Bartosz Fabiński (born 26 April 1986) is a Polish mixed martial artist who fights in the Middleweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He has formerly competed in the

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(UFC).

Background

Fabiński was born in

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. He began training in judo when he was seven years old. He took an interest in fighting in 2010 after joining the Nastula Team, the MMA gym of former Olympic gold medalist Paweł Nastula.

Mixed martial arts career

Fabiński made his MMA debut in November 2011 and by 2014 had compiled a record of 11–2 fighting all but one of his fights in Poland, winning the PLMMA Middleweight Champion and Oktagon MMA 4-Man Middleweight Tournament Champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fabiński made his promotional debut against Garreth McLellan at UFC Fight Night 64, replacing Krzysztof Jotko who had suffered a broken arm. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Fabiński was then scheduled to face Hector Urbina at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Fabiński was expected to face Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night 86, but was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons. After years away due to injury, Fabiński was then scheduled to return against Emil Weber Meek at UFC Fight Night 134. Despite getting rocked in the third round, he won the bout via unanimous decision. Fabiński faced Michel Prazeres at UFC Fight Night 140. He lost the fight via a guillotine choke in the first round. Fabiński was expected to face promotional newcomer Sergey Khandozhko on June 1, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith, but pulled out due to injury. Fabiński was scheduled to face Shavkat Rakhmonov on March 21, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. Due to

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the bout was moved to Cage Warriors 113 and he was scheduled to face Darren Stewart instead. Fabiński won the fight via unanimous decision. Fabiński faced André Muniz on September 5, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 176. He lost the fight via an armbar in round one. Fabiński faced Gerald Meerschaert on April 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 22. He lost the fight via technical submission in round one. After the loss he was released by UFC. Fabiński holds the all-time UFC record for Control Time Percentage with 79.1%.

KSW

Signing with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Fabiński faced Laïd Zerhouni on January 20, 2024 at KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović, getting knocked out in 12 seconds.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabinski, Bartosz 1986 births Living people Polish male mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Martial artists from Warsaw Polish male judoka Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters 21st-century Polish sportsmen