Mateusz Gamrot

Gamrot stopped Ribovics with an arm-triangle choke late in the second round at UFC 327 and delivered the kind of grappling-heavy rebound he needed. The win mattered because it immediately answered the Charles Oliveira loss and kept him planted in the lightweight contender group.

Key moments

• Submitted Ribovics at 4:19 of round two with an arm-triangle choke.
• The result came in Gamrot's first fight after the October 2025 loss to Charles Oliveira.
• It pushed his professional record to 26-4 with one no contest.

Oliveira handed Gamrot a second-round submission loss in Rio and snapped the momentum Gamrot had rebuilt in the first half of 2025. It was the kind of setback that mattered because Gamrot entered in position to make another strong title argument and instead got pulled back into the pack.

Key moments

• Lost by face-crank submission at 2:48 of round two.
• The defeat followed the May 2025 unanimous decision win over Ľudovít Klein.
• It dropped Gamrot to 25-4 with one no contest before UFC 327.

Gamrot outpointed Klein over three rounds in Las Vegas and steadied the run after the Hooker loss. It was an important win because he went from chasing rather than resetting, keeping himself in the lightweight rankings picture without needing a firefight to do it.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over Klein after fifteen minutes.
• The performance bounced him back from the August 2024 split-decision loss to Dan Hooker.
• It moved him to 25-3 with one no contest.

Gamrot came up short in a split decision against Hooker in Perth in one of the stronger lightweight action fights of that stretch. The loss mattered because it interrupted the bounce-back from the dos Anjos and Fiziev wins and cost him momentum in a division where a single result can shift the rankings line quickly.

Key moments

• Dropped a split decision to Hooker after three rounds.
• The bout earned Fight of the Night honors.
• It ended the two-fight winning streak he had built over Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev.

Gamrot banked a veteran win over dos Anjos in Miami by taking a unanimous decision across three rounds. The result mattered because it kept him in serious lightweight company after the Fiziev stoppage and gave him consecutive wins over ranked-caliber names.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over dos Anjos after three rounds.
• The victory followed the September 2023 stoppage of Rafael Fiziev.
• It pushed Gamrot to 24-2 with one no contest.

Gamrot's first UFC main event as a headliner turned into an awkward but still important win. The opening round showed exactly why the matchup was so compelling, with Fiziev's speed and takedown defence colliding with Gamrot's chain wrestling, before Fiziev's knee gave out early in the second after a kick sequence ended badly.

Key moments

• Spent the first round forcing Fiziev to constantly defend level changes and scrambles.
• Benefited from an unfortunate injury when Fiziev's knee failed early in round two.
• Won by TKO at 2:03 of the second round in a result that still pushed him back toward the top of the division.

Gamrot had to battle through a difficult, back-and-forth fight with Turner, who brought the kind of length and finishing danger that can punish every bad entry. It was not Gamrot's cleanest performance, but he stayed in the fight, kept forcing pace changes and did enough over three rounds to escape with a narrow split decision.

Key moments

• Took the fight on short notice and had to solve Turner's range and submission-threat style on the fly.
• Won a competitive three-round fight that two judges scored 30-27 and 29-28 in his favor.
• The result immediately steadied him after the Beneil Dariush loss.

Dariush gave Gamrot one of the tougher style checks of his UFC rise by matching his pace and winning the cleaner exchanges over most of the fight. Gamrot kept pressing and never let the bout get easy, but Dariush's stronger overall showing and late damage sealed a unanimous decision that halted Gamrot's early contender surge.

Key moments

• Faced a fellow contender who consistently met him in the wrestling and scramble phases.
• Was dropped late as Dariush closed the fight with the more damaging moments.
• Lost a unanimous decision by scores of 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28.

Gamrot announced himself as a real lightweight contender by outlasting Tsarukyan over five hard rounds in both men's first UFC main event. The fight was full of wrestling exchanges, pace swings and momentum changes, and Gamrot's ability to keep working through all 25 minutes was enough to edge a unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Won his first UFC main event in a five-round contender fight.
• Handled extended wrestling and scramble exchanges without letting the pace break him.
• Took three 48-47 scorecards over Tsarukyan.

The Ferreira fight was the performance that really restarted Gamrot's UFC run after the narrow debut loss to Guram Kutateladze. He forced Ferreira to work through relentless pressure and grappling transitions, then broke him down in the second round for a stoppage that moved Gamrot firmly into the lightweight rankings conversation.

Key moments

• Used his usual pressure and wrestling to keep Ferreira reacting instead of setting the pace.
• Finished the fight in round two after wearing Ferreira down with sustained offense.
• The stoppage pushed his UFC winning streak to three and lifted him into the division's top-15 picture.

Gamrot barely needed a minute to turn a veteran test into a statement finish. He jumped on Jeremy Stephens early, forced the scramble he wanted and locked up a fast kimura that gave him a second straight UFC win and a post-fight bonus.

