Complete list: Here are Sweden’s 29 UFC fighters throughout history

Ilir Latifi

• Career status: Active (UFC, last fight 2022)
• Promotional record: 9-6

Ilir “Sledgehammer” Latifi started his UFC career in the light heavyweight division, debuting on four days notice (!), against at the time No. 10 ranked, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Gegard Mousasi in Stockholm.

Even though he lost the fight via unanimous decision, UFC president Dana White praised the Swede for taking a top level fight on such short notice.

Latifi continued to fight in the 205-division and would later become ranked in the top five after defeating fighters like Gian Villante and Ovince Saint Preux. He later decided to go up to heavyweight and has now racked up a couple of wins in that division.

With back-to-back victories against Tanner Boser and Aleksei Oleinik, the 39-year-old is scheduled to face Rodrigo Nascimento on May 20.