Here are the 17 toughest chins in Nordic MMA!

Andreas Gustavsson has one of the best chins in Nordic MMA. Photo: Stefan Romare

Without further ado, here are the 17 toughest chins in Nordic MMA right now!

Samuel Bark

Samuel Bark. Photo: Stefan Romare

Decorated Muay Thai champion Samuel ”Sammon Decker” Bark has ten pro MMA fights to his name and only been stopped once and that is on top of his storied and violent Muay Thai career.

Nermin Hajdarpasic

Swedish heavyweight Nermin Hajdarpasic. Photo: OKTAGON

Former Swedish boxing champion Nermin Hajdarpasic is a heavyweight with a chin of steel, which he proved in fights against Irman Smajic and Fatih Aktas.

Nina Back

Nina Back. Photo: Stefan Romare

Experienced amateur Swedish MMA fighter Nina Back is known for her toughness, this has been on display throughout several tough, world-class amateur fights and her bout against Josefine Knutsson.

On September 9 she will make her pro debut against Josefine Modig.

Adam Westlund

Tobias ”Bad Intention” Harila and Adam Westlund. Photo: Stefan Romare-Frontkick.online

Gävle’s Adam Westlund is one tough athlete, especially in his war against Tobias ”Bad Intention” Harila Superior Challenge 21 in 2020.

He was also dropped by a high kick from Iamik Furtado that would have finished any lesser opponent, yet Westlund prevailed and went the distance.

Mark Madsen

Mark Madsen. Photo via YouTube (MMAJunkie)

In 13 pro MMA fights, in UFC and Cage Warriors, Danish Olympic wrestler Mark Madsen has never been TKO’d or knocked out.

Khamzat Chimaev

Photo: Stefan Romare and via Viaplay

Even though undefeated Khamzat Chimaev ran through most of his opponents, proved that he has a chin of stone in his three round slug fest at UFC 273 in April 2022.

Damir Hadzovic

Damir Hadzovic. Photo via Instagram (@hadzo)

Danish-Bosian UFC lightweight Damir Hadzovic has faced dangerous opponents like Renato Moicano and Marc Diakiese, but only suffered one KO loss in 21 professional fights.

Pannie Kianzad

Pannie Kianzad. Photo via Instagram (@panniekianzad)

Swedish top ranked bantamweight Pannie Kianzad has gone 23 pro fights and just been TKO’d once.

She has gone toe to toe with great strikers like Lina Länsberg and Raquel Pennington, but has held her own in the striking exchanges and gone to the judges with both of the previously mentioned stand up fighters.

Tobias Harila

Tobias ”Bad Intention” Harila. Foto: Dolly Clew/Cage Warriors

Swedish powerhouse Tobias Harila has 15 fights to his name but only been TKO’d once. This is despite his fighting style, in which he presses forward like the MMA version of Michael Myers, gladly entering brutal striking exchanges and coming out on top in almost every instance.

Few chins hold up like Harilas, which has certainly been tested.

Anton Turkalj

Anton Turkalj. Photo via YouTube (UFC)

Swedish light heavyweight Anton ”The Pleasure Man” Turkalj showed proof of his toughness in his last fight against Vitor Petrino at a UFC Fight Night in March.

The Swede also showed off his granite chin in the battle against Ibo Aslan in Brave, where he was against the ropes before winning via submission.

Turkalj will face Tyson Pedro at UFC 293 on September 9.

Zoran Milic

Photo: Fight Club Rush/Stev Bonhage

In his five pro fights, Swedish flyweight warrior Zoran Milic has seen his fair share of violence – not least in the epic battle against Jonny Touma at FCR 8 and surviving the furious uppercut from Rohulla Yousofi at FCR 16 – but has never been stopped.

Fernando Flores

Fernando Flores. Photo: Stefan Romare / Frontkick.online

Swedish MMA veteran Fernado Flores has just been finished via strikes once in his long MMA career, and that’s against the Swedish KO king Tobias Harila.

Flores has been there and done that, going the distance with great strikers like Felipe Lima and Alexander Lööf, yet Tobias Harila is the only one to put ”El Toro” out.

Toni Lampinen

Toni Lampinen. Photo via Käftsmällspodden

Finland’s Toni Lampinen showed both heart and chin when he clashed with Andreas ”Bane” Gustafsson at FCR 16 in June. Lampinen held out in a manner in which few fighters on this planet could, solidifying himself as one of the toughest fighters in Northern Europe.

Mads Burnell

Photo via Instagram (@madsburnell)

Danish Bellator fighter Mads Burnell has 22 pro fights to his name and only been TKO’d once, in a highly disputed stoppage.

He has gone the distance in hard fights with solid strikers like Adam Borics, Emmanuel Sanchez and Pedro Carvalho – yet none of them could stop the Dane.

Andreas ”Bane” Gustafsson

Andreas ”Bane” Gustafsson. Photo via Käftsmällspodden

On June 3 Andreas Gustafsson proved that he is one of the toughest fighters in Europe right now as he clashed with Toni Lampinen at FCR 16.

Fighting in organizations like Brave, KSW and FCR, ”Bane” has seen his fair share of wars over the years. Still to this day ”Bane” has never been finished as a pro.

Gunnar Nelson

Gunnar Nelson. Photo: USA Today Sports

Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson has 25 pro bouts to his name, including fights against heavy hitters like Bryan Barberena, Gilbert Burns and Leon Edwards.

The super tough welterweight has only been knocked out once in a decade-long UFC career competing against the highest level opposition.

Nicolas Dalby

Nicolas Dalby has one of the toughest cins in Nordic MMA. Photo via Instagram (@dalbymma)

After 29 professional MMA fights against tough opponents like Darren Till, Claudio Silva and Daniel Rodriguez, Danish UFC welterweight Nicolas Dalby has never been stopped.

On November 4, Dalby is scheduled to face the dangerous welterweight prospect Gabriel Bonfim.

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