Jan Błachowicz
| Jan Błachowicz | |
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| Born |
Jan Błachowicz February 24, 1983 Cieszyn, Poland |
| Residence | Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Fighting out of | Warsaw, Poland |
| Team | Nastula Team |
| Rank | brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jan Błachowicz (born February 24, 1983) is a Polish mixed martial artist who is currently signed with the UFC light heavyweight division. He is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Błachowicz has mostly competed for KSW, Poland's biggest promotion. He was considered by many to be one of the top 205 pound fighters not competing in a Zuffa promotion.
Mixed martial arts career
Background
Błachowicz is seen as one of the top light heavyweights in Poland and is also regarded as the successor to Mamed Khalidov. He is currently ranked as the #1 Polish Light-Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by mmarocks.pl[1] and #1 European Light-Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by groundandpound.de
.[2]
Błachowicz' career has so far been blighted by injuries such as knee and shoulder problems that sidelined him for the whole of 2009.[3]
Jan has recently received his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Joe Moreira.[4]
KSW
Błachowicz entered in KSWs first <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.[5]
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, Jan 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, Jan 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.[6]
Return to MMA
Jan 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,[6] 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 semi-final, Błachowicz submitted his training partner Wojciech Orłowski with a rear-naked choke after just 1:37.[7]
In the meantime, Błachowicz took a fight on a few days notice against Nikolai Onikienko and submitted him in the second round.
He faced the Spaniard 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.[8]
Błachowicz had a rematch with Rameau Thierry 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 such an opponents like Mario Miranda, Houston Alexander and Goran Reljic which all of them he won by unanimous decisions. On the day of January 31, 2014 Blachowicz signed a contract with the UFC, expected to making his debut later that year.[citation needed]
Personal life
Janek 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 The Alliance (MMA) with names such as Phil Davis (fighter), Joey Beltran and Dominick Cruz. [6]
Championships and accomplishments
- Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- KSW Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; Current)
- 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 | ||
| 20 matches | 17 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By submission | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17–3 |  Goran Reljic |
Decision (unanimous) | KSW 22 | March 16, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | Fight of the Night. Defended the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16–3 |  Houston Alexander |
Decision (unanimous) | KSW 20 | September 15, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdansk, Poland | Defended the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15–3 |  Mario Miranda |
Decision (unanimous) | KSW 18 | February 25, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Płock, Poland | Fight of the Night. Non-title bout. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14–3 |  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou |
Decision (unanimous) | KSW 17 | November 26, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | Fight of the Night. Won the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13–3 |  Toni Valtonen |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | KSW 16 | May 21, 2011 | 2 | 1:23 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 12–3 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou |
TKO (leg kicks) | KSW 15 | March 19, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | For vacant KSW Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12–2 |  Daniel Tabera |
TKO (punches) | KSW 14 | September 24, 2010 | 2 | 4:20 | Łódź, Poland | KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11–2 |  Nikolai Onikienko |
Submission (rear naked choke) | World Absolute FC | June 24, 2010 | 2 | N/A | Cheboksary, Russia | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10–2 |  Wojciech Orłowski |
Submission (rear naked choke) | KSW 13 | May 7, 2010 | 1 | 1:37 | Katowice, Poland | KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9–2 | Julio Brutus |
KO (head kick and punch) | KSW 13 | May 7, 2010 | 1 | 3:40 | Katowice, Poland | KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8–2 | Maro Perak |
Submission (rear naked choke) | KSW X | December 12, 2008 | 2 | 1:51 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7–2 |  Christian M'Pumbu |
Submission (armbar) | KSW - Extra | September 13, 2008 | 2 | 3:12 | Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6–2 |  Aziz Karaoglu |
Submission (armbar) | KSW 9 | May 9, 2008 | 1 | 4:13 | Warsaw, Poland | KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5–2 | Antoni Chmielewski |
Submission (armbar) | KSW 9 | May 9, 2008 | 2 | 2:54 | Warsaw, Poland | KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4–2 |  Martin Zawada |
Decision (unanimous) | KSW 9 | May 9, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 3–2 | Andre Fyeet |
Submission (kimura) | KSW 8 | November 10, 2007 | 1 | 1:57 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3–1 | Daniel Dowda |
TKO (knee and punches) | KSW - Elimination | September 15, 2007 | 1 | 1:35 | Wrocław, Poland | KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2–1 | Paweł Gasiński |
TKO (punches) | KSW - Elimination | September 15, 2007 | 1 | 2:36 | Wrocław, Poland | KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1–1 | Sebastian Olchawa |
Decision (unanimous) | KSW - Elimination | September 15, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Wrocław, Poland | KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 0–1 | Marcin Krysztofiak |
Decision (unanimous) | FCP 3 - Khalidov vs. Troeng | February 25, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Poznan, Poland |
References
- ↑ "Polish MMA fighter rankings". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved September 1, 2010 (in Polish).
- ↑ "European MMA fighter rankings". groundandpound.de. Retrieved September 17, 2010 (in German).
- ↑ "10 September Tussles Worth Watching". sherdog.com. September 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Brown Błachowicz". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved November 8, 2010 (with picture).
- ↑ "The Year In European MMA". sherdog.com. January 15, 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "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.