Jan Błachowicz
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Jan Błachowicz is a professional Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...

 mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 who competes in the light heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA)
The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....

 division. He is the current KSW Light Heavyweight Champion
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...

. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Błachowicz has mostly competed for KSW
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...

, Poland's biggest promotion.

Background

Błachowicz is seen as one of the top light heavyweights in Poland and is also regarded as the successor to Mamed Khalidov
Mamed Khalidov
Mamed Khalidov is a Chechen-Polish mixed martial artist, competing in the Middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion and holds the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship belt...

. He is currently ranked as the #1 Polish Light-Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by mmarocks.pl
and #5 European Light-Heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist by groundandpound.de
.
Błachowicz' career has so far been blighted by injuries such as knee and shoulder problems that sidelined him for the whole of 2009.

Jan has recently received his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

 under Joe Moreira
Joe Moreira
Jose Carlos Moreira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a former mixed martial artist.-Early life and career:Joe was born inside a taxicab in front of a Rio de Janeiro hospital...

.

KSW

Błachowicz entered in KSWs first <95 kg (209 lb) tournament at KSW 9. Defeating three opponents in one night, Błachowicz was able to claim the tournament crown. His first opponent was Martin Zawada, who he defeated by unanimous decision. Błachowicz was able to defeat his next two opponents by armbar, including the notable opponent Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He competed in the light heavyweight division of KSW and other European MMA promotions, but recently moved down to middleweight.-Biography:...

.
Błachowicz went onto defeat Christian M'Pumbu
Christian M'Pumbu
Christian M'Pumbu is a French professional mixed martial artist of Congolese descent. He is the first and current Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.-Background:...

 four months later via armbar, before defeating previously unbeaten Maro Perak in December 2008.

Looking to expand his horizons after a very successful year 2008, Jan accepted the invitation of Tomasz Drwal and joined him at the Throwdown Training Center in San Diego for a few months. He agreed to temporarily fight at heavyweight, against Lloyd Marshbanks under the War Gods banner, but the event was cancelled. Despite suffering a serious knee injury in July, Jan continued his training, as he agreed to fight “somewhere in Mexico”. About three weeks later, his knee suddenly popped in training when executing a takedown. The anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...

 in his right knee was destroyed, making a knee reconstruction after his return to Poland inevitable.

Return to MMA

Jan was planning his comeback fight in March against Aleksandar Radosavljevic
Aleksandar Radosavljevic
Aleksandar Radosavljević may refer to:* Aleksandar Radosavljević , Serbian football goalkeeper playing for Győr* Aleksandar Radosavljević , Slovenian football midfielder playing for ADO Den Haag...

 at WFC 10, but decided to withdraw and was replaced by fellow KSW TEAM member Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He competed in the light heavyweight division of KSW and other European MMA promotions, but recently moved down to middleweight.-Biography:...

.
After finally returning from the knee injury and 17 months layoff, Błachowicz entered into the second KSW <95 kg tournament. Błachowicz had to face two opponents in the same night. His first opponent was the undefeated Brazilian Julio Brutus. Błachowicz was able to knock Brutus out with a high kick-right hook combination at 3:40 in the first round. In the semi-final, Błachowicz submitted his training partner Wojciech Orłowski with a rear-naked choke after just 1:37.
In the meantime, Błachowicz took a fight on a few days notice against Nikolai Onikienko and submitted him in the second round.

He faced the Spaniard Daniel Tabera
Daniel Tabera
Daniel Tabera is a Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Tabera has competed all over Europe - and sporadically in North America - in the likes of M-1 Global, Bellator Fighting Championships and KSW.-Early...

 in the final of the tournament at KSW XIV
KSW XIV
KSW XIV: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 September 2010 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland at the Atlas Arena in Łódź...

, winning via TKO in the second round and becoming once again the KSW Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion.
Błachowicz then faced Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,...

 for the vacant KSW Light Heavyweight Championship at KSW XV
KSW XV
KSW XV: Contemporary Gladiators was a mixed martial arts event held on 19 March 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland in Warsaw, Poland. It was the fifteenth numerical event from KSW and their twentieth MMA event in total....

. He lost the fight via TKO, being unable to answer the bell for the third round because of his injured leg.

Błachowicz had a rematch with Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,...

 at KSW XVII
KSW XVII
KSW XVII: Revenge was a mixed martial arts event that took place on November 26, 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Łódź...

. He won the bout via unanimous decision to become the new KSW Light Heavyweight Champion.

Personal life

Janek is a close friend of UFC fighter Tomasz Drwal, they were training together at the Throwdown Training Center in San Diego when he suffered his knee injury in 2009.
Some time ago he moved to Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

 with his girlfriend (Łukasz Jurkowski's sister), changing his long time club Octagon Rybnik to Paweł Nastula's club.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
    Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
    Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...

    • KSW Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; Current)
    • KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
    • KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
    • KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|14-3
|  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,...


|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW 17
KSW XVII
KSW XVII: Revenge was a mixed martial arts event that took place on November 26, 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Łódź...


