David Zawada (born ) is a German

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

currently competing in the

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division. A professional since 2010, he has formerly competed for the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC),

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), and Respect FC where he is the former Welterweight Champion.

Background

Zawada trains at

UFD Gym University of Fighting in Düsseldorf (UFD Gym) is a professional martial arts gym situated in German city Düsseldorf. Gym was founded by Dijaković brothers, Ivan and Tomislav - in 2013. It quickly became successful. In 2016 they were voted t ...

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where he trains alongside KSW champion

Roberto Soldić Roberto Soldić (; born 25 January 1995) is a Croatian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, competing in ONE Championship. Before turning 26, Soldić won five belts in five different European MMA promotions including Middleweight and We ...

, Erko Jun, Antun Racic and his brother, Martin Zawada.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Zawada participated in various regional MMA promotions, notable in KSW primarily in the Europe. He was the formal welterweight Respect Fighting Championship and Shooto Kings champion. He amassed a record of 16–3 prior signed by

(UFC).

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Zawada made his UFC debut on July 22, 2018, against Danny Roberts, replacing injured

Alan Jouban Alan Michael Joubanhttp://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2016_Results/07-07-16MMA.pdf (born November 25, 1982) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A profess ...

at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith. He lost the fight via split decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. His next faced

Li Jingliang Li Jingliang (Chinese: 李景亮; pinyin: Lǐ Jǐngliàng; born March 20, 1988) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes as a welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 13, 2022, he is #15 in the UFC welterweight ...

on November 24, 2018, replacing

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (born November 12, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was the former Jungle Fight welterweight champion in Brazil and currently competes in welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). ...

at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round three. Zawada faced

Abubakar Nurmagomedov Abubakar Magomedovich Nurmagomedov (born November 13, 1989) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who is currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a three-time Combat Sambo World Championship bron ...

on November 9, 2019 at

UFC on ESPN+ 21 UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar (also known as UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar, UFC Fight Night 163 and UFC on ESPN+ 21) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 9, 201 ...

. He won the fight via a submission in round one. This fight earned him the ''

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'' award. Zawada was scheduled to face

Anthony Rocco Martin Anthony "Tony" Rocco Martin (born December 11, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight and welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born in Palos Heights, Illinois, M ...

on April 25, 2020. However, on April 9, the promotion indicated that the pairing was scrapped due to the

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. Zawada was expected to face Mounir Lazzez on October 18, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 180 ''UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 180'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 38'' and ''UFC Fight Island 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18 ...

. However, on October 6, 2020 it was reported that Lazzez tested positive for

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and was removed from the bout. It is unclear at the stage if a replacement would be sought by the UFC officials. Zawada faced

Ramazan Emeev Ramazan Dadaevich Emeev (russian: Рамазан Дадаевич Эмеев; born May 20, 1987 in Dagestan) is a Russian mixed martial artist. He is Combat Sambo World Champion who currently fights in the Welterweight division. He is a former M ...

on January 16, 2021 at

UFC on ABC 1 ''UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar'' (also known as ''UFC on ABC 1'' and ''UFC Fight Island 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on January 16, 2021, at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island ...

. He lost a close fight by split decision. Zawada was scheduled to face

Sergey Khandozhko Sergey Khandozhko (born May 19, 1992) is a retired Russian male mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background While in the first grade, his parents signed Sergey to the sambo/judo ...

on September 4, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 191 ''UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 191 '' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 49'' and ''UFC Vegas 36'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 4, 2021 at the ...

. However, the week before the event, Khandozhko was pulled from the contest for unknown reasons and replaced by

Alex Morono Alexander Quincy Morono (born August 16, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, Morono has also fought for Legacy ...

. Zawada lost the fight via unanimous decision. On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Zawada was no longer on the UFC roster.

Post UFC

Zawada made his first appearance after his UFC debut against Erhan Kartal on June 4, 2022 at Oktagon 33. He won the bout via doctor stoppage after the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(One time) ** Fight of the Night (One time) *

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**2019 November Submission of the Month * Respect Fighting Championship **2016 Respect FC welterweight champion *Shooto Kings **2016 Shooto Kings welterweight champion

Personal life

Zawada older brother, Martin Zawada, is also a MMA fighter for the

promotion.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Germany , , - , Win , align=center, 16–3 , Michał Michalski , Submission (rear-naked choke) , KSW 43 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:48 ,

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, Germany , , - , Win , align=center, 13–3 , Robert Radomski , TKO (punches) , KSW 37 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:24 ,

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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 12–3 , Stefan Larisch , KO (punches) , Respect FC 16 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:30 ,

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, Germany , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–3 , Kamil Szymuszowski , Decision (split) , KSW 33 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Serbia , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2 , Aldin Osmančević , TKO (punches) , Montenegro Fighting Championship 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:47 ,

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, Switzerland , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–1 , Djamil Chan , KO (knees) , Respect FC 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:34 ,

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zawada, David 1990 births Living people German male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists German people of Polish descent Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters