Jan Błachowicz

Stirling took the former light heavyweight champion out inside a round. A stiff Blachowicz jab forced him to a knee early, but Stirling answered with a clean right hand that sent Blachowicz backwards, chased him to the mat and opened him up with heavy ground-and-pound until the referee stepped in at 2:56.

Key moments

• A Blachowicz jab forced Stirling to a knee in the opening exchanges.
• Stirling replied with a right hand that sent Blachowicz backwards.
• Ground-and-pound split Blachowicz open and ended it at 2:56 of round one.

Błachowicz's most recent outing ended in a majority draw with Bogdan Guskov after three rounds. The result mattered because it stopped the slide after the Carlos Ulberg loss without fully resetting it, and it showed the veteran still had enough control and durability to make a fast-rising puncher work for every clean exchange.

Key moments

• Fought Guskov to a majority draw over three rounds at UFC 323.
• The result followed the unanimous-decision loss to Carlos Ulberg in March 2025.
• It was Błachowicz's second draw in his previous five fights.

Ulberg forced Błachowicz through a full fifteen minutes and left with a unanimous decision. The fight matters because it confirmed that the post-title version of Błachowicz could still make elite contenders fight honest rounds, but not always bank enough of them to win cleanly on the cards.

Key moments

• Lost a unanimous decision to Ulberg after three rounds in London.
• The defeat was Błachowicz's first fight since the July 2023 split decision loss to Alex Pereira.
• It set up the later majority draw with Bogdan Guskov.

The Pereira fight was a close three-round loss that kept Błachowicz near the very top of the division even in defeat.

Key moments

• Dropped a split decision to Pereira over fifteen minutes at UFC 291.
• The bout followed the split draw with Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant title.
• It was Błachowicz's only fight between the Ankalaev draw and the Carlos Ulberg loss.

Błachowicz fought Ankalaev for the vacant championship and left with a split draw instead of a clear answer.

Key moments

• Fought Ankalaev to a split draw over five rounds for the vacant UFC light-heavyweight title.
• The draw came after Błachowicz had stopped Aleksandar Rakić earlier in 2022.
• It led directly into the high-stakes July 2023 matchup with Alex Pereira.

Błachowicz's first post-title win came when the Rakic fight ended with a third-round knee injury stoppage. The result mattered because it kept him in the belt conversation immediately after the Glover Teixeira loss, even if the finish itself was more abrupt than definitive.

Key moments

• Beat Rakić by third-round TKO after a knee injury at 1:11.
• The win followed the October 2021 loss of the UFC title to Glover Teixeira.
• It put Błachowicz into the December 2022 vacant-title fight with Magomed Ankalaev.

Błachowicz won the vacant UFC light-heavyweight title by stopping Dominick Reyes late in the second round at UFC 253.

Key moments

• Stopped Reyes by TKO at 4:36 of round two.
• Won the vacant UFC light-heavyweight championship.
• The victory set up his first title defense against Israel Adesanya.

Błachowicz won a five-round split decision over Jacaré in a stylistically awkward headliner that still did its job for him in the standings.

Key moments

• Błachowicz beat Souza by split decision after five rounds in Sao Paulo.
• It was his second straight win after knocking out Luke Rockhold.
• The victory set up the rematch with Corey Anderson three months later.

Błachowicz's submission of Krylov was a strong contender-level win because it added a finisher's exclamation point to the resurgence he had started in late 2017.

Key moments

• Błachowicz submitted Krylov with an arm-triangle choke at 2:41 of round two.
• The victory made it four consecutive UFC wins.
• It followed decision wins over Jimi Manuwa and Jared Cannonier.

Błachowicz's rematch win over Manuwa corrected one of the losses that had helped drag him below . 500 in the UFC.

Key moments

• Błachowicz beat Manuwa by unanimous decision over three rounds.
• The win avenged Manuwa's 2015 decision over Błachowicz.
• It was Błachowicz's third straight UFC victory.

The result mattered because it moved him further away from the rough 2-5 start to his UFC tenure.

Key moments

• Błachowicz beat Cannonier by unanimous decision after three rounds.
• The victory came less than two months after submitting Devin Clark.
• It gave Błachowicz consecutive UFC wins for the first time since 2014.

Błachowicz's Stockholm trip brought a clear decision loss to former title challenger Gustafsson, but it also showed the level of company he was keeping even during a losing stretch. The result mattered because it came right after he had steadied himself with the Pokrajac win.

