Jan Błachowicz
| Jan Błachowicz | |
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| Born |
Jan Błachowicz February 24, 1983 Cieszyn, Poland |
| Residence | Poznań, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78.0 in (198 cm)[1] |
| Fighting out of | Poznań, Poland |
| Team |
Ankos Zapasy Poznań Alliance MMA Throwdown Training Center |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Jan The Iron Bear Błachowicz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan bwaxɔvit͡ʂ]; born February 24, 1983) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, Błachowicz has also formerly competed for KSW and is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion.
Mixed martial arts career
KSW
Błachowicz entered in KSWs inaugural <95 kg (209 lb) Tournament at KSW 9. Defeating three opponents in one night, Błachowicz was able to claim the tournament crown. His first opponent was Martin Zawada, who he defeated by unanimous decision. Błachowicz was able to defeat his next two opponents by armbar, including the notable opponent Antoni Chmielewski.[3]
Błachowicz went onto defeat Christian M'Pumbu four months later via armbar, before defeating previously unbeaten Maro Perak in December 2008.
Looking to expand his horizons after a very successful year 2008, Błachowicz accepted the invitation of Tomasz Drwal and joined him at the Throwdown Training Center in San Diego for a few months. He agreed to temporarily fight at Heavyweight, against Lloyd Marshbanks under the War Gods banner, but the event was cancelled. Despite suffering a serious knee injury in July, Błachowicz continued his training, as he agreed to fight "somewhere in Mexico". About three weeks later, his knee suddenly popped in training when executing a takedown. The anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee was destroyed, making a knee reconstruction after his return to Poland inevitable.[4]
Return to MMA
Błachowicz was planning his comeback fight in March against Aleksandar Radosavljevic at WFC 10, but decided to withdraw and was replaced by fellow KSW TEAM member Antoni Chmielewski. After finally returning from the knee injury and 17 months layoff,[4] Błachowicz entered into the second KSW <95 kg tournament. Błachowicz had to face two opponents in the same night. His first opponent was the undefeated Brazilian Julio Brutus. Błachowicz was able to knock Brutus out with a high kick-right hook combination at 3:40 in the first round. In the semifinal, Błachowicz submitted his training partner Wojciech Orłowski with a rear-naked choke after just 1:37.[5]
In the meantime, Błachowicz took a fight on a few days notice against Nikolai Onikienko and submitted him in the second round.
He then faced Daniel Tabera in the final of the tournament at KSW XIV, winning via TKO in the second round and becoming once again the KSW Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion. Błachowicz then faced Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou for the vacant KSW Light Heavyweight Championship at KSW XV. He lost the fight via TKO, being unable to answer the bell for the third round because of his injured leg.[6]
Błachowicz had a rematch with Sokoudjou at KSW XVII. He won the bout via unanimous decision to become the new KSW Light Heavyweight Champion. His next three fights in KSW were against Mario Miranda, Houston Alexander and Goran Reljic, and all three he won by unanimous decision.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In January 2014, after completing a 17-3 record on the European scene, Błachowicz signed a contract to fight in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC.[7]
In his UFC debut, Błachowicz faced Ilir Latifi on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 53.[8] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.[9]
Błachowicz faced Jimi Manuwa on April 11, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64.[10] Błachowicz lost the fight via unanimous decision.[11]
Błachowicz was expected to face Anthony Johnson on September 5, 2015 at UFC 191.[12] However, Johnson was pulled from the bout on July 30 in favor of a fight with Jimi Manuwa at the event.[13] In turn, Błachowicz instead faced Corey Anderson on the same card.[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[15]
Błachowicz faced Igor Pokrajac on April 10, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 86.[16] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[17]
Personal life
Błachowicz is a close friend of former UFC fighter Tomasz Drwal, they were training together at the Throwdown Training Center in San Diego when he suffered his knee injury in 2009. Some time ago he moved to Warsaw with his girlfriend (Łukasz Jurkowski's sister), changing his long-time club Octagon Rybnik to Paweł Nastula's club. He also occasionally trains in Alliance MMA with names such as Alexander Gustafsson, Phil Davis, Joey Beltran and Dominick Cruz. [4]
Championships and accomplishments
- Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- KSW Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; Last)
- KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
- KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
- KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
- Fight of the Night (Three times)
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 24 matches | 19 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By submission | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 3 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 19–5 | Igor Pokrajac | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos | April 10, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| Loss | 18–5 | Corey Anderson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 191 | September 5, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 18–4 | Jimi Manuwa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 | April 11, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Kraków, Poland | |
