Tom Niinimaki, a seasoned mixed martial artist, competed with a record of 22-8-1, primarily in the featherweight division (145 lbs.). Standing at 5' 9', he possesses a reach of 69 inches and fights from an orthodox stance. In terms of performance, Niinimaki demonstrated a significant strikes per minute average of 1.91, with a striking accuracy of 54%. He absorbed an average of 2.31 strikes per minute, maintaining a strike defense rate of 58%. Additionally, he averaged 2.97 takedowns every 15 minutes, with a takedown accuracy of 46%, and attempted 0.5 submissions in the same timeframe. Niinimaki's career highlights include a significant victory over Rani Yahya, who held an ELO rating of 1048 at the time. His most recent fights span from November 2013 to December 2014, during which he achieved a win against Yahya via split decision, suffered three losses by submission to Niklas Backstrom, Chas Skelly, and Renato Moicano respectively.