Jan Blachowicz is a Polish MMA fighter, who is competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the
UFC at the present. He has also previously been a part of KSW and has remained a Light
Heavyweight champion there. Nicknamed Prince of Cieszyn, Jan Blachowicz is a black belt in Brazliain
Jiu-Jitsu.
Career at KSW
Jan Blachowicz joined the professional MMA circuit with KSW 9, where he defeated three opponents
in one night and claimed the tournament crown. He went on to defeat eminent opponents in the
next few fights, like Antoni Chmielewski, Christian M’Pumbu and Maro Perak. But after one very
successful year, Blachowicz sustained a serious knee injury and a joint reconstruction was needed,
which kept him away from the ring for a while. He returned after 17 months and claimed back to
back important wins, including the Championship title one more time defeating Daniel Tabera. He
finished his career at KSW with three wins against Mario Miranda, Houston Alexander and Goran
Reljic.
Career at UFC
Jan Blachowicz brought his career to USA by debuting on UFC as a Light Heavyweight fighter in 2014.
From 2014 to 2017, he has bagged victories against Ilir Latifi, Igor Pokrajac, Devin Clark, Jared
Cannonier, Jimi Manuwa and Nikita Krylov. He saw his fair share of losses too.
Current Status
Jan Blachowicz is expected to face Thiago Santos on February 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 145. His
professional record stands at 23-7. As far as his personal life is concerned, he had moved to Warsaw,
Poland, his homeland with his girlfriend and has changed his long-time club Octagon Rybnik to pawel
Nastula’s club.
