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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

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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[1] and one of the leading in Europe.

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
SportMixed martial arts promotion
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
FounderMartin Lewandowski
Maciej Kawulski
Owner(s)Private
CountryPoland
HeadquartersWarsaw
Official websitewww.kswmma.com

Awards edit

  • Violent Money TV
    • VMTV European Promotion of the Year 2022[2]

History edit

 
The ring at KSW 14.

Martin Lewandowski had been the manager of the Hotel Marriott in Warsaw when he met Maciej Kawulski in 2002. Kawulski was organizing one of the biggest sports expos in Poland at that time, and as both businessmen come from martial arts backgrounds, they quickly found a common subject. Eighteen months later the first KSW show was born.[3]

The promotion is famed for its four and eight-man tournaments, which until KSW X - Dekalog took place over the period of one night,[4] but since KSW XI they are split, with the tournament final taking place on the next event. KSW XV is the first event without a new tournament, only with extra fights and finals from previous tournaments.

Different from other bigger promotions such as the UFC, KSW adopted the strategy of having events that are less frequent but bigger, focusing on creating big shows with stacked cards and with great spectacle.[5] In 2017, KSW 39: Colosseum beat the record for the largest live attendance to a MMA event in Europe, and second-largest in history with 57,776 fans, only after the Pride Shockwave in 2002 and ahead of UFC 193.[6][7]

Several fighters who have been successful in KSW have signed on to more well known promotions such as the UFC. KSW has its own fight team, the KSW Team, which consists of some of the promotion's elite fighters, such as Mamed Khalidov, Jan Błachowicz, Krzysztof Kulak, Łukasz Jurkowski or Antoni Chmielewski. KSW co-operates with many other promotions in Europe by exchanging fighters, for example WFC and The Cage. KSW runs the majority of its shows live on a variety of TV networks (Polsat Sport, Polsat Sport Extra) throughout Europe. Since KSW XI, the promotion runs its shows live on nationally available at private free-to-air television network Polsat.

Viaplay era edit

On November 22, 2021, KSW announced a long-term partnership with streaming platfrom Viaplay. Contract includes increasing number of KSW events to 12 per year and exclusive rights to Viaplay to broadcast KSW events on its platform for the Polish, Nordic, Scandinavian, Dutch and English markets.[8]

Cooperation with XTB edit

In October 2022, it was announced that as part of the extension of cooperation with XTB - one of the largest Polish fintechs offering its own investment platform, a new agreement was concluded, in which XTB will become the title sponsor of the KSW gala in 2023. The agreement is concluded for the entire year 2023 and will be valid for ten out of twelve planned galas, of which six of these events will be called XTB KSW. In other cases, XTB will be a strategic sponsor, just like in 2022 - at galas in Łódź , Toruń , Radom and Warsaw.[9]

Hall of Fame edit

On May 10, 2023, the KSW federation announced the introduction of the Hall of Fame , intended to recognize players every year, as well as other people who have made a unique contribution to the history of the organization.[10] The first honored player inducted into the Hall of Fame was former KSW commentator and the first KSW tournament champion, Łukasz "Juras" Jurkowski [33] . The official ceremony of Jurkowski's introduction to the Hall of Fame took place during the XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 gala.[11]

Special XTB KSW Epic gala edit

On February 24, 2024, a special XTB KSW Epic gala took place , focusing on organizing fights in formulas other than just MMA.[12] During the fight of the evening of this event , Mamed Chalidow and Tomasz Adamek crossed gloves in the boxing formula.[13]

The KSW ring announcer is Waldemar Kasta, a former rapper born in Wrocław.

