Michał Oleksiejczuk Explained

Michał Oleksiejczuk
Other Names:Hussar
Birth Date:22 February 1995
Birth Place:Łęczna, Poland
Weight:185lb
Weight Class:Light Heavyweight (2014–2022)
Middleweight (2022–present)
Reach:74 in[1]
Fighting Out Of:Barki, Poland
Team:Akademia Sportów Walki Wilanów (until 2022)
Ankos MMA Poznań (2022–present)[2]
Trainer:Andrzej Koscielski
Rank:Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Filip Ostrowski[3]
Years Active:2014–present
Mma Kowin:14
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Decwin:4
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:6
Mma Decloss:2
Mma Nc:1
Sherdog:156397

Michał Oleksiejczuk (born February 22, 1995) is a Polish mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2014, he was the former Thunderstrike Fight League Light heavyweight champion in Poland. He currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Michal played handball before finding martial arts. Oleksiejczuk has a younger brother, Cezary, who is also a professional mixed martial artist.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Oleksiejczuk started his MMA career in 2014. Fighting primarily in Poland, he amassed a record of 12–2 prior to being signed by UFC in 2017.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Oleksiejczuk was expected to have made his UFC debut to face Ion Cuțelaba on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217, replacing injured Gadzhimurad Antigulov.[5] In turn after the weigh-ins, Cuțelaba was pulled from the event by USADA due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from its investigation into voluntary disclosures by Cuțelaba during an out-of-competition sample collections on October 18 and October 19. Cuțelaba was provisionally suspended and the bout was scrapped.[6]

Oleksiejczuk's UFC debut was finally set on December 30, 2017, facing Khalil Rountree Jr. and replacing injured Gökhan Saki, at UFC 219.[7] However, after the fight, it was revealed that Oleksiejczuk had tested positive for clomiphene, an anti-estrogenic substance. As a result, the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) officially overturned the result of the fight to a no contest and Oleksiejczuk received one year suspension by USADA.[8]

Oleksiejczuk returned to octagon one year later to face Gian Villante on February 23, 2019, at .[9] He won the fight via TKO due to a body punch early in the first round.[10] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[11]

Oleksiejczuk faced Gadzhimurad Antigulov on April 20, 2019, replacing Roman Dolidze, at .[12] Oleksiejczuk won the fight via knockout in the first round.[13]

Oleksiejczuk faced Ovince Saint Preux on September 28, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 18.[14] He lost the fight via submission due to a Von Flue choke in the second round.[15]

Oleksiejczuk faced Jimmy Crute on February 23, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 168.[16] He lost the fight via a kimura submission in the first round.[17]

Oleksiejczuk faced Modestas Bukauskas on March 27, 2021, at UFC 260.[18] He won a close bout via split decision.[19]

Oleksiejczuk faced Shamil Gamzatov on October 30, 2021, at UFC 267.[20] He won the bout via TKO in the first round.[21]

Oleksiejczuk faced Dustin Jacoby on March 5, 2022, at UFC 272.[22] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[23]

Drop down to middleweight

Oleksiejczuk faced Sam Alvey on August 6, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 40.[24] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[25]

Oleksiejczuk was scheduled to face Albert Duraev, replacing injured Bruno Silva, on December 17, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 216.[26] In turn, Duraev was forced to withdraw for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Cody Brundage.[27] Oleksiejczuk won the fight via knockout in round one.[28] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[29]

Oleksiejczuk faced Caio Borralho on April 29, 2023, at .[30] He lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.[31]

Oleksiejczuk faced Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night 225 on August 26, 2023. He won by first-round ground and pound technical knockout,[32] which earned him a Performance of the Night award.[33]

Oleksiejczuk faced Michel Pereira on March 9, 2024, at UFC 299.[34] He lost the bout in the first round by rear-naked choke submission.[35]

Oleksiejczuk faced Kevin Holland on June 1, 2024, at UFC 302.[36] After knocking Holland down, Oleksiejczuk lost by an armbar submission in the first round.[37]

