| Marcin Held | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcin Held January 18, 1992 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Tychy, Poland |
| Team | Gracie Barra Bastion Tychy |
| Rank | brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Held has competed frequently in his home country of Poland and is highly touted by the media. In his home country, he is regarded as "the prodigy of Polish MMA".[1]
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Held is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is expected by many members of the media to become the youngest black belt in Poland's history.[1] Held is well known for winning multiple Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling competitions in his home country. Though he fights at lightweight, he has expressed a desire to compete at featherweight, should the right fight become available.[1]
He is currently ranked as #1 Polish Lightweight Mixed Martial Artist by mmarocks.pl [2]
Held began his professional mixed martial arts career and compiled a 3–0 record before joining Shooto. His debut fight for the organisation was at Shooto Poland, where he headlined and defeated Rafal Lasota via TKO (leg injury). Just prior to the Shooto fight, Held was named as one of the top 10 unsigned prospects to watch for 2009.[1]
In December 2009, Held competed in an 8-man tournament, defeating all three opponents; the latter two by submission. Following this, Held defeated Przemyslaw Zbiciak via submission (rear naked choke) midway through the first round.[3]
Held's first professional loss came at the hands of Lukasz Sajewski, a fellow highly-rated prospect from Poland. Sajewski was able to neutralise the submission game of Held, before gaining top position and riding out a unanimous decision victory.[4]
Held rebounded to defeat the former Cage Rage lightweight champion Jean Silva. Held weakened his opponent with leg locks, before landing a knee from the clinch. Held won the fight via TKO caused by a knee injury.[5]
Held was scheduled to participate in the inaugural event of a new Polish promotion - Infinite Fighting Federation - in October in Dąbrowa Górnicza, against German fighter Franco de Leonardis. However, due to an accident involving de Leonardis,[6] he faced Bojan Kosednar.[7] Marcin won the fight with a kneebar submission in the second round.
According to mmarocks, Held has also signed a contract to compete against Juha-Pekka Vainikainen in November at Iron Fist 3.[8] However, for unknown reasons, Held was forced to pull out of the fight and was replaced by Anthony Durnell.
On October 14, Held signed with Bellator Fighting Championships to compete in their fourth season lightweight tournament.[9] He faced wrestler Michael Chandler in the opening quarterfinal round at Bellator 36. He lost via arm triangle choke submission in the first round.
Held faced UFC veteran Phillipe Nover at Bellator 59. He won the fight via controversial split decision.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 14 matches | 12 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By submission | 6 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 12-2 | Phillipe Nover | Decision (split) | Bellator 59 | November 26, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | 11-2 | Kaleo Kwan | Submission (kneebar) | AFC 2: Lombard vs. Taylor | September 3, 2011 | 1 | 0:55 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Loss | 10-2 | Michael Chandler | Technical Submission (arm triangle choke) | Bellator 36 | March 12, 2011 | 1 | 3:53 | Shreveport, Louisiana, USA | Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| Win | 10–1 | Bojan Kosednar | Submission (kneebar) | IFF - Infinite Fighting Federation | October 8, 2010 | 2 | 3:24 | Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland | |
| Win | 9–1 | Jean Silva | TKO (knee injury) | Pro Fight 5 | June 18, 2010 | 2 | 2:30 | Wrocław, Poland | |
| Loss | 8–1 | Łukasz Sajewski | Decision (unanimous) | AOF 7 - Support for Haiti | May 29, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Płock, Poland | |
| Win | 8–0 | Przemysław Zbiciak | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring XF 1 - First Battle | March 13, 2010 | 1 | 3:11 | Zgierz, Poland | |
| Win | 7–0 | Borys Mańkowski | Submission (armbar) | MMA Challengers 2 | December 6, 2009 | 1 | 2:10 | Bytom, Poland | Won the MMA Challengers 2 tournament |
| Win | 6–0 | Mariusz Abramiak | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MMA Challengers 2 | December 6, 2009 | 1 | 3:23 | Bytom, Poland | |
| Win | 5–0 | Ireneusz Mila | Decision (unanimous) | MMA Challengers 2 | December 6, 2009 | 2 | 4:00 | Bytom, Poland | |
| Win | 4–0 | Rafał Lasota | TKO (leg injury) | Shooto Poland - Held vs. Lasota | November 21, 2009 | 3 | N/A | Kielce, Poland | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mariusz Pioskowik | TKO (punches) | Bytomska - Gala MMA 2 | May 23, 2009 | 2 | 2:49 | Bytom, Poland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Artur Sowiński | Decision (majority) | MMA Challengers 1 | May 3, 2009 | 2 | 5:00 | Mysłowice, Poland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Mateusz Piórkowski | Submission (armbar) | Abak Moto | September 28, 2008 | 1 | 4:01 | Muchowiec, Poland |