Damian Stasiak (born February 20, 1990) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). A professional competitor since 2011, he formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), M-1 Global, BAMMA, and Absolute Championship Berkut. He is currently ranked #7 in the KSW Featherweight rankings.[3]

Background

Stasiak began training in karate at the age of six, later earning his black belt (International Traditional Karate Federation),[4] and won multiple World Championships in individual Kumite. Stasiak is also accomplished in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, holding the rank of brown belt.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Stasiak made his professional debut in November 2011 where he competed primarily in regional promotions across the Eastern Europe, including stints in M-1 Global and BAMMA, where he compiled a record of 8—2 before signing with the UFC in the spring of 2015.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

He made his debut against Yaotzin Meza at UFC Fight Night 64 on April 11, 2014.[7] He lost the back and forth fight by unanimous decision.[8]

Stasiak was briefly linked to a fight with Erik Pérez on November 21, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.[9] However, Stasiak was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons in mid-October and was replaced by Taylor Lapilus.[10]

Stasiak next faced Filip Pejić on April 10, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 86.[11] He won the fight via submission in the first round.[12]

Stasiak faced Davey Grant on October 8, 2016, at UFC 204.[13] He won the fight via submission in the third round.[14]

Stasiak faced Pedro Munhoz on May 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 109.[15] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Stasiak faced Brian Kelleher on October 21, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 118.[17] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the third round.[18] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[19]

Stasiak met promotional newcomer Liu Pingyuan on July 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 134.[20] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[21]

Stasiak was released by the UFC in September 2018.[22]

KSW

After one victory in the regional circuit, Stasiak signed with KSW and faced Antun Račić for the inaugural KSW Bantamweight Championship at KSW 51 on November 9, 2019.[23] Stasiak lost the grappling-heavy contest via unanimous decision.[24]

Stasiak made his sophomore appearance in the organization against Patryk Surdyn at KSW 55 on October 10, 2020. He won the fight via second-round submission.[25]

Stasiak returned to featherweight and faced Andrey Lezhnev on June 5, 2021, at KSW 61. He submitted Lezhnev in the first round via triangle choke.[26]

Stasiak faced Lom-Ali Eskijew on December 18, 2021, at KSW 65: Khalidov vs. Soldić.[27] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[28]

Stasiak faced Robert Ruchała on October 14, 2022, at KSW 75: Ruchała vs. Stasiak. He lost the close bout via split decision.[29]

Stasiak faced Pascal Hintzen on July 15, 2023, at KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor.[30] He won the bout via triangle choke in the first round.[31]

Stasiak faced Adam Soldaev on January 20, 2024 at KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović, getting knocked out in the second round.[32]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
24 matches 14 wins 10 losses
By knockout 1 2
By submission 11 0
By decision 2 8
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 14–10 Adam Soldaev KO (punch) KSW 90 January 20, 2024 2 1:08 Warsaw, Poland
Win 14–9 Pascal Hintzen Submission (triangle choke) KSW 84 July 15, 2023 1 2:50 Gdynia, Poland Submission of the Night.
Loss 13–9 Robert Ruchała Decision (split) KSW 75 October 14, 2022 3 5:00 Nowy Sącz, Poland Fight of the Night.
Loss 13–8 Lom-Ali Eskiev Decision (unanimous) KSW 65 December 18, 2021 3 5:00 Gliwice, Poland Fight of the Night.
Win 13–7 Andrey Lezhnev Submission (triangle choke) KSW 61 June 5, 2021 1 2:41 Gdańsk, Poland Return to Featherweight.
Win 12–7 Patryk Surdyn Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) KSW 55 October 10, 2020 2 4:17 Łódź, Poland Submission of the Night.
Loss 11–7 Antun Račić Decision (unanimous) KSW 51 November 9, 2019 5 5:00 Zagreb, Croatia For the inaugural KSW Bantamweight Championship.
Win 11–6 Nikolay Kondratuk Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) Rocky Warriors Cartel 2 April 13, 2019 1 1:52 Golina, Poland Featherweight bout.
Loss 10–6 Liu Pingyuan Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith July 22, 2018 3 5:00 Hamburg, Germany
Loss 10–5 Brian Kelleher TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till October 21, 2017 3 3:39 Gdańsk, Poland Fight of the Night.
Loss 10–4 Pedro Munhoz Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira May 28, 2017 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 10–3 Davey Grant Submission (armbar) UFC 204 October 8, 2016 3 3:56 Manchester, England
Win 9–3 Filip Pejić Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos April 10, 2016 1 2:16 Zagreb, Croatia Bantamweight debut.
Loss 8–3 Yaotzin Meza Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 April 11, 2015 3 5:00 Kraków, Poland
Win 8–2 Mike Grundy Submission (triangle choke) BAMMA 19 March 28, 2015 2 4:18 Blackpool, England
Win 7–2 Kamil Selwa Submission (rear-naked choke) ACB 13 January 31, 2015 1 3:42 Płock, Poland
Win 6–2 Łukasz Grochowski Decision (unanimous) Extreme Fight Cage 1 January 25, 2014 3 5:00 Ełk, Poland Won the 3F Featherweight Tournament.
Win 5–2 Konrad Sokulski Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:31 3F Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 4–2 Tomasz Boduszek Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:32 Return to Featherweight. 3F Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Loss 3–2 Dmitry Silnyagin Decision (unanimous) Rod Fighting: Overtime Cup 2013 April 27, 2013 3 5:00 Moscow, Russia Lightweight debut.
Loss 3–1 Magomed Magomedov Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 37 February 27, 2013 3 5:00 Orenburg, Russia
Win 3–0 Krzysztof Klaczek Decision (unanimous) PMMAF: Finals November 5, 2011 2 5:00 Chorzów, Poland
Win 2–0 Pawel Chwalinski Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:15
Win 1–0 Marcin Moskiewski KO (punch) 2 2:52 Featherweight debut.

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See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Damian Stasiak - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
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  8. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2015-04-11). "UFC Fight Night 64 results: Yaotzin Meza outworks Damian Stasiak for decision win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
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