Damian Janikowski
Damian Janikowski (born 27 June 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist and former wrestler who won the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the Greco-Roman 84 kg category. He is currently ranked #2 in the KSW Middleweight rankings.[2]
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| Born | 27 June 1989 (age 34) Wrocław, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | Middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wrestling career edit
At the 2011 World Championships, he won the silver medal in the 84 kg men's Greco-Roman division. He beat Pedro Garcia Perez, Alan Khugaev, Eerik Aps and Nazmi Avluca before losing to Alim Selimov in the final.[3]
At the 2012 European Championships, he beat Zhan Belenyuk, Jim Petterson and Andrea Minguzzi, before losing to Hristo Marinov.[4]
Janikowski represented his native Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where he won the bronze medal. He beat Nazmi Avluca in the first round, Amer Hrustanović in the next and Pablo Shorey in the quarter final before losing to Karam Gaber in the semifinal.[5] Janikowski was entered in to the repechage, where he beat Mélonin Noumonvi to win his bronze medal.[5] He is 180 centimetres (5 ft 11 in) tall and weighs 85 kilograms (187 lb).
At the 2014 European Championships, he beat Javid Hamzatov before losing to Rami Hietaniemi. Because Hietaniemi reached the semifinals, Janikowski was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, he beat Ahmet Yildirim, Jim Petterson and Robert Kobliashvili, before beating Jan Fischer to win his bronze medal.[6]
Mixed martial arts career edit
In 2017, Janikowski opted to try his hand at mixed martial arts and signed with the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki organization. He made his debut at KSW 39 on 27 May 2017. He faced Julio Gallegos and won the fight via TKO due to knees and punches in the first round.
Janikowski faced Szymon Kołecki at KSW 52 on 7 December 2019. He lost the fight via a second round knockout.[7]
Damian faced Andreas Gustafsson at KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2. He won the fight via split decision.[8]
Janikowski faced Jason Radcliffe at KSW 59 on 20 March 2021.[9] He won the bout via TKO in the second round.[10]
Janikowski faced ex-UFC fighter Paweł Pawlak in his KSW debut on 4 September 2021 at KSW 63: Soldić vs. Kincl.[11] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[12]
Janikowski faced Tomasz Jakubiec on 19 March 2022 at KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski. He won the bout in the first round, knocking Jakubiec unconscious.[13]
Janikowski faced Tom Breese on 10 September 2022 at KSW 74, controversially losing via guillotine choke in the second round, with the bout being stopped after the ref thought that Janikowski tapped when he said he didn't.[14]
Janikowski faced Cezary Kęsik on July 15, 2023, at KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor.[15] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[16]
Janikowski faced Tomasz Romanowski on December 16, 2023 at KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse, winning the bout via unanimous decision.[17]
Mixed martial arts record edit
| 15 matches | 9 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 4 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 10–5 | Tomasz Romanowski | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse | 16 December 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Gliwice, Poland | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 9–5 | Cezary Kęsik | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor | 15 July 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdynia, Poland | |
| Win | 8–5 | Mateusz Kubiszyn | Decision (unanimous) | HIGH League 5 | 10 December 2022 | 3 | 3:00 | Łódź, Poland | Catchweight (198 lb) bout. |
| Loss | 7–5 | Tom Breese | Submission (guillotine choke) | KSW 74: De Fries vs. Prasel | 10 September 2022 | 2 | 1:53 | Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland | |
| Win | 7–4 | Tomasz Jakubiec | KO (punch) | KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski | 19 March 2022 | 1 | 3:42 | Radom, Poland | |
| Loss | 6–4 | Paweł Pawlak | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 63: Crime of The Century | 4 September 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Warszawa, Poland | |
| Win | 6–3 | Jason Radcliffe | TKO (punches) | KSW 59: Fight Code | 20 March 2021 | 2 | 4:41 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Win | 5–3 | Andreas Gustafsson | Decision (split) | KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 | 10 October 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Szymon Kołecki | TKO (punches) | KSW 52: Race | 7 December 2019 | 2 | 3:03 | Gliwice, Poland | Catchweight (201 lbs) |
| Win | 4–2 | Tony Giles | Submission (verbal) | KSW 50: London | 14 September 2019 | 1 | 1:24 | London, England | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aleksandar Ilić | KO (head kick) | KSW 47: The X-Warriors | 23 March 2019 | 3 | 0:23 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Michał Materla | TKO (punches) | KSW 45: The Return to Wembley | 6 October 2018 | 1 | 3:10 | London, England | |
| Win | 3–0 | Yannick Bahati | TKO (punches) | KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis | 14 April 2018 | 1 | 0:18 | Wrocław, Poland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Antoni Chmielewski | TKO (punches) | KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldić | 23 December 2017 | 2 | 2:33 | Katowice, Poland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Julio Gallegos | TKO (knee and punches) | KSW 39: Colosseum | 27 May 2017 | 1 | 1:26 | Warszawa, Poland |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b . ipd.home.pl. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "KSW - Martial Arts Confrontation - Official KSW Federation website". www.kswmma.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database - 2011 World Championship". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database - 2012 European Championships". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database - 2014 European Championships". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Carroll, Peter (7 December 2019). "KSW 52 results: Champions Scott Askham, Salahdine Parnasse shine in Gliwice". mmafighting.com.
- ^ Duffy, Ben (10 October 2020). "Mamed Khalidov Wipes Out Scott Askham to Regain Middleweight Title at KSW 55". sherdog.com.
- ^ Critchfield, Tristen (2 March 2021). "Darko Stosic vs. Michal Wlodarek, Four Other Bouts Added to KSW 59 Lineup". Sherdog.
- ^ "KSW 59: Fight Code Results". Cageside Press. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Martin, Damon (12 August 2021). "Olympic bronze medalist Damian Janikowski faces ex-UFC fighter Pawel Pawlak at KSW 63". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "KSW 63: Paweł Pawlak pokonał Damiana Janikowskiego (WIDEO) - Polsat Sport". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 4 September 2021. from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Co za nokaut w KSW! Janikowski wrócił do wygrywania [WIDEO]". Sport.pl (in Polish). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "KSW 74: Kontrowersyjne przerwanie w walce Janikowski vs. Breese - myMMA.pl". mymma.pl (in Polish). 10 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Sobczak, Bartosz (15 June 2023). "Damian Janikowski vs. Cezariusz Kęsik – bitka w kategorii średniej na KSW 84!". mymma.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Philip De Fries Chokes Out Szymon Bajor, Scores Ninth Title Defense at KSW 84". Sherdog. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Krwawa łaźnia! Damian Janikowski przetrwał trudne chwile, zdominował i rozbił Tomasza Romanowskiego na KSW 89!". Lowking.pl (in Polish). 16 December 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
External links edit
- Professional MMA record for Damian Janikowski from Sherdog
- Damian Janikowski at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Damian Janikowski at Olympedia
- Damian Janikowski at Olympics.com
- Damian Janikowski at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski () (in Polish)