Roster edit

Main article: List of current KSW fighters

Rankings edit

The rankings for the KSW's fighters are both recorded and updated when information has been obtained from the KSW's website.[14]

  • Updated as of April 9, 2024.
KSW MMA rankings
Rank Heavyweight Light heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight
C   Phil De Fries   Rafał Haratyk   Paweł Pawlak   Adrian Bartosiński
1   Darko Stošić   Ivan Erslan   Mamed Khalidov   Andrzej Grzebyk
2   Szymon Bajor   Damian Piwowarczyk   Piotr Kuberski   Madars Fleminas   3
3   Michal Martínek   1   Marcin Wójcik   Damian Janikowski   Igor Michaliszyn
4    Ricardo Prasel   1   Bohdan Gnidko   Tomasz Romanowski    Artur Szczepaniak   2
5   Viktor Pešta   Kleber Silva   Michał Materla    Brian Hooi   1
6   Štefan Vojčák   Henrique da Silva   Radosław Paczuski   Marcin Krakowiak
7   Matheus Scheffel   Rafał Kijańczuk   Michał Michalski   Wiktor Zalewski
8   Filip Stawowy   Łukasz Sudolski    Laïd Zerhouni   Michał Pietrzak
9   Arkadiusz Wrzosek   Michał Dreczkowski   Dominik Humburger   Matúš Juráček
10   Ivan Vitasović   Vojtech Garba   Bartosz Leśko   Muslim Tulshaev
Rank Lightweight Featherweight Bantamweight Women's Strawweight/Flyweight
C   Salahdine Parnasse   Salahdine Parnasse   Jakub Wikłacz
1   Valeriu Mircea   Robert Ruchała   Sebastian Przybysz
2    Wilson Varela   5   Patryk Kaczmarczyk   Zuriko Jojua
3   Marian Ziółkowski   1   Daniel Rutkowski   Oleksii Polischuck
4   Leo Brichta   1   Lom-Ali Eskiev   Miljan Zdravković
5   Raul Tutarauli   1   Adam Soldaev   Werlleson Martins
6   Roman Szymański   1   Dawid Śmiełowski   Kamil Szkaradek
7   Marcin Held   1   Ahmed Vila   Filip Macek
8   Borys Mańkowski   Damian Stasiak   Patryk Surdyn
9   Maciej Kazieczko   Łukasz Charzewski   Mariusz Joniak
10   Sebastian Rajewski   Daniel Tărchilă   Islam Djabrailov

List of KSW events edit

Scheduled events edit

No. Event Date Venue Location
103 KSW 96: Pawlak vs. Janikowski 2 July 20, 2024 Łódź Sport Arena   Łódź, Poland
102 KSW 95: Wikłacz vs. Przybysz 5 June 7, 2024 Hala Urania   Olsztyn, Poland
101 XTB KSW 94: Bartosiński vs. Grzebyk 2 May 11, 2024 Ergo Arena   Gdansk, Poland

