Bartosz Fabiński Explained

Bartosz Fabiński
Other Names:The Butcher
Birth Name:Bartosz Ryszard Fabiński
Birth Date:26 April 1986
Birth Place:Warsaw, Poland
Nationality:Polish
Weight:185lb
Weight Class:Welterweight, Middleweight
Fighting Out Of:Warsaw, Poland
Team:Berkut WCA Fight Team
Trainer:Robert Jocz (MMA)
Robert Złotkowski (Kickboxing)
Rank:Brown belt in Judo under Wojciech Borowiak[1]
Years Active:2011–present
Mma Kowin:8
Mma Decwin:8
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:4
Mma Decloss:1
Sherdog:87101

Bartosz Ryszard Fabiński (born 26 April 1986)[2] is a Polish mixed martial artist who fights in the Middleweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He has formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Fabiński was born in Warsaw, Poland. He began training in judo when he was seven years old. He took an interest in fighting in 2010 after joining the Nastula Team, the MMA gym of former Olympic gold medalist Paweł Nastula.

Mixed martial arts career

Fabiński made his MMA debut in November 2011 and by 2014 had compiled a record of 11–2 fighting all but one of his fights in Poland, winning the PLMMA Middleweight Champion and Oktagon MMA 4-Man Middleweight Tournament Champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fabiński made his promotional debut against Garreth McLellan at UFC Fight Night 64, replacing Krzysztof Jotko who had suffered a broken arm.[3] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[4]

Fabiński was then scheduled to face Hector Urbina at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.[5] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[6]

Fabiński was expected to face Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night 86,[7] but was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons.[8]

After years away due to injury, Fabiński was then scheduled to return against Emil Weber Meek at UFC Fight Night 134.[9] Despite getting rocked in the third round, he won the bout via unanimous decision.[10]

Fabiński faced Michel Prazeres at UFC Fight Night 140.[11] He lost the fight via a guillotine choke in the first round.[12]

Fabiński was expected to face promotional newcomer Sergey Khandozhko on June 1, 2019, at,[13] but pulled out due to injury.[14]

Fabiński was scheduled to face Shavkat Rakhmonov on March 21, 2020, at .[15] Due to COVID-19 pandemic the bout was moved to Cage Warriors 113 and he was scheduled to face Darren Stewart instead.[16] Fabiński won the fight via unanimous decision.

Fabiński faced André Muniz on September 5, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 176.[17] He lost the fight via an armbar in round one.[18]

Fabiński faced Gerald Meerschaert on April 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 22.[19] He lost the fight via technical submission in round one.[20]

After the loss he was released by UFC.[21] Fabiński holds the all-time UFC record for Control Time Percentage with 79.1%.[22]

