| Rafał Moks | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Kulturysta[1] |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Middleweight Welterweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Szczecin, Poland |
| Team | Berserkers Team |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Rafał "Kulturysta" Moks is a Polish mixed martial artist and practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Moks has mostly fought in Central and Eastern Europe although he also won the 2010 M-1 Global Western European Middleweight title. He faced Magomed Sultanakhmedov, his Eastern European counterpart, in a fight for the M-1 Global Middleweight title on December 10, 2010 winning by a quick submission and thus winning the M-1 Global Middleweight Championship.
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Despite his short, bulky frame, standing a 5'8", Moks fights in the mixed martial arts middleweight division;[2] he is also a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[1] Moks' professional MMA career began with a first round submission victory against Abeku Afful[3] in a Berlin-based promotion.[4] His next two fights were held a year apart and both ended with Moks defeated via TKO.[5][6] After another year out of competition, Moks defeated Rastislav Hanulay[7] via rear naked choke.[8]
Despite a 2-2 professional record,[1] Moks joined M-1 Global to take part in their Western Europe selection series. His first fight was against the Italian-based Serghei Popa[9] where Moks claimed the third submission victory of his professional career,[1] defeating Popa about 4 minutes into the opening round.[10] Moks progressed to the semi-finals of the series where he faced Croatian Danijel Dzebic[11] in May 2010.[12] Moks again achieved victory by submission, this time using a guillotine choke with just four seconds remaining in the opening round.[13]
Going into the Western Europe final, Moks faced the more experienced Ahmed Bayrak.[14] Like Moks, Bayrak had progressed to the final after two submission victories.[15] In a back-and-forth fight, Moks showed his capability to endure multiple punches and ability to fight off his back which proved valuable, as Moks outlasted Bayrak to take a unanimous decision.[2]
The win made Moks the M-1 Global Western European Champion in the middleweight division and lined him up to face Magomed Sultanakhmedov,[16] winner of the Eastern European Championship, for the M-1 Global Middleweight title.[2] This title fight took place in Moscow on December 10, 2010, at the M-1 Challenge XXII event.[17] Rafal won the bout and is expected to hold his first title defence against Tyson Jeffries,[18] the 2010 M-1 Global Americas Selection Champion.[2]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 11 matches | 6 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 3 |
| By submission | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 6-5 | Aslambek Saidov | Decision (majority) | KSW XVII | November 26, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Loss | 6-4 | Yasubey Enomoto | Decision (majority) | 2011_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_European_Battle | June 4, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Loss | 6-3 | Rashid Magomedov | TKO (strikes) | 2011_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXIII:_Grishin_vs_Guram | March 5, 2011 | 1 | 2:06 | Moscow, Russia | Welterweight debut |
| Win | 6-2 | Magomed Sultanakhmedov[16] | Submission (heel hook) | 2010_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXII:_Narkun_vs._Vasilevsky | December 10, 2010 | 1 | 0:18 | Moscow, Russia[17] | Won the M-1 Global Middleweight title |
| Win | 5-2 | Ahmed Bayrak[14] | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 Selection 2010 - Eastern Europe Finals | July 22, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia[19] | Became the M-1 Selection Western European Middleweight Champion |
| Win | 4-2 | Danijel Dzebic[11] | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | M-1 Selection 2010 - Western Europe Round 3 | May 29, 2010 | 1 | 4:56 | Helsinki, Finland[13] | |
| Win | 3-2 | Serghei Popa[9] | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | M-1 Selection 2010 - Western Europe Round 1 | February 5, 2010 | 1 | 4:13 | Hilversum, the Netherlands[20] | |
| Win | 2-2 | Rastislav Hanulay[7] | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Fight Club Berlin 14 | November 15, 2009 | 1 | N/A | Berlin, Germany[8] | |
| Loss | 1-2 | Ismail Cetinkaya[21] | TKO (punches) | Fight Club Berlin 12 | November 2, 2008 | 1 | N/A | Berlin, Germany[6] | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Leszek Wojtczyk[22] | TKO (corner stoppage) | Pro Fight 2 | November 25, 2007 | 2 | N/A | Torun, Poland[5] | |
| Win | 1-0 | Abeku Afful[3] | Submission | Fight Club Berlin 10 | October 28, 2007 | 1 | 2:01 | Berlin, Germany[4] |
Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog[1]