Lightweight · Men

Joni Salovaara

Finland Espoon Kehähait debut 2007
Held by Makwan Amirkhani
Form L W W L L
Elo 1,355 peak 1,625 · 3 Sep 2016 270 below it
Tapology Sherdog
18-11 (2)pro record
2L current streak
1,546best win, Elo
1,332average opponent
-- born 29 Dec 1985
70.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,302 Sub1,256 Dec1,122

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 30 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 30 bouts (2017): 1,571 Elo, 18-10, aged 32, average opponent 1,326.

  1. Josh Huber then 1,482, 18-11, aged 31 5-3 after peaked 1,613 ▲
  2. Hubulan Tuerxunbieke then 1,507, 18-12, aged 30 1-4 after peaked 1,461 ▼
  3. Mike Kyle then 1,600, 19-8, aged 32 · Light Heavyweight 4-11 after peaked 1,661 ▲
  4. Tomonari Kanomata then 1,595, 19-5, aged 32 1-4 after peaked 1,481 ▼
  5. Andrey Lezhnev then 1,535, 21-9, aged 31 1-2 after peaked 1,551
  6. Adrian Zieliński then 1,533, 20-10, aged 34 4-4 after peaked 1,642 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Chase Beebe Submission R1 · 5 Oct 2013 · Fight Festival 1,546
  2. Jeremy Pender KO/TKO R3 · 1 Oct 2011 · Fight Festival 1,459
  3. Rafael Domingos KO/TKO R2 · 3 Sep 2016 · CAGE MMA Finland 1,445
  4. Olivier Pastor Decision R3 · 1 Dec 2012 · Vision FC 1,410
  5. Kostadin Enev KO/TKO R2 · 29 Apr 2017 · CAGE MMA Finland 1,377

Losses

The latest 5 of 11
  1. Makwan Amirkhani Decision R3 · 3 May 2025 · Ice Cage Fighting 1,499
  2. Alex Gilpin Decision R3 · 25 Nov 2017 · CAGE MMA Finland 1,674
  3. Niklas Bäckström Decision R3 · 26 Nov 2016 · CAGE MMA Finland 1,594
  4. Salman Zhamaldaev Decision R3 · 26 Dec 2015 · Akhmat Fight Club 1,660
  5. Adam Ward Decision R3 · 15 Feb 2014 · CAGE MMA Finland 1,496

