Mateusz Gamrot

Mateusz Gamrot (born December 11, 1990) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gamrot is a former KSW Featherweight Champion and KSW Lightweight Champion. As of 10 August 2026, he is #9 in the Meta UFC lightweight rankings.

Background Gamrot started wrestling at the age of ten.

He began his wrestling career in 2002, achieving success at the national and international level. He competed in over 300 matches including ones at the European and World Championships. He transitioned to mixed martial arts in 2011, training under, Andrzej Kościelski, World Champion in wrestling.

In 2012, he won a gold medal in the 70 kg category of the European Amateur MMA Championships (Brussels), defending his title the following year (Budapest).

He won the gold medal at the Polish grappling championships in the purple belt category (Luboń) in 2013 and 2014. In 2014 he won the ADCC Submission Wrestling European championships in the 77 kg category. On September 28 at KSW 24 he defeated former UFC fighter Andre Winner by unanimous decision. At KSW 27, Mateusz defeated Jefferson George on points.

On September 13, 2014, he made his promotional debut for Cage Warriors, defeating Welshman Tim Newman in the 1st round with a heel hook submission at CW 72. He returned to KSW on December 6, 2014, to defeat Łukasz Chlewicki at KSW 29 via unanimous decision. At KSW 30 on February 21, 2015, he defeated Brazilian Rodrigo Cavalheiro Correia by technical knockout six seconds before the final bell. Gamrot earned a Knockout of the Night bonus for his performance.

KSW Lightweight Championship On May 27, 2016, at KSW 35, he fought for the vacant KSW Lightweight Championship belt against former British BAMMA and Russian M-1 Global champion Frenchman Mansour Barnaoui. He won the title via unanimous decision. Both fighters were awarded the Fight of the Night bonus.

Gamrot faced former UFC fighter Norman Parke at KSW 39: Colosseum on May 27, 2017. He won the bout and retained the title via unanimous decision.

Gamrot rematched Norman Parke at KSW 40: Dublin on October 22, 2017. At the weigh-ins, Parke came in one pound over the championship limit and the bout was declared a non-title bout. The bout was stopped in the second round when accidental eye pokes left Parke unable to continue. Following this Parke shoved Gamrot's cornerman, Borys Mankowski, which resulted in Marcin Bilman, another professional fighter who was in the champion's corner, punching Parke. Gamrot was subsequently fined 30% of his purse and Bilman was handed a two-year ban from KSW events.

On March 3, 2018, at KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun, Gamrot defeated Grzegorz Szulakowski via keylock submission in the fourth round, defending the KSW Lightweight Championship.

Two-division champion On December 1, 2018, at KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2, he fought for a second belt, this time for the KSW Featherweight Championship, against submission specialist Kleber Koike Erbst, where he won the bout after a five-round domination, capturing the organization's second crown.

Vacating the titles On May 17, 2019, in a video on Borys Mankowski's YouTube channel, Gamrot announced that he had vacated his two belts and did not renew his contract with KSW.

On March 6, 2020, KSW announced Gamrot's return to the organization. The KSW double champion was scheduled to return at KSW 53 in Łódź, Poland against the Brazilian Edimilson Souza, but due to the coronavirus pandemic the event was canceled. On July 11 he fought his third bout at KSW 53: Reborn against Norman Parke. Parke missed weight for the bout and was fined, which went to Gamrot. Gamrot won the fight in the third round via technical knockout.

On August 29, 2020, he fought for the last time under his KSW contract against Marian Ziółkowski at KSW 54: Gamrot vs. Ziółkowski, who replaced the injured Shamil Musayev. After a 5-round bout, Gamrot won via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship 2020 On September 17, 2020, it was announced that Gamrot signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Gamrot, as a replacement for Renato Moicano, was scheduled to face Magomed Mustafaev at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie on October 18, 2020. In turn, Mustafaev pulled out in early October due to undisclosed reasons. Gamrot faced fellow promotional newcomer Guram Kutateladze instead. He lost the close fight via split decision. Both fighters earned the Fight of the Night award.

2021 Gamrot faced Scott Holtzman on April 10, 2021, at UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland. He won the fight via knockout in the second round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

Gamrot faced Jeremy Stephens on July 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés. He won the fight via kimura in round one, this submission is the quickest of its kind in UFC history. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Gamrot faced Carlos Diego Ferreira on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. He won the bout via TKO in round two, forcing Ferreira to submit with a knee to the body.

2022 Gamrot faced Arman Tsarukyan on June 25, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 38. He won the closely contested fight via unanimous decision. 15 of 22 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Tsarukyan. Both fighters earned the Fight of the Night award.

As the first fight of his four-fight contract, Gamrot faced Beneil Dariush on October 22, 2022, at UFC 280. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

2023 Gamrot, replacing Dan Hooker, faced Jalin Turner on March 4, 2023, at UFC 285. In a closely contested bout where Gamrot employed his wrestling to combat Turner’s reach advantage, he won the bout via split decision.

Gamrot faced Rafael Fiziev on September 23, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 228 He won the fight via technical knockout due to knee injury in round two.

In October 2023, Gamrot served as the backup fighter for the main event of UFC 294.

2024 Gamrot faced Rafael dos Anjos on March 9, 2024, at UFC 299. He won the bout by unanimous decision.

Gamrot faced Dan Hooker on August 17, 2024 at UFC 305. He lost the fight by split decision. 9 out of 16 media outlets scored the bout for Gamrot. This fight earned him another Fight of the Night award.

2025 Gamrot was reportedly going to face Rafael Fiziev in a rematch on February 1, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 250. However, the bout was never officially scheduled for the event.

Gamrot faced Ľudovít Klein on May 31, 2025, at UFC on ESPN 68. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Replacing Rafael Fiziev on short notice, Gamrot faced former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira on October 11, 2025 in the main event of UFC Fight Night 261. Gamrot lost the fight via a face crank submission in the second round, resulting in his first defeat by finish.

2026 Gamrot faced Esteban Ribovics on April 11, 2026, at UFC 327. He won the fight via an arm-triangle choke submission in the second round.

Gamrot faced Quillan Salkilld in the main event on August 8, 2026 at UFC Fight Night 284. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

Submission grappling career Gamrot has been invited to compete in the under 77kg division at ADCC 2026.

Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Ultimate Fighting Championship Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. UFC Honors Awards 2024: President's Choice Fight of the Year Nominee UFC.com Awards 2022: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year 2024: Ranked #8 Fight of the Year

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki KSW Lightweight Championship (one time; former) Fight of the Night (one time) Herakles 2021 Fighter of the Year Combat Press 2024 Fight of the Year MMA Mania 2024 #3 Ranked Fight of the Year

Grappling

2014: ADCC European Championship - 1st place in 77 kg category (Sofia) 2015: Great Britain NAGA Championship - 1st place in the 79.5 kg class and 1st place in the 79.5 kg legs (London) 2015: ADCC European Championship - 3rd place in 77 kg class (Turku) 2016: VI Polish No-Gi Championships - 1st place in 79.5 kg category, purple stripes (Luboń) 2016: XII Polish ADCC Championships - 1st place in the 77 kg category 2018: ADCC European Championship - 2nd place in the 77 kg category (Bucharest) 2019: ADCC European Championship - 1st place in 77 kg class (Poznań)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Quillan Salkilld Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Esteban Ribovics Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC 327

Miami, Florida, United States Loss

Charles Oliveira Submission (face crank) UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Ľudovít Klein Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Gamrot vs. Klein

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Dan Hooker Decision (split) UFC 305

Perth, Australia Win

Rafael dos Anjos Decision (unanimous) UFC 299

Miami, Florida, United States Win

Rafael Fiziev TKO (knee injury) UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Jalin Turner Decision (split) UFC 285

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Beneil Dariush Decision (unanimous) UFC 280

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Win

Arman Tsarukyan Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Carlos Diego Ferreira TKO (submission to knee to the body) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Jeremy Stephens Submission (kimura) UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Scott Holtzman KO (punches) UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Guram Kutateladze Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Win

Marian Ziółkowski Decision (unanimous) KSW 54

Warsaw, Poland Win

Norman Parke TKO (doctor stoppage) KSW 53

Warsaw, Poland Win

Kleber Koike Erbst Decision (unanimous) KSW 46

Gliwice, Poland Win

Grzegorz Szulakowski Submission (keylock) KSW 42

Łódź, Poland NC

Norman Parke NC (accidental eye poke) KSW 40

Dublin, Ireland Win

Norman Parke Decision (unanimous) KSW 39

Warsaw, Poland Win

Renato Gomes Gabriel Submission (heel hook) KSW 36

Zielona Góra, Poland Win

Mansour Barnaoui Decision (unanimous) KSW 35

Gdańsk, Poland Win

Marif Piraev TKO (punches) KSW 32

London, England Win

Rodrigo Cavalheiro Correia TKO (punches) KSW 30

Poznań, Poland Win

Łukasz Chlewicki Decision (unanimous) KSW 29

Kraków, Poland Win

Tim Newman Submission (heel hook) Cage Warriors 72

Newport, Wales Win

Jefferson George Decision (unanimous) KSW 27

Gdańsk, Poland Win

Andre Winner Decision (unanimous) KSW 24

Łódź, Poland Win

Mateusz Zawadzki TKO (corner stoppage) KSW 23

Gdańsk, Poland Win

Tomáš Deák Decision (unanimous) Night of Champions 5

Poznań, Poland Win

Tomasz Matuszewski Submission (guillotine choke) Night of Champions 4

Poznań, Poland Win

Arbi Shamaev TKO (doctor stoppage) Night of Champions 3

Poznań, Poland