Piotr Hallmann Explained

Piotr Hallmann
Other Names:Płetwal (eng. "whale")
Birth Date:25 August 1987
Birth Place:Gdynia, Poland
Nationality:Polish
Weight:155lb
Weight Class:Lightweight
Reach:71.0 in [1]
Fighting Out Of:Gdynia, Poland
Team:MMA Lab
Years Active:2009–present
Mma Kowin:7
Mma Subwin:7
Mma Decwin:4
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Decloss:3
Mma Draw:0
Sherdog:53375
Piotr Hallmann
Birth Date:27 August 1987
Birth Place:Gdynia, Poland
Allegiance: Poland
Branch: Polish Navy
Rank:Podporucznik (Second Lieutenant)

Piotr Hallmann (born 25 August 1987 in Gdynia) is a Polish mixed martial artist and second lieutenant in the Polish Navy. Hallmann has fought as a lightweight throughout his MMA career, and competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

He is currently fights in the lightweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut.

Biography

Hallmann was born in Gdynia, Poland on August 25, 1987. He is the first professional athlete from his family. He had shown interest in martial arts at a very young age, when he had started training karate at the age of six. His other athletic pursuits included football and capoeira. He had started training in mixed martial arts in 2008, and made his professional debut one year later.

He trains at Mighty Bulls Gdynia under Grzegorz Jakubowski.

Hallmann graduated from Akademia Marynarki Wojennej and is currently an officer of the Navy, with the rank of Secondary Lieutenant.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Hallmann had made his professional debut at "Beast of the East" event in his hometown, Gdynia, on November 14, 2009, when he defeated Krzysztof Adaszak. After three consecutive wins, he suffered his first career defeat against a German fighter, Christian Eckerlin.

Following that loss, Hallmann collected nine consecutive wins at various European events. He won Casino Fight Night 2011 tournament in Erfurt, as well as World Freefight Challenge and Celtic Gladiator lightweight championship titles.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Following his series of wins on European circuit, Hallmann had signed a four-fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship[2]

Hallmann first competed on the card, which took place on September 4, 2013 in Brazil. He faced Brazilian fighter Francisco Trinaldo and scored a comeback win by kimura in the second round, after getting repeatedly hurt by kicks to the body in the first round. This performance had earned him a $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus award.

Hallmann faced Al Iaquinta on October 26, 2013 at . He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

In his highest profile fight with the promotion to date, Hallmann faced Yves Edwards at UFC Fight Night 42 on June 7, 2014.[3] He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the third round. The win also earned Hallmann his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[4]

Hallman next faced Gleison Tibau on September 13, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 51.[5] He lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Despite the loss on the scorecards, Hallman was awarded a bonus for Fight of the Night.[6] However, Hallman tested positive during a post fight drug screening for drostanolone. In turn, Hallmann was suspended for nine months and his bonus award was rescinded.[7]

Hallman faced promotional newcomer Magomed Mustafaev on June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69.[8] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round, after the referee stopped the contest on the advice of the doctor due to a large cut over Hallman's left eye.[9]

Hallman faced Alex Oliveira on November 7, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 77.[10] He lost the back-and-forth bout via knockout in the third round and was subsequently released from the promotion.[11]