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|align=center|5:00
|Łódź, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


|Won KSW Light Heavyweight Championship , Fight of the Night
|-
|Win
|align=center|13–3
|  Toni Valtonen
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|KSW 16
KSW XVI
KSW XVI was a mixed martial arts event held on 21 May 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Gdańsk, Poland. It was the sixteenth numerical event from KSW and their twenty first MMA event in total....


|
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|Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


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|-
|Loss
|align=center|12–3
|  Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,...


|TKO (injury)
|KSW 15
KSW XV
KSW XV: Contemporary Gladiators was a mixed martial arts event held on 19 March 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland in Warsaw, Poland. It was the fifteenth numerical event from KSW and their twentieth MMA event in total....


|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


|For vacant KSW Light Heavyweight Championship.
|-
|Win
|align=center|12–2
|  Daniel Tabera
Daniel Tabera
Daniel Tabera is a Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Tabera has competed all over Europe - and sporadically in North America - in the likes of M-1 Global, Bellator Fighting Championships and KSW.-Early...


| TKO (punches)
|KSW 14
KSW XIV
KSW XIV: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 September 2010 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland at the Atlas Arena in Łódź...


|
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:20
|Łódź, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


|KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final
|-
|Win
|align=center|11–2
|  Nikolai Onikienko
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|World Absolute FC
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|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Cheboksary
Cheboksary
-Twin towns/sister cities:Cheboksary is twinned with: Eger in Hungary Antalya in Turkey Santa Clara in CubaAlso Partnerships are shown with: Rundu in Namibia -External links:****...

, Russia
Russia
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10–2
|  Wojciech Orłowski
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|KSW 13
KSW XIII
KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:...


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|align=center|1:37
|Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


|KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
|-
|Win
|align=center|9–2
|  Julio Brutus
|KO (head kick and punch)
|KSW 13
KSW XIII
KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:40
|Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


|KSW 2010 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
|-
|Win
|align=center|8–2
|  Maro Perak
Maro Perak
Maro Perak is a Croatian professional mixed martial artist and the current . Perak trains at Gladijator Croatia in Dubrovnik alongside teammates Ajlin Ahmic, Antun Racic, Ante Delija, Hrvoje Slade and his brother Kristijan Perak....


|Submission (rear naked choke)
|KSW
KSW X
KSW X: Dekalog was the tenth numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion KSW and their thirteenth event in total. The card was headlined by an eight-man tournament, which was won by Dutchman Dave Dalgliesh, a long-time KSW veteran....

 10
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:51
|Warsaw, Poland
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7–2
|  Christian M'Pumbu
Christian M'Pumbu
Christian M'Pumbu is a French professional mixed martial artist of Congolese descent. He is the first and current Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.-Background:...


|Submission (armbar)
|KSW - Extra
KSW - Extra
KSW - Extra was a mixed martial arts event held by Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - their twelfth event, and the first time the promotion has hosted a show outside of Warsaw...


|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:12
|Dąbrowa Górnicza
Dabrowa Górnicza
Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


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|-
|Win
|align=center|6–2
|  Aziz Karaoglu
|Submission (armbar)
|KSW
KSW
KSW may stand for:* Kansas Southwestern Railway, a defunct United States railroad company* Kearny Street Workshop, a multidisciplinary arts organization in San Francisco, California...

 9
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:13
|Warsaw, Poland
|KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final
|-
|Win
|align=center|5–2
|  Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He competed in the light heavyweight division of KSW and other European MMA promotions, but recently moved down to middleweight.-Biography:...


|Submission (armbar)
|KSW
KSW
KSW may stand for:* Kansas Southwestern Railway, a defunct United States railroad company* Kearny Street Workshop, a multidisciplinary arts organization in San Francisco, California...

 9
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:54
|Warsaw, Poland
|KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
|-
|Win
|align=center|4–2
|  Martin Zawada
|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW
KSW
KSW may stand for:* Kansas Southwestern Railway, a defunct United States railroad company* Kearny Street Workshop, a multidisciplinary arts organization in San Francisco, California...

 9
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Warsaw, Poland
|KSW 2008 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3–2
|  Andre Fyeet
|Submission (kimura)
|KSW
KSW
KSW may stand for:* Kansas Southwestern Railway, a defunct United States railroad company* Kearny Street Workshop, a multidisciplinary arts organization in San Francisco, California...

 8
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:57
|Warsaw, Poland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3–1
|  Daniel Dowda
|TKO (knee and punches)
|KSW - Elimination
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:35
|Wrocław, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


|KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final
|-
|Win
|align=center|2–1
|  Paweł Gasiński
|TKO (punches)
|KSW - Elimination
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:36
|Wrocław, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


|KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
|-
|Win
|align=center|1–1
|  Sebastian Olchawa
|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW - Elimination
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Wrocław, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...


|KSW 2007 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterinal
|-
|Loss
|align=center|0–1
|  Marcin Krzysztofiak
|Decision (unanimous)
|FCP 3 - Khalidov vs. Troeng
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Poznan
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

, Poland
Poland
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