Krzysztof Jotko Explained

Krzysztof Jotko
Birth Date:19 August 1989
Birth Place:Elbląg, Poland
Weight:205lb
Weight Class:Middleweight
Welterweight
Reach:77 in[1]
Fighting Out Of:Orneta, Poland
Team:Phuket Top Team
American Top Team (2016–present)[2]
Rank:Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years Active:2010–present
Mma Kowin:6
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Decwin:17
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Subloss:2
Mma Decloss:2
Mma Nc:1
Sherdog:53380

Krzysztof Jotko (born August 19, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. He has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Professional Fighters League (PFL).

Background

Born and raised in Orneta, Poland, Jotko was originally a breakdancer. He started training mixed martial arts after seeing one of the Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock bouts in TV. After finishing school, he moved to Warsaw where he continued training for his amateur career in the sport. He is married and lives in South Florida with his wife Amanda Hernandez, a nurse.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Jotko faced Bojan Veličković at MMA Attack 3 on April 27, 2013. He won the via majority decision, in a fight that earned both fighters "Fight of the Night" honors.[4]

Coaches

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Jotko made his promotional debut facing Bruno Santos at UFC Fight Night 33 on December 7, 2013.[5] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[6]

He then faced Magnus Cedenblad at UFC Fight Night 41 on May 31, 2014.[7] Jotko lost the fight via guillotine choke submission, ending his undefeated streak.[8]

Jotko faced Tor Troéng on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 53.[9] He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Jotko was expected to face Derek Brunson on June 20, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 69.[10] However, Brunson pulled out of the fight on June 9 citing a rib injury and was briefly replaced by Uriah Hall.[11] Three days after the booking, Hall was removed due to an alleged visa issue. In turn, Jotko was removed from the card entirely.[12]

Jotko faced Scott Askham on October 24, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 76.[13] He won the fight by split decision.[14]

Jotko faced Brad Scott on February 27, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 84.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[16]

Jotko next faced Tamdan McCrory on June 18, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 89.[17] He won the fight via knockout in the first round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.[18]

Jotko faced Thales Leites on November 19, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 100.[19] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[20]

Jotko faced David Branch on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211.[21] He lost the fight via split decision.[22]

Jotko faced Uriah Hall on September 16, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 116.[23] He lost the fight via KO in the second round.[24]

Jotko faced Brad Tavares on April 14, 2018, at UFC on Fox 29.[25] He lost the fight via technical knock out on round three.[26]

Jotko was scheduled to face Adam Yandiev in September 2018, at UFC Fight Night 136.[27] However, Jotko pulled out of the fight on August 16 citing injury and was replaced by Jordan Johnson.[28]

Jotko was expected to face newcomer Roman Kopylov on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 149.[29] However, Kopylov pulled out of the bout on March 22 citing injury and was replaced by Alen Amedovski.[30] Jotko won the fight via unanimous decision.[31]

Jotko faced Marc-André Barriault July 27, 2019, at UFC 240.[32] He won the fight via split decision.[33]

Jotko was expected to face Edmen Shahbazyan on November 2, 2019, at UFC 244.[34] However, Jotko withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Brad Tavares.[35]

Jotko was scheduled to face Eryk Anders on April 11, 2020, at .[36] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed[37] to May 16, 2020, at .[38] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[39]

Jotko was scheduled to face Makhmud Muradov on October 31, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 181.[40] However, Jotko was pulled from the event, citing injury, and he was replaced by Kevin Holland.[41]

Jotko faced Sean Strickland on May 1, 2021, at .[42] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[43]

As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Jotko faced Misha Cirkunov on October 2, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 193.[44] [45] He won the fight via split decision.[46]

Jotko faced Gerald Meerschaert on April 30, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 35.[47] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[48]

Jotko faced Brendan Allen on October 1, 2022, at . He lost the bout at the end of the first round, getting submitted via rear-naked choke.[49]

After his loss, it was announced at the end of October that he was no longer on the UFC roster.[50]

Professional Fighters League

Jotko started the 2023 season against Will Fleury on April 1, 2023, at PFL 1.[51] He lost the bout via split decision.[52] The result of the bout was later overturned to a no contest after Fluery tested positive for Drostanolone.[53]

