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Mateusz Gamrot

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Mateusz Gamrot
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Mateusz Gamrot (born December 11, 1990) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gamrot is a former KSW Featherweight Champion and KSW Lightweight Champion. As of April 15, 2025, he is #7 in the UFC lightweight rankings.[6]

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Background

Gamrot started wrestling at the age of ten.[7] At middle school age, he moved to a boarding school in Milicz to train in freestyle wrestling. While studying in a technical school, he was part of the national wrestling team where he won medals in the Polish junior and youth championships. As a 20-year-old he permanently relocated to Poznań, where he trains and has a wife and two children.[8]

He began his wrestling career in 2002, achieving success at the national and international level. He competed in over 300 matches including ones at the European and World Championships. He transitioned to mixed martial arts in 2011, training under, Andrzej Kościelski, World Champion in wrestling.[9]

In 2012, he won a gold medal in the 70 kg category of the European Amateur MMA Championships (Brussels), defeinding his title the following year (Budapest).[10]

He won the gold medal at the Polish grappling championships in the purple belt category (Luboń) in 2013 and 2014. In 2014 he won the ADCC Submission Wrestling European championships in the 77 kg category.[10]

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Mixed martial arts career

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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

He made his professional MMA debut on February 4, 2012, at XFS Night of Champions, defeating Chechen Arbi Shamayev. By the end of the year he had won two more fights for the federation and signed with KSW. On June 8, 2013, he had his first fight in KSW, beating Mateusz Zawadzki via TKO at KSW 23: Khalidov vs. Manhoef.[11] On September 28 at KSW 24 he defeated former UFC fighter Andre Winner by unanimous decision.[12] At KSW 27, Mateusz defeated Jefferson George on points.[13]

On September 13, 2014, he made his promotional debut for Cage Warriors, defeating Welshman Tim Newman in the 1st round with a heel hook submission at CW 72.[14] He returned to KSW on December 6, 2014, to defeat Łukasz Chlewicki at KSW 29 via unanimous decision.[15] At KSW 30 on February 21, 2015, he defeated Brazilian Rodrigo Cavalheiro Correia by technical knockout six seconds before the final bell.[16] Gamrot earned a Knockout of the Night bonus for his performance.[17]

At KSW 32: Road to Wembley, Mateusz defeated Marif Piraev via TKO in the second round, improving his record to 10-0.[18]

KSW Lightweight Championship

On May 27, 2016, at KSW 35, he fought for the vacant KSW Lightweight Championship belt against former British BAMMA and Russian M-1 Global champion Frenchman Mansour Barnaoui.[19] He won the title via unanimous decision. Both fighters were awarded the Fight of the Night bonus.[20][21]

At KSW 36: Materla vs. Palhares on October 1, 2016, he defended his title via heel hook against Renato Gomes Gabriel in the second round.[22]

Gamrot faced former UFC fighter Norman Parke at KSW 39: Colosseum on May 27, 2017.[23] He won the bout and retained the title via unanimous decision.[24]

Gamrot rematched Norman Parke at KSW 40: Dublin on October 22, 2017.[25] At the weigh-ins, Parke came in one pound over the championship limit and the bout was declared a non-title bout.[26] The bout was stopped in the second round when accidental eye pokes left Parke unable to continue. Following this Parke shoved Gamrot's cornerman, Borys Mankowski, which resulted in Marcin Bilman, another professional fighter who was in the champion's corner, punching Parke. Gamrot was subsequently fined 30% of his purse and Bilman was handed a two-year ban from KSW events.[27]

On March 3, 2018, at KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun, Gamrot defeated Grzegorz Szulakowski via keylock submission in the fourth round, defending the KSW Lightweight Championship.[28]

Two-division champion

On December 1, 2018, at KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2, he fought for a second belt, this time for the KSW Featherweight Championship, against submission specialist Kleber Koike Erbst, where he won the bout after a five-round domination, capturing the organization's second crown.[29]

Vacating the titles

On May 17, 2019, in a video on Borys Mankowski's YouTube channel, Gamrot announced that he had vacated his two belts and did not renew his contract with KSW.[30]

On March 6, 2020, KSW announced Gamrot's return to the organization. The KSW double champion was scheduled to return at KSW 53 in Łódź, Poland against the Brazilian Edimilson Souza,[31] but due to the coronavirus pandemic the event was canceled.[32] On July 11 he fought his third bout at KSW 53: Reborn against Norman Parke. Parke missed weight for the bout and was fined, which went to Gamrot.[33] Gamrot won the fight in the third round via technical knockout.[34]

On August 29, 2020, he fought for the last time under his KSW contract against Marian Ziółkowski at KSW 54: Gamrot vs. Ziółkowski, who replaced the injured Shamil Musayev.[35] After a 5-round bout, Gamrot won via unanimous decision.[36]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2020

On September 17, 2020, it was announced that Gamrot signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[37]

Gamrot, as a replacement for Renato Moicano, was scheduled to face Magomed Mustafaev at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie on October 18, 2020.[38] In turn, Mustafaev pulled out in early October due to undisclosed reasons.[39][40] Gamrot faced fellow promotional newcomer Guram Kutateladze instead.[41] He lost the close fight via split decision.[42] Both fighters earned the Fight of the Night award.[43]

2021

Gamrot faced Scott Holtzman on April 10, 2021, at UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland.[44] He won the fight via knockout in the second round.[45] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[46]

Gamrot faced Jeremy Stephens on July 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés.[47] He won the fight via kimura in round one, this submission is the quickest of its kind in UFC history.[48][49] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[50]

As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Gamrot faced Carlos Diego Ferreira on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus.[51][52] He won the bout via TKO in round two, forcing Ferreira to submit with a knee to the body.[53]

2022

Gamrot faced Arman Tsarukyan on June 25, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 38.[54] He won the closely contested fight via unanimous decision.[55] 15 of 22 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Tsarukyan.[56] Both fighters earned the Fight of the Night award.[57]

As the first fight of his four-fight contract, Gamrot faced Beneil Dariush on October 22, 2022, at UFC 280.[58][7] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[59]

2023

Gamrot, replacing Dan Hooker, faced Jalin Turner on March 4, 2023, at UFC 285.[60] In a closely contested bout where Gamrot employed his wrestling to combat Turner’s reach advantage, he won the bout via split decision.[61]

Gamrot faced Rafael Fiziev on September 23, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 228[62] He won the fight via technical knockout due to knee injury in round two.[63]

In October 2023, Gamrot served as the backup fighter for the main event of UFC 294.[64]

2024

Gamrot faced Rafael dos Anjos on March 9, 2024, at UFC 299.[65] He won the bout by unanimous decision.[66]

Gamrot faced Dan Hooker on August 17, 2024 at UFC 305.[67] He lost the fight by split decision.[68] 9 out of 16 media outlets scored the bout for Gamrot.[69] This fight earned him another Fight of the Night award.[70]

2025

Gamrot was reportedly going to face Rafael Fiziev in a rematch on February 1, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 250.[71] However, the bout was never officially scheduled for the event.[72]

Gamrot faced Ľudovít Klein on May 31, 2025, at UFC on ESPN 68.[73] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[74]

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Championships and accomplishments

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29 matches 25 wins 3 losses
By knockout 8 0
By submission 5 0
By decision 12 3
No contests 1
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