Absolute Championship Berkut

Hallmann faced Adrian Zielinski on July 1, 2017 at ACB 63. He won the fight via split decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Win| align=center|18–6| Adrian Zielinski| Decision (split)| ACB 63| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Gdańsk, Poland||-| Win| align=center|17–6| Patryk Nowak| Decision (unanimous)| FEN 17| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Gdynia, Poland||-| Loss| align=center|16–6| Kamil Łebkowski| Decision (unanimous)| FEN 12| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Gdynia, Poland||- | Win| align=center|16–5| Jason Ponet| Decision (split)| Slavia Republic 1| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Gdynia, Poland||-| Loss| align=center|15–5| Alex Oliveira| KO (punch)| | | align=center|3| align=center|0:54| São Paulo, Brazil||-| Loss| align=center| 15–4| Magomed Mustafaev| TKO (doctor stoppage)| | | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:24| Berlin, Germany||-| Loss| align=center| 15–3| Gleison Tibau| Decision (split)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00|Brasília, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 15–2| Yves Edwards| Submission (rear-naked choke)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 2:31| Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 14–2| Al Iaquinta| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Manchester, England||-| Win| align=center| 14–1| Francisco Trinaldo| Submission (kimura)| | | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:50| Belo Horizonte, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 13–1| Juha-Pekka Vainikainen| Decision (unanimous)| MMA Attack 3| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Katowice, Poland||-| Win| align=center| 12–1| Ivica Truscek| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Celtic Gladiator VI| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:03| Saggart, Ireland| |-| Win| align=center| 11–1| Vaso Bakočević| TKO (doctor stoppage)| WFC 17: Olimp Live & Fight| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:47| Ljubljana, Slovenia| |-| Win| align=center| 10–1| Jarkko Latomaki| TKO (punches)| Botnia Punishment 12| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:02| Seinajoki, Finland||-| Win| align=center| 9–1| Kevin Donnelly| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Cage Warriors Fight Night 5| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:10| Amman, Jordan||-| Win| align=center| 8–1| Szymon Walaszek| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Round 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:18| Białogard, Poland||-| Win| align=center| 7–1| Tamirlan Dadajew| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Casino Fight Night 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 11:23| Erfurt, Germany| |-|Win| align=center| 6–1| Avtandil Shoshiashvili| KO (punch)| Casino Fight Night 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:12| Erfurt, Germany||-| Win| align=center| 5–1| Rastislav Hanulay| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Ring XF 3: Double Battle| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:08|Zgierz, Poland||-| Loss| align=center| 4–1| Christian Eckerlin| TKO (retirement)| GMC 2: Continued| | align=center| 4| align=center| 0:51| Herne, Germany||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Kerim Abzaiłow| KO (punches)| RING XF 2: Second Coming| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:47| Łódź, Poland||-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Rafał Terlikowski| TKO (punches)| Shooto Poland: Polish Shooto League 9| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:42| Przodkowo, Poland||-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Paweł Wołowiec| TKO (punches)| Shooto Poland: Held vs. Lasota| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:15| Kielce, Poland||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Krzysztof Adaszak| TKO (punches)| Beast of the East| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:49| Gdynia, Poland|

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne. UFC.com. June 21, 2015.
  2. Web site: WFC Lightweight Champion Piotr Hallmann returns title, signs with the UFC. wfc.si.
  3. Web site: Yves Edwards vs. Piotr Hallmann pushed back from UFC 173 to UFC Fight Night 43. MMAjunkie.com. 2014-04-01. 2014-04-01. Staff.
  4. Web site: UFC Fight Night 42 bonuses: Henderson, Hallmann among award winners. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2014-06-08. 2014-06-08.
  5. Web site: Hallmann-Tibau booked for UFC Fight Night 51 in Brazil. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2014-07-29. 2014-07-29.
  6. News: UFC Fight Night 51 bonuses: Arlovski, Pepey, Tibau and Hallmann win $50,000 bonuses. MMAjunkie.com. September 13, 2014.
  7. Web site: 'Fight of the Night' winner Piotr Hallmann fails UFC Fight Night 51 drug test. Staff. mmajunkie.com. October 6, 2014. October 6, 2014.
  8. Web site: Piotr Hallmann vs. Magomed Mustafaev added to UFC Fight Night 69 in Berlin. mmareport.com. Jason Floyd. 2015-04-15. 2015-04-15.
  9. Web site: UFC Fight Night 69 results: Magomed Mustafaev cuts Piotr Hallmann, forces TKO. mmajunkie.com. Brent Brookhouse. 2015-06-20. 2015-06-20.
  10. Web site: Alex Oliveira to face Piotr Hallmann at UFC Fight Night Sao Paulo on Nov. 7. sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 2015-08-26. 2015-08-26.
  11. Web site: UFC Fight Night 77 results: Alex Oliveira starches Piotr Hallmann with wicked right. mmajunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. 2015-11-07. 2015-11-07.