Jotko was scheduled to face Ty Flores on June 8, 2023, at PFL 4.[54] On May 9, 2023, it was announced that Jotko had failed a commission drug test and was pulled from the season.[55] At the NAC meeting that month, it was announced that Jotko was suspended 6 months for testing positive for Clomiphene. He is eligible to return on October 1, 2023.[56]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|NC|align=center||Will Fleury|No Contest (overturned)|PFL 1||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|24–6|Brendan Allen|Submission (rear-naked choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|4:17|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|24–5|Gerald Meerschaert|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|23–5|Misha Cirkunov|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|22–5|Sean Strickland|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|22–4|Eryk Anders|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Jacksonville, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|21–4|Marc-André Barriault|Decision (split)|UFC 240 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada||-|Win|align=center|20–4|Alen Amedovski|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Saint Petersburg, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|19–4|Brad Tavares|TKO (punches)|||align=center|3|align=center|2:16|Glendale, Arizona, United States||-|Loss|align=center|19–3|Uriah Hall|TKO (punches)| ||align=center|2|align=center|2:25|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States||-|Loss|align=center|19–2|David Branch|Decision (split)|UFC 211||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dallas, Texas, United States||-|Win|align=center|19–1 |Thales Leites| Decision (unanimous)|||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|São Paulo, Brazil| |-|Win|align=center|18–1|Tamdan McCrory| KO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|0:59|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada||-|Win|align=center|17–1|Brad Scott| Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|London, England||-|Win|align=center|16–1|Scott Askham| Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dublin, Ireland| |-|Win|align=center|15–1|Tor Troéng|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Stockholm, Sweden||-|Loss|align=center|14–1|Magnus Cedenblad|Submission (guillotine choke)|||align=center|2|align=center|4:59|Berlin, Germany||-|Win|align=center|14–0|Bruno Santos|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Brisbane, Australia||-|Win|align=center|13–0|Bojan Veličković|Decision (majority)|MMA Attack 3||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Katowice, Poland||-|Win|align=center|12–0|Martin Zawada|Decision (split)|Fight Night Merseburg 5||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Merseburg, Germany||-|Win|align=center|11–0|Fabian Loewke|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Fight Night Merseburg 5||align=center|2|align=center|1:12|Merseburg, Germany||-|Win|align=center|10–0|Damir Hadžović|Decision (unanimous)|MMA Attack 2||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Poznań, Poland||-|Win|align=center|9–0|Tomasz Kondraciuk|TKO (submission to punches)|X Fight Series: Night of Champions 3||align=center|2|align=center|4:08|Międzychód, Poland||-|Win|align=center|8–0|Krzysztof Sadecki|Decision (unanimous)|Pro Fight 6||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Włocławek, Poland||-|Win|align=center|7–0|Michal Lutka|TKO (punches)|Fight Club Koszalin||align=center|1|align=center|3:09|Koszalin, Poland| |-|Win|align=center|6–0|Oskar Ślepowroński|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Chelm Fight Night||align=center|1|align=center|4:09|Chełm, Poland||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Shamil Ilyasov|TKO (punches)|ZSSC: Martial Arts Night 4||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland||-|Win|align=center| 4–0|Przemyslaw Truszewski|TKO (doctor stoppage)|ZSSC: Martial Arts Night 4||align=center|2|align=center|N/A|Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Lukasz Nikolajczyk|Decision (unanimous)|ZSSC: Martial Arts Night 4||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Maciej Browarski|Decision (unanimous)|Black Dragon: Fight Show||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Andrychów, Poland||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|Robert Balicki|Decision (unanimous)|Pro Fight 5||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Wrocław, Poland||}[57]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krzysztof Jotko Profile. tapology.com. 2014-06-18.
