# Mateusz Gamrot

Mateusz Gamrot (born December 11, 1990) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gamrot is a former KSW Featherweight Champion and KSW Lightweight Champion. As of November 19, 2024, he is #8 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

## Background

Gamrot started wrestling at the age of ten. At middle school age, he moved to a boarding school in Milicz to train in freestyle wrestling. While studying in a technical school, he was part of the national wrestling team where he won medals in the Polish junior and youth championships. As a 20-year-old he permanently relocated to Poznań, where he trains and has a wife and two children.
He began his wrestling career in 2002, achieving success at the national and international level. He competed in over 300 matches including ones at the European and World Championships. He transitioned to mixed martial arts in 2011, training under, Andrzej Kościelski, World Champion in wrestling.
In 2012, he won a gold medal in the 70 kg category of the European Amateur MMA Championships (Brussels), defeinding his title the following year (Budapest).
He won the gold medal at the Polish grappling championships in the purple belt category (Luboń) in 2013 and 2014. In 2014 he won the ADCC Submission Wrestling European championships in the 77 kg category.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

He made his professional MMA debut on February 4, 2012, at XFS Night of Champions, defeating Chechen Arbi Shamayev. By the end of the year he had won two more fights for the federation and signed with KSW. On June 8, 2013, he had his first fight in KSW, beating Mateusz Zawadzki via TKO at KSW 23: Khalidov vs. Manhoef. On September 28 at KSW 24 he defeated former UFC fighter Andre Winner by unanimous decision. At KSW 27, Mateusz defeated Jefferson George on points.
On September 13, 2014, he made his promotional debut for Cage Warriors, defeating Welshman Tim Newman in the 1st round with a heel hook submission at CW 72. He returned to KSW on December 6, 2014, to defeat Łukasz Chlewicki at KSW 29 via unanimous decision. At KSW 30 on February 21, 2015, he defeated Brazilian Rodrigo Cavalheiro Correia by technical knockout six seconds before the final bell. Gamrot earned a Knockout of the Night bonus for his performance.
At KSW 32: Road to Wembley, Mateusz defeated Marif Piraev via TKO in the second round, improving his record to 10-0.

#### KSW Lightweight Championship

On May 27, 2016, at KSW 35, he fought for the vacant KSW Lightweight Championship belt against former British BAMMA and Russian M-1 Global champion Frenchman Mansour Barnaoui. He won the title via unanimous decision. Both fighters were awarded the Fight of the Night bonus.
At KSW 36: Materla vs. Palhares on October 1, 2016, he defended his title via heel hook against Renato Gomes Gabriel in the second round.
Gamrot faced former UFC fighter Norman Parke at KSW 39: Colosseum on May 27, 2017. He won the bout and retained the title via unanimous decision.
Gamrot rematched Norman Parke at KSW 40: Dublin on October 22, 2017. At the weigh-ins, Parke came in one pound over the championship limit and the bout was declared a non-title bout. The bout was stopped in the second round when accidental eye pokes left Parke unable to continue. Following this Parke shoved Gamrot's cornerman, Borys Mankowski, which resulted in Marcin Bilman, another professional fighter who was in the champion's corner, punching Parke. Gamrot was subsequently fined 30% of his purse and Bilman was handed a two-year ban from KSW events.
On March 3, 2018, at KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun, Gamrot defeated Grzegorz Szulakowski via keylock submission in the fourth round, defending the KSW Lightweight Championship.

#### Two-division champion

On December 1, 2018, at KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2, he fought for a second belt, this time for the KSW Featherweight Championship, against submission specialist Kleber Koike Erbst, where he won the bout after a five-round domination, capturing the organization's second crown.

