Damian Janikowski
Damian Janikowski (born June 27, 1989 in Wrocław) is a polish mixed martial artist and former wrestler.
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 27, 1989 (age 30) 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
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.[2]
At the 2012 European Championships, he beat Zhan Belenyuk, Jim Petterson and Andrea Minguzzi, before losing to Hristo Marinov.[3]
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.[4] Janikowski was entered in to the repechage, where he beat Mélonin Noumonvi to win his bronze medal.[4] 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.[5]
Mixed martial arts career
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 May 27, 2017. He faced Julio Gallegos and won the fight via TKO due to knees and punches in the first round.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 7 matches | 4 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 3 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 4–3 | Szymon Kołecki | TKO (punches) | KSW 52: Race | December 7, 2019 | 2 | 3:03 | Gliwice, Poland | Catchweight (201 lbs) |
| Win | 4–2 | Tony Giles | Submission (Punches) | KSW 50: London | September 14, 2019 | 1 | 1:24 | London, England | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Aleksandar Ilić | KO (Head Kick) | KSW 47: The X-Warriors | March 23, 2019 | 3 | 0:23 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Michal 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 | April 14, 2018 | 1 | 0:18 | Wrocław, Poland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Antoni Chmielewski | TKO (punches) | KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldić | December 23, 2017 | 2 | 2:33 | Katowice, Poland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Julio Gallegos | TKO (knee and punches) | KSW 39: Colosseum | May 27, 2017 | 1 | 1:26 | Warsaw, Poland |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2017-11-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "International Wrestling Database - 2011 World Championship". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- "International Wrestling Database - 2012 European Championships". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- "Damian Janikowski Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
- "International Wrestling Database - 2014 European Championships". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2018-04-19.