Marcin Prachnio (born July 14, 1988) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the

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division of the

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. A professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Prachnio has also competed in

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and

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Background

After three years of requesting his parents for permission, Prachnio started training

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at the age of 12. Eventually he became multiple-time Polish champion in

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karate and placed second in European championships. Seeking for new challenges, Prachnio moved to Amsterdam in 2013 in order to transition to mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Prachnio started his professional mixed martial arts career in 2013, competing solely in European regional circuit. He fought multiple times in Final Fight Championship promotion, eventually racking up a 9–2 record and claiming the promotion's Light Heavyweight Championship in the process. Prachnio decided to drop to middleweight and not defend his title, leading the title to be vacated.

ONE Championship

After claiming and vacating the Final Fight Championship title, Prachnio signed with the

in 2016. Despite previous intentions to drop down to middleweight, he made his promotional debut in heavyweight division against Alexandre Machado at ONE: Tribe of Warriors on February 20, 2016. He won the bout via knockout in the first round. Prachnio was scheduled to face

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for the ONE Middleweight World Championship bout on January 14, 2017, at ONE: Quest for Power. However, Prachnio was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by

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. He amassed an undefeated 4–0 run in the promotion and was in the title contention before signing with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The successful run in the ONE FC resulted in a contract with the UFC in 2018. In his promotional debut he faced

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on February 24, 2018 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. In his sophomore bout in the organization, Prachnio faced

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on September 15, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik. He lost the bout via knockout in the first round. Prachnio faced Mike Rodríguez on August 22, 2020 at

UFC on ESPN 15 ''UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 15'' and ''UFC Vegas 7'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 22, 2020, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, ...

. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Prachnio faced

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on January 24, 2021 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Prachnio faced

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on June 26, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 190 ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 190'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 48'' and ''UFC Vegas 30'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 26, 2021 at the UFC Apex ...

. He won the fight via knockout out in round two. This fight earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Prachnio was scheduled to face

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on November 20, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 198 ''UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN+ 56'', ''UFC Vegas 43'' and ''UFC Fight Night 198'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 20, 2021 at the UFC ...

. However, the bout was later scrapped due to visa issues. Prachnio faced

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on April 23, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 205 ''UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 205'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 63'' or ''UFC Vegas 52'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 23, 2022, at the UF ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Prachnio was scheduled to face William Knight on November 19, 2022, at

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. However, the bout was scrapped the week of the event for undisclosed reasons. The bout was rescheduled for

UFC Fight Night 219 ''UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 219'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 77'', and ''UFC Vegas 69'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 18, 2023, at ...

on February 18, 2023. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Prachnio faced Vitor Petrino on July 8, 2023, at UFC 290. He lost the fight via an arm-triangle choke submission in the third round.

Personal life

Marcin and his wife have a daughter.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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(One time) *

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Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prachnio, Marcin 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Warsaw Polish male mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Mixed martial artists utilizing Kyokushin kaikan Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Polish practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Polish male karateka ONE Championship mixed martial artists