Robert Ruchała (born May 15, 1998) is a Polish professional

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. He currently competes in the

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division for the

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Mixed martial arts career

Amateur

In the amateurs, Ruchała racked up a solid 15–2 record. In 2018, he would get second place during the ALMMA 163 Polish Championships in

Sochaczew Sochaczew () is a town in central Poland, with 33,456 inhabitants (as of 2023). In the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), formerly in Skierniewice Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Sochaczew County and is located approximately west ...

Professional

Early career

Ruchała would make his professional debut on November 9, 2019, where he would face off against Mariusz Szyja. Ruchała would go on to win that fight via a unanimous decision. He would go on to have two more fights before signing with

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation''), better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV ** ...

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

On November 14, 2020, Ruchała would make his debut for the promotion in a bout against Michał Domin on November 14, 2020, on the undercard of KSW 56. Ruchała would end up winning by submission in the first round just before the end. This performance would score him a Performance of the Night bonus. His next fight would come 2 months later, where he faced off against Daniel Bažant, whom he would beat by yet another submission and scoring himself his second Performance of the Night bonus in his second bout in the promotion. After two more fights, he would face off against

Damian Stasiak Damian Stasiak (born February 20, 1990) is a former Polish mixed martial artist recently competing in the Featherweight division of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). A professional competitor since 2011, he formerly competed for the Ultimate Fi ...

on October 14, 2022. Ruchała would win the fight via a split decision improving his record to 7–0 and also scoring his third bonus and his first Fight of the Night. His next fight was for the KSW Interim Featherweight Championship. He would face off against Lom-Ali Eskiev. Ruchała would win the fight via TKO in the fifth round and thus securing the title and receiving another Fight of the Night bonus. 3 months later, Ruchała would face lineal champion Salahdine Parnasse to unify the two titles. The bout took place in his home city of

Nowy Sącz Nowy Sącz (; ; ; ; ) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. With a population of 83,116 as of 2021, it is the largest city in the Beskid S ...

. Ruchała would unfortunately lose this fight via TKO, and ultimately lost the interim title, and his undefeated record. Ruchała would return to the cage on May 11, 2024, against Patryk Kaczmarczyk. The fight was once again for the KSW Interim Featherweight Championship. He would win the fight via KO in the first minute of the first round, and thus winning the interim title for the second time in his career and scoring his first Knockout of the Night bonus. 6 months later, he would defend his interim title on the 100th KSW event against Kacper Formela. He would defend his title via TKO in the third round. On March 20, 2025, it was confirmed that Ruchała would be leaving the promotion in favor of joining the

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On June 19, 2025, Ruchała announced on his Instagram that he officially signed his contract with the

, alongside his fellow former KSW Champion, a Bantamweight prospect, Jakub Wikłacz.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation''), better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV ** ...

* KSW Interim Featherweight Championship (Two time; former) **Two successful title defenses *Fight of the Night (Two times) *Submission of the Night (Two times) *Knockout of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Gliwice Gliwice (; , ) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. The city is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river (a tributary of the Oder River, Oder). It lies approximately 25 km west from Katowice, the regional capital ...

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Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

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Lubin Lubin (; ) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town for ...

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Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

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Łódź Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan ...

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Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

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Zawiercie Zawiercie () () is a town in southern Poland located in the Silesian Voivodeship with 49,334 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland near the source of the Warta River. The town lies near the historical region of Sil ...

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References

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