Oleksiejczuk faced Sharabutdin Magomedov on August 3, 2024 at UFC on ABC 7.[38] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[39] This fight earned him a Fight of the Night award.[40]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|19–9 (1)|Sharabutdin Magomedov|Decision (unanimous)| | |align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Loss|align=center|19–8 (1)|Kevin Holland|Technical Submission (armbar)|UFC 302||align=center|1|align=center|1:34|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss|align=center|19–7 (1)|Michel Pereira|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)|UFC 299||align=center|1|align=center|1:01|Miami, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|19–6 (1)|Chidi Njokuani|TKO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|4:16|Kallang, Singapore||-|Loss|align=center|18–6 (1)|Caio Borralho|Submission (rear-naked choke)| | |align=center|2|align=center|2:49|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–5 (1)|Cody Brundage|KO (punches)|| |align=center|1|align=center|3:16|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|17–5 (1)|Sam Alvey|TKO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|1:56|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|16–5 (1)|Dustin Jacoby|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 272||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|16–4 (1)|Shamil Gamzatov|TKO (punches)|UFC 267 ||align=center|1|align=center|3:31|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates| |-|Win|align=center|15–4 (1)|Modestas Bukauskas|Decision (split)|UFC 260||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center||Jimmy Crute|Submission (kimura)| ||align=center|1|align=center|3:29|Auckland, New Zealand||-|Loss|align=center|14–3 (1)|Ovince Saint Preux|Submission (Von Flue choke)| ||align=center|2|align=center|2:14|Copenhagen, Denmark||-|Win|align=center|14–2 (1)|Gadzhimurad Antigulov|KO (punch)|||align=center| 1|align=center| 0:44|Saint Petersburg, Russia||-|Win|align=center|13–2 (1)|Gian Villante|TKO (punches)|||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:34|Prague, Czech Republic ||-|NC|align=center|12–2 (1)|Khalil Rountree Jr.|NC (overturned)|UFC 219||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–2|Riccardo Nosiglia|KO (punches)|FEN 17: Baltic Storm||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:40|Gdynia, Poland||-|Win|align=center|11–2|Charles Andrade|KO (punch)|TFL 11||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:58|Kraśnik, Poland||-|Win|align=center|10–2|Łukasz Klinger|TKO (punches)|TFL 10||align=center| 1 |align=center| N/A|Lublin, Poland ||-|Win|align=center|9–2|Wojciech Janusz|Decision (unanimous)|FEN 12: Feel the Force||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Wrocław, Poland ||-|Win|align=center|8–2|Łukasz Borowski|Submission (rear-naked choke)|TFL 8||align=center| 2|align=center| 3:39|Lublin, Poland||-|Win|align=center|7–2|Michal Dobiaš|KO (kick to the body)|rowspan=2| Wenglorz Fight Cup 6|rowspan=2| |align=center| 2|align=center| N/A|rowspan=2|Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland||-|Win|align=center|6–2|Andrejs Zozulja|KO (punches)|align=center| 1|align=center| N/A||-|Win|align=center|5–2|Tomasz Janiszewski|TKO (strikes)|TFL 7||align=center| 2|align=center| 4:38|Kraśnik, Poland||-|Win|align=center|4–2|Seweryn Kirschhiebel|TKO (corner stoppage)|TFL 6||align=center| 2|align=center| 2:25|Lublin, Poland||-|Loss|align=center|3–2|Marcin Wójcik|TKO (punches)|PLMMA 44||align=center| 1|align=center| 2:12|Bieżuń, Poland||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Norbert Piskorski|TKO (leg injury)|TFL 5||align=center| 1|align=center| N/A|Lublin, Poland||-|Loss|align=center|2–1|Jan