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Damian Janikowski (born June 27, 1989 in Wrocław) 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.
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 27, 1989 (age 33) Wrocław, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wrestling career
At the 2011 World Championships, he won the silver medal in the 84 kg men's Greco-Roman division. He beat Pedro Garcia Perez, Alan Khugaev, Eerik Aps and Nazmi Avluca before losing to Alim Selimov in the final.[2]
At the 2012 European Championships, he beat Zhan Belenyuk, Jim Petterson and Andrea Minguzzi, before losing to Hristo Marinov.[3]
Janikowski represented his native Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he won the bronze medal. He beat Nazmi Avluca in the first round, Amer Hrustanović in the next and Pablo Shorey in the quarter final before losing to Karam Gaber in the semifinal.[4] Janikowski was entered in to the repechage, where he beat Mélonin Noumonvi to win his bronze medal.[4] He is 180 centimetres (5 ft 11 in) tall and weighs 85 kilograms (187 lb).
At the 2014 European Championships, he beat Javid Hamzatov before losing to Rami Hietaniemi. Because Hietaniemi reached the semifinals, Janikowski was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, he beat Ahmet Yildirim, Jim Petterson and Robert Kobliashvili, before beating Jan Fischer to win his bronze medal.[5]
Mixed martial arts career
In 2017, Janikowski opted to try his hand at mixed martial arts and signed with the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki organization. He made his debut at KSW 39 on May 27, 2017. He faced Julio Gallegos and won the fight via TKO due to knees and punches in the first round.
Janikowski faced Szymon Kołecki at KSW 52 on December 7, 2019. He lost the fight via a second round knockout.[6]
Damian faced Andreas Gustafsson at KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2. He won the fight via split decision.[7]
Janikowski faced Jason Radcliffe at KSW 59 on March 20, 2021.[8] He won the bout via TKO in the second round. [9]
Janikowski faced ex-UFC fighter Paweł Pawlak in his KSW debut on September 4, 2021 at KSW 63: Soldić vs. Kincl.[10] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[11]
Janikowski faced Tomasz Jakubiec on March 19, 2022 at KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski. He won the bout in the first round, knocking Jakubiec unconscious.[12]
Janikowski faced Tom Breese on September 10, 2022 at KSW 74, controversially losing via guillotine choke in the second round, with the bout being stopped after the ref thought that Janikowski tapped when he said he didn't.[13]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 12 matches | 7 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 3 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 7–5 | Tom Breese | Submission (guillotine choke) | KSW 74: De Fries vs. Prasel | September 10, 2022 | 2 | 1:53 | Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland | |
| Win | 7–4 | Tomasz Jakubiec | KO (punch) | KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski | March 19, 2022 | 1 | 3:42 | Radom, Poland | |
| Loss | 6–4 | Paweł Pawlak | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 63: Crime of The Century | September 4, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Warszawa, Poland | |
| Win | 6–3 | Jason Radcliffe | TKO (punches) | KSW 59: Fight Code | March 20, 2021 | 2 | 4:41 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Win | 5–3 | Andreas Gustafsson | Decision (split) | KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 | October 10, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Szymon Kołecki | TKO (punches) | KSW 52: Race | December 7, 2019 | 2 | 3:03 | Gliwice, Poland | Catchweight (201 lbs) |
| Win | 4–2 | Tony Giles | Submission (verbal) | KSW 50: London | September 14, 2019 | 1 | 1:24 | London, England | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aleksandar Ilić | KO (head kick) | KSW 47: The X-Warriors | March 23, 2019 | 3 | 0:23 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Michał Materla | TKO (punches) | KSW 45: The Return to Wembley | October 6, 2018 | 1 | 3:10 | London, England | |
| Win | 3–0 | Yannick Bahati | TKO (punches) | KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis | April 14, 2018 | 1 | 0:18 | Wrocław, Poland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Antoni Chmielewski | TKO (punches) | KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldić | December 23, 2017 | 2 | 2:33 | Katowice, Poland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Julio Gallegos | TKO (knee and punches) | KSW 39: Colosseum | May 27, 2017 | 1 | 1:26 | Warszawa, Poland |
See also
- List of current KSW fighters
- List of male mixed martial artists
References
- "Mariusz Pudzianowski official site". Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
- "International Wrestling Database - 2011 World Championship". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- "International Wrestling Database - 2012 European Championships". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- "Damian Janikowski Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- "International Wrestling Database - 2014 European Championships". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- Peter Carroll (December 7, 2019). "KSW 52 results: Champions Scott Askham, Salahdine Parnasse shine in Gliwice". mmafighting.com.
- Ben Duffy (October 10, 2020). "Mamed Khalidov Wipes Out Scott Askham to Regain Middleweight Title at KSW 55". sherdog.com.
- Tristen Critchfield (March 2, 2021). "Darko Stosic vs. Michal Wlodarek, Four Other Bouts Added to KSW 59 Lineup". Sherdog.
- "KSW 59: Fight Code Results". Cageside Press. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- Martin, Damon (2021-08-12). "Olympic bronze medalist Damian Janikowski faces ex-UFC fighter Pawel Pawlak at KSW 63". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- "KSW 63: Paweł Pawlak pokonał Damiana Janikowskiego (WIDEO) - Polsat Sport". www.polsatsport.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- "Co za nokaut w KSW! Janikowski wrócił do wygrywania [WIDEO]". Sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- "KSW 74: Kontrowersyjne przerwanie w walce Janikowski vs. Breese - myMMA.pl" (in Polish). 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- Damian Janikowski at the International Wrestling Database
На других языках
- [en] Damian Janikowski
[fr] Damian Janikowski
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