Paweł Nastula

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Paweł Nastula

Statistics
Height	6'0 / 185cm
Weight	235 lbs / 107 kg
Born	June 26, 1970
Town of birth	Poland
Fighting style	Judo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	1
By knockout	0
By submission	1
Losses	3
Draws	0

Paweł Nastula (born June 26, 1970) is a Polish heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts, currently competing in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, a Japanese MMA organization. He was the 1995 and 1997 Judo World Champion, and 1996 gold medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, winning those titles in the U95kg weight category.

Nastula received a tough welcome to the PRIDE organisation, immediately facing two of PRIDE's top heavyweight contenders and seasoned professionals in Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Aleksander Emelianenko. Nastula wasted little time lamenting these losses. In his 3rd match in July 2006, Nastula made easy work of previously unbeaten MMA professional Edson Drago.

Nastula is the third judo Olympic gold medalist to compete in PRIDE, following Hidehiko Yoshida and Makoto Takimoto. In addition to the 1996 Summer Olympics, Nastula had won many European and World competitions, and was considered one of the top judo players in the world. According to PRIDE's promotion, he also went for 312 consecutive wins over a period of 1,220 days, a monumental feat.

Nastula suffered a defeat to Pride Grand Prix finalist Josh Barnett by ankle lock at PRIDE 32: The Real Deal. It was later announced that he failed his NSAC-administered drug test. Nastula tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone as well as banned stimulants phenylpropanolamine, pseudoephedrine, and ephedrine. Nastula has denied the veracity of the test results, however, claiming that the stimulants were absorbed into his system from over-the-counter supplements and that nandrolone, a mass-building substance, would not have been useful to him as he has not gained any muscle mass since coming to PRIDE. According to an interview by the website www.budo.pl, Nastula has rented lawyers to solve the situation.

[edit] MMA Record

1 wins - 3 losses - 0 draw

Date	Outcome	Opponent	Event	Details	Time
10/21/2006	Loss	Josh Barnett	PRIDE 32: The Real Deal	Submission (Toe Hold)	Round 2 : 3:04
7/1/2006	Win	Edson Drago	PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute	Submission (Armbar)	Round 1 : 4:33
12/31/2005	Loss	Aleksander Emelianenko	PRIDE Shockwave 2005	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Round 1 : 8:45
6/26/2005	Loss	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005	TKO (Strikes)	Round 1 : 8:38