Maciej Jewtuszko (born January 31, 1981) is a

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mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who most recently competed in 2019. A professional since 2005, he has fought in the

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, WEC, and KSW. He is the former KSW Lightweight Champion.

Background

Jewtuszko comes from a

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and

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting ( ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

background. He is currently ranked as the #2 Polish lightweight mixed martial artist by mmarocks.pl Jewtuszko has fought for promotions in Poland and Germany, as well as the Dutch promotion BOTE, one of the largest MMA promotions in Europe, defeating solid opponents like Edvardas Norkeliunas and Grzegorz Trędowski. After going 7-0 (never out of the second round), Jewtuszko attracted the attention of larger promotions. Maciej has also competed in the sport of

Mixed martial arts career

World Extreme Cagefighting

Jewtuszko then signed for the WEC and made his debut at

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- where he was regarded as a heavy underdog - against

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. Jewtuszko went on to defeat his opponent via TKO (punches) early in the first round. By doing so, he was awarded the Knockout of the Night bonus. Maciej was scheduled to make his second

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appearance against

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, but had to withdraw as he suffered a broken hand during training.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010,

merged with the

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. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. Jewtuszko faced Curt Warburton on February 27, 2011 at

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and suffered his first loss of his professional career via unanimous decision. After the loss, Jewtuszko was released from the promotion.

KSW

Jewtuszko made his

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debut at KSW 17 against Artur Sowiński, losing after being knocked out by punches 46 seconds into the first round. He then fought

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contestant Dean Amasinger at KSW 18, winning the fight via TKO (punches). Jewtuszko then rematched Artur Sowiński at KSW 21 to crown the first KSW Lightweight Champion. This time around, Jewtuszko won via submission (d'arce choke) in the second round to claim the title. At KSW 24, Jewtuszko scheduled to defend his KSW Lightweight title against

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. However, he was replaced by Mateusz Gamrot in the weeks before the event. Gamrot went on to defeat Winner and earned himself a title shot in the process.http://www.sherdog.com/news/pressreleases/KSW24-Bedorf-vs-Nastula-and-Jewtuszko-vs-Winner-to-fight-for-KSW-belts-53771 KSW24: BEDORF VS NASTULA AND JEWTUSZKO VS WINNER TO FIGHT FOR KSW BELTS.

Personal life

Maciej is a firefighter in his hometown of

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

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Championships and accomplishments

** KSW Lightweight Championship (One time) **Knockout of the Night (Two times) vs. Dean Amasinger, Vaso Bakocevic *

** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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, , - , Win , align=center, 12–3 , Krzysztof Kulak , TKO (submission to punches) , KSW 34: New Order , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:18 ,

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...

, Poland , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–3 , Kamil Szymuszowski , Decision (unanimous) , KSW 31: Materla vs. Drwal , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2 , Vaso Bakočević , TKO (front kick to body & punches) , KSW 28: Fighters Den , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2 , Artur Sowinski , Technical submission (d'arce choke) , KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:01 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 , Dean Amasinger , TKO (punches) , KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:39 , Plock, Poland , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–2 , Artur Sowinski , KO (punches) , KSW 17: Revenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:46 , Lódz, Poland , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–1 , Curt Warburton , Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Sydney, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 8–0 ,

, TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:35 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Edvardas Norkeliunas , Submission (heel hook) , BOTE: Grabowski vs Kita , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:42 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Erikas Petraitis , KO (punches) , IF 2: Iron Fist 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:38 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Grzegorz Tredowski , Submission (guillotine choke) , BOTE Gdynia , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:37 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Maros Nagy , TKO (corner stoppage) , Fight Club Berlin 13 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Germany , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Tomas Pallai , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Fight Club Berlin 12 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:37 ,

, Germany , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Adam Lazowski , TKO (soccer kicks) , Extreme Cage 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:57 ,

, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Dainius Krishtopaitis , Submission (armbar) , La Onda: Germany vs. Lithuania , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, Germany ,

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