#### Vacating the titles

On May 17, 2019, in a video on Borys Mankowski's YouTube channel, Gamrot announced that he had vacated his two belts and did not renew his contract with KSW.
On March 6, 2020, KSW announced Gamrot's return to the organization. The KSW double champion was scheduled to return at KSW 53 in Łódź, Poland against the Brazilian Edimilson Souza, but due to the coronavirus pandemic the event was canceled. On July 11 he fought his third bout at KSW 53: Reborn against Norman Parke. Parke missed weight for the bout and was fined, which went to Gamrot. Gamrot won the fight in the third round via technical knockout.
On August 29, 2020, he fought for the last time under his KSW contract against Marian Ziółkowski at KSW 54: Gamrot vs. Ziółkowski, who replaced the injured Shamil Musayev. After a 5-round bout, Gamrot won via unanimous decision.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship
#### 2020

On September 17, 2020, it was announced that Gamrot signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Gamrot, as a replacement for Renato Moicano, was scheduled to face Magomed Mustafaev at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie on October 18, 2020. In turn, Mustafaev pulled out in early October due to undisclosed reasons. Gamrot faced fellow promotional newcomer Guram Kutateladze instead. He lost the close fight via split decision. Both fighters earned the Fight of the Night award.

#### 2021

Gamrot faced Scott Holtzman on April 10, 2021, at UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland. He won the fight via knockout in the second round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.
Gamrot faced Jeremy Stephens on July 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés. He won the fight via kimura in round one, this submission is the quickest of its kind in UFC history. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.
As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Gamrot faced Carlos Diego Ferreira on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. He won the bout via TKO in round two, forcing Ferreira to submit with a knee to the body.

#### 2022

Gamrot faced Arman Tsarukyan on June 25, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 38. He won the closely contested fight via unanimous decision. 15 of 22 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Tsarukyan. Both fighters earned the Fight of the Night award.
As the first fight of his four-fight contract, Gamrot faced Beneil Dariush on October 22, 2022, at UFC 280. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

#### 2023

Gamrot, replacing Dan Hooker, faced Jalin Turner on March 4, 2023, at UFC 285. In a closely contested bout where Gamrot employed his wrestling to combat Turner’s reach advantage, he won the bout via split decision.
Gamrot faced Rafael Fiziev on September 23, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 228 He won the fight via technical knockout due to knee injury in round two.
In October 2023, Gamrot served as the backup fighter for the main event of UFC 294.

#### 2024

Gamrot faced Rafael dos Anjos on March 9, 2024, at UFC 299. He won the bout by unanimous decision.
Gamrot faced Dan Hooker on August 17, 2024 at UFC 305. He lost the fight by split decision. 9 out of 16 media outlets scored the bout for Gamrot. This fight earned him another Fight of the Night award.

#### 2025

Gamrot was reportedly going to face Rafael Fiziev in a rematch on February 1, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 250. However, the bout was never officially scheduled for the event.

## Championships and accomplishments
### Mixed martial arts

* Ultimate Fighting Championship
** Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Scott Holtzman and Jeremy Stephens
** Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Guram Kutateladze, Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker
** Fastest submission by kimura in UFC history (65 seconds) vs Jeremy Stephens
** Sixth most takedowns landed in UFC Lightweight division history (43)
** UFC Honors Awards
*** 2024: President's Choice Fight of the Year Nominee vs. Dan Hooker
** UFC.com Awards
*** 2022: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year vs. Arman Tsarukyan
*** 2024: Ranked #8 Fight of the Year vs. Dan Hooker
* Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
** KSW Lightweight Championship (one time; former)
*** Three successful title defenses
** KSW Featherweight Championship (one time; former)
** Knockout of the Night (one time) vs. Rodrigo Cavalheiro
** Fight of the Night (one time) vs. Mansour Barnaoui
* Herakles
** 2021 Fighter of the Year

### Grappling

* 2014: ADCC European Championship - 1st place in 77 kg category (Sofia)
* 2015: Great Britain NAGA Championship - 1st place in the 79.5 kg class and 1st place in the 79.5 kg legs (London)
* 2015: ADCC European Championship - 3rd place in 77 kg class (Turku)
* 2016: VI Polish No-Gi Championships - 1st place in 79.5 kg category, purple stripes (Luboń)
* 2016: XII Polish ADCC Championships - 1st place in the 77 kg category
* 2018: ADCC European Championship - 2nd place in the 77 kg category (Bucharest)
* 2019: ADCC European Championship - 1st place in 77 kg class (Poznań)

