1. Mateusz Gamrot currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
27 Facts About Mateusz Gamrot
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Mateusz Gamrot began his wrestling career in 2002, achieving success at the national and international level.
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Mateusz Gamrot competed in over 300 matches including ones at the European and World Championships.
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Mateusz Gamrot transitioned to mixed martial arts in 2011, training under, Andrzej Koscielski, World Champion in wrestling.
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Mateusz Gamrot won the gold medal at the Polish grappling championships in the purple belt category in 2013 and 2014.
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Mateusz Gamrot made his professional MMA debut on February 4,2012, at XFS Night of Champions, defeating Chechen Arbi Shamayev.
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Mateusz Gamrot earned a Knockout of the Night bonus for his performance.
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Mateusz Gamrot faced former UFC fighter Norman Parke at KSW 39: Colosseum on May 27,2017.
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Mateusz Gamrot won the bout and retained the title via unanimous decision.
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Mateusz Gamrot rematched Norman Parke at KSW 40: Dublin on October 22,2017.
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On March 3,2018, at KSW 42: Khalidov vs Narkun, Mateusz Gamrot defeated Grzegorz Szulakowski via keylock submission in the fourth round, defending the KSW Lightweight Championship.
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On May 17,2019, in a video on Borys Mankowski's YouTube channel, Mateusz Gamrot announced that he had vacated his two belts and did not renew his contract with KSW.
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Mateusz Gamrot won the fight in the third round via technical knockout.
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On September 17,2020, it was announced that Mateusz Gamrot signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Mateusz Gamrot faced Scott Holtzman on April 10,2021, at UFC on ABC: Vettori vs Holland.
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Mateusz Gamrot won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Mateusz Gamrot faced Jeremy Stephens on July 17,2021, at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs Moises.
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Mateusz Gamrot won the fight via kimura in round one, this submission is the quickest of its kind in UFC history.
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Mateusz Gamrot won the bout via TKO in round two, forcing Ferreira to submit with a knee to the body.
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Mateusz Gamrot faced Arman Tsarukyan on June 25,2022, at UFC on ESPN 38.
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Mateusz Gamrot won the closely contested fight via unanimous decision.
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Mateusz Gamrot, replacing Dan Hooker, faced Jalin Turner on March 4,2023, at UFC 285.
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Mateusz Gamrot faced Rafael Fiziev on September 23,2023, at UFC Fight Night 228 He won the fight via technical knockout due to knee injury in round two.
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In October 2023, Mateusz Gamrot served as the backup fighter for the main event of UFC 294.
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Mateusz Gamrot faced Rafael dos Anjos on March 9,2024, at UFC 299.
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Mateusz Gamrot faced Dan Hooker on August 17,2024 at UFC 305.
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Mateusz Gamrot was reportedly going to face Rafael Fiziev in a rematch on February 1,2025 at UFC Fight Night 250.