| Paweł Pawlak | |
| Other Names: | Plastinho |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Łódź, Poland |
| Nationality: | Polish |
| Height: | [1] |
| Weight: | 176.1lb |
| Weight Class: | Middleweight (2020–present) Welterweight (2010-2020) |
| Reach: | 73inches |
| Style: | Kickboxing |
| Fighting Out Of: | Łódź, Poland |
| Team: | Gracie Barra Łódź(former) Octopus Łodź |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 11 |
| Mma Subwin: | 3 |
| Mma Decwin: | 10 |
| Mma Decloss: | 4 |
| Mma Draw: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 65543 |
Paweł Pawlak (born February 8, 1989) is a Polish[2] mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), where he is the current KSW Middleweight Champion. A professional since 2010, he has also fought in the UFC and Absolute Championship Akhmat.
Pawlak made his professional MMA debut in May 2010 in his native Poland. During the first three and a half years of his career, he amassed an undefeated record of ten wins, with all but one win coming by way of TKO or submission.
Pawlak signed with the UFC in late 2013. He made his debut against Peter Sobotta at UFC Fight Night 41 on May 31, 2014.[3] Pawlak lost the fight by unanimous decision.[4]
Pawlak was scheduled to face Dhiego Lima at on November 8, 2014.[5] However, Pawlak withdrew from the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by Jorge de Oliveira.[6]
In his second fight for the promotion, Pawlak faced Sheldon Westcott at on April 11, 2015.[7] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[8]
Pawlak then faced Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night 72.[9] He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[10] [11]
After the UFC stint, Pawlak has mainly competed in his native Poland and eventually fought for the vacant Babilon MMA Middleweight Championship against Adrian Błeszyński at Babilon 12 on February 7, 2020.[12] The bout ended in a split draw.
After knocking out Filip Tomczak at Babilon 14, Pawlak proceeded to fight again for the vacant Middleweight Championship in a rematch against Adrian Błeszyński at Babilon 18 on November 27, 2020. He won the fight and claimed the title via unanimous decision.[13]
Pawlak made his first title defense against Sergey Guzev at Babilon 21 on April 30, 2021.[14] He successfully defended the championship via unanimous decision.
Pawlak faced Greco-Roman Olympic bronze medalist wrestler Damian Janikowski on September 4, 2021 at KSW 63: Crime of The Century.[15] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[16] Both fighters earned Fight of the Night award.[17]
Pawlak faced Cezary Kęsik at KSW 69: Przybysz vs. Martins on April 23, 2022.[18] He won the bout via split decision.[19]
Pawlak was then scheduled to face Bartosz Leśko at KSW 76: Parnasse vs. Rajewski on November 12, 2022.[20] However, Leśko withdrew from the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by Tom Breese.[21] Pawlak won the bout via ground and pound TKO in the first round.[22]
Pawlak faced Tomasz Romanowski for the vacant KSW Middleweight Championship at KSW 83 on June 3, 2023.[23] He won the bout and title via technical knockout in the fifth round.[24]
Pawlak defended his title against Michał Materla on December 16, 2023 at KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse, winning the bout via unanimous decision.[25]
On July 20, 2024, in the main event of KSW 96: Pawlak vs. Janikowski 2, he made his second defense of the championship belt, fighting a rematch with Damian Janikowski.[26] He again defeated his rival unanimously on the scorecards, thus defending the title.[27]
|-|Win|align=center|24–4–1|Damian Janikowski|Decision (unanimous)|KSW 96: Pawlak vs. Janikowski 2||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Łódź, Poland| |-|Win|align=center|23–4–1|Michał Materla| Decision (unanimous)|KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Gliwice, Poland| |-|Win|align=center|22–4–1|Tomasz Romanowski|TKO (elbows)|KSW 83: Colosseum 2||align=center|5|align=center|3:25|Warsaw, Poland| |-|Win|align=center|21–4–1|Tom Breese|TKO (elbow and punches)|KSW 76: Parnasse vs. Rajewski||align=center|1|align=center|3:54|Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland| |-| Win| align=center|20–4–1| Cezary Kęsik| Decision (split)| KSW 69: Przybysz vs. Martins| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00|Warsaw, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 19–4–1| Damian Janikowski| Decision (unanimous)| KSW 63: Crime of The Century|| align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00|Warsaw, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 18–4–1| Sergey Guzev| Decision (unanimous)| Babilon MMA 21: Pawlak vs. Guzev| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Warsaw, Poland||-| Win| align=center| 17–4–1| Adrian Błeszyński| Decision (unanimous)| Babilon MMA 18: Revenge| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Łódź, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 16–4–1| Filip Tomczak| TKO (punches)| Babilon MMA 14: Pawlak vs. Tomczak| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:18| Radom, Poland||-| Draw| align=center| | Adrian Błeszyński| Draw (split)| Babilon MMA 12: Pawlak vs. Błeszyński| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Łomża, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 15–4| Evgeny Bondar| Decision (split)|ACA 96: Goncharov vs. Johnson|| align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Łódź, Poland| |-| Loss| align=center| 14–4| Daniel Skibiński| Decision (unanimous)| Babilon MMA 6: Pawlak vs. Skibiński| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Raszyn, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 14–3| Rafał Lewoń| TKO (elbows)| Babilon MMA 5: Skibiński vs. Melillo| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:26| Międzyzdroje, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 13–3| Adam Niedźwiedź| TKO (elbows)| Babilon MMA 2: Kołeck vs. Orkowski| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:37| Legionowo, Poland||-| Win| align=center| 12–3| Ireneusz Szydiowski| Decision (unanimous)| Fight Exclusive Night 16| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Warsaw, Poland| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–3| Igor Fernandes| Decision (unanimous)| Fight Exclusive Night 12| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Warsaw, Poland| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–2| Leon Edwards| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Glasgow, Scotland| |-| Win| align=center| 11–1| Sheldon Westcott| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kraków, Poland| |-| Loss| align=center| 10–1| Peter Sobotta| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Berlin, Germany| |-| Win| align=center| 10–0| Mateusz Strzelczyk| TKO (elbows)| MMA Fighters Club| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:00| Inowrocław, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 9–0| Laszlo Soltesz| TKO (corner stoppage)| Gala Sportów Walki w Międzychodzie 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 5:00| Międzychód, Poland||-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Szymon Nadobny| Submission (inverted triangle choke)| ArMMAgeddon 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:03| Stargard Szczecinski, Poland||-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Artur Piotrowski| TKO (punches)| PLMMA 17 Extra: Warmia Heroes| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:24| Olsztyn, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Pawel Latalo| TKO (elbows)| Fighters Arena 5| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:15| Krasnik, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Shamil Ilyasov| TKO (elbows)| Fighters Arena 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:32| Łódź, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Adam Golonkiewicz| Submission (inverted triangle choke)| XCage: Extreme Cage 4| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:35| Toruń, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Matas Stebuliauskas| TKO (punches)| Fighters Arena Łódź 2| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:48| Łódź, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Laszlo Acs| Decision (unanimous)| FAL 1: Nastula vs. Masuda| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Łódź, Poland| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Tomasz Krauze| TKO (submission to punches)| Strefa Walk: Krysztofiak vs. Bandel| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:19| Poznań, Poland|