KSW

Signing with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Fabiński faced Laïd Zerhouni on January 20, 2024 at KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović, getting knocked out in 12 seconds.[23]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|16–6|Laïd Zerhouni|KO (punches)|KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović||align=center|1|align=center|0:12|Warszawa, Poland||-|Win|align=center|16–5|Kacper Karski|Decision (unanimous)|Strife 4||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Rzeszów, Poland||-|Loss|align=center|15–5|Gerald Meerschaert|Technical Submission (guillotine choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|2:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|15–4|André Muniz|Submission (armbar)|||align=center|1|align=center|2:42|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|15–3|Darren Stewart|Decision (unanimous) |Cage Warriors 113||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Manchester, England||-|Loss|align=center|14–3|Michel Prazeres|Submission (guillotine choke)| ||align=center|1|align=center|1:02|Buenos Aires, Argentina||-|Win|align=center|14–2|Emil Weber Meek|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Hamburg, Germany||-|Win|align=center|13–2|Héctor Urbina|Decision (unanimous)|UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum ||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Monterrey, Mexico||-|Win|align=center|12–2|Garreth McLellan|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Kraków, Poland||-|Win|align=center|11–2|Alik Tseiko|Decision (split)|MMA Raju 14 ||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Tartu, Estonia||-|Win|align=center|10–2|Alexey Repalov|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Fighters Arena 9 ||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:54|Józefów, Poland||-|Win|align=center|9–2|Gregor Herb|Decision (unanimous)|WAM: Fabiński vs. Herb ||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Warsaw, Poland||-|Win|align=center|8–2|Michał Szuliński|TKO (elbows)|PLMMA 29: Extra ||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:10|Legionowo, Poland||-|Loss|align=center|7–2|Wendres Carlos da Silva|Decision (unanimous)|Pro MMA Challenge 1: Drwal vs. Heleno ||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Wrocław, Poland||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Antoni Chmielewski|TKO (doctor stoppage)|PLMMA 26 Extra: Legionowo ||align=center| 1|align=center| 5:00|Legionowo, Poland||-|Win|align=center|6–1|Dominik Chmiel|TKO (punches)|Gladiator World Fight 2||align=center| 1|align=center| 0:00|Brodnica, Poland||-|Win|align=center|5–1|Adam Kowalski|TKO (punches)|BOC (PL): Battle of Champions ||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:21|Zamość, Poland||-|Loss|align=center|4–1|Marcin Bandel|Submission (heel hook)|FA 4: Chlewicki vs. Nobrega ||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:10|Włocławek, Poland||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Adam Biega|TKO (corner stoppage)|Oktagon MMA 1 ||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:57|Sanok, Poland||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Bartlomiej Butryn|TKO (punches)|Oktagon MMA 1 ||align=center| 1|align=center| 2:18|Sanok, Poland||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Marcin Mateusz Kurylczyk|Decision (unanimous)|SFT: MMA Fight Night Diva SPA||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Kołobrzeg, Poland||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|Robert Białoszewski|TKO (punches)|FC: Battle of Warsaw||align=center|1|align=center|0:20|Warsaw, Poland||}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bartosz Fabinski - UFC. UFC.com. September 6, 2020.
  2. http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2020_Results/09-05-20MMA.pdf Mixed martial arts show results Date: September 5, 2020
  3. Web site: Welcome to the UFC, Fabinski & Galindo. bloodyelbow.com. Zane Simon. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24.
  4. Web site: UFC Fight Night 64 results: Bartosz Fabinski overpowers, dominates Garreth McLellan. mmajunkie.com. Matt Erickson. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24.
  5. Web site: Hector Urbina vs. Bartosz Fabinski among UFC Fight Night 78 additions. mmajunkie.com. MMAjunkie Staff. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24.
  6. Web site: UFC Fight Night 78 results: Hector Urbina has few answers for grinding Bartosz Fabinski. mmajunkie.com. Steven Marrocco. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24.
  7. Web site: Gonzaga-Magomedov, Blachowicz-Pokrajac, other bouts join UFC Fight Night 86 in Croatia. mmajunkie.com. MMAjunkie Staff. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24.
  8. Web site: Zak Cummings replaces Bartosz Fabinski at UFC Fight Night 86 in Croatia. mmajunkie.com. MMAjunkie staff. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24.
  9. Web site: Emil Meek vs. Bartosz Fabinski joins Germany's UFC Fight Night 134 lineup. mmajunkie.com. MMAjunkie Staff. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24.
  10. Web site: UFC Fight Night 134 results: Bartosz Fabinski takes down Emil Meek at will in decision win. mmajunkie.com. Matt Erickson. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24.
  11. Web site: Michel Prazeres vs. Bartosz Fabinski in the works for UFC Argentina. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2018-10-24. 2018-10-24.
  12. News: UFC Argentina results: Michel Prazeres steamrolls Bartosz Fabinski in just 62 seconds. 2018-11-18. MMAjunkie. 2018-11-18. en-US.
  13. Web site: UFC debut for Sergey Khandozhko against Bartosz Fabinski during UFC Stockholm. Marcel Dorff. mmadnanl.com. 2019-05-08. 2019-05-08. nl.
  14. Web site: Welcome to the UFC: Rostem Akman. cagesidepress.com. Shawn Bitter. 2019-05-27. 2019-11-07.
  15. Web site: Doniesienia: Bartosz Fabiński wystąpi na UFC on ESPN+29 w Londynie. Oleś. Bartosz. 2020-01-24. InTheCage.pl. pl-PL. 2020-01-25.
  16. Web site: Darren Stewart vs. Bartosz Fabinski added to Cage Warriors 113 after UFC London cancellation. Carroll. Peter. 2020-03-16. MMA Fighting. en. 2020-03-16.
  17. Web site: DNA. MMA. 2020-07-20. Bartosz Fabinski vs. Andre Muniz tijdens UFC evenement op 5 september. 2020-07-20. MMA DNA. en-US.
  18. Web site: Evanoff. Josh. 2020-09-05. UFC Vegas 9 Results: Andre Muniz Quickly Submits Bartosz Fabinski. 2020-09-06. Cageside Press. en-US.
  19. Web site: DNA. MMA. 2021-01-16. BREAKING: Gerald Meerschaert treft Bartosz Fabinski tijdens UFC evenement op 17 april. 2021-01-17. MMA DNA. en-US.
  20. Web site: Behunin. Alex. 2021-04-17. UFC Vegas 24 Results: Gerald Meerschaert Puts Bartosz Fabinski To Sleep. 2021-04-18. Cageside Press. en-US.
  21. Web site: Hiergesell. Dan. 2021-05-08. Sanders Leads Pack Of Recent UFC Cuts. 2021-05-08. MMAmania.com. en.
  22. Web site: UFC. Records. 2021-10-19. UFC Records. 2021-10-10. ufc.com. en.
  23. Web site: 2024-01-20 . Jakub Madej . 2024-01-20 . pl-PL . Kolejna sensacja na KSW 90! Laid Zerhouni w 12 sekund znokautował Bartosza Fabińskiego! MMAROCKS . MMA Rocks!.