Bartosz Fabiński

Bartosz Fabiński
Born	(1986-04-26) April 26, 1986 (age 38) Warsaw, Poland
Other names	The Butcher
Nationality	Polish
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Welterweight, Middleweight
Fighting out of	Warsaw, Poland
Team	Berkut WCA Fight Team
Trainer	Robert Jocz (MMA) Robert Złotkowski (Kickboxing)
Rank	Brown belt in Judo under Wojciech Borowiak[1]
Years active	2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	22
Wins	16
By knockout	8
By decision	8
Losses	6
By knockout	1
By submission	4
By decision	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Bartosz Fabiński (born 26 April 1986) is a Polish mixed martial artist who fights in the Middleweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He has formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Fabiński was born in Warsaw, Poland. He began training in judo when he was seven years old. He took an interest in fighting in 2010 after joining the Nastula Team, the MMA gym of former Olympic gold medalist Paweł Nastula.^[citation needed]

Mixed martial arts career

Fabiński made his MMA debut in November 2011 and by 2014 had compiled a record of 11–2 fighting all but one of his fights in Poland, winning the PLMMA Middleweight Champion and Oktagon MMA 4-Man Middleweight Tournament Champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fabiński made his promotional debut against Garreth McLellan at UFC Fight Night 64, replacing Krzysztof Jotko who had suffered a broken arm.[2] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[3]

Fabiński was then scheduled to face Hector Urbina at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.[4] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[5]

Fabiński was expected to face Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night 86,[6] but was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons.[7]

After 2+1⁄2 years away due to injury, Fabiński was then scheduled to return against Emil Weber Meek at UFC Fight Night 134.[8] Despite getting rocked in the third round, he won the bout via unanimous decision.[9]

Fabiński faced Michel Prazeres at UFC Fight Night 140.[10] He lost the fight via a guillotine choke in the first round.[11]

Fabiński was expected to face promotional newcomer Sergey Khandozhko on June 1, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith,[12] but pulled out due to injury.[13]

Fabiński was scheduled to face Shavkat Rakhmonov on March 21, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards.[14] Due to COVID-19 pandemic the bout was moved to Cage Warriors 113 and he was scheduled to face Darren Stewart instead.[15] Fabiński won the fight via unanimous decision.

Fabiński faced André Muniz on September 5, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 176.[16] He lost the fight via an armbar in round one.[17]

Fabiński faced Gerald Meerschaert on April 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 22.[18] He lost the fight via technical submission in round one.[19]

After the loss he was released by UFC.[20] Fabiński holds the all-time UFC record for Control Time Percentage with 79.1%.[21]

KSW

Signing with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Fabiński faced Laïd Zerhouni on January 20, 2024 at KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović, getting knocked out in 12 seconds.[22]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

22 matches	16 wins	6 losses
By knockout	8	1
By submission	0	4
By decision	8	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	16–6	Laïd Zerhouni	KO (punches)	KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović	January 20, 2024	1	0:12	Warsaw, Poland
Win	16–5	Kacper Karski	Decision (unanimous)	Strife 4	October 7, 2023	3	5:00	Rzeszów, Poland
Loss	15–5	Gerald Meerschaert	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum	April 17, 2021	1	2:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	15–4	André Muniz	Submission (armbar)	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai	September 5, 2020	1	2:42	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	15–3	Darren Stewart	Decision (unanimous)	Cage Warriors 113	March 20, 2020	3	5:00	Manchester, England	Return to Middleweight.
Loss	14–3	Michel Prazeres	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio	November 17, 2018	1	1:02	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	14–2	Emil Weber Meek	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith	July 22, 2018	3	5:00	Hamburg, Germany
Win	13–2	Héctor Urbina	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum	November 21, 2015	3	5:00	Monterrey, Mexico
Win	12–2	Garreth McLellan	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2	April 11, 2015	3	5:00	Kraków, Poland	Middleweight bout.
Win	11–2	Alik Tseiko	Decision (split)	MMA Raju 14	October 18, 2014	3	5:00	Tartu, Estonia	Welterweight debut.
Win	10–2	Alexey Repalov	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Fighters Arena 9	Jun 8, 2014	1	1:54	Józefów, Poland	Catchweight (190 lb) bout.
Win	9–2	Gregor Herb	Decision (unanimous)	WAM: Fabiński vs. Herb	May 9, 2014	3	5:00	Warsaw, Poland
Win	8–2	Michał Szuliński	TKO (elbows)	PLMMA 29: Extra	March 15, 2014	1	4:10	Legionowo, Poland	Won the PLMMA Middleweight Championship.
Loss	7–2	Wendres Carlos da Silva	Decision (unanimous)	Pro MMA Challenge 1: Drwal vs. Heleno	March 1, 2014	3	5:00	Wrocław, Poland
Win	7–1	Antoni Chmielewski	TKO (doctor stoppage)	PLMMA 26 Extra: Legionowo	December 28, 2013	1	5:00	Legionowo, Poland
Win	6–1	Dominik Chmiel	TKO (punches)	Gladiator World Fight 2	December 8, 2013	1	0:00	Brodnica, Poland
Win	5–1	Adam Kowalski	TKO (punches)	BOC (PL): Battle of Champions	October 5, 2013	1	4:21	Zamość, Poland
Loss	4–1	Marcin Bandel	Submission (heel hook)	FA 4: Chlewicki vs. Nobrega	November 24, 2012	1	1:10	Włocławek, Poland
Win	4–0	Adam Biega	TKO (corner stoppage)	Oktagon MMA 1	May 26, 2012	1	1:57	Sanok, Poland
Win	3–0	Bartlomiej Butryn	TKO (punches)	Oktagon MMA 1	May 26, 2012	1	2:18	Sanok, Poland
Win	2–0	Marcin Mateusz Kurylczyk	Decision (unanimous)	SFT: MMA Fight Night Diva SPA	May 19, 2012	2	5:00	Kołobrzeg, Poland
Win	1–0	Robert Białoszewski	TKO (punches)	FC: Battle of Warsaw	November 18, 2011	1	0:20	Warsaw, Poland	Middleweight debut.

References

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22. Jakub Madej (2024-01-20). "Kolejna sensacja na KSW 90! Laid Zerhouni w 12 sekund znokautował Bartosza Fabińskiego! | MMAROCKS". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-20.

External links

• Bartosz Fabinski at UFC
• Professional MMA record for Bartosz Fabinski from Sherdog