Fight history

31 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
31 3 May 202539.3 yrs L18-11 (2) Makwan Amirkhani 18-11 · 36.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,387→1,355 -32 1,499 – ICF 4 Ice Cage Fighting
30 25 Nov 201731.9 yrs L18-10 (2) Alex Gilpin 9-1 · 25.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,616→1,571 -45 1,674 +167→+167 Cage 41 CAGE MMA Finland
29 9 Sep 201731.7 yrs W18-9 (2) Alexey Oleinik 14-12 · 35.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOStrikes R310:57 1.00 1,603→1,616 +13 1,163 – Cage 40 CAGE MMA Finland
28 29 Apr 201731.3 yrs W17-9 (2) Kostadin Enev 11-5 · 31.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R29:24 1.00 1,558→1,603 +46 1,377 -203→-203 Cage 39 CAGE MMA Finland
27 26 Nov 201630.9 yrs L16-9 (2) Niklas Bäckström 10-2 (1) · 27.3 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,625→1,558 -67 1,594 +163→+163 Cage 37 CAGE MMA Finland
26 3 Sep 201630.7 yrs W16-8 (2) Rafael Domingos 7-1 Featherweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R29:21 1.00 1,567→1,625 +58 1,445 +186→+186 Cage 36 CAGE MMA Finland
25 13 May 201630.4 yrs W15-8 (2) Ivan Gladkiy 11-9-1 · 26.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Cut) R15:00 1.00 1,542→1,567 +25 1,233 – Cage 35 CAGE MMA Finland
24 26 Dec 201530.0 yrs L14-8 (2) Salman Zhamaldaev 9-1 · 26.9 yrs Featherweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,519→1,542 +23 1,660 – WFCA 13: Grozny Battle 9 Akhmat Fight Club
23 23 Oct 201529.8 yrs NC14-7 (2) Rafael Macedo 7-2 · 29.2 yrs Featherweight DecisionNo Decision - Overturned by FMMAF R315:00 0.00 1,519→1,519 +0 1,357 +103→+103 Cage 32 CAGE MMA Finland
22 28 Nov 201428.9 yrs NC14-7 (1) Vincente Alamo 4-0 Featherweight Decision R12:14 0.00 1,519→1,519 +0 1,305 – Cage 28 CAGE MMA Finland
21 23 Aug 201428.6 yrs W14-7 Nicolas Joannes 12-8 · 26.1 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOHead Kick R26:42 1.00 1,476→1,519 +43 1,279 – Cage - Challenger 3 CAGE MMA Finland
20 15 Feb 201428.1 yrs L13-7 Adam Ward 12-6 · 28.0 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,549→1,476 -73 1,496 – Cage 25: Vantaa 3 CAGE MMA Finland
19 5 Oct 201327.8 yrs W13-6 Chase Beebe 24-10-1 · 28.5 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:48 1.00 1,434→1,549 +115 1,546 – Fight Festival 33 Fight Festival
18 13 Apr 201327.3 yrs L12-6 Jim Alers 9-1 · 26.5 yrs Featherweighttitle SubTriangle Armbar R418:43 0.00 1,499→1,434 -65 1,592 +258→+258 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 53 Cage Warriors
17 1 Dec 201226.9 yrs W12-5 Olivier Pastor 17-11 (1) Featherweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.62 1,499→1,499 +0 1,410 – Vision FC 5: Finale Vision FC
16 13 Oct 201226.8 yrs W11-5 Moktar Benkaci 8-1 (1) · 20.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,471→1,499 +28 1,338 – Fight Festival 32 Fight Festival
15 8 Jun 201226.4 yrs W10-5 Romanas Siaudinis 1-2 · 22.2 yrs Featherweight SubKimura R11:42 1.00 1,459→1,471 +13 1,017 – Battle of Porvoo 3 Finland Regional
14 5 May 201226.3 yrs L9-5 Sergej Grecicho 13-5-1 · 26.6 yrs Featherweight SubRear-Naked Choke R1 0.00 1,561→1,459 -102 1,503 – Espoo Fight Night Finland Regional
13 1 Oct 201125.8 yrs W9-4 Jeremy Pender 8-2 · 24.9 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 1,478→1,561 +83 1,459 – Fight Festival 31 Fight Festival
12 29 Apr 201125.3 yrs W8-4 Jorgen Matsi 5-0 · 28.1 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,448→1,478 +30 1,326 – Cage 15: Powered by Reezig CAGE MMA Finland
11 11 Mar 201125.2 yrs W7-4 Anthony Durnell 9-2 · 26.5 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R3 1.00 1,395→1,448 +52 1,246 – Fight Festival 30 Fight Festival
10 15 Jun 201024.5 yrs W6-4 Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas 1-0 · 26.0 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,355→1,395 +40 1,145 – Fight Festival Goes Kaisaniemi Fight Festival
9 2 Apr 201024.3 yrs W5-4 Greg Knapp 4-2 – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,290→1,355 +65 1,235 – TF - Resurrection Turku Fight
8 13 Mar 201024.2 yrs W4-4 Arvydas Zilius 1-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,237→1,290 +53 1,094 – Fight Festival 27 Fight Festival
7 21 Nov 200923.9 yrs W3-4 Laimonas Stančikas 3-1 – KO/TKOPunches R13:34 1.00 1,122→1,237 +116 1,237 – Cage 11: Battle of Nations CAGE MMA Finland
6 26 Sep 200923.7 yrs L2-4 Antti Virtanen 1-0 – SubToe Hold R13:48 0.00 1,232→1,122 -111 1,139 – Botnia Punishment 8 Botnia Punishment
5 27 Mar 200923.2 yrs W2-3 Joni Haahka 2-2 – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:10 1.00 1,156→1,232 +76 1,111 – Oulu Fight Finland Regional
4 14 Mar 200923.2 yrs W1-3 Anton Stepanov debut – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:34 1.00 1,036→1,156 +120 1,172 – Fight Festival 25 Fight Festival
3 10 Oct 200822.8 yrs L0-3 Pasi Maliniemi 8-3 – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,064→1,036 -29 1,290 – Botnia Punishment 7 Botnia Punishment
2 19 Jan 200822.1 yrs L0-2 Michael Gronfors 2-0 – DecisionSplit R210:00 0.44 1,048→1,064 +16 1,157 – Arctic Fight Finland Regional
1 10 Nov 200721.9 yrs L0-1 Jani Ketolainen 2-0 – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,110→1,048 -62 1,179 – The Cage Vol. 8: Botnia Punishment CAGE MMA Finland