Damian Janikowski (born 27 June 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist and former wrestler who won the bronze medal at the

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in the Greco-Roman 84 kg category. He is currently ranked #2 in the KSW Middleweight rankings.

Wrestling career

At the 2011 World Championships, he won the silver medal in the 84 kg men's Greco-Roman division. He beat Pedro Garcia Perez, Alan Khugaev, Eerik Aps and

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before losing to Alim Selimov in the final. At the 2012 European Championships, he beat Zhan Belenyuk, Jim Petterson and Andrea Minguzzi, before losing to Hristo Marinov. Janikowski represented his native Poland at the

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where he won the bronze medal. He beat Nazmi Avluca in the first round,

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in the next and Pablo Shorey in the quarter final before losing to Karam Gaber in the semifinal. Janikowski was entered in to the repechage, where he beat Mélonin Noumonvi to win his bronze medal. He is tall and weighs . At the 2014 European Championships, he beat Javid Hamzatov before losing to

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. Because Hietaniemi reached the semifinals, Janikowski was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, he beat Ahmet Yildirim, Jim Petterson and Robert Kobliashvili, before beating Jan Fischer to win his bronze medal.

Mixed martial arts career

In 2017, Janikowski opted to try his hand at mixed martial arts and signed with the

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation''), better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV ** ...

organization. He made his debut at KSW 39 on 27 May 2017. He faced Julio Gallegos and won the fight via TKO due to knees and punches in the first round. Janikowski faced

Szymon Kołecki Szymon Piotr Kołecki (; born 12 October 1981) is a Polish former Olympic Champion weightlifter and current mixed martial artist. He was the silver medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and a gold medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games in Bei ...

at KSW 52 on 7 December 2019. He lost the fight via a second round knockout. Damian faced Andreas Gustafsson at KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2. He won the fight via split decision. Janikowski faced Jason Radcliffe at KSW 59 on 20 March 2021. He won the bout via TKO in the second round. Janikowski faced ex-UFC fighter

Paweł Pawlak Paweł Pawlak (born February 8, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), where he is the current KSW Middleweight Champion. A professional since 2010, he has also ...

in his KSW debut on 4 September 2021 at KSW 63: Soldić vs. Kincl. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Janikowski faced Tomasz Jakubiec on 19 March 2022 at KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski. He won the bout in the first round, knocking Jakubiec unconscious. Janikowski faced Tom Breese on 10 September 2022 at KSW 74, controversially losing via guillotine choke in the second round, with the bout being stopped after the ref thought that Janikowski tapped when he said he didn't. Janikowski faced Cezary Kęsik on 15 July 2023, at KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Janikowski faced Tomasz Romanowski on 16 December 2023 at KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse, winning the bout via unanimous decision. On 20 July 2024, in the main event of KSW 96: Pawlak vs. Janikowski 2, he had a rematch with

, with the KSW Middleweight Championship at stake. He again lost to his rival by unanimous decision on the scorecards.

Mixed martial arts record

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Michał Materla Michał Materla (born April 10, 1984) is a Polish mixed martial artist. He currently competes for the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), where he is former KSW Middleweight Champion. , He is currently ranked #6 in KSW Middleweight rankings. Back ...

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Wrestling career

Mixed martial arts career

Mixed martial arts record

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