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 28 matches | 24 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By submission | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 11 | 3 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 24–3 (1) | Dan Hooker | Decision (split) | UFC 305 | August 18, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Perth, Australia | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 24–2 (1) | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 299 | March 9, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 23–2 (1) | Rafael Fiziev | TKO (knee injury) | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | September 23, 2023 | 2 | 2:03 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 22–2 (1) | Jalin Turner | Decision (split) | UFC 285 | March 4, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 21–2 (1) | Beneil Dariush | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 280 | October 22, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 21–1 (1) | Arman Tsarukyan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot | June 25, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 20–1 (1) | Carlos Diego Ferreira | TKO (submission to knee to the body) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | December 18, 2021 | 2 | 3:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 19–1 (1) | Jeremy Stephens | Submission (kimura) | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés | July 17, 2021 | 1 | 1:05 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 18–1 (1) | Scott Holtzman | KO (punches) | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland | April 10, 2021 | 2 | 1:22 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 17–1 (1) | Guram Kutateladze | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | October 18, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 17–0 (1) | Marian Ziółkowski | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 54 | August 29, 2020 | 5 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | Defended the KSW Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 16–0 (1) | Norman Parke | TKO (doctor stoppage) | KSW 53 | July 11, 2020 | 3 | 3:02 | Warsaw, Poland | Return to Lightweight; Parke missed weight (158.3 lb). |
| Win | 15–0 (1) | Kleber Koike Erbst | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 46 | December 1, 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Gliwice, Poland | Featherweight debut. Won the vacant KSW Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–0 (1) | Grzegorz Szulakowski | Submission (keylock) | KSW 42 | March 3, 2018 | 4 | 4:15 | Łódź, Poland | Defended the KSW Lightweight Championship. |
| NC | 13–0 (1) | Norman Parke | NC (accidental eye poke) | KSW 40 | October 22, 2017 | 2 | 4:39 | Dublin, Ireland | Non-title bout; Parke missed weight (156.1 lb). Accidental eye poke rendered Parke unable to continue. |
| Win | 13–0 | Norman Parke | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 39 | May 27, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Warsaw, Poland | Defended the KSW Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–0 | Renato Gomes Gabriel | Submission (heel hook) | KSW 36 | October 1, 2016 | 2 | 3:46 | Zielona Góra, Poland | Defended the KSW Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–0 | Mansour Barnaoui | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 35 | May 27, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | Won the vacant KSW Lightweight Championship. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 10–0 | Marif Piraev | TKO (punches) | KSW 32 | October 31, 2015 | 2 | 3:21 | London, England | |
| Win | 9–0 | Rodrigo Cavalheiro Correia | TKO (punches) | KSW 30 | February 21, 2015 | 3 | 4:54 | Poznań, Poland | Knockout of the Night. |
| Win | 8–0 | Łukasz Chlewicki | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 29 | December 6, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Kraków, Poland | |
| Win | 7–0 | Tim Newman | Submission (heel hook) | Cage Warriors 72 | September 13, 2014 | 1 | 1:37 | Newport, Wales | |
| Win | 6–0 | Jefferson George | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 27 | May 17, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 5–0 | Andre Winner | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 24 | September 28, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Win | 4–0 | Mateusz Zawadzki | TKO (corner stoppage) | KSW 23 | June 8, 2013 | 2 | 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 3–0 | Tomáš Deák | Decision (unanimous) | Night of Champions 5 | October 20, 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Poznań, Poland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Tomasz Matuszewski | Submission (guillotine choke) | Night of Champions 4 | April 21, 2012 | 1 | 1:11 | Poznań, Poland | Won the NoC Lightweight Tournament. |
| Win | 1–0 | Arbi Shamaev | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Night of Champions 3 | February 4, 2012 | 2 | 3:59 | Poznań, Poland | Lightweight debut. |