18 Facts About Damian Janikowski

Damian Janikowski was born on 27 June 1989 and is a Polish mixed martial artist and former wrestler who won the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the Greco-Roman 84 kg category.

Damian Janikowski beat Pedro Garcia Perez, Alan Khugaev, Eerik Aps and Nazmi Avluca before losing to Alim Selimov in the final.

Damian Janikowski beat Nazmi Avluca in the first round, Amer Hrustanovic in the next and Pablo Shorey in the quarter final before losing to Karam Gaber in the semifinal.

Damian Janikowski was entered in to the repechage, where he beat Melonin Noumonvi to win his bronze medal.

Damian Janikowski is 180 centimetres tall and weighs 85 kilograms.

In 2017, Damian Janikowski opted to try his hand at mixed martial arts and signed with the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki organization.

Damian Janikowski made his debut at KSW 39 on 27 May 2017.

Damian Janikowski faced Julio Gallegos and won the fight via TKO due to knees and punches in the first round.

Damian Janikowski lost the fight via a second round knockout.

Damian Janikowski faced Andreas Gustafsson at KSW 55: Askham vs Khalidov 2.

Damian Janikowski faced Jason Radcliffe at KSW 59 on 20 March 2021.

Damian Janikowski won the bout via TKO in the second round.

Damian Janikowski faced Tomasz Jakubiec on 19 March 2022 at KSW 68: Parnasse vs Rutkowski.

Damian Janikowski won the bout in the first round, knocking Jakubiec unconscious.

Damian 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 Damian Janikowski tapped when he said he didn't.

Damian Janikowski faced Cezary Kesik on 15 July 2023, at KSW 84: De Fries vs Bajor.

Damian Janikowski faced Tomasz Romanowski on 16 December 2023 at KSW 89: Bartosinski vs Parnasse, winning the bout via unanimous decision.

Damian Janikowski again lost to his rival by unanimous decision on the scorecards.