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Tomasz Drwal

b. 1982

Polish mixed martial artist

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Born 1982. Tomasz Drwal is a Polish mixed martial arts fighter.

Tomasz Witold Drwal (; born January 22, 1982) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist and boxer who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of KSW. A professional competitor since 2004, Drwal has also competed for the UFC.

Mixed martial arts career Ultimate Fighting Championship Drwal lost his UFC debut against Thiago Silva at UFC 75 on September 8, 2007.

Drwal returned to action after knee surgery at UFC 93 in January 2009 and defeated the debuting Ivan Serati via KO in the first round.

Drwal next fight was a first-round TKO over Mike Ciesnolevicz on the TUF 9 Finale on June 20, 2009 (a replacement for injured Eric Schafer).

Moving down to Middleweight, Drwal defeated Drew McFedries at UFC 103 in the second round by rear-naked choke submission.

Drwal faced Rousimar Palhares on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111, losing after an early slip via heel hook submission which appeared to injure Drwal. Palhares was subsequently suspended for 90 days for continuing to apply pressure to the lock after the referee intervened.

Drwal then fought David Branch on September 15, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 22. Drwal was initially set to fight Nick Catone who had to withdraw from the fight due to injury. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Following two subsequent losses, Drwal was released from his UFC contract.

Post-UFC Drwal returned to his winning ways knocking out Leonardo Lucio Nascimento at FAŁ 2 in his native Poland. His next fights were for new Polish promotion called MMA Attack, in which to this point he had two fights, against Gary Padilla and Wes Swofford, and all of them he won, respectively by unanimous decision and submission via armbar in 1st round.

Tomasz faced Łukasz Bieńkowski at KSW 53: Reborn. He won the fight via second round TKO.

Drwal faced Patrik Kincl on December 19, 2020 at KSW 57: De Fries vs. Kita. He lost the fight after getting knocked unconscious at the end of round 1.

Professional boxing Drwal made his professional boxing debut on November 4, 2017 against Brazilian MMA fighter Luiz Abdalla in a 194 lbs bout. Drwal won via knockout.

Championships and accomplishments Ultimate Fighting Championship Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Mike Ciesnolevicz

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Patrik Kincl KO (punch) KSW 57: De Fries vs. Kita

Łódź, Poland Win

Łukasz Bieńkowski TKO (punches) KSW 53: Reborn

Warsaw, Poland Loss

Michał Materla TKO (punches) KSW 31: Materla vs. Drwal

Gdańsk, Poland For the KSW Middleweight Championship. Win

Delson Heleno KO (punch) Pro MMA Challenge 1: Drwal vs. Heleno

Wrocław, Poland Win

Wes Swofford Submission (armbar) MMA Attack 3

Katowice, Poland Win

Gary Padilla Decision (unanimous) MMA Attack

Warsaw, Poland Win

Leonardo Lucio Nascimento KO (punches) Fighters Arena Łódź 2

Łódź, Poland Loss

David Branch Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares

Austin, United States Loss

Rousimar Palhares Submission (heel hook) UFC 111

Newark, United States Win

Drew McFedries Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 103

Dallas, United States Win

Mike Ciesnolevicz TKO (knee and punches) The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale

Las Vegas, United States Win

Ivan Serati KO (punches) UFC 93

Dublin, Ireland Loss

Thiago Silva TKO (punches) UFC 75

London, England Win

Andre Fyeet Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Club Berlin 9

Berlin, Germany Win

Valdas Pocevicius TKO (punches) World Full Contact Association: Grand Prix 2007

Riga, Latvia Win

Lucio Linhares TKO (punches) The Cage: Volume 4

Helsinki, Finland Win

Pavel Nohynek KO Fight Club Berlin 6

Berlin, Germany Win

Nordin Asrih KO Budo Freefight System: Mix Fight Gala 5

Düsseldorf, Germany Win

Denis Juskevic KO Outsider Cup: Freefight Romania

Romania Win

Martin Kubes TKO Fight Club Berlin 5

Berlin, Germany Win

Przemysław Tomczyk Submission (triangle armbar) MMA Sport 1

Warsaw, Poland Win

Michael Knaap Submission (choke) Budo Freefight System: Mix Fight Gala 4

Düsseldorf, Germany Win

Ulf Fritzmann Submission (strikes) Fight Club Berlin 4

Berlin, Germany Win

Jacek Buczko Decision Colosseum 3

Bielsko-Biała, Poland Win

Krzysztof Gołaszewski Decision Colosseum 3

Bielsko-Biała, Poland Win

Sławomir Zakrzewski TKO (punches) Colosseum 3

Bielsko-Biała, Poland Loss

Ulf Fritzmann Submission Fight Club Berlin 3

Berlin, Germany Win

Daniel Les TKO (punches) Colosseum 1

Bielsko-Biała, Poland Draw

Piotr Baginski Draw Berserkers Arena 2

Szczecin, Poland

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tomasz Drwal?

Polish mixed martial artist

When was Tomasz Drwal born?

Tomasz Drwal was born on 22 January 1982 in Nowy Sącz.

What is Tomasz Drwal's occupation?

Tomasz Drwal is a mixed martial arts fighter.

What nationality is Tomasz Drwal?

Tomasz Drwal is Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tomasz Drwal

· Wikidata: Q7818388

· DBpedia: Tomasz Drwal

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