Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish

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who competes in the

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division of

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(KSW). He is currently ranked #5 in the KSW Lightweight rankings. He formerly competed in the

division of the

Absolute Championship Berkut Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Chechen mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been ...

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, and

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. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Held has competed frequently in his home country of Poland and is highly touted by the media, often being regarded as "the prodigy of Polish MMA". He fought in

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from 2010 to 2016, challenging for the Bellator Lightweight Championship in 2015.

Background

Held began training in

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at the age of nine, with emphasis on submission wrestling controls and

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style leglock system. He also received a

jiu-jitsu Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponent ...

black belt at the age 21, becoming the youngest black belt in Poland. Held is well known for winning multiple submission grappling competitions in his home country. Since his MMA career has taken off, he still competes regularly in Submission Grappling, most notably for

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and

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. Though he fights at lightweight, he has expressed a desire to compete at featherweight, should the right fight become available.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Held began his professional mixed martial arts career and compiled a 3–0 record before joining

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. His debut fight for the organisation was at Shooto Poland, where he headlined and defeated Rafal Lasota via TKO (leg injury). Just prior to the Shooto fight, Held was named as one of the top ten unsigned prospects to watch for 2009. In December 2009, Held competed in an eight-man tournament, defeating all three opponents; the latter two by submission. Following this, Held defeated Przemyslaw Zbiciak via submission (rear naked choke) midway through the first round. Held's first professional loss came at the hands of Lukasz Sajewski, a fellow highly rated prospect from Poland. Sajewski was able to neutralise the submission game of Held, before gaining top position and riding out a unanimous decision victory. Held rebounded to defeat the former Cage Rage Lightweight Champion Jean Silva. Held attacked his opponent with a lot of leg locks, Jean didn't tap very good leg lock and after he stand up he fall down because of knee injury. Held won the fight via TKO. Held was scheduled to participate in the inaugural event of a new Polish promotion - Infinite Fighting Federation - in October in

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, against German fighter Franco de Leonardis. However, due to an accident involving de Leonardis, he faced Bojan Kosednar. Held won the fight with a kneebar submission in the second round. According to mmarocks, Held signed a contract to compete against Juha-Pekka Vainikainen in November at Iron Fist 3. However, for unknown reasons, Held was forced to pull out of the fight and was replaced by Anthony Durnell.

Bellator MMA

On October 14, Held signed with

to compete in their Season Four Lightweight Tournament. He faced wrestler

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in the opening quarterfinal round at

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. He lost via arm-triangle choke submission in the first round. Held faced

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at Bellator 59. He won the fight via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). Sherdog.com scored the bout 29–28 in favor of Nover. Held faced

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in the opening round of the Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal on October 19, 2012, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. He faced

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in the semifinals on November 16, 2012, at

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and won via submission in the second round. Held was expected to face

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for the Season Seven Tournament Final at Bellator 84 but Held was not allowed in the Horseshoe casino, in

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, where the event was being held since he was only 20 years old, and therefore the fight has been pushed to sometime during Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight. The bout with Jansen was rescheduled for March 21, 2013, at

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. Held lost the fight via unanimous decision. Held rebounded with a first-round KO win over

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. Held next faced Rodrigo Cavalheiro in the Bellator Season 10 Lightweight Tournament quarterfinals at

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. He won the fight via submission in the first round. He faced Derek Anderson in the semifinals at

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and won via submission in the second round. He faced

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in the finals at

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on September 26, 2014. Held dominated the fight and won via unanimous decision. Held faced

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on April 10, 2015. He won the fight via verbal submission in the third round. Held faced

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for the Bellator Lightweight Championship on November 6, 2015, at Bellator 145. Despite popping Brooks' knee in the opening round, Held lost the fight via unanimous decision. Held had a rematch with

on May 20, 2016, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Despite getting the win, Bellator MMA announced they had released Held from his contract. Held, however, wrote a Facebook post citing that he terminated his own contract.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On August 30, Held officially signed with the

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. Held made his promotional debut against UFC veteran

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on November 5, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale. Despite having some success with his boxing and remaining active off his back looking for submissions, Held lost the bout by unanimous decision. Held next faced

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on January 15, 2017, at

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. He lost the fight via a controversial split decision, with even his opponent Lauzon saying he felt he lost the bout post-fight. Likewise, 16 out of 17 media pundits scored the bout for Held; the lone holdout scored the fight a draw. Held faced

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on May 28, 2017, at

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. After handily winning the first two rounds, he lost the fight via knockout in the opening seconds of the third round. Held was expected to face

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on October 21, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 118. Teemu injured his knee and was replaced by

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. Held won the fight via unanimous decision to earn his first UFC win and fighting out his rookie contract.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Despite the UFC offering a new contract, Held decided to sign a contract with

and he faced

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in his debut at ACB 88. Held won the bout via submission in the first round.

Professional Fighters League

In March 2020, Held signed with

. Held made his PFL debut against Natan Schulte on April 23, 2021, at PFL 1. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Held faced

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at PFL 4 on June 10, 2021. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Held faced Natan Schulte on June 17, 2022, at PFL 4. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Held faced Myles Price on August 13, 2022, at PFL 8. He won the bout via guillotine choke in the second round.

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

On October 14, 2023 it was announced that Held signed with KSW and would make his debut against Raul Tutarauli on December 16, 2023 at KSW 89. Held lost the bout in the second round via TKO stoppage. In his sophomore performance, Held faced Roman Szymański on June 7, 2024 at KSW 95, winning the bout via unanimous decision.

Professional grappling career

Held competed in a superfight against Guram Kutateladze at ADXC 1 on October 20, 2023. He won the match by submission with an armbar. Held then competed in the under 80 kg division of the Ocean BJJ Pro Championship on September 21, 2024. He submitted two opponents before losing in the semi-final to Fabyury Khrysthyan.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*Mixed Martial Arts Challengers **MMA Challengers 2 Lightweight Tournament Winner *

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** Bellator Season 10 Lightweight Tournament Winner ** Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Runner-Up **Tied (with

and

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) for most submission victories in Bellator Lightweight division (five)

Submission grappling

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**2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling Polish Championships Gold Medalist **2010 ADCC Submission Wrestling European Championships Bronze Medalist *

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**2011 FILA Grappling European Championships Senior No-Gi Gold Medalist **2010 FILA Grappling World Championships Senior Gi Silver Medalist *

**2018 Polaris 6 - Defeated Chris Fishgold by Armbar

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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**2010 IBJJF European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championships Purple Belt Gold Medalist *Federation International of Jiu-Jitsu Association **2012 FIJJA World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup Warsaw Trials Absolute Brown/Black Belt Runner-up **2012 FIJJA World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup Warsaw Trials Brown/Black Belt 3rd Place

Pankration

**2010 FILA Pankration World Championships Senior Silver Medalist

Mixed martial arts record

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Submission grappling record

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Marius Žaromskis Marius Žaromskis (born July 30, 1980) is a Lithuanian retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions. A professional competitor for over 24 years, Zaromskis formerly competed for Strikeforce ...

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References

External links

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PFL PFL may refer to: Sport * Professional Fighters League, an American mixed martial arts league * Peel Football League, an Australian rules football league * Pioneer Football League, an NCAA Division I FCS football conference * Professional Futsa ...

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Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bellator MMA

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Absolute Championship Berkut

Professional Fighters League

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Professional grappling career

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Submission grappling

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Pankration

Mixed martial arts record

Submission grappling record

See also

References

External links