Oskar_Piechota

Oskar Piechota

Oskar Piechota

Polish mixed martial arts fighter

Oskar Piechota (born January 24, 1990) is a Polish mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2011, he has also competed for Cage Warriors where he is the former Middleweight Champion.

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Background

Piechota was born in Gdańsk, Poland and has started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from a young age and transitioned to mixed martial arts when he turned twenty-one.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Piechota made his professional debut on March 5, 2011 at Ring XF3, facing Patryk Kania, and won his first professional submission via a triangle choke.[2] He amassed a record of 9-0-1 period signed by UFC[3] and won the Cage Warriors middleweight championship over Jason Radcliffe in 32 seconds on June 24, 2017 in England.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Piechota made his promotional debut on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till against Jonathan Wilson.[5] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[6]

On February 18, 2018, Piechota face Tim Williams at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros.[7] He won the fight via a knockout in round one.[8]

Piechota next face Gerald Meerschaert on July 6, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale.[9] He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two.[10]

Piechota faced Rodolfo Vieira on August 10, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 14.[11] He lost the fight via a submission in round two.[12]

Piechota faced Punahele Soriano on December 14, 2019 at UFC 245.[13] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[14]

Piechota faced Marc-André Barriault on June 20, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov.[15] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two.[16] Piechota was released from UFC in June after he lost to Barriault.[17]

Piechota received a 22-month suspension after testing positive for growth hormone-releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3) free acid, a metabolite of GHRP-2 in a sample collected on September 25, 2020. He is eligible to return to competition on July 25, 2022.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Personal life

Piechota earned a degree in Physical Education in Poland.[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches 11 wins 3 losses
By knockout 5 1
By submission 5 2
By decision 1 0
Draws 1
No contests 1
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See also

References

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  2. [2]
    Sherdog.com. "Oskar". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
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    "Cage Warriors Champion Oskar Piechota signs with the UFC". cagewarriors.com. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  4. [4]
    "Cage Warriors 85 Results: Oskar Piechota Stops Jason Radcliffe in 32 Seconds | Fight Network". Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  5. [5]
    Flynn, Stephen (2017-08-14). "Jonathan Wilson meets UFC newbie Oskar Piechota in Poland - MMA Plus". MMA Plus. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
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    "UFC Fight Night 118 results: Oskar Piechota settles for decision win over Jonathan Wilson". MMAjunkie. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
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    "Oskar Piechota vs. Tim Williams official for UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
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    "Watch Oskar Piechota finish Tim Williams with big TKO to open UFC-Austin". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
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    "Oskar Piechota Faces Gerald Meerschaert At The TUF 27 Finale In Las Vegas | MMAnytt.com". MMAnytt.com. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  10. [10]
    "TUF 27 Finale results: Gerald Meerschaert's comeback puts Oskar Piechota to sleep". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  11. [11]
    Wyrobek, Paweł (2019-06-13). "Oskar Piechota wraca do walk! Polak zawalcy w sierpniu w Urugwaju! | MMAROCKS". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  12. [12]
    Harshman, Heath (2019-08-10). "UFC Uruguay Results: BJJ Legend Rodolfo Vieira Submits Oskar Piechota in UFC Debut". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  13. [13]
    DNA, MMA. "Twee nieuwe gevechten toegevoegd aan UFC 245 in Las Vegas". Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  14. [14]
    Shillan, Keith (2019-12-14). "UFC 245 Results: Punahele Soriano Brutally Knocks Out Oskar Piechota in the First Round". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
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    David Deibert (2020-03-04). "UFC returns to Saskatoon: Ultimate Fighting Championship card set for June at Sasktel Centre". thestarphoenix.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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    Jay Anderson (2020-06-21). "UFC on ESPN 11 Results: Marc-André Barriault Puts Away Oskar Piechota Via TKO". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  17. [17]
    Lagdon, Scott (2020-06-27). "Oskar Piechota released by the UFC, in talks with other promotions". Euro MMA Hub. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  18. [18]
    "Oskar Piechota Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  19. [19]
    "Cage Warriors 85 Results: Oskar Piechota Stops Jason Radcliffe in 32 Seconds | Fight Network". Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  20. [20]
    Sherdog.com. "Oskar". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
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