Jan Blachowicz

Jan Blachowicz is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion with a professional MMA record of 29 wins and 9-losses. The polish MMA Fighter is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

1. Early Life and Career
2. Jan Blachowicz UFC
3. Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya
4. Jan Blachowicz vs Glover Teixeira
5. Jan Blachowicz Career Stats
6. Jan Blachowicz Last Fight
7. Jan Blachowicz Record

Early Life and Career

Jan Blachowicz got into martial arts at the age of 9 when he started training in judo.

Blachowicz started his professional MMA journey in 2007 at the age of 24. He fought Marcin Krysztofiak at FCP 3. Blachowicz lost the fight via unanimous decision but bounced back as he entered the KWS 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. Blachowicz defeated

Sebastian Olchawa in the quarterfinals. He then defeated Pawel Gasinski in the semi-finals and Daniel Dowda in the final to win the Light Heavyweight Tournament.

He lost his next fight after the tournament win against Andre Fyeet at KSW VII via submission(kimura). But, Jan bounced back as he entered the KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament. Blachowicz won the tournament after defeating Martin Zawada in the quarterfinals, Antoni Chmielewski in the semi-finals, and Azizi Karaoglu in the final.

Blachowicz won his next 2 fights and then entered the 2009 KSW Light Heavyweight Tournament. He won the tournament after defeating Daniel Tabera via TKO(punches) in the second round.

After winning the tournament, He got a title shot at the vacant KSW Light Heavyweight Championship. against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at KSW 15. Blachowicz lost the fight due to a leg injury incurred during the second round of the fight. He then fought Toni Valtonen at KSW 16 and defeated him in the second round via rear-naked choke to get a rematch against Rameau Theirry Sokoudjou at KSW 17.

Blachowicz defeated Rameau via unanimous decision and became the new KSW Light Heavyweight Championship. Blachowicz then won his next 4-fights and joined the UFC in 2014 with a professional record of 17-3.

Jan Blachowicz UFC

Jan Blachowicz made his UFC debut in 2014 against Ilir Latifi at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story. He won in the first round via TKO. Jan's career took a downturn after the fight as he went 1-4 in his next 5 fights but, he bounced back and defeated Devin Clark at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till. Following this, he went on a 4-fight-win streak before Thiago Santos stopped him at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos.

Jan again bounced back from the loss and went on a 4-fight win streak and defeated the likes of Luke Rockhold and Corey Anderson before getting a title shot at the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Dominick Reyes at UFC 253. Blachowicz dominated Reyes and ended the fight late in the second round via TKO(punches) to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

In his first title defense, Blachowicz fought the UFC Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Blachowicz outclassed Adesanya and won the fight via unanimous decision. Jan then fought Glover Teixeira at UFC 267. He lost to Teixeira via second-round rear-naked-choke and lost the championship.

Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya

Jan Blachowicz fought Israel Adesanya at UFC 259. This was Blachowicz's first title defense and he easily defeated the UFC Middleweight Champion Adesanya. Jan used his weight and size advantage to outstrike Adesanya on the feet as well as dominate him on the ground to take a Unanimous Decision Victory.

Jan Blachowicz vs Glover Teixeira

Jan Blachowicz fought Glover Teixeria at UFC 267 for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Glover was able to take down Blachowicz in the first round and maintained the position for the entire first round as Blachowicz tried to but could not get Glover off him. Jan looked to bounce back in the second round but got rocked by a Teixeira right. He retaliated with some punches before Teixeira took him to the ground and gained back control. Jan was unable to stop Teixeira from putting on a rear-naked-choke and submitted to the choke to lose the fight and the championship.

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Jan Blachowicz Career Stats

Current Status:

Jan Blachowicz's current record stands at 29-9. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

Win-Loss-Draw:

Matches	Wins	Losses	Draws
38	29	9	0

Wins by KO/TKO:

1. 8

Wins by Submission:

1. 9

Wins by Decision:

1. 11

Current Titles:

1. None

Reach:

1. 78 in (198cm)

Weight:

1. 216 lb / 98 kg

Weight Class:

1. Light Heavyweight

Jan Blachowicz Last Fight

Jan Blachowicz's last fight was against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC on Espn: Blachowicz vs. Rakic on 14th May 2022, for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Blachowicz won the fight in the 3rd round via TKO(knee injury).

