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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Current season, competition or edition:
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SportMixed martial arts promotion
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
FounderMartin Lewandowski
Maciej Kawulski
Owner(s)Private
CountryPoland
HeadquartersWarsaw
Official websitewww.kswmma.com

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: Martial Arts Confrontation) better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland[1] and one of the leading in Europe.

Awards

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  • Violent Money TV
    • VMTV European Promotion of the Year 2022[2]

History

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The ring at KSW 14.

Martin Lewandowski had been the manager of the Hotel Marriott in Warsaw when he met Maciej Kawulski in 2002. Kawulski was organizing one of the biggest sports expos in Poland at that time, and as both businessmen come from martial arts backgrounds, they quickly found a common subject. Eighteen months later the first KSW show was born.[3]

The promotion is famed for its four and eight-man tournaments, which until KSW X - Dekalog took place over the period of one night,[4] but since KSW XI they are split, with the tournament final taking place on the next event. KSW XV is the first event without a new tournament, only with extra fights and finals from previous tournaments.

Different from other bigger promotions such as the UFC, KSW adopted the strategy of having events that are less frequent but bigger, focusing on creating big shows with stacked cards and with great spectacle.[5] In 2017, KSW 39: Colosseum beat the record for the largest live attendance to a MMA event in Europe, and second-largest in history with 57,776 fans, only after the Pride Shockwave in 2002 and ahead of UFC 193.[6][7]

Several fighters who have been successful in KSW have signed on to more well known promotions such as the UFC. KSW has its own fight team, the KSW Team, which consists of some of the promotion's elite fighters, such as Mamed Khalidov, Jan Błachowicz, Krzysztof Kulak, Łukasz Jurkowski or Antoni Chmielewski. KSW co-operates with many other promotions in Europe by exchanging fighters, for example WFC and The Cage. KSW runs the majority of its shows live on a variety of TV networks (Polsat Sport, Polsat Sport Extra) throughout Europe. Since KSW XI, the promotion runs its shows live on nationally available at private free-to-air television network Polsat.

Viaplay era

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On November 22, 2021, KSW announced a long-term partnership with streaming platform Viaplay. Contract includes increasing number of KSW events to 12 per year and exclusive rights to Viaplay to broadcast KSW events on its platform for the Polish, Nordic, Scandinavian, Dutch and English markets.[8]

Cooperation with XTB

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In October 2022, it was announced that as part of the extension of cooperation with XTB - one of the largest Polish fintechs offering its own investment platform, a new agreement was concluded, in which XTB will become the title sponsor of the KSW gala in 2023. The agreement is concluded for the entire year 2023 and will be valid for ten out of twelve planned galas, of which six of these events will be called XTB KSW. In other cases, XTB will be a strategic sponsor, just like in 2022 - at galas in Łódź, Toruń, Radom and Warsaw.[9]

Hall of Fame

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On May 10, 2023, the KSW federation announced the introduction of the Hall of Fame, intended to recognize players every year, as well as other people who have made a unique contribution to the history of the organization.[10] The first honored player inducted into the Hall of Fame was former KSW commentator and the first KSW tournament champion, Łukasz "Juras" Jurkowski [33] . The official ceremony of Jurkowski's introduction to the Hall of Fame took place during the XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 gala.[11]

Special XTB KSW Epic gala

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On February 24, 2024, a special XTB KSW Epic gala took place, focusing on organizing fights in formulas other than just MMA.[12] During the fight of the evening of this event, Mamed Chalidow and Tomasz Adamek crossed gloves in the boxing formula.[13]

The KSW ring announcer is Waldemar Kasta, a former rapper born in Wrocław.

Roster

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Main article: List of current KSW fighters

Rankings

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The rankings for the KSW's fighters are both recorded and updated when information has been obtained from the KSW's website.