Past events edit

No. Event Date Venue Location
100 XTB KSW 93: Parnasse vs Mircea April 6, 2024 Adidas Arena   Paris, France
99 XTB KSW 92: Wikłacz vs. Jojua March 16, 2024 Arena Gorzów   Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
98 XTB KSW Epic: Khalidov vs. Adamek February 24, 2024 Gliwice Arena   Gliwice, Poland
97 KSW 91: Brichta vs. Mircea February 17, 2024 Home Credit Arena   Liberec, Czech Republic
96 XTB KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović January 20, 2024 Arena COS Torwar   Warsaw, Poland
95 XTB KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse December 16, 2023 Gliwice Arena   Gliwice, Poland
94 XTB KSW 88: Rutkowski vs. Kaczmarczyk November 11, 2023 Radom Sports Center   Radom, Poland
93 KSW 87: Stošić vs. Martínek October 14, 2023 Werk Arena   Třinec, Czech Republic
92 KSW 86: Wikłacz vs. Przybysz 4 September 16, 2023 Hala Orbita   Wrocław, Poland
91 XTB KSW 85: Parnasse vs. Ruchała August 19, 2023 Amfiteatr Parku Strzeleckiego   Nowy Sacz, Poland
90 KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor July 15, 2023 Gdynia Arena   Gdynia, Poland
89 XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 June 3, 2023 PGE Narodowy   Warsaw, Poland
88 KSW 82: Hooi vs. Grzebyk May 13, 2023 ATM Studio   Warsaw, Poland
87 KSW 81: Bartosinski vs. Szczepaniak April 22, 2023 Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki   Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
86 KSW 80: Ruchala vs. Eskiev March 17, 2023 Hala RCS Sport   Lubin, Poland
85 KSW 79: De Fries vs. Duffee February 25, 2023 Home Credit Arena   Liberec, Czech Republic
84 KSW 78: Materla vs. Grove 2 January 28, 2023 Netto Arena   Szczecin, Poland
83 KSW 77: Khalidov vs. Pudzianowski December 17, 2022 Gliwice Arena   Gliwice, Poland
82 KSW 76: Parnasse vs. Rajewski November 12, 2022 Sports and Entertainment Hall   Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
81 KSW 75: Stasiak vs. Ruchala October 14, 2022 Amfiteatr Parku Strzeleckiego   Nowy Sacz, Poland
80 KSW 74: De Fries vs. Prasel September 10, 2022 Arena Ostrów   Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
79 KSW 73: Wrzosek vs. Sarara August 20, 2022 Arena COS Torwar   Warsaw, Poland
78 KSW 72: Romanowski vs. Grzebyk July 23, 2022 Kadzielnia Amphitheater   Kielce, Poland
77 KSW 71: Ziolkowski vs. Rajewski June 18, 2022 Arena Toruń   Toruń, Poland
76 KSW 70: Pudzianowski vs. Materla May 28, 2022 Atlas Arena   Łódź, Poland
75 KSW 69: Przybysz vs. Martins April 23, 2022 ATM Studio   Warsaw, Poland
74 KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski March 19, 2022 Radom Sports Center   Radom, Poland
73 KSW 67: De Fries vs. Stošić February 26, 2022 Global EXPO   Warsaw, Poland
72 KSW 66: Ziolkowski vs. Mankowski January 15, 2022 Netto Arena   Szczecin, Poland
71 KSW 65: Khalidov vs. Soldic December 18, 2021 Gliwice Arena   Gliwice, Poland
70 KSW 64: Przybysz vs. Santos October 23, 2021 Atlas Arena   Łódź, Poland
69 KSW 63: Crime of The Century September 4, 2021 ATM studio   Warsaw, Poland
68 KSW 62: Kołecki vs. Szostak July 17, 2021
67 KSW 61: To Fight or Not To Fight June 5, 2021 Ergo Arena   Gdańsk, Poland
66 KSW 60: De Fries vs. Narkun 2 April 24, 2021 Wytwórnia Club   Łódź, Poland
65 KSW 59: Fight Code March 20, 2021
64 KSW 58: Parnasse vs. Torres January 30, 2021
63 KSW 57: De Fries vs. Kita December 19, 2020
62 KSW 56: Materla vs. Soldić November 14, 2020
61 KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 October 10, 2020
60 KSW 54: Gamrot vs. Ziółkowski August 29, 2020 Global EXPO   Warsaw, Poland
59 KSW 53: Reborn July 11, 2020 ATM studio
58 KSW 52: Race December 7, 2019 Gliwice Arena   Gliwice, Poland
57 KSW 51: Croatia November 9, 2019 Arena Zagreb   Zagreb, Croatia
56 KSW 50: London September 14, 2019 Wembley Arena   London, England
55 KSW 49: Soldić vs. Kaszubowski May 18, 2019 Ergo Arena   Gdańsk, Poland
54 KSW 48: Szymański vs. Parnasse April 27, 2019 Globus Hall   Lublin, Poland
53 KSW 47: The X-Warriors March 23, 2019 Atlas Arena   Łódź, Poland
52 KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2 December 1, 2018 Gliwice Arena   Gliwice, Poland
51 KSW 45: The Return to Wembley October 6, 2018 Wembley Arena   London, England
50 KSW 44: The Game June 9, 2018 Ergo Arena   Gdańsk, Poland
49 KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis April 14, 2018 Centennial Hall   Wrocław, Poland
48 KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun March 3, 2018 Atlas Arena   Łódź, Poland
47 KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldić December 23, 2017 Spodek   Katowice, Poland
46 KSW 40: Dublin October 22, 2017 3Arena   Dublin, Ireland
45 KSW 39: Colosseum May 27, 2017 The PGE Narodowy   Warsaw, Poland
44 KSW 38: Live in Studio April 7, 2017 Studio Apricor   Sękocin Nowy, Poland
43 KSW 37: Circus of Pain December 3, 2016 Tauron Arena   Kraków, Poland
42 KSW 36: Trzy Korony October 1, 2016 Hala CRS   Zielona Góra, Poland
41 KSW 35: Khalidov vs. Karaoglu May 27, 2016 Ergo Arena   Gdańsk, Poland
40 KSW 34: New Order March 5, 2016 Hala Torwar   Warsaw, Poland
39 KSW 33: Khalidov vs. Materla November 28, 2015 Tauron Arena   Kraków, Poland
38 KSW 32: Road to Wembley October 31, 2015 Wembley Arena   London, England
37 KSW 31: Materla vs. Drwal May 23, 2015 Ergo Arena   Gdańsk, Poland
36 KSW 30: Genesis February 21, 2015 HWS Arena   Poznań, Poland
35 KSW 29: Reload December 6, 2014 Kraków Arena   Kraków, Poland
34 KSW 28: Fighters Den October 4, 2014 Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa   Szczecin, Poland
33 KSW 27: Cage Time May 17, 2014 Ergo Arena   Gdańsk, Poland
32 KSW 26: Materla vs. Silva 3 March 22, 2014 Hala Torwar   Warsaw, Poland
31 KSW 25: Khalidov vs. Sakurai December 8, 2013 Wrocław Centennial Hall   Wrocław, Poland
30 KSW 24: Clash of the Giants September 28, 2013 Atlas Arena   Łódź, Poland
29 KSW 23: Khalidov vs. Manhoef June 8, 2013 Ergo Arena   Gdańsk, Poland
28 KSW 22: Pride Time March 16, 2013 Hala Torwar   Warsaw, Poland
27 KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation December 1, 2012
26 KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies September 15, 2012 Ergo Arena   Gdańsk, Poland
25 KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp May 12, 2012 Atlas Arena   Łódź, Poland
24 KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy February 25, 2012 Orlen Arena   Plock, Poland
23 KSW 17: Revenge November 26, 2011 Atlas Arena   Łódź, Poland
22 KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland May 21, 2011 Ergo Arena   Gdańsk, Poland
21 KSW 15: Contemporary Gladiators March 19, 2011 Hala Torwar   Warsaw, Poland
20 KSW Extra 2 January 29, 2011 Hala MOSiR   Ełk, Poland
19 KSW Fight Club October 9, 2010 Ryn Castle   Ryn, Poland
18 KSW 14: Judgment Day September 18, 2010 Atlas Arena   Łódź, Poland
17 KSW 13: Kumite May 7, 2010 Spodek   Katowice, Poland
16 KSW Elimination 3 April 1, 2010 CWKS Legia Boxing Club   Warsaw, Poland
15 KSW 12: Pudzianowski vs. Najman December 11, 2009 Hala Torwar
14 KSW 11: Khalidov vs. Acacio May 15, 2009
13 KSW 10: Dekalog December 12, 2008
12 KSW Extra September 13, 2008 Hala Centrum   Dabrowa Górnicza, Poland
11 KSW IX: Konfrontacja May 9, 2008 Hala Torwar   Warsaw, Poland
10 KSW Elimination 2 March 29, 2008 Hala Stulecia   Wrocław, Poland
9 KSW VIII: Konfrontacja November 10, 2007 Hala Torwar   Warsaw, Poland
8 KSW Elimination 1 September 15, 2007 Hala Orbita   Wrocław, Poland
7 KSW VII: Konfrontacja June 2, 2007 Hala Torwar   Warsaw, Poland
6 KSW VI: Konfrontacja October 14, 2006
5 KSW V: Konfrontacja June 3, 2006 Hotel Marriott
4 KSW IV: Konfrontacja September 10, 2005
3 KSW III: Konfrontacja January 15, 2005
2 KSW II: Konfrontacja October 7, 2004
1 KSW I: Konfrontacja February 27, 2004

List of KSW events:

Event locations edit

  • The following cities have hosted a total of 100 KSW events as of XTB KSW 93: Parnasse vs Mircea (6.4.2024.)
Poland (total: 92)

Czech Republic (total: 3)

United Kingdom (total: 3)

Ireland (total: 1)

Croatia (total: 1)

France (total: 1)

Current champions edit

Men's divisions edit

Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses
Heavyweight 120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)   Phil De Fries April 14, 2018 (KSW 43) 9
Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st)   Rafał Haratyk February 24, 2024 (KSW Epic: Khalidov vs. Adamek) 0
Middleweight 84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st)   Paweł Pawlak June 3, 2023 (KSW 83: Colosseum 2) 1
Welterweight 77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)   Adrian Bartosiński April 22, 2023 (KSW 81) 1
Lightweight 70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)   Salahdine Parnasse June 3, 2023 (KSW 83: Colosseum 2) 1
Featherweight 66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st)   Salahdine Parnasse December 18, 2021 (KSW 65) 2
Bantamweight 61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st)   Jakub Wikłacz December 17, 2022 (KSW 77) 1

Women's divisions edit

Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses
Flyweight 57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st)   Vacant September 23, 2018
Strawweight 52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st)   Vacant September 21, 2015

Championship history edit

Heavyweight championship edit

120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current   Phil De Fries
def. Michal Andryszak 		KSW 43
  Wrocław, Poland 		April 14, 2018 1. def. Karol Bedorf at KSW 45 on Oct 6, 2018 in London, England
2. def. Tomasz Narkun at KSW 47 on Mar 23, 2019 in Łódź, Poland
3. def. Luis Henrique at KSW 50 on September 14, 2019 in London, England
4. def. Michał Kita at KSW 57 on December 19, 2020 in Łódź, Poland
5. def. Tomasz Narkun at KSW 60 on April 24, 2021 in Łódź, Poland
6. def. Darko Stošić at KSW 67 on February 26, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland
7. def. Ricardo Prasel at KSW 74 on September 10, 2022 in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
8. def. Todd Duffee at KSW 79 on February 25, 2023 in Liberec, Czech Republic
9. def. Szymon Bajor at KSW 84 on July 15, 2023 in Gdynia, Poland
Title vacated after Rozalski announced his return to kickboxing.[15]
3   Marcin Rozalski KSW 39
  Warsaw, Poland 		May 27, 2017
2   Fernando Rodrigues Jr. KSW 37
  Kraków, Poland 		December 3, 2016
1   Karol Bedorf
def. Pawel Nastula 		KSW 24
  Łódź, Poland 		September 28, 2013 1. def. Rolles Gracie at KSW 28 on Oct 4, 2014 in Szczecin, Poland
2. def. Michał Kita at KSW 33 on November 28, 2015 in Kraków, Poland
3. def. James McSweeney at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland

Light heavyweight championship edit

93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
7   Rafał Haratyk
def. Damian Piwowarczyk 		KSW Epic
  Gliwice, Poland 		February 24, 2024
Title vacated after Chuzhigaev left KSW.
6   Ibragim Chuzhigaev KSW 66
  Szczecin, Poland 		January 15, 2022 1. def. Ivan Erslan at KSW 77 on December 17, 2022 in Gliwice, Poland
2. def. Bohdan Gdnidko at KSW 85 on August 19, 2023 in Nowy Sącz, Poland
5   Tomasz Narkun KSW 32
  London, England 		October 31, 2015 1. def. Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland
2. def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at KSW 36 on October 1, 2016 in Zielona Gora, Poland
3. def. Marcin Wojcik at KSW 39 on May 27, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland
4. def. Przemyslaw Mysiala at KSW 50 on September 14, 2019 in London, England
5. def. Ivan Erslan at KSW 56 on November 14, 2020 in Łódź, Poland
4   Goran Reljić
def. Attila Végh 		KSW 31
  Gdańsk, Poland 		May 23, 2015
Title vacated after Błachowicz left KSW for UFC.[16]
3   Jan Błachowicz KSW 17
  Łódź, Poland 		November 26, 2011 1. def. Houston Alexander at KSW 20 on Sep 15, 2012 in Gdańsk, Poland
2. def. Goran Reljic at KSW 22 on March 16, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland
2   Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
def. Jan Błachowicz 		KSW 15
  Warsaw, Poland 		March 19, 2011
Title vacated after Khalidov moved down to middleweight.
1   Mamed Khalidov
def. Daniel Acacio 		KSW 11
  Warsaw, Poland 		May 15, 2009 1. drew with Ryuta Sakurai at KSW 13 on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland

Middleweight championship edit

84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
7   Paweł Pawlak
def. Tomasz Romanowski 		XTB KSW 83
  Warsaw, Poland 		June 3, 2023 1. def. Michał Materla at KSW 89 on December 16, 2023 in Gliwice, Poland
Soldić vacated the title when he signed for the ONE Championship.[17]
6   Roberto Soldić KSW 65
  Gliwice, Poland 		December 18, 2021
5   Mamed Khalidov (2)
 KSW 55
  Łódź, Poland 		October 10, 2020
4   Scott Askham
def. Michał Materla 		KSW 49
  Sopot, Poland 		May 18, 2019
Khalidov vacated the title in order to pursue a rematch against KSW Light Heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun.[18]
3   Mamed Khalidov
KSW 33
  Kraków, Poland 		November 28, 2015 1. def. Aziz Karaoglu at KSW 35 on May 27, 2016 in Sopot, Poland
2   Michał Materla
def. Jay Silva 		KSW 19
  Łódź, Poland 		May 12, 2012 1. def. Rodney Wallace at KSW 21 on Dec 1, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland
2. def. Kendall Grove at KSW 23 on June 8, 2013 in Gdańsk, Poland
3. def. Jay Silva at KSW 26 on March 22, 2014 in Warsaw, Poland
4. def. Tomasz Drwal at KSW 31 on May 23, 2015 in Gdańsk, Poland
Title vacated after Kułak was unable to defend the title due to injury.
1   Krzysztof Kułak
def. Vitor Nobrega 		KSW 13
  Katowice, Poland 		May 7, 2010

Welterweight championship edit

77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current   Adrian Bartosiński
def. Artur Szczepaniak 		KSW 81
  Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland 		April 22, 2023 1. def. Salahdine Parnasse at KSW 89 on December 16, 2023 in Gliwice, Poland
Soldić vacated the title when he signed for the ONE Championship.[17]
5   Roberto Soldić (2) KSW 45
  London, England 		October 6, 2018 1. def. Krystian Kaszubowski at KSW 49 on May 18, 2019 in Sopot, Poland
2. def. Patrik Kincl at KSW 63 on September 4, 2021 in Warsaw, Poland
4   Dricus du Plessis KSW 43
  Gdańsk, Poland 		April 14, 2018
3   Roberto Soldić KSW 41
  Katowice, Poland 		December 23, 2017
2   Borys Mańkowski KSW 27
  Gdańsk, Poland 		May 17, 2014 1. def. David Zawada at KSW 29 on December 6, 2014 in Kraków, Poland
2. def. Mohsen Bahari at KSW 30 on February 21, 2015 in Poznań, Poland
3. def. Jesse Taylor at KSW 32 on October 31, 2015 in London, England
4. def. John Maguire at KSW 37 on December 3, 2016 in Kraków, Poland
1   Aslambek Saidov
def. Borys Mańkowski 		KSW 21
  Warsaw, Poland 		December 1, 2012 1. def. Daniel Acacio at KSW 25 on December 8, 2013 in Wrocław, Poland

Lightweight championship edit

70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Interim   Valeriu Mircea
def. Leo Brichta 		KSW 91
  Liberec, Czech Republic 		February 17, 2024
Current   Salahdine Parnasse
promoted to undisputed champion 		— June 3, 2023 1. def. interim champion Valeriu Mircea at KSW 93 on April 6, 2024 in Paris, France
Marian Ziółkowski vacated the title due to continuous inactivity and an injury minutes before his fight against Salahdine Parnasse at XTB KSW 83.[19]
Interim   Salahdine Parnasse
def. Sebastian Rajewski 		KSW 76
  Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland 		November 12, 2022
3   Marian Ziółkowski
def. Roman Szymański 		KSW 57
  Łódź, Poland 		December 19, 2020 1. def. Maciej Kazieczko at KSW 60 on April 24, 2021 in Łódź, Poland
2. def. Borys Mańkowski at KSW 66 on January 15, 2022 in Szczecin, Poland
3. def. Sebastian Rajewski at KSW 71 on June 18, 2022 in Toruń, Poland
Gamrot vacated the title when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[20]
Originally scheduled as a title unification bout, Mateusz Gamrot defeated interim champion Norman Parke on July 11, 2020 in a non-title bout due to Parke missing weight. Interim title was vacated at this time.
Interim   Norman Parke
def. Marcin Wrzosek 		KSW 50
  London, England 		September 14, 2019
2   Mateusz Gamrot
def. Mansour Barnaoui 		KSW 35
  Sopot, Poland 		May 27, 2016 1. def. Renato Gomes at KSW 36 on October 1, 2016 in Zielona Gora, Poland
2. def. Norman Parke at KSW 39 on May 27, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland
3. def. Grzegorz Szulakowski at KSW 42 on March 3, 2018 in Łódź, Poland
4. def. Marian Ziółkowski at KSW 54 on August 29, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland
Jewtuszko vacated the title when he pulled out of a title fight due to an injury and moved up to compete in the Welterweight division.
1   Maciej Jewtuszko
def. Artur Sowiński 		KSW 21
  Warsaw, Poland 		December 1, 2012

Featherweight championship edit

66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Interim   Robert Ruchała
def. Lom-Ali Eskiev 		KSW 80
  Lublin, Poland 		March 17, 2023
Current   Salahdine Parnasse (2)
def. Daniel Torres 		KSW 65
  Gliwice, Poland 		December 18, 2021 1. def. Daniel Rutkowski at KSW 68 on March 19, 2022 in Radom, Poland
2. def. interim champion Robert Ruchała at KSW 85 on August 19, 2023 in Nowy Sącz, Poland
Daniel Torres stripped of the title due to missed weight.
6   Daniel Torres KSW 58
  Łódź, Poland 		January 30, 2021
5   Salahdine Parnasse
promoted to undisputed champion 		— — 1. def. Ivan Buchinger at KSW 52 on December 7, 2019 in Gliwice, Poland
Gamrot vacated the belt to focus on the Lightweight division. The interim champion Salahdine Parnasse became the new champion.[21]
Interim   Salahdine Parnasse
def. Roman Szymanski 		KSW 48
  Lublin, Poland 		April 27, 2019
4   Mateusz Gamrot
def. Kleber Koike Erbst 		KSW 46
  Gliwice, Poland 		December 1, 2018
Kleber Koike Erbst stripped of the title due to missed weight.[22]
3   Kleber Koike Erbst KSW 39
  Warsaw, Poland 		May 27, 2017
2   Marcin Wrzosek KSW 37
  Kraków, Poland 		December 3, 2016
1   Artur Sowiński
def. Kleber Koike Erbst 		KSW 33
  Kraków, Poland 		November 28, 2015 1. def. Fabiano Silva da Conceicao at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland

Bantamweight championship edit

61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current   Jakub Wikłacz KSW 77
  Gliwice, Poland 		December 17, 2022 1. drew with Sebastian Przybysz at KSW 86 on September 16, 2023 in Wrocław, Poland
2. def. Zuriko Jojua at KSW 92 on March 16, 2024 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
2   Sebastian Przybysz KSW 59
  Łódź, Poland 		March 20, 2021 1. def. Bruno dos Santos at KSW 64 on October 23, 2021 in Łódź, Poland
2. def. Werlleson Martins at KSW 69 on April 23, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland
1   Antun Račić
def. Damian Stasiak 		KSW 51
  Zagreb, Croatia 		November 9, 2019 1. def. Bruno dos Santos at KSW 57 on December 19, 2020 in Łódź, Poland

Women's flyweight championship edit

57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Lipski vacated the title when she signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[23]
1   Ariane Lipski
def. Diana Belbiţă 		KSW 39
  Warsaw, Poland 		May 27, 2017 1. def. Mariana Morais at KSW 40 on October 22, 2017, in Dublin, Ireland
2. def. Silvana Gómez Juárez at KSW 42 on March 3, 2018, in Łódź, Poland

Women's strawweight championship edit

52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Kowalkiewicz vacated the title when she signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
1   Karolina Kowalkiewicz
def. Marta Chojnoska 		KSW 23
  Gdańsk, Poland 		June 8, 2013 1. def. Jasminka Cive at KSW 27 on May 17, 2014, in Gdańsk, Poland

KSW fighters edit

Notable fighters edit

  Poland

  United States

  Brazil

  England

  Japan

  Croatia

  Czech Republic

  Australia

  Netherlands

  France

  Germany

  Slovakia

  Serbia

Other

References edit

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