Kwiatoń|Submission (triangle choke)|TFL 4||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:53|Łęczna, Poland||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Mateusz Gola|Decision (unanimous)|Tymex Boxing Night||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Pionki, Poland||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Rajmund Flejmer|Decision (unanimous)|Vale Tudo Cup 1||align=center| 2|align=center| 5:00|Puławy, Poland||-[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michal Oleksiejczuk UFC. www.ufc.com. en. 2019-07-17.
  2. Web site: Bracia Oleksiejczuk i Bartosz Szewczyk będą trenować w ANKOS MMA. April 19, 2022. Tomasz Nowosielski. mmarocks.pl. pl.
  3. CzORw-osKbK. "Dziękuje mojemu trenerowi @ostryandthepitbull za nominację na purpurowy pas BJJ. To dzięki Tobie staję się kompletnym zawodnikiem ". November 4, 2023. August 3, 2024. michaloleksiejczukufc. pl.
  4. Web site: Michal. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-07-17.
  5. News: Michał Oleksiejczuk w UFC – powalczy z Ionem Cutelabą na UFC 217. 2017-10-13. Lowking.pl. 2019-07-16. pl-PL.
  6. News: Ion Cutelaba flagged for possible USADA violation, removed from UFC 217. 2017-11-03. MMAjunkie. 2019-07-16. en-US.
  7. Web site: UFC 219 results: Michal Oleksiejczuk sweeps 4-1 favorite Khalil Rountree for upset. 2017-12-31. MMAjunkie. 2019-07-16. en-US.
  8. Web site: Michal Oleksiejczuk gets one-year suspension, win overturned for UFC 219 drug test failure. 2018-03-13. MMAfighting. 2019-07-16. en-US.
  9. Web site: New Yorker Gian Villante meets Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Prague. Dorff. Marcel. 2019-01-20. mmadna.nl. nl. 2019-07-16.
  10. Web site: UFC Prague results: Michal Oleksiejczuk body shot fells Gian Villante. 2019-02-23. MMAjunkie. en. 2019-07-16.
  11. Web site: UFC Prague bonuses: Stefan Struve's potential swan song among $50,000 awards. 2019-02-23. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-07-17.
  12. Web site: Michal Oleksiejczuk replaces Roman Dolidze against Gadzhimurad Antigulov in St.Petersburg. Marcel Dorff. mmadnanl.com. 2019-03-15. 2019-07-16. nl.
  13. Web site: UFC St. Petersburg Results: Michal Oleksiejczuk KOs Gadzhimurad Antigulov in First Minute. Evanoff. Josh. 2019-04-20. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-07-18.
  14. Web site: Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Ovince Saint Preux slated for UFC on ESPN+ 18 in Copenhagen. 2019-07-15. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-07-17.
  15. Web site: UFC Copenhagen Results: Ovince Saint Preux's Von Flue Choke Strikes Again!. Anderson. Jay. 2019-09-28. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-09-29.
  16. Web site: OFICJALNIE: Michał Oleksiejczuk powróci do klatki na UFC on ESPN+26 w Auckland. Oleś. Bartosz. 2019-12-05. InTheCage.pl. pl-PL. 2019-12-06.
  17. Web site: UFC Auckland Results: Jimmy Crute Runs Through Michal Oleksiejczuk. Doherty. Dan. 2020-02-22. Cageside Press. en-US. 2020-02-23.
  18. Web site: Modestas Bukauskas meets Michał Oleksiejczuk on March 27. mmadna.nl. Jamal Boussenaf. 2021-01-15. 2021-01-15.
  19. Web site: Behunin . Alex . UFC 260 Results: Michał Oleksiejczuk Takes Split Decision Over Modestas Bukauskas . Cageside Press . 28 March 2021 . 27 March 2021.
  20. Web site: Dorff. Marcel. 2021-07-21. Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Shamil Gamzatov toegevoegd aan UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi. 2023-07-24. MMA DNA. nl.
  21. Web site: Evanoff. Josh. 2021-10-30. UFC 267 Results: Michał Oleksiejczuk Overwhelms Shamil Gamzatov. 2021-10-30. Cageside Press. en-US.
  22. Web site: Michał Oleksiejczuk vs. Dustin Jacoby na marcowej gali UFC 272 - Lowking.pl. 2021-12-24. pl-PL.
