| Damian Grabowski | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1980 Opole, Poland |
| Other names | Polish Pit Bull |
| Residence | Opole, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Opole, Poland |
| Team | Lutadores Opole |
| Rank | purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Damian Grabowski (born May 12, 1980) is a Polish mixed martial artist. He fights in the heavyweight division and competed for various European MMA promotions, gathering a perfect record of twelve wins in a streak, all by stoppage, with four of them earned in a one-night sixteen men heavyweight tournament, before signing with Bellator.
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Grabowski comes from a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling background, having much success in those disciplines. Damian is currently ranked as #1 Polish Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by MMAROCKS.PL [1] and #1 European Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by groundandpound.de [2]
Grabowski defeated Kiril Handzhiyski at FX3 on June 13 in London (a last-minute replacement for Gary Rawlings).
Damian was then scheduled to fight PRIDE veteran Valentijn Overeem at a Beast of the East event in November in Gdynia, Poland and also Thorsten Kronz (known from Team Germany on M-1) on December 5 in Darmstadt, Germany on Mix Fight Gala IX.
[3] [4] Damian sustained a shoulder injury during training just a few days before the Overeem fight and had to drop out of both.
He recently returned with a first-round armbar win against Dion Staring and then fought at BOTE - Gdynia II in June against Michał Kita to determine the best heavyweight fighter in Poland. After connecting with a powerful upkick that cut the eyebrow of Kita, who slipped, falling out of the ring, Damian was declared the winner by doctor stoppage due to a heavily swollen eye.[5]
MMAROCKS.PL first announced that Damian signed a contract with Bellator FC and will compete in their heavyweight tournament at Bellator XXV in August 2010.[6] His opponent in the first round was Scott Barrett [7] .[8] He won the fight via unanimous decision and was expected to face Neil Grove in the semi-finals, but instead faced Cole Konrad. His winning streak of thirteen snapped, as he lost the fight via unanimous decision, being unable to stop the takedowns of Konrad.
Grabowski's entrance song is 40:1 by Sabaton.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 15 matches | 14 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By submission | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 14-1 | Joaquim Ferreira | Submission (guillotine choke) | MMMA: MMA Attack | November 5, 2011 | 1 | 2:57 | Warszawa, Masovian, Poland | |
| Loss | 13-1 | Cole Konrad | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 29 | September 16, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Bellator Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal |
| Win | 13-0 | Scott Barrett | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 25 | August 19, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Bellator Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| Win | 12-0 | Michał Kita | TKO (doctor stoppage) | BOTE: Grabowski vs. Kita | June 12, 2010 | 1 | 3:25 | Gdynia, Pomeranian, Poland | |
| Win | 11-0 | Dion Staring | Submission (armbar) | BOTE: Chahbari vs. Souwer | January 30, 2010 | 2 | 2:44 | Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands | |
| Win | 10-0 | Kiril Handzhiyski | Submission (rear naked choke) | FX3: Rough Justice | June 13, 2009 | 1 | 1:27 | London, England | |
| Win | 9-0 | Miodrag Petkovic | Submission (rear naked choke) | UCFC: 20,000 Dollar Tournament | April 4, 2009 | 2 | 3:48 | Vienna, Wien, Austria | UCFC 2009 Openweight Tournament Final. |
| Win | 8-0 | Lincon Rodriguez | Submission (kimura) | UCFC: 20,000 Dollar Tournament | April 4, 2009 | 1 | 2:24 | Vienna, Wien, Austria | UCFC 2009 Openweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 7-0 | Martinsh Egle | TKO (punches) | UCFC: 20,000 Dollar Tournament | April 4, 2009 | 1 | 0:29 | Vienna, Wien, Austria | UCFC 2009 Openweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 6-0 | Elvedin Tukic | TKO (punches) | UCFC: 20,000 Dollar Tournament | April 4, 2009 | 1 | 1:24 | Vienna, Wien, Austria | UCFC 2009 Openweight Tournament Opening Round. |
| Win | 5-0 | Martin Cermak | Submission (punches) | Pro Fight 3 | February 22, 2009 | 1 | 1:02 | Olsztyn, Warmian-Masurian, Poland | |
| Win | 4-0 | Deividas Banaitis | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bushido Lithuania: Hero's 2008 | November 8, 2008 | 2 | 1:52 | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Win | 3-0 | Dion Staring | Submission (armbar) | Fight Sensation 3 | May 24, 2008 | 1 | 3:05 | Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands | |
| Win | 2-0 | Ireneusz Cholewa | TKO (punches) | Mielnie Gala | July 18, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Mielno, West Pomeranian, Poland | |
| Win | 1-0 | Pawel Kubiak | TKO (cut) | Gladiator's Series | June 24, 2007 | 1 | 1:33 | Tychy, Silesian, Poland |