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Pudzianowski in 2009
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| Born | Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski 7 February 1977 Biała Rawska, Poland |
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| Other names | Pudzian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb) (MMA) 142 kg (313 lb) (Strongman) |
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| Division | Heavyweight Super Heavyweight |
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| Reach | 195 cm (77 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Łódź, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | American Top Team (2011–2012) Berkut WCA Fight Team |
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| Trainer | Arbi Shamaev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Green belt in Kyokushin kaikan Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
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| Years active | 2009–present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| By knockout | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mariusz Pudzianowski (born February 7, 1977) is a famous Polish athlete. He is known as "Pudzian" or "Dominator". Mariusz was a top strongman competitor before becoming a mixed martial artist. Many people think he is one of the greatest strength athletes ever. He has won many international competitions.
Mariusz won the World's Strongest Man title five times. This is more than anyone else in history! He also came in second place twice, in 2006 and 2009. He reached the final round of the World's Strongest Man competition nine times. Mariusz also won the Europe's Strongest Man contest six times, which is another record. In 2009, Mariusz started a new career in mixed martial arts.
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Early Life and Training
Mariusz Pudzianowski was born in Biała Rawska, Poland. His father, Wojciech, was a weightlifter. Mariusz became interested in sports very early. When he was 11, he started training in Kyokushin karate. He still holds a green belt in this style.
At 13, he began strength training. When he was 15, Mariusz also started boxing. He trained in boxing for seven years. His first professional sports event was at age 16. He competed in a Polish weightlifting championship for the bench press.
Mariusz's Strongman Career
On May 1, 1999, Mariusz joined his first Strongman competition. It was held in Płock, Poland. He quickly became successful on the world stage. In 2000, he finished fourth at the 2000 World's Strongest Man contest. This was his first time at this big event.
Mariusz returned in 2002 and won his first 2002 World's Strongest Man title. He won again in 2003 at the 2003 World's Strongest Man event. He won by a huge lead, showing how strong he was. He finished first in four events and second in two others. A British strongman, Laurence Shahlaei, said this was the most impressive win ever. In March 2004, Mariusz also became the Strongman Super Series World Champion.
In 2005, he came back to the World's Strongest Man event. After a slow start, he won five events in a row. This helped him win the title again.
In 2006, he placed second at the 2006 World's Strongest Man contest. Phil Pfister won that year. Mariusz won his title back in 2007. This was his fourth win, putting him in a special group of athletes. He wanted to be the only person to win five times. He returned for the 2008 World's Strongest Man to try and reach this goal.
Even with a calf injury, Mariusz won his group in 2008. He made it to the final round. He was behind the leader, Derek Poundstone, with two events left. Mariusz won the Plane Pull event, even with his injury. This brought him very close to the lead. In the final event, the Atlas Stones, Mariusz beat Poundstone. He became the first and only person to win five World's Strongest Man titles!
He competed in the 2009 World's Strongest Man competition in Malta. He hoped to win a sixth title. He finished second after Žydrūnas Savickas won the title for the first time. After this, Mariusz said he would stop strongman events. He wanted to focus on his new career in Mixed Martial Arts. This new sport needed different training.
Mariusz's Mixed Martial Arts Career
In 2009, Mariusz Pudzianowski signed a contract with KSW. This is a Polish mixed martial arts organization. He was set to fight in four matches.
He had his first MMA fight on December 11, 2009. It was at the KSW 12 event in Warsaw, Poland. He won against Marcin Najman in just 43 seconds. Mariusz started with low kicks. When Najman fell, Mariusz used punches to win the fight.
On May 7, 2010, Mariusz won his second fight. It was against Yusuke Kawaguchi at KSW 13. The fight lasted two full rounds. Mariusz won by the judges' decision. People said he controlled most of the fight.
On May 21, 2010, Mariusz fought Tim Sylvia. Sylvia was a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Mariusz got a foot injury in the first round. He lost the fight in the second round.
After this loss, Mariusz fought Eric Esch, known as 'Butterbean'. This was at KSW 14 on September 18. Mariusz quickly took Butterbean to the ground. He won by submission in the first round. Mariusz looked much slimmer for this fight. Many thought his large muscles caused him to get tired in earlier fights.
On May 21, 2011, Mariusz fought James Thompson at KSW 16. He lost this fight.
In September 2011, Mariusz started training at American Top Team. This is a well-known MMA camp in the USA.
Mariusz fought James Thompson again at KSW 17 on November 26, 2011. He won by a majority decision. But this decision caused some debate. Thompson seemed to control most of the fight. Two days later, the fight result was changed to "No Contest" due to a judging error.
Mariusz's next opponent was Bob Sapp at KSW 19 on May 12, 2012. Mariusz won in just 39 seconds. He won by TKO (Technical Knockout) after many punches.