Jan Blachowicz Record

Below is the professional MMA record of Jan Blachowicz:

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date
Win	29-9	Aleksandar Rakic	TKO (knee injury)	UFC on Espn: Blachowicz vs. Rakic	14/05/2022
Loss	28-9	Glover Teixeira	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC 267	31/10/2021
Win	28-8	Israel Adesanya	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 259	07/03/2021
Win	27-8	Dominick Reyes	TKO (punches)	UFC 253	27/09/2020
Win	26-8	Corey Anderson	KO (punch)	UFC FIght Nigyt Anderson vs Blachowicz 2	16/02/2020
Win	25-8	Jacare Souza	Decision (split)	UFC Fight Night Blachowicz vs Jacare	17/11/2019
Win	24-8	Luke Rockhold	KO(punches)	UFC 239	07/07/2019
Loss	23-8	Thiago Santos	TKO(punches)	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos	23/02/2019
Win	23-7	Nikita Krylov	Submission(arm-triangle choke)	UFC FIght Night: Hunt vs Oleinik	15/09/2018
Win	22-7	Jimi Manuwa	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov	18/03/2018
Win	21-7	Jared Cannonier	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs dos Anjos	17/12/2017
Win	20-7	Devin Clark	Submission (rear-naked-choke)	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till	22/10/2017
Loss	19-7	Patrick Cummins	Decision (majority)	UFC 210	09/04/2017
Loss	19-6	Alexander Gusatfsson	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Arlovksi vs Barnett	03/09/2016
Win	19-5	Igor Pokrajac	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs dos Santos	10/04/2016
Loss	18-5	Corey Anderson	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 191	06/09/2015
Loss	18-4	Jimi Manuwa	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Gonzago vs Cro Cop 2	11/04/2015
Win	18-3	Ilir Latifi	TKO(body kick and punches)	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story	05/10/2014
Win	17-3	Goran Reljić	Decision (Unanimous)	KSW 22: Pride Time	16/03/2013
Win	16-3	Houston Alexander	Decision (Unanimous)	KSW 20: Fighting Symphony	15/10/2012
Win	15-3	Mario Miranda	Decision (Unanimous)	KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy	25/02/2012
Win	14-3	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	Decision (Unanimous)	KSW 17: Revenge	26/11/2011
Win	13-3	Toni Valtonen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	KSW 16: Konfrontacja	21/05/2011
Loss	12-3	Rameau Theirry Sokoudjou	TKO(leg injury)	KSW 15: Konfrontacja	19/03/2011
Win	12-2	Daniel Tabera	TKO(punches)	KSW 14: Judgement Day	18/10/2010
Win	11-2	Nikolai Onikienko	Submission (rear-naked-choke)	KSW 13: Kumite	24/06/2010
Win	10-2	Julio Brutus	KO (head kick and punch)	KSW 13: Kumite	07/05/2010
Win	9-2	Wojciech Orlowski	Submission (rear-naked choke)	KSW 13: Kumite	07/05/2010
Win	8-2	Maro Perak	Submission (rear-naked choke)	KSW 10: Dekalog	12/12/2008
Win	7-2	Christain M'Pumbu	Submission (armbar)	KSW: Extra	13/10/2008
Win	6-2	Aziz Karaoglu	Submission (armbar)	KSW 9: Konfrontacja	09/05/2008
Win	5-2	Antoni Chmielewski	Submission (armbar)	KSW 9: Konfrontacja	09/05/2008
Win	4-2	Martin Zawada	Decision (unanimous)	KSW 9: Konfrontacja	09/05/2008
Loss	3-2	Andre Fyeet	Submission (kimura)	KSW 8: Konfrontacja	10/11/2007
Win	3-1	Daniel Dowda	TKO (knee and punches)	KSW: Elimination	15/10/2007
Win	2-1	Pawel Gasinski	TKO(punches)	KSW: Elimination	15/10/2007
Win	1-1	Sebastian Olchawa	Decision (unanimous)	KSW: Elimination	15/10/2007
Loss	0-1	Marcin Krysztofiak	Decision (unanimous)	FCP 3: Khalidov vs Troeng	25/02/2007