| Win | 18–3 | Ilir Latifi | TKO (body kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story | October 4, 2014 | 1 | 1:58 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Win | 17–3 | Goran Reljic | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 22 | March 16, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | Defended the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 16–3 | Houston Alexander | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 20 | September 15, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdansk, Poland | Defended the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 15–3 | Mario Miranda | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 18 | February 25, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Plock, Poland | Non-title bout. |
| Win | 14–3 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 17: Revenge | November 26, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Lódz, Poland | Won the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 13–3 | Toni Valtonen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland | May 21, 2011 | 2 | 1:23 | Gdansk, Poland | |
| Loss | 12–3 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | TKO (retirement) | KSW 15: Contemporary Gladiators | March 19, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | For the vacant KSW Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–2 | Daniel Tabera | TKO (punches) | KSW 14: Judgment Day | September 24, 2010 | 2 | 4:20 | Lódz, Poland | KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final. |
| Win | 11–2 | Nikolai Onikienko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Absolute FC | June 24, 2010 | 2 | N/A | Cheboksary, Russia | |
| Win | 10–2 | Wojciech Orlowski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KSW 13: Kumite | May 7, 2010 | 1 | 1:37 | Katowice, Poland | KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 9–2 | Julio Brutus | KO (head kick and punch) | KSW 13: Kumite | May 7, 2010 | 1 | 3:40 | Katowice, Poland | KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 8–2 | Maro Perak | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KSW 10: Dekalog | December 12, 2008 | 2 | 1:51 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Win | 7–2 | Christian M'Pumbu | Submission (armbar) | KSW Extra | September 13, 2008 | 2 | 3:12 | Dabrowa Górnicza, Poland | |
| Win | 6–2 | Aziz Karaoglu | Submission (armbar) | KSW IX: Konfrontacja | May 9, 2008 | 1 | 4:13 | Warsaw, Poland | KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final. |
| Win | 5–2 | Antoni Chmielewski | Submission (armbar) | KSW IX: Konfrontacja | May 9, 2008 | 2 | 2:54 | Warsaw, Poland | KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 4–2 | Martin Zawada | Decision (unanimous) | KSW IX: Konfrontacja | May 9, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 3–2 | Andre Fyeet | Submission (kimura) | KSW 8 | November 10, 2007 | 1 | 1:57 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Win | 3–1 | Daniel Dowda | TKO (knee and punches) | KSW: Elimination | September 15, 2007 | 1 | 1:35 | Wroclaw, Poland | KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final. |
| Win | 2–1 | Pawel Gasinski | TKO (punches) | KSW: Elimination | September 15, 2007 | 1 | 2:36 | Wroclaw, Poland | KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 1–1 | Sebastian Olchawa | Decision (unanimous) | KSW: Elimination | September 15, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Wroclaw, Poland | KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 0–1 | Marcin Krysztofiak | Decision (unanimous) | FCP 3: Khalidov vs. Troeng | February 25, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Poznan, Poland |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Fight Card - UFC 191 Johnson vs. Dodson 2". UFC.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ Andreas Georgiou (September 4, 2015). "Jan Blachowicz claims he is ‘reborn’ ahead of UFC 191 Corey Anderson match-up". MMA PLUS.
- ↑ "The Year In European MMA". sherdog.com. January 15, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Sherdog prospect watch - Jan Błachowicz". sherdog.com. September 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Khalidov, Sakurai Draw; Pudzianowski Outpoints Kawaguchi". sherdog.com. May 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Khalidov armbars Irvin, Sokoudjou blasts Błachowicz". sherdog.com. March 19, 2011.
- ↑ "UFC signs Polish light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz and Israeli featherweight Noad Lahat". bloodyelbow.com. January 31, 2014.
- ↑ John Barry (2014-07-30). "Latifi meets newcomer Błachowicz at UFC Stockholm". UFC.com. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ↑ Dann Stupp (2014-10-04). "UFC Fight Night 53 results: Jan Blachowicz crushes Ilir Latifi with body kick". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ↑ Staff (2015-01-23). "UFC Fight Night 64 heads to Poland with Cro Cop-Gonzaga II, Blachowicz-Manuwa". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-04-11). "UFC Fight Night 64 results: Jimi Manuwa outstrikes Jan Blachowicz to take decision". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
- ↑ Thomas Myers (2015-07-16). "Anthony Johnson's next fight set against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 191 on Sept. 5". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ↑ Damon Martin (2015-07-30). "Anthony Johnson now faces Jimi Manuwa at UFC 191 in Las Vegas". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ↑ Jason Floyd (2015-07-30). "Jan Blachowicz vs. Corey Anderson set for UFC 191". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2015-09-05). "UFC 191 results: Corey Anderson rolls over Jan Blachowicz". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
- ↑ Staff (2015-01-28). "Gonzaga-Magomedov, Blachowicz-Pokrajac, other bouts join UFC Fight Night 86 in Croatia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-04-10). "UFC Fight Night 86 results: Jan Blachowicz outworks Igor Pokrajac for decision victory". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.