September 7, 2019 at UFC 242. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. In March 2020, Packalén's contract with the UFC expired. Despite interest from the organization, Packalén was noncommittal on continuing his mixed martial arts career. Later, on November 1, 2021, Packalén announced that he had retired from mixed martial arts. Personal life Packalén and his fiancée Eevi Teittinen, a fitness model from Finland, have a daughter (born 2021). Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Thibault Gouti Mixed martial arts record |- |Loss |align=center| 8–3 |Ottman Azaitar |KO (punch) |UFC 242 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:35 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- | Loss | align=center| 8–2 | Marc Diakiese | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:30 | London, England | |- | Win | align=center| 8–1 | Thibault Gouti | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:24 | London, England | |- | Loss | align=center| 7–1 | Mickaël Lebout | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Glasgow, Scotland | |- | Win | align=center| 7–0 | Suleiman Bouhata | Submission (guillotine choke) | Fight Night Finland: Turku Fight Night | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:23 | Turku, Finland | |- | Win | align=center| 6–0 | Hyram Rodriguez | Submission (kimura) | Cage 27 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:47 | Turku, Finland | |- | Win | align=center| 5–0 | Sebastian Fournier | TKO (elbows) | Cage 26 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:53 | Turku, Finland | |- | Win | align=center| 4–0 | Damien Lapilus | Submission (heel hook) | Cage 24 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:44 | Turku, Finland | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Grzegorz Sajbor | Submission (armbar) | StandUpWar 4 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:58 | Tampere, Finland | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Konstantinos Persson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight for Glory: First Round | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:37 | Turku, Finland | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Grzegorz Szulakowski | TKO (doctor stoppage) | StandUpWar 3 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 5:00 | Tampere, Finland | |- See