# Tony Fryklund

Anthony James Fryklund (born March 26, 1971) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor from 1997 until 2013, he competed for the UFC, the WEC, Bellator, Strikeforce, Cage Rage, and Titan FC.

## Background

Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Fryklund was adopted when he was three months old. He began boxing and kickboxing when he was 13, and was often drawn into fights that arose when he tried to defend victims of bullying. He attended Winchester High School and also began judo, wrestling, and karate in his late teens. He later attended Northeastern University and spent two years in the United States Coast Guard, but did not finish his education as he was focused on his job, which was working as a safety manager for a construction company.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

Fryklund made his professional MMA debut in 1997, fighting twice at UFC 14. During the first five years of his career, he built up a record of 8 wins and 1 loss.
In Starting 2003, Fryklund fought a who's who of MMA fighters including David Loiseau, Brian Ebersole, Eugene Jackson, Matt Lindland, Ivan Salaverry, and Anderson Silva. His loss to Silva was one of the highlight reel KOs from the British Cage Rage promotion as Fryklund fell to an unconventional reverse elbow.

### Strikeforce

In 2006, Fryklund joined the Strikeforce promotion. He lost both fights there against Duane Ludwig in December 2006 and against Cung Le in June 2007.

### Bellator Fighting Championships

Fryklund returned to fighting after a nearly six-year hiatus as he faced Patrick Cenoble at Bellator 94 on March 28, 2013. The bout was ruled a draw after Cenoble was docked one point in round two.

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 24 matches | 14 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 5 |
| By submission | 7 | 3 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Draw | 14–9–1 | Patrick Cenoble | Draw (split) | Bellator 94 | March 28, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Lightweight debut. Cenoble was deducted one point in round 2 for grabbing the fence. |
| Loss | 14–9 | Cung Le | KO (punch) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni | June 22, 2007 | 3 | 0:25 | San Jose, California, United States | Catchweight (180 lbs) bout. |
| Loss | 14–8 | Duane Ludwig | TKO (knee) | Strikeforce: Triple Threat | December 8, 2006 | 2 | 3:37 | San Jose, California, United States | |
| Loss | 14–7 | Thomas Denny | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BIB: Beatdown in Bakersfield | November 17, 2006 | 1 | 1:32 | Bakersfield, California, United States | Return to Welterweight. |
| Win | 14–6 | Alex Reid | Submission (heel hook) | Cage Rage 18 | September 30, 2006 | 1 | 1:32 | London, England | |
| Win | 13–6 | Brian Dunn | KO (punch) | Titan FC 4 | June 9, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 12–6 | Tommy Gouge | TKO (submission to punches) | Titan FC 3 | May 20, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Loss | 11–6 | Anderson Silva | KO (reverse elbow) | Cage Rage 16 | April 22, 2006 | 1 | 2:02 | London, England | For Cage Rage Middleweight Championship |
| Loss | 11–5 | Jonathan Goulet | TKO (cut) | TKO 20: Champion vs Champion | April 2, 2005 | 1 | 1:16 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Welterweight bout. |
| Loss | 11–4 | Ivan Salaverry | Submission (body triangle) | UFC 50 | October 22, 2004 | 1 | 1:36 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 11–3 | Chris Myers | TKO | APEX: Genesis | September 5, 2004 | 2 | 4:20 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Matt Lindland | Decision (unanimous) | ROTR 5: Rumble on the Rock 5 | May 7, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 10–2 | Eugene Jackson | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Battleground 1: War Cry | July 19, 2003 | 1 | 3:38 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 9–2 | Brian Ebersole | Submission (achilles lock) | Dangerzone: Dakota Destruction | April 12, 2003 | 2 | 4:37 | New Town, North Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 8–2 | David Loiseau | TKO (cut) | UCC 12: Adrenaline | January 25, 2003 | 1 | 4:24 | Quebec, Canada | Middleweight bout. |
| Win | 8–1 | Zach Light | Submission (kimura) | WEC 4 | August 31, 2002 | 1 | 4:06 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 7–1 | Rodrigo Ruas | TKO (punches) | UFC 37.5 | June 22, 2002 | 2 | 3:34 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Middleweight bout. |
| Win | 6–1 | Jonathan Goulet | KO (punches) | UCC 8: Fast and Furious | March 30, 2002 | 1 | 3:45 | Quebec, Canada | Welterweight debut. |
| Win | 5–1 | Adrian Serrano | KO (punches) | UW: Horn vs Wikan | March 2, 2002 | 2 | 3:18 | Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Marty Armendarez | Submission (guillotine choke) | Shogun 1: Shogun 1 | December 15, 2001 | 2 | 0:47 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Jeremiah O'Neal | Submission (guillotine choke) | EC 44: Extreme Challenge 44 | September 15, 2001 | 1 | 0:53 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 2–1 | Cris Custer | Submission (guillotine choke) | RSF 2: Attack at the Track | June 23, 2001 | 2 | 1:30 | Chester, West Virginia, United States | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Kevin Jackson | Submission (choke) | UFC 14 | July 27, 1997 | 1 | 0:44 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Donnie Chappell | Submission (choke) | UFC 14 | July 27, 1997 | 1 | 1:31 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |