke) Finnfight 4

Turku, Finland Loss

Marcus Peltonen KO (headkick) Finnfight 3

Turku, Finland Kickboxing record

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