Damian Janikowski

Damian Janikowski (born 27 June 1989 in Wrocław) is a Polish mixed martial artist and former wrestler who won the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the Greco-Roman 84 kg category. He is currently ranked #5 in the KSW Middleweight rankings.[2]

Damian Janikowski
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born27 June 1989 (1989-06-27) (age 34)
Wrocław, Poland
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)[1]
Sport
Weight classMiddleweight
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 84 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul84 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Belgrade 84 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vantaa 85 kg

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.[3]

At the 2012 European Championships, he beat Zhan Belenyuk, Jim Petterson and Andrea Minguzzi, before losing to Hristo Marinov.[4]

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.[5] Janikowski was entered in to the repechage, where he beat Mélonin Noumonvi to win his bronze medal.[5] 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.[6]

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 27 May 2017. He faced Julio Gallegos and won the fight via TKO due to knees and punches in the first round.

Janikowski faced Szymon Kołecki at KSW 52 on 7 December 2019. He lost the fight via a second round knockout.[7]

Damian faced Andreas Gustafsson at KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2. He won the fight via split decision.[8]

Janikowski faced Jason Radcliffe at KSW 59 on 20 March 2021.[9] He won the bout via TKO in the second round.[10]

Janikowski faced ex-UFC fighter Paweł Pawlak in his KSW debut on 4 September 2021 at KSW 63: Soldić vs. Kincl.[11] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[12]

Janikowski faced Tomasz Jakubiec on 19 March 2022 at KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski. He won the bout in the first round, knocking Jakubiec unconscious.[13]

Janikowski faced Tom Breese on 10 September 2022 at KSW 74, controversially losing via guillotine choke in the second round, with the bout being stopped after the ref thought that Janikowski tapped when he said he didn't.[14]

Janikowski faced Cezary Kęsik on July 15, 2023, at KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor.[15] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[16]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
14 matches 9 wins 5 losses
By knockout 6 3
By submission 0 1
By decision 3 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9–5 Cezary Kęsik Decision (unanimous) KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor 15 July 2023 3 5:00 Gdynia, Poland
Win 8–5 Mateusz Kubiszyn Decision (unanimous) HIGH League 5 10 December 2022 3 3:00 Łódź, Poland Catchweight (198 lb) bout.
Loss 7–5 Tom Breese Submission (guillotine choke) KSW 74: De Fries vs. Prasel 10 September 2022 2 1:53 Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Win 7–4 Tomasz Jakubiec KO (punch) KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski 19 March 2022 1 3:42 Radom, Poland
Loss 6–4 Paweł Pawlak Decision (unanimous) KSW 63: Crime of The Century 4 September 2021 3 5:00 Warszawa, Poland
Win 6–3 Jason Radcliffe TKO (punches) KSW 59: Fight Code 20 March 2021 2 4:41 Łódź, Poland
Win 5–3 Andreas Gustafsson Decision (split) KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 10 October 2020 3 5:00 Łódź, Poland
Loss 4–3 Szymon Kołecki TKO (punches) KSW 52: Race 7 December 2019 2 3:03 Gliwice, Poland Catchweight (201 lbs)
Win 4–2 Tony Giles Submission (verbal) KSW 50: London 14 September 2019 1 1:24 London, England
Loss 3–2 Aleksandar Ilić KO (head kick) KSW 47: The X-Warriors 23 March 2019 3 0:23 Łódź, Poland
Loss 3–1 Michał 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 14 April 2018 1 0:18 Wrocław, Poland
Win 2–0 Antoni Chmielewski TKO (punches) KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldić 23 December 2017 2 2:33 Katowice, Poland
Win 1–0 Julio Gallegos TKO (knee and punches) KSW 39: Colosseum 27 May 2017 1 1:26 Warszawa, Poland

See also

References
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  2. "KSW - Martial Arts Confrontation - Official KSW Federation website". www.kswmma.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. "International Wrestling Database - 2011 World Championship". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. "International Wrestling Database - 2012 European Championships". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Damian Janikowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. "International Wrestling Database - 2014 European Championships". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. Carroll, Peter (7 December 2019). "KSW 52 results: Champions Scott Askham, Salahdine Parnasse shine in Gliwice". mmafighting.com.
  8. Duffy, Ben (10 October 2020). "Mamed Khalidov Wipes Out Scott Askham to Regain Middleweight Title at KSW 55". sherdog.com.
  9. Critchfield, Tristen (2 March 2021). "Darko Stosic vs. Michal Wlodarek, Four Other Bouts Added to KSW 59 Lineup". Sherdog.
  10. "KSW 59: Fight Code Results". Cageside Press. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. Martin, Damon (12 August 2021). "Olympic bronze medalist Damian Janikowski faces ex-UFC fighter Pawel Pawlak at KSW 63". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  12. "KSW 63: Paweł Pawlak pokonał Damiana Janikowskiego (WIDEO) - Polsat Sport". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  13. "Co za nokaut w KSW! Janikowski wrócił do wygrywania [WIDEO]". Sport.pl (in Polish). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  14. "KSW 74: Kontrowersyjne przerwanie w walce Janikowski vs. Breese - myMMA.pl". mymma.pl (in Polish). 10 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  15. Sobczak, Bartosz (15 June 2023). "Damian Janikowski vs. Cezariusz Kęsik – bitka w kategorii średniej na KSW 84!". mymma.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  16. Sherdog.com. "Philip De Fries Chokes Out Szymon Bajor, Scores Ninth Title Defense at KSW 84". Sherdog. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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