Robert Ruchała

Robert Ruchała (born May 15, 1998) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division for the UFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Amateur In the amateurs, Ruchała racked up a solid 15–2 record. In 2018, he would get second place during the ALMMA 163 Polish Championships in Sochaczew.

Professional Early career Ruchała would make his professional debut on November 9, 2019, where he would face off against Mariusz Szyja. Ruchała would go on to win that fight via a unanimous decision. He would go on to have two more fights before signing with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki On November 14, 2020, Ruchała would make his debut for the promotion in a bout against Michał Domin on November 14, 2020, on the undercard of KSW 56. Ruchała would end up winning by submission in the first round just before the end. This performance would score him a Performance of the Night bonus.

His next fight would come 2 months later, where he faced off against Daniel Bažant, whom he would beat by yet another submission and scoring himself his second Performance of the Night bonus in his second bout in the promotion.

After two more fights, he would face off against Damian Stasiak on October 14, 2022. Ruchała would win the fight via a split decision improving his record to 7–0 and also scoring his third bonus and his first Fight of the Night.

His next fight was for the KSW Interim Featherweight Championship. He would face off against Lom-Ali Eskiev. Ruchała would win the fight via TKO in the fifth round and thus securing the title and receiving another Fight of the Night bonus.

3 months later, Ruchała would face lineal champion Salahdine Parnasse to unify the two titles. The bout took place in his home city of Nowy Sącz. Ruchała would unfortunately lose this fight via TKO, and ultimately lost the interim title, and his undefeated record.

Ruchała would return to the cage on May 11, 2024, against Patryk Kaczmarczyk. The fight was once again for the KSW Interim Featherweight Championship. He would win the fight via KO in the first minute of the first round, and thus winning the interim title for the second time in his career and scoring his first Knockout of the Night bonus.

6 months later, he would defend his interim title on the 100th KSW event against Kacper Formela. He would defend his title via TKO in the third round. After the fight, Ruchała proposed to his girlfriend in the center of the cage, to which she said yes.

On March 20, 2025, it was confirmed that Ruchała would be leaving the promotion in favor of joining the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship On June 19, 2025, Ruchała announced on his Instagram that he officially signed his contract with the UFC, alongside a fellow former KSW Champion, Jakub Wikłacz.

Ruchała faced William Gomis on September 6, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 258. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Ruchała faced José Mauro Delano on April 4, 2026 at UFC Fight Night 272. After being deducted one point due to grabbing the fence, he lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki KSW Interim Featherweight Championship (Two times; former) One successful title defense Fight of the Night (Two times) Submission of the Night (Two times) Knockout of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

José Mauro Delano Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

William Gomis Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho

Paris, France Win

Kacper Formela TKO (elbows and punches) KSW 100

Gliwice, Poland Win

Patryk Kaczmarczyk KO (front kick to the body) KSW 94

Gdańsk, Poland Loss

Salahdine Parnasse KO (soccer kick to the body) KSW 85

Nowy Sącz, Poland Win

Lom-Ali Eskiev TKO (punches and elbows) KSW 80

Lubin, Poland Win

Damian Stasiak Decision (split) KSW 75

Nowy Sącz, Poland Win

Michele Baiano Decision (unanimous) KSW 69

Warsaw, Poland Win

Patryk Kaczmarczyk Decision (unanimous) KSW 64

Łódź, Poland Win

Daniel Bažant Submission (armbar) KSW 58

Łódź, Poland Win

Michał Domin Submission (armbar) KSW 56

Łódź, Poland Win

Paweł Szumlas Submission (rear-naked choke) Wieczór Walk 6

Kraków, Poland Win

Dawid Kareta Decision (unanimous) Wieczór Walk 5

Kraków, Poland Win

Mariusz Szyja Decision (unanimous) Octagon No Mercy 8

Zawiercie, Poland