Daniel Omielańczuk (born August 31, 1982) is a Polish professional

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and kickboxer currently competing in the

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division of

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation'') better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. History Martin Lewandowsk ...

(KSW). A professional MMA competitor since 2009, he has competed for the

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, and

. He is currently ranked #3 in the KSW Heavyweight rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Omielańczuk made his professional debut in 2009, competing primarily in regional promotions across the Eastern Europe, including KSW, where he compiled a record of 15–3 before signing with the UFC in the spring of 2013.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Omielańczuk made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Nandor Guelmino on September 21, 2013 at UFC 165. After a back and forth first two rounds, Omielańczuk won the fight via knockout in the third round. Omielańczuk faced

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on April 19, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 39. Rosholt defeated Omielańczuk via unanimous decision. Omielańczuk was expected to face

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on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55. However, Omielańczuk was forced to pull out of bout with a broken thumb and was replaced by Walt Harris. Omielańczuk faced Anthony Hamilton on April 11, 2015 at

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. Omielańczuk lost the fight by unanimous decision. Omielańczuk was expected to face Konstantin Erokhin on July 18, 2015 at

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. However, Erokhin pulled out of the fight in late June citing an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Omielańczuk faced

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on February 27, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via technical majority decision after Danho was hit with an inadvertent groin strike in the third round that rendered him unable to continue. Omielańczuk next faced

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on July 13, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 91. He won the fight via majority decision. Omielańczuk faced

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on October 8, 2016 at

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. He lost the back and forth fight via submission in the second round. Omielańczuk faced Timothy Johnson on March 18, 2017 at

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. He lost the back and forth fight by split decision. Omielańczuk faced

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on July 8, 2017 at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Absolute Championship Berkut

After his third consecutive loss, Omielanczuk was released from the UFC. He later signed with

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, competing against American Bobby Brents at ACB 83: Baku in 2018. He won via first-round submission. After picking up a unanimous decision win in the regional kickboxing circuit, Omielanczuk returned to MMA to face

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at ACB 89: Krasnodar in September of 2018. He was defeated via unanimous decision. Since the loss to Aliakbari, Omielanczuk has won his last four fights pushing him to 5-1 after leaving the UFC. He fought for the vacant ACA Heavyweight Championship against Tony Johnson at ACA 114: Omielańczuk vs. Johnson. He lost the fight by KO in the first round, marking the first time he has ever lost by strikes. Omielańczuk faced Daniel James on April 23, 2021 at ACA 122. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Omielańczuk faced Evgeny Goncharov on September 11, 2021 at ACA 128. He lost the bout via TKO in the third round. Omielańczuk faced Adam Bogatyrev on February 26, 2022 at ACA 136: Bukuev vs Akopyan. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Omielańczuk faced Ricardo Prasel at KSW 70 on May 28, 2022. He lost the bout via ankle lock in the first round. Omielańczuk faced Michal Martínek on October 14, 2022 at KSW 75: Ruchała vs. Stasiak. He controversially won via split decision, with KSW paying Martinek his show money + his contractual bonus and, upon an official appeal from Martinek’s Team submitted, a full independent review of the decision was undertaken.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Ukraine , , - , Win , align=center, 8–3–1 (1) , Vladimir Abdulov , Submission (north-south choke) , IFC: Winner Punch 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:58 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 7–3–1 (1) , Ivan Gayvanovich , Submission (kimura) , West Fight 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:54 ,

Ternopil Ternópil ( uk, Тернопіль, Ternopil' ; pl, Tarnopol; yi, טאַרנאָפּל, Tarnopl, or ; he, טארנופול (טַרְנוֹפּוֹל), Tarnopol; german: Tarnopol) is a city in the west of Ukraine. Administratively, Ternopi ...

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 5–3–1 (1) , Jakub Beresiński , KO (head kick) , ASP: Champions Night , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:29 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 (1) , Piotr Mliński , Decision (unanimous) , IFC: Winner Punch , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 2–2 (1) , Błażej Wójcik , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Pro Fight 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:29 ,

Wrocław Wrocław (; , . german: Breslau, , also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly ...

, Poland , , - , NC , align=center, 1–2 (1) , Michał Gutowski , NC (illegal soccer kick) , Iron Fist 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:46 ,

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

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Konstantin Gluhov Konstantin Gluhov (russian: Константин Игоревич Глухов, lv, Konstantīns Gluhovs; born January 17, 1980) is a Latvian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Russian descent. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai ...

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