Bartosz Fabiński

Polish mixed martial arts fighter
Bartosz Fabiński
BornBartosz Ryszard Fabiński
(1986-04-26) April 26, 1986 (age 38)
Warsaw, Poland
Other namesThe Butcher
NationalityPolish
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
DivisionWelterweight, Middleweight
Fighting out ofWarsaw, Poland
TeamBerkut WCA Fight Team
TrainerRobert Jocz (MMA)
Robert Złotkowski (Kickboxing)
RankBrown belt in Judo under Wojciech Borowiak[1]
Years active2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total22
Wins16
By knockout8
By decision8
Losses6
By knockout1
By submission4
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Bartosz Ryszard Fabiński (born 26 April 1986)[2] is a Polish mixed martial artist who fights in the Middleweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He has formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Fabiński was born in Warsaw, Poland. He began training in judo when he was seven years old. He took an interest in fighting in 2010 after joining the Nastula Team, the MMA gym of former Olympic gold medalist Paweł Nastula.

Mixed martial arts career

Fabiński made his MMA debut in November 2011 and by 2014 had compiled a record of 11–2 fighting all but one of his fights in Poland, winning the PLMMA Middleweight Champion and Oktagon MMA 4-Man Middleweight Tournament Champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fabiński made his promotional debut against Garreth McLellan at UFC Fight Night 64, replacing Krzysztof Jotko who had suffered a broken arm.[3] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[4]

Fabiński was then scheduled to face Hector Urbina at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.[5] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[6]

Fabiński was expected to face Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night 86,[7] but was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons.[8]

After 2+12 years away due to injury, Fabiński was then scheduled to return against Emil Weber Meek at UFC Fight Night 134.[9] Despite getting rocked in the third round, he won the bout via unanimous decision.[10]

Fabiński faced Michel Prazeres at UFC Fight Night 140.[11] He lost the fight via a guillotine choke in the first round.[12]

Fabiński was expected to face promotional newcomer Sergey Khandozhko on June 1, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith,[13] but pulled out due to injury.[14]

Fabiński was scheduled to face Shavkat Rakhmonov on March 21, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards.[15] Due to COVID-19 pandemic the bout was moved to Cage Warriors 113 and he was scheduled to face Darren Stewart instead.[16] Fabiński won the fight via unanimous decision.

Fabiński faced André Muniz on September 5, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 176.[17] He lost the fight via an armbar in round one.[18]

Fabiński faced Gerald Meerschaert on April 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 22.[19] He lost the fight via technical submission in round one.[20]

After the loss he was released by UFC.[21] Fabiński holds the all-time UFC record for Control Time Percentage with 79.1%.[22]

KSW

Signing with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Fabiński faced Laïd Zerhouni on January 20, 2024 at KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović, getting knocked out in 12 seconds.[23]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
22 matches 16 wins 6 losses
By knockout 8 1
By submission 0 4
By decision 8 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 16–6 Laïd Zerhouni KO (punches) KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović January 20, 2024 1 0:12 Warszawa, Poland
Win 16–5 Kacper Karski Decision (unanimous) Strife 4 October 7, 2023 3 5:00 Rzeszów, Poland
Loss 15–5 Gerald Meerschaert Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum April 17, 2021 1 2:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 15–4 André Muniz Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai September 5, 2020 1 2:42 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 15–3 Darren Stewart Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 113 March 20, 2020 3 5:00 Manchester, England Return to Middleweight.
Loss 14–3 Michel Prazeres Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio November 17, 2018 1 1:02 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 14–2 Emil Weber Meek Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith July 22, 2018 3 5:00 Hamburg, Germany
Win 13–2 Héctor Urbina Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum November 21, 2015 3 5:00 Monterrey, Mexico
Win 12–2 Garreth McLellan Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 April 11, 2015 3 5:00 Kraków, Poland Middleweight bout.
Win 11–2 Alik Tseiko Decision (split) MMA Raju 14 October 18, 2014 3 5:00 Tartu, Estonia Welterweight debut.
Win 10–2 Alexey Repalov TKO (doctor stoppage) Fighters Arena 9 Jun 8, 2014 1 1:54 Józefów, Poland Catchweight (190 lb) bout.
Win 9–2 Gregor Herb Decision (unanimous) WAM: Fabiński vs. Herb May 9, 2014 3 5:00 Warsaw, Poland
Win 8–2 Michał Szuliński TKO (elbows) PLMMA 29: Extra March 15, 2014 1 4:10 Legionowo, Poland Won the PLMMA Middleweight Championship.
Loss 7–2 Wendres Carlos da Silva Decision (unanimous) Pro MMA Challenge 1: Drwal vs. Heleno March 1, 2014 3 5:00 Wrocław, Poland
Win 7–1 Antoni Chmielewski TKO (doctor stoppage) PLMMA 26 Extra: Legionowo December 28, 2013 1 5:00 Legionowo, Poland
Win 6–1 Dominik Chmiel TKO (punches) Gladiator World Fight 2 December 8, 2013 1 0:00 Brodnica, Poland
Win 5–1 Adam Kowalski TKO (punches) BOC (PL): Battle of Champions October 5, 2013 1 4:21 Zamość, Poland
Loss 4–1 Marcin Bandel Submission (heel hook) FA 4: Chlewicki vs. Nobrega November 24, 2012 1 1:10 Włocławek, Poland
Win 4–0 Adam Biega TKO (corner stoppage) Oktagon MMA 1 May 26, 2012 1 1:57 Sanok, Poland
Win 3–0 Bartlomiej Butryn TKO (punches) Oktagon MMA 1 May 26, 2012 1 2:18 Sanok, Poland
Win 2–0 Marcin Mateusz Kurylczyk Decision (unanimous) SFT: MMA Fight Night Diva SPA May 19, 2012 2 5:00 Kołobrzeg, Poland
Win 1–0 Robert Białoszewski TKO (punches) FC: Battle of Warsaw November 18, 2011 1 0:20 Warsaw, Poland Middleweight debut.

References

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  2. ^ Mixed martial arts show results Date: September 5, 2020
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  7. ^ MMAjunkie Staff (2018-10-24). "Gonzaga-Magomedov, Blachowicz-Pokrajac, other bouts join UFC Fight Night 86 in Croatia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
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  17. ^ DNA, MMA (2020-07-20). "Bartosz Fabinski vs. Andre Muniz tijdens UFC evenement op 5 september". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  18. ^ Evanoff, Josh (2020-09-05). "UFC Vegas 9 Results: Andre Muniz Quickly Submits Bartosz Fabinski". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  19. ^ DNA, MMA (2021-01-16). "BREAKING: Gerald Meerschaert treft Bartosz Fabinski tijdens UFC evenement op 17 april". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
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  21. ^ Hiergesell, Dan (2021-05-08). "Sanders Leads Pack Of Recent UFC Cuts". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  22. ^ UFC, Records (2021-10-19). "UFC Records". ufc.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  23. ^ Jakub Madej (2024-01-20). "Kolejna sensacja na KSW 90! Laid Zerhouni w 12 sekund znokautował Bartosza Fabińskiego! | MMAROCKS". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-20.

External links

  • Bartosz Fabinski at UFC
  • Professional MMA record for Bartosz Fabinski from Sherdog Edit this at Wikidata