Mariusz then faced Christos Piliafas on September 15 at KSW 20. Mariusz won by TKO in the first round. He controlled the fight and won with punches.
On June 8, 2013, Mariusz fought Sean McCorkle at KSW 23. He lost this fight in the first round. Mariusz fought McCorkle again on September 28 at KSW 24. He won this rematch by a unanimous decision.
On May 17, 2014, Mariusz defeated Oli Thompson at KSW 27. He won by a unanimous decision after controlling the fight. Thompson asked for a rematch, and Mariusz agreed.
On December 6, 2014, Mariusz defeated Olympic athlete Paweł Nastula. This was at KSW 29. He won by unanimous decision. This was his third win in a row.
Mariusz next fought Rolles Gracie Jr. at KSW 31 on May 23, 2015. He won by knockout in the first round. He also won the Knockout of the Night award for this performance.
At KSW 32 on October 31, 2015, Mariusz lost to Peter Graham. He lost by TKO in the second round.
Then, on May 27, 2016, at KSW 35, he lost to Marcin Różalski. He lost in the second round.
In his next fight at KSW 37 on December 3, 2016, Mariusz defeated Paweł Mikołajuw. He won by TKO in the first round.
On May 27, 2017, at KSW 39, Mariusz defeated Tyberiusz Kowalczyk. He won by submission in the second round.
Mariusz was supposed to fight James McSweeney at KSW 40. But he ended up fighting Jay Silva instead. Mariusz won by majority decision.
Mariusz faced Karol Bedorf on June 9, 2018, at KSW 44. He lost this fight in the first round.
Mariusz faced Szymon Kołecki at KSW 47 on March 23, 2019. Mariusz lost the fight due to a leg injury in the first round.
Winning Streak in MMA
Next, Mariusz fought Erko Jun on November 9, 2019, at KSW 51. He won this fight by TKO in the second round.
Mariusz was set to fight Serigne Ousmane at KSW 59 on March 20, 2021. But Ousmane got sick on the day of the fight. Nikola Milanovic stepped in to fight instead. Mariusz won by TKO in the first round.
Mariusz then faced Łukasz Jurkowski on June 5, 2021, at KSW 63. Mariusz won the fight by TKO in the third round.
The fight with Serigne Ousmane Dia was set up again. It happened at KSW 64 on October 23, 2021. Mariusz won the fight by knockout in just 18 seconds of the first round.
Mariusz faced former KSW Middleweight champion Michał Materla at KSW 70 on May 28, 2022. He won in the first round by knocking out Materla. He earned another Knockout of the Night award.
Mariusz faced former two-division champion Mamed Khalidov at KSW 77 on December 17, 2022. Mariusz's six-win streak ended when he lost in the first round.
Mariusz then fought boxer-turned-MMA fighter Artur Szpilka at XTB KSW 83 on June 3, 2023. He lost the fight in the second round.
Achievements and Awards
Mariusz Pudzianowski has achieved a lot in his career:
- Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- Knockout of the Night (Two times) against Rolles Gracie Jr. and Michał Materla
- Most wins in KSW heavyweight history (17).
- Most knockouts in KSW heavyweight history (12).
- Most knockouts in KSW history (12).
- Third most wins in KSW history (17).
- Third most fights in KSW history (24).
- World MMA Awards
- Nominated for 2021 Upset of the Year
Mixed Martial Arts Record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 27 matches | 17 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 5 |
| By submission | 0 | 4 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 17–9 (1) | Artur Szpilka | TKO (punches) | KSW 83: Colosseum 2 | 3 June 2023 | 2 | 0:31 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Loss | 17–8 (1) | Mamed Khalidov | TKO (submission to punches) | KSW 77: Khalidov vs. Pudzianowski | 17 December 2022 | 1 | 1:54 | Gliwice, Poland | |
| Win | 17–7 (1) | Michał Materla | KO (punch) | KSW 70: Pudzianowski vs. Materla | 28 May 2022 | 1 | 1:47 | Łódź, Poland | Knockout of the Night. |
| Win | 16–7 (1) | Serigne Ousmane Dia | KO (punch) | KSW 64: Przybysz vs. Santos | 23 October 2021 | 1 | 0:18 | Łódź, Poland | Super heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 15–7 (1) | Łukasz Jurkowski | TKO (punches) | KSW 61: To Fight or Not To Fight | 5 June 2021 | 3 | 1:32 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 14–7 (1) | Nikola Milanović | TKO (punches) | KSW 59: Fight Code | 20 March 2021 | 1 | 1:10 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Win | 13–7 (1) | Erko Jun | TKO (punches) | KSW 51: Croatia | 9 November 2019 | 2 | 1:43 | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| Loss | 12–7 (1) | Szymon Kołecki | TKO (leg injury) | KSW 47: The X-Warriors | 23 March 2019 | 1 | 4:29 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Loss | 12–6 (1) | Karol Bedorf | Submission (kimura) | KSW 44: The Game | 9 June 2018 | 1 | 1:51 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 12–5 (1) | Jay Silva | Decision (majority) | KSW 40: Dublin | 22 October 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Win | 11–5 (1) | Tyberiusz Kowalczyk | TKO (submission to punches) | KSW 39: Colosseum | 27 May 2017 | 2 | 2:50 | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Win | 10–5 (1) | Paweł Mikołajuw | TKO (punches) | KSW 37: Circus of Pain | 3 December 2016 | 1 | 1:20 | Kraków, Poland | |