Key moments

• Submitted Jeremy Stephens with a kimura at 1:05 of round one.
• Finished a longtime UFC veteran almost immediately after the opening exchange.
• Earned one of the night's post-fight bonuses.
• Moved to 2-1 in the UFC after losing his debut the previous year.

Gamrot's first UFC win came with authority. After a competitive opening round against Scott Holtzman, he found the finish early in the second and scored the kind of knockout that immediately reset the mood around his UFC run after the debut loss.

Key moments

• Knocked out Scott Holtzman with punches at 1:22 of round two.
• Outlanded Holtzman 39-10 in significant strikes.
• Scored the first UFC win of his career after the split-decision debut loss.
• Showed more finishing threat than the careful first UFC appearance suggested.

Gamrot's UFC debut was a razor-close split decision that still showed he belonged immediately. Guram Kutateladze's kicks and cleaner scoring moments edged the cards, but Gamrot kept the pace high enough to make the fight one of the sharper lightweight debuts on that card.

Key moments

• Lost a split decision in his UFC debut.
• Outlanded Kutateladze 52-37 in significant strikes despite the defeat.
• Completed five takedowns across the three rounds.
• The fight was competitive enough to keep his stock intact even in defeat.

Gamrot closed his KSW run by defending the lightweight title in a five-round main event against short-notice challenger Marian Ziółkowski. It was a composed championship performance that preserved his unbeaten run and let him leave the promotion as a reigning titleholder.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over Marian Ziółkowski in the KSW 54 main event.
• Defended the KSW lightweight championship over five rounds in Warsaw.
• Beat a short-notice replacement after the original matchup changed late.
• Finished his KSW career still holding major title momentum before the UFC move.

The trilogy with Norman Parke finally produced a decisive ending when Gamrot won by doctor stoppage in the third round. After a disputed first fight and a no contest in the rematch, this one settled the rivalry in the cage and kept Gamrot's run intact heading into his final KSW defense.

Key moments

• Stopped Norman Parke via doctor stoppage at 3:02 of round three.
• Closed a rivalry that had already produced one decision win and one no contest.
• Won another five-round KSW main event in Warsaw.
• Carried the victory straight into his final lightweight title defense a month later.

Gamrot became a two-division KSW champion by shutting down Kleber Koike Erbst over five rounds for the vacant featherweight belt. Beating a dangerous grappler for a second title was one of the defining achievements of his pre-UFC career.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous five-round decision over Kleber Koike Erbst.
• Claimed the vacant KSW featherweight championship.
• Became a KSW double champion by adding 145-pound gold to his lightweight title.
• Handled one of the strongest submission threats on his résumé without giving up the fight's control.

Gamrot's third KSW lightweight title defense ended with one of the most distinctive finishes of his run. After carrying the fight into the championship rounds against fellow Pole Grzegorz Szulakowski, he found a fourth-round keylock and closed the defense emphatically rather than leaving it to the scorecards.

Key moments

• Submitted Szulakowski with a keylock at 4:15 of round four.
• Defended the KSW lightweight championship over a scheduled five-round fight.
• Recorded one of the rare keylock finishes on his résumé.
• Kept his unbeaten KSW run moving before the later featherweight title bid.

The rematch with Parke ended in frustration rather than resolution. After the rivalry had already started with a close first fight, repeated accidental eye-poke controversy forced the second meeting to be ruled a no contest and sent the feud toward a later trilogy bout.

Key moments

• The fight was ruled a no contest because Parke could not continue after accidental eye pokes.
• The stoppage came in the KSW 40 co-main event in Dublin.
• The unresolved finish intensified an already heated rivalry between the two lightweights.
• Set up the eventual third fight that finally produced a decisive result.

Gamrot opened the Norman Parke rivalry by winning a close but official unanimous decision in his first KSW lightweight title defense. The matchup carried real significance because Parke brought UFC experience and made Gamrot work through a tense, competitive fifteen minutes at KSW's stadium-scale Colosseum card.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over Parke after three rounds.
• Made the first defense of his KSW lightweight title.
• Beat a former UFC veteran in one of the biggest-event settings of his KSW career.
• Started the rivalry that later led to a no contest rematch and a decisive trilogy bout.

Gamrot followed his title win over Mansour Barnaoui with a cleaner finish in his first KSW lightweight defense. Against veteran challenger Renato Gomes, he took the fight into the second round and ended it with a heel hook, showing that his championship run was not going to be built only on decisions.

Key moments

• Submitted Gomes with a heel hook at 3:46 of round two.
• Completed the first defense of his KSW lightweight championship.
• Moved to 12-0 as a professional with the stoppage win.
• Backed up the Barnaoui title victory with a more decisive finish.

Gamrot claimed the vacant KSW lightweight title by outpointing Mansour Barnaoui over three rounds in a fight that earned Fight of the Night honors. It was a meaningful step in his rise because it turned an unbeaten prospect run into a championship run and gave him his first major belt in the promotion.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over Barnaoui after fifteen minutes.
• Captured the vacant KSW lightweight championship.
• Earned Fight of the Night honors at KSW 35.
• Improved to 11-0 and began the title reign that anchored the rest of his KSW career.