  23. Web site: Behunin . Alex . 2022-03-05 . UFC 272: Dustin Jacoby Extends Unbeaten Streak, Beats Michal Oleksiejczuk . 2022-03-06 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  24. Web site: Nowosielski . Tomasz . 2022-05-18 . Michał Oleksiejczuk vs uśmiechnięty Sam Alvey w nowej kategorii wagowej Husarza na UFC on ESPN+ 70 MMAROCKS . 2022-05-18 . MMA Rocks! . pl-PL.
  25. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2022-08-06 . UFC Vegas 59: Michał Oleksiejczuk Drops, Bloodies Sam Alvey Early in Middleweight Debut . 2022-08-07 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  26. Web site: Cruz . Guilherme . 2022-09-20 . Michal Oleksiejczuk replaces Bruno Silva vs. Albert Duraev at UFC’s final card of 2022 . 2022-09-20 . MMA Fighting . en.
  27. Web site: With Albert Duraev out, Cody Brundage steps in to face Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night 216. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Farah Hannoun and Nolan King. 2022-12-02. 2022-12-02.
  28. Web site: Dewar . Val . 2022-12-17 . UFC Vegas 66: Michal Oleksiejczuk Stops Cody Brundage With Ground and Pound . 2022-12-18 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  29. Web site: Taylor . Chris . 2022-12-18 . UFC Vegas 66 Bonus Report: Drew Dober among four fighters to take home $50k BJPenn.com . 2022-12-18 . BJPenn.com . en-US.
  30. Web site: Caio Borralho, Michal Oleksiejczuk to clash at UFC event on April 29. Sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 2023-02-15. 2023-02-15.
  31. Web site: Law . Eddie . 2023-04-29 . UFC Vegas 72: Caio Borralho Finishes Oleksiejczuk in Round 2 With RNC . 2023-04-30 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  32. Web site: Theodosi . Jamie . 2023-08-26 . UFC Singapore: Michal Oleksiejczuk Comes From Behind To Finish Chidi Njokuani In Round One . 2023-08-26 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  33. Web site: UFC Fight Night 225 bonuses: Max Holloway’s Fight of Night dedicated to Lahaina, Maui. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Matt Erickson. 2023-08-26. 2023-08-26.
  34. Web site: Michel Pereira's Middleweight Return Added To UFC 299, Opponent Revealed. mmanews.com. Curtis Calhoun. 2024-01-09. 2024-01-09.
  35. Web site: Dewar . Val . 2024-03-10 . Michel Pereira's Body Assault Leads to Quick Sub of Oleksiejczuk . 2024-03-10 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  36. Web site: 2024-05-12 . Kevin Holland returns to middleweight, meets Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 302 in Newark . 2024-05-12 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  37. Web site: Dewar . Val . 2024-06-02 . UFC 302: Kevin Holland Gets Dropped, Mangles Michal Oleksiejczuk's Arm . 2024-06-02 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  38. Web site: Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque off UFC Abu Dhabi due to 'travel issue'; Shara Bullet added as co-main. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-07-20. 2024-07-20.
  39. Web site: Shara Bullet Claims Victory Over Michal Oleksiejczuk in Short-Notice UFC Abu Dhabi Co-Main Event. cagesidepress.com. Patrick McCorry. 2024-08-03. 2024-08-03.
  40. Web site: Bonuses! Joel Alvarez leads $50K winners with impressive TKO - UFC Abu Dhabi. mmamania.com. Dan Hiergesell. 2024-08-03. 2024-08-03.
  41. Web site: Wyniki TFL 8: "Title Show". Michał Oleksiejczuk mistrzem w wadze półciężkiej!. MMANews. 2019-07-17.
  42. Web site: TFL 10 w Lublinie - wyniki. 2016-11-14. MMA PL. pl-PL. 2019-07-17.
  43. Web site: TFL 11: Slava Republic - wyniki. Celuch. Martyna. 2017-04-02. InTheCage.pl. pl-PL. 2019-07-17.

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