| Loss | 9–5 (1) | Marcin Różalski | Submission (guillotine choke) | KSW 35: Khalidov vs. Karaoglu | 27 May 2016 | 2 | 1:46 | Gdańsk/Sopot, Poland | |
| Loss | 9–4 (1) | Peter Graham | TKO (punches and elbows) | KSW 32: Road To Wembley | 31 October 2015 | 2 | 2:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 9–3 (1) | Rolles Gracie Jr. | KO (punch) | KSW 31: Materla vs. Drwal | 23 May 2015 | 1 | 0:27 | Gdańsk, Poland | Knockout of the Night. |
| Win | 8–3 (1) | Paweł Nastula | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 29: Reload | 6 December 2014 | 3 | 3:00 | Kraków, Poland | |
| Win | 7–3 (1) | Oli Thompson | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 27: Cage Time | 17 May 2014 | 2 | 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 6–3 (1) | Sean McCorkle | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 24: Clash of the Giants | 28 September 2013 | 2 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Loss | 5–3 (1) | Sean McCorkle | Submission (kimura) | KSW 23: Khalidov vs. Manhoef | 8 June 2013 | 1 | 1:57 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 5–2 (1) | Christos Piliafas | TKO (punches) | KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies | 15 September 2012 | 1 | 3:48 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 4–2 (1) | Bob Sapp | TKO (punches) | KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp | 12 May 2012 | 1 | 0:39 | Łódź, Poland | |
| NC | 3–2 (1) | James Thompson | NC (overturned) | KSW 17: Revenge | 26 November 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | Overturned due to a judging error. |
| Loss | 3–2 | James Thompson | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland | 21 May 2011 | 2 | 1:06 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Win | 3–1 | Butterbean | TKO (submission to punches) | KSW 14: Judgment Day | 18 September 2010 | 1 | 1:15 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Tim Sylvia | TKO (submission to punches) | Moosin: God of Martial Arts | 21 May 2010 | 2 | 1:43 | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Yusuke Kawaguchi | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 13: Kumite | 6 May 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Katowice, Poland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Marcin Najman | TKO (submission to punches) | KSW 12: Pudzianowski vs. Najman | 11 December 2009 | 1 | 0:43 | Warsaw, Poland |
Life Outside Sports
Education and Business
On May 27, 2008, Mariusz Pudzianowski earned a master's degree. He studied international relations. His thesis was about sports marketing.
Mariusz has said that sports are a hobby for him. He owns a school for bodyguards. He also has real estate. These are his main ways of earning money. Mariusz also owns a trucking company called Pudzianowski Transport.
Music and TV
Mariusz sometimes sings with the band Pudzian Band. His brother Krystian formed this group. Their first song, "Zdobyć świat" (To Conquer the World), came out in 2006. In 2009, they released an album called Dawaj na ring (Go, Hit the Ring).
In 2008, Mariusz was on the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars. He made it to the final episode. He finished second, losing to actress Magdalena Walach. Mariusz also appeared on the singing show Just the Two of Us in Poland.
Rugby
Mariusz Pudzianowski also enjoys playing rugby union. He plays for a team called Blachy Pruszyński Budowlani Łódź.
Mariusz's Diet
Mariusz is not very strict with his diet. He often eats chocolate, ice cream, or burgers. In an interview, he said: "I eat everything. I do not follow any particular diet. I eat anything I want, anytime I want."
He explained his daily eating habits:
- Breakfast: 10 eggs and two to three pounds of bacon.
- Between meals: Lots of candy bars for energy.
- Lunch: A big meal of Polish pork chop, sauerkraut, and potatoes.
- After workouts: Supplements and more chocolate.
- Dinner: Meat like steaks, pork chops, or bacon, with sauerkraut and potatoes.
- Late night: Protein shake and more chocolate.
Mariusz prefers Polish cuisine. He often cooks for himself. He likes bigos, Polish soups, and sausages. He also enjoys typical Polish dinners with potatoes, meat, and salads.
Images for kids
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Pudzianowski in 2009
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Pudzianowski performing the farmer's walk during a strongman competition in 2000.
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Mariusz Pudzianowski
See also
In Spanish: Mariusz Pudzianowski para niños
- List of current KSW fighters
- List of male mixed martial artists
- List of strongmen
- List of Poles