Gamrot's Wembley appearance ended with another stoppage when he finished Marif Piraev in the second round at KSW 32. The win mattered because it extended his unbeaten climb on one of KSW's biggest international stages and showed his pressure still translated outside Poland.

Key moments

• Stopped Piraev with punches at 3:21 of round two.
• Won on the KSW 32: Road to Wembley card in London.
• Handled an opponent who came in noticeably heavier at the weigh-in.
• Moved his pre-title KSW run forward with another finish rather than a scorecard.

Gamrot broke Rodrigo Cavalheiro late in the third round and turned a controlled home performance into a finish six seconds before the final horn. The fight was useful developmentally because he had to carry command deep into the bout before the stoppage came, rather than solving it in a quick burst.

Key moments

• Finished Cavalheiro with punches at 4:54 of round three.
• Fought on the KSW 30 main card in Poznań.
• Spent the first two rounds building the lead before forcing the late stoppage.
• Pushed his unbeaten record to 9-0 before the later Wembley and title-run stretch.

Gamrot went the distance with veteran Łukasz Chlewicki and won a unanimous decision over three rounds at KSW 29. It was an important kind of early-career win because he beat a much more experienced domestic opponent without losing control of the fight or needing a finish to prove the point.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision after fifteen minutes in Kraków.
• Beat a veteran opponent who entered with more than twice as many pro fights.
• Improved to 8-0 while still in the pre-title phase of his KSW run.
• Added another full-length win to a résumé that was not built only on quick stoppages.

Gamrot's first overseas trip ended quickly when he submitted Tim Newman with a heel hook in the opening round at Cage Warriors 72. The performance mattered because it showed his grappling threat traveled just as well as his KSW form, and it gave him a clean finish outside his home promotion before the deeper KSW climb continued.

Key moments

• Submitted Newman with a heel hook at 1:37 of round one.
• Won his first fight outside Poland on the Cage Warriors 72 card in Wales.
• Finished the bout before Newman could settle into any home-crowd rhythm.
• Kept his unbeaten record intact before returning to KSW later that year.

Gamrot kept his early KSW run intact by outpointing Jefferson George over three rounds at KSW 27. It was another useful developmental win because he stayed unbeaten against an international opponent without needing a finish and continued stacking full-fight experience inside the promotion.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over George after fifteen minutes.
• Improved to 6-0 as a professional.
• Handled a British opponent on the KSW 27 card in Gdańsk and Sopot.
• Added another composed decision before his later overseas Cage Warriors trip.

Beating former UFC fighter Andre Winner was one of the first results that made Gamrot look like more than a local prospect. He won a unanimous decision over three rounds at KSW 24 and did it against the more established name in the matchup, despite entering as the less-favored side in many outside expectations.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over Winner after three rounds.
• Beat a former UFC veteran on the KSW 24 main card in Łódź.
• Delivered one of the earliest résumé wins that clearly raised his profile in KSW.
• Moved to 5-0 as a professional after solving a much more recognized opponent.

Gamrot's KSW debut ended with a corner stoppage between rounds when Mateusz Zawadzki could not continue after two rounds of work. That win mattered because it was Gamrot's first appearance in the promotion that later defined his European rise, and he opened that chapter with a stoppage rather than a tentative debut decision.

Key moments

• Won by corner stoppage at the end of round two.
• Made his KSW debut on the Khalidov vs. Manhoef card.
• Pushed his early record to 4-0 with the stoppage victory.
• Started his long KSW run with a finish rather than simply surviving the step up.

Gamrot closed his 2012 Night of Champions stretch by beating Tomáš Deák over two rounds in Poznań. The bout mattered because it gave him another longer-form rep early in his career and showed he could bank a result over the full distance without relying on a quick finish.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision after two rounds.
• Fought in the Night of Champions 5 co-main event in Poznań.
• Improved to 3-0 as a professional.
• Added another measured win during the regional stage before joining KSW the next year.

Gamrot's second pro win came quickly when he caught Tomasz Matuszewski in a first-round guillotine at Night of Champions 4. It was an early sign that his game would not be limited to one path, because he had now followed the debut doctor-stoppage win with a clean submission finish.

Key moments

• Submitted Matuszewski with a guillotine choke at 1:11 of round one.
• Finished the fight in the opening round of a two-round regional bout.
• Moved to 2-0 early in his professional career.
• Showed a submission answer immediately after winning his debut by doctor stoppage.

Gamrot's professional debut ended with a doctor stoppage late in the second round against Arbi Shamaev at Night of Champions 3. That result was the starting point of everything that followed, and even at that stage it showed he could push a fight long enough to earn a real stoppage instead of relying on a quick novice scramble.

Key moments

• Won his pro debut by doctor stoppage at 3:59 of round two.
• The bout served as an XGSW lightweight grand prix semifinal.
• Opened his career with a finish in Poznań.
• Started the unbeaten run that later carried into KSW and then the UFC.