  2. Fellas And Gents MMA #11 - Krzysztof Jotko. November 19, 2020. Fellas and Gents MMA.
  3. Web site: Krzysztof Jotko - MMA Fighter Page. Tapology. April 20, 2019.
  4. Web site: MMAA - MMA Attack 3 Results. Sherdog.com. April 27, 2013.
  5. Web site: Krzysztof Jotko vs. Bruno Santos set for UFC Fight Night 33. bloodyelbow.com. October 7, 2013.
  6. Web site: UFC Fight Night 33 results: Krzysztof Jotko outworks Bruno Santos to win debut. mmajunkie.com. December 8, 2013.
  7. Web site: Magnus Cedenblad vs. Krzysztof Jotko added to UFC Fight Night 41 in Berlin. mmajunkie.com. March 27, 2014.
  8. Web site: UFC Fight Night 41 results: Magnus Cedenblad submits Krzysztof Jotko. mmajunkie.com. May 31, 2014.
  9. Web site: Troeng vs. Jotko set for Stockholm. UFC.com. Thomas Gerbasi. 2014-08-08. 2014-08-08.
  10. Web site: Derek Brunson vs. Krzysztof Jotko Added To UFC Fight Night 69. efightnews.com. Andrew Ravens. 2015-04-16. 2015-04-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072623/http://www.efightnews.com/news/derek-brunson-vs-krzysztof-jotko-added-to-ufc-fight-night-69. 2016-03-04.
  11. Web site: Uriah Hall replaces Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2015-06-09. 2015-06-09.
  12. Web site: Three days after UFC Fight Night 69 booking, Uriah Hall pulled from card. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2015-06-12. 2015-06-12.
  13. News: Scott Askham vs. Krzysztof Jotko set for UFC Fight Night 76 in Dublin. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2015-08-03. 2015-08-03.
  14. Web site: UFC Fight Night 76 results: Krzysztof Jotko takes split decision from Scott Askham. mmajunkie.com. Steven Marrocco. 2015-10-24. 2015-10-24.
  15. News: Brad Scott-Krzysztof Jotko set for UFC Fight Night 84. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2015-12-21. 2015-12-21.
  16. Web site: UFC Fight Night 84 results: Krzysztof Jotko finishes strong, tops Brad Scott. mmajunkie.com. Steven Marrocco. 2016-02-27. 2016-02-27.
  17. News: Multiple fight bookings made official for UFC Fight Night 89. themmareport.com. Staff. 2016-03-29. 2016-03-29.
  18. Web site: UFC Fight Night 89 results: Krzysztof Jotko melts Tamdan McCrory with left for first round knockout. mmajunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. 2016-06-18. 2016-06-18.
  19. News: Six additional bouts announced for UFC Fight Night 100 on Nov. 19 in Sao Paulo. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2016-09-25. 2015-09-25.
  20. Web site: UFC Fight Night 100 results: Krzysztof Jotko outgrapples Thales Leites for decision win. mmajunkie.com. Brent Brookhouse. 2016-11-19. 2016-11-19.
  21. Web site: David Branch vs. Krzysztof Jotko targeted for UFC 211. mmafighting.com. Ariel Helwani. 2017-03-07. 2017-03-07.
  22. Web site: UFC 211 results: Ex-WSOF double champ David Branch takes split from Krzysztof Jotko in return. mmajunkie.com. Steven Marrocco. 2017-05-13. 2017-05-13.
  23. News: Multiple fights added To UFC Fight Night: Pittsburgh. fansided.com. David Tees. 2017-07-23. 2017-07-23.
  24. News: VIDEO: Uriah Hall knocks out Krzysztof Jotko to cap off comeback. MMA Fighting. 2017-09-17.
  25. News: Brad Tavares vs. Krzysztof Jotko slated for UFC on FOX 29 in Arizona. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2018-02-07. 2018-02-07.
  26. News: UFC on FOX 29 results: Brad Tavares finishes Krzysztof Jotko, calls out Michael Bisping. 2018-04-14. MMAjunkie. 2018-04-15. en-US.
  27. Web site: Krzysztof Jotko treft UFC debutant Adam Yandiev tijdens UFC Moskou. DNA. MMA. mmadna.nl. 20 July 2018. nl. 2018-07-20.
  28. Web site: Jordan Johnson replaces the injured Krzysztof Jotko against Adam Yandiev in Moscow. mmadna.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2018-08-17. 2018-08-17. nl.
  29. Web site: FNG Kampioen Roman Kopylov maakt UFC debuut tegen Krzysztof Jotko in St.Petersburg. DNA. MMA. 24 February 2019. nl. 2019-02-25.
  30. Web site: Roman Kopylov out, Alen Amedovski against Kryzysztof Jotko during UFC St.Petersburg. Marcel Dorff. mmadna.nl. 2019-03-22. 2019-03-22. nl.
  31. Web site: UFC St. Petersburg Results: Krzysztof Jotko Dominates Alen Amedovski. Straus. Mike. MMA. LowKick. 2019-04-20. LowKickMMA.com. en-US. 2019-04-20.
  32. Web site: Marc-André Barriault treft Krzysztof Jotko tijdens UFC 240 in Edmonton. DNA. MMA. 31 May 2019. nl. 2019-06-03.
  33. Web site: UFC 240 Results: Krzysztof Jotko Defeats Barriault in Uneventful Fight. Evanoff. Josh. 2019-07-27. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-07-28.
  34. Web site: Unbeaten Edmen Shahbazyan draws Krzysztof Jotko at UFC 244 in New York. Farah Hannoun. 2019-08-23. mmajunkie.com. 2019-08-23.
  35. Web site: Brad Tavares moved to UFC 244 for matchup with unbeaten Edmen Shahbazyan. Mike Bohn. October 2, 2019. mmajunkie.com.
  36. Web site: UFC on ESPN+ 30 adds middleweight clash between Eryk Anders and Krzysztof Jotko. 2020-02-19. MMA Junkie. en. 2020-02-19.
  37. Web site: UFC postpones three events amid growing coronavirus outbreak. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King and John Morgan. 2020-03-15. 2020-03-16.
  38. Web site: UFC reveals full fight cards for May 13 and May 16 events. Martin. Damon. 2020-05-01. MMA Fighting. en. 2020-05-04.
  39. Web site: Eryk Anders vs. Krzysztof Jotko Results and News - UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Overeem vs. Harris - MMA Fighting. www.mmafighting.com. 2020-05-17.
  40. Web site: 2020-08-26. Andrei Fili vs. Bryce Mitchell added to UFC's Halloween event. 2020-10-05. MMA Fight. en-US.
  41. Web site: 2020-10-19. Kevin Holland replaces Krzysztof Jotko and faces Makhmud Muradov at UFC.... 2020-10-19. AlKhaleej Today. ar.
  42. Web site: Krzysztof Jotko vs. Sean Strickland added to UFC Fight Night on May 1. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn. 2021-02-24. 2021-02-24.
  43. Web site: 2021-05-02. UFC on ESPN 23 results: Sean Strickland picks apart Krzysztof Jotko, extends streak. 2021-05-02. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  44. Web site: Hannoun. Farah. 2021-08-17. Misha Cirkunov moves down to middleweight, meets Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 2. 2021-08-17. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  45. Krzysztof Jotko didn't feel Misha Cirkunov's power in decision win. MMAjunkie.com. October 3, 2021.
  46. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2021-10-02. UFC Vegas 38 Results: Krzysztof Jotko Goes Distance Against Misha Cirkunov, Spoils His Middleweight Debut. 2021-10-03. Cageside Press. en-US.
  47. Web site: Sherdog.com . Gerald Meerschaert Meets Krzysztof Jotko on April 30 at UFC on ESPN 35 . 2022-03-04 . Sherdog . en.
  48. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2022-04-30 . UFC Vegas 53: Krzysztof Jotko Cruises to Decision Over Gerald Meerschaert . 2022-05-01 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  49. Web site: Dewar . Val . 2022-10-01 . UFC Vegas 61: Brendan Allen Submits Krzysztof Jotko in First Round . 2022-10-02 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  50. Web site: King . Kristen . 2022-10-30 . Krzysztof Jotko removed from roster after nine-year run with UFC . 2022-10-30 . Bloody Elbow . en.
  51. Web site: Ian O'Neill . 2023-02-28 . Report: Omari Akhmedov Out; Krzystof Jotko set to step in vs. Will Fleury in $1m Tournament . 2023-03-01 . SevereMMA.com - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Irish MMA.
  52. Web site: Will Fleury defeats Krzysztof Jotko by split decision to open the Regular Season . 2023-04-02 . www.pflmma.com.
  53. Web site: 2023-06-20 . 7 PFL fighters punished for drug tests; multiple bout results overturned . 2023-06-21 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  54. Web site: 2023-04-26 . 2023 PFL 4 lineup set: Brendan Loughnane, Robert Wilkinson, Thiago Santos return to action June 8 . 2023-04-27 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  55. Web site: Cruz . Guilherme . 2023-05-09 . Thiago Santos, Krzysztof Jotko, two others fail drug tests after first half of PFL 2023 season . 2023-05-11 . MMA Fighting . en.
  56. Web site: 2023-05-17 . 9 PFL fighters face suspensions following failed drug tests in Nevada . 2023-05-18 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  57. Web site: Krzysztof Jotko MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2020-05-17.

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