Simeon Thoresen, born in Oslo in 1984, started BJJ and Thai Boxing in 2003 under Jan T. Stange and turned pro in MMA in 2006. In 2012 he became the first Norwegian to win a UFC fight — a landmark for a country whose MMA scene had spent the previous decade trying to break out of the regional circuit.
His professional record sits at 17-6-1, of which 15 wins are by submission — an 88% submission rate that reflects the grappling-first style he has carried throughout his career. He is a long-time fixture in the Frontline ecosystem and one of the foundational competitors who connected jiu-jitsu and MMA in Norway in a generation when they could easily have drifted apart.
For Norwegian grappling, his UFC win is a date worth remembering — the first time the Norwegian flag was raised in the world's biggest MMA promotion.