# Oskar Piechota

Oskar Piechota (born January 24, 1990) is a Polish mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2011, he has also competed for Cage Warriors where he is the former Middleweight Champion.

## Background

Piechota was born in Gdańsk, Poland and has started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from a young age and transitioned to mixed martial arts when he turned twenty-one.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

Piechota made his professional debut on March 5, 2011 at Ring XF3, facing Patryk Kania, and won his first professional submission via a triangle choke. He amassed a record of 9-0-1 period signed by UFC and won the Cage Warriors middleweight championship over Jason Radcliffe in 32 seconds on June 24, 2017 in England.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

Piechota made his promotional debut on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till against Jonathan Wilson. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
On February 18, 2018, Piechota face Tim Williams at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros. He won the fight via a knockout in round one.
Piechota next face Gerald Meerschaert on July 6, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two.
Piechota faced Rodolfo Vieira on August 10, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 14. He lost the fight via a submission in round two.
Piechota faced Punahele Soriano on December 14, 2019 at UFC 245. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
Piechota faced Marc-André Barriault on June 20, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. Piechota was released from UFC in June after he lost to Barriault.
Piechota received a 22-month suspension after testing positive for growth hormone-releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3) free acid, a metabolite of GHRP-2 in a sample collected on September 25, 2020. He is eligible to return to competition on July 25, 2022.

## Championships and accomplishments
### Mixed martial arts

* Cage Warriors
** Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship (One time) vs. Jason Radcliffe
* MMA Attack
** Knockout of the Night (one time) vs. Livio Victoriano (MMA Attack 3)

## Personal life

Piechota earned a degree in Physical Education in Poland.

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 16 matches | 11 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By submission | 5 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| NC | 11–3–1 (1) | Marc-André Barriault | NC (overturned) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov | June 20, 2020 | 2 | 4:50 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Originally a TKO (punches) win for Barriault; overturned after he tested positive for ostarine. |
| Loss | 11–3–1 | Punahele Soriano | KO (punch) | UFC 245 | December 14, 2019 | 1 | 3:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 11–2–1 | Rodolfo Vieira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 | August 10, 2019 | 2 | 4:26 | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| Loss | 11–1–1 | Gerald Meerschaert | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale | July 6, 2018 | 2 | 4:55 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 11–0–1 | Tim Williams | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros | February 18, 2018 | 1 | 1:54 | Austin, Texas United States | |
| Win | 10–0–1 | Jonathan Wilson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till | October 21, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 9–0–1 | Jason Radcliffe | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 85 | June 24, 2017 | 1 | 0:32 | Bournemouth, England | Won the vacant Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–0–1 | Sergio Souza | KO (head kick) | Spartan Fight 7 | April 1, 2017 | 1 | 0:37 | Chorzów, Poland | Catchweight (190 lb) bout. |
| Win | 7–0–1 | Nikos Sokolis | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Spartan Fight 6 | December 17, 2017 | 2 | 2:47 | Płock, Poland | |
| Win | 6–0–1 | Craig White | Submission (Japanese necktie) | Time of Masters 1 | January 17, 2015 | 1 | 1:17 | Sopot, Poland | |
| Win | 5–0–1 | Mattia Schiavolin | TKO (punches) | Pro MMA Challenge: Just Fight! | June 27, 2014 | 2 | 3:23 | Lublin, Poland | |
| Win | 4–0–1 | Sadibou Sy | Submission (triangle choke) | International Ring Fight Arena 6 | April 5, 2014 | 2 | N/A | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Draw | 3–0–1 | Rafał Haratyk | Draw (split) | No Contest 1 | November 9, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Kwidzyn, Poland | |
| Win | 3–0 | Livio Victoriano | KO (punch) | MMA Attack 3 | April 27, 2013 | 2 | 1:50 | Katowice, Poland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Michał Tarabańka | Submission (guillotine choke) | Battle in the Cage: Young Blood | November 9, 2012 | 1 | 0:40 | Słupsk, Poland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Patryk Kania | Submission (triangle choke) | Ring XF 3: Podwójne Uderzenie | March 5, 2011 | 1 | 0:56 | Zgierz, Poland | |