Key moments

• Gustafsson beat Błachowicz by unanimous decision over three rounds.
• The fight followed Błachowicz's April 2016 decision win over Igor Pokrajac.
• It was Błachowicz's fourth loss in six UFC appearances.

Anderson outworked Błachowicz over three rounds, handing him a second straight UFC loss after the Manuwa defeat.

Key moments

• Anderson beat Błachowicz by unanimous decision over three rounds.
• The defeat followed the April 2015 decision loss to Jimi Manuwa.
• Błachowicz would avenge the result with a first-round knockout in 2020.

Manuwa handed Błachowicz his first UFC loss and the first setback after the strong debut win over Latifi. The result mattered because it slowed the transition from KSW champion to UFC contender and began a rough patch in the promotion.

Key moments

• Manuwa beat Błachowicz by unanimous decision after three rounds.
• It was Błachowicz's first loss inside the UFC.
• The defeat came six months after his debut TKO of Ilir Latifi.

Błachowicz kept the KSW belt with a three-round decision over UFC veteran Houston Alexander.

Key moments

• Błachowicz beat Alexander by unanimous decision over three rounds.
• The fight served as another successful KSW title defense.
• It followed the February 2012 decision win over Mario Miranda.

The result mattered because it showed that the rematch win over Sokoudjou had turned into a stable title reign rather than a one-night correction.

Key moments

• Błachowicz beat Miranda by unanimous decision over three rounds.
• It was one of the early defenses in his second KSW title reign.
• The win followed the November 2011 decision over Sokoudjou.

Błachowicz responded well to the Sokoudjou setback by submitting Valtonen in the second round.

Key moments

• Błachowicz submitted Valtonen with a rear-naked choke at 1:23 of round two.
• The win came two months after the loss to Sokoudjou.
• It put Błachowicz back on track for the November rematch.

Błachowicz needed two wins on the same night at KSW 13, and the Orłowski submission moved him from the semifinal to the final.

Key moments

• Błachowicz submitted Orłowski with a rear-naked choke at 1:37 of round one.
• It was his second victory on the KSW 13 card.
• The win advanced him deeper into the tournament he would finish at KSW 14.

Błachowicz opened his KSW 13 tournament night with a first-round knockout of Julio Brutus. The head-kick-and-punch finish mattered because it put him straight into the same-night sequence that continued with the Wojciech Orłowski submission.

Key moments

• Knocked out Brutus at 3:40 of round one.
• The win was Błachowicz's first fight on the KSW 13 card.
• He followed it later that night with a submission of Wojciech Orłowski.

Submitting Perak in the second round gave Błachowicz a meaningful bounce-back after the Andre Fyeet loss in 2007.

Key moments

• Błachowicz submitted Perak with a rear-naked choke at 1:51 of round two.
• The win followed the November 2007 submission loss to Andre Fyeet.
• It was Błachowicz's fifth recorded professional victory.

Błachowicz's armbar over M'Pumbu aged well because it came against a fighter who later won a major-belt title in Bellator.

Key moments

• Błachowicz submitted M'Pumbu with an armbar at 3:12 of round two.
• The bout followed Błachowicz's three wins on the KSW 9 card.
• It was his fourth straight victory in 2008.

The KSW 9 night began with Błachowicz outpointing Zawada over two rounds before the faster finishes later in the bracket.

Key moments

• Błachowicz beat Zawada by unanimous decision after two rounds.
• It was the first of three victories he recorded at KSW 9.
• The win set up later same-night bouts with Aziz Karaoglu and Antoni Chmielewski.

Dowda was one of two same-night stoppage wins Błachowicz scored at the KSW Elimination event in September 2007. The result mattered because it helped establish him quickly after the pro debut loss earlier that year.

Key moments

• Błachowicz stopped Dowda by TKO at 1:35 of the first round.
• It was one of three wins he recorded on the KSW Elimination card.
• The finish followed the opening decision over Sebastian Olchawa.

The result mattered because it turned his start as a pro from shaky to promising in one busy evening.

Key moments

• Błachowicz stopped Gasinski by TKO at 2:36 of round one.
• It was Błachowicz's second finish of the KSW Elimination event.
• The win came on the same night as victories over Sebastian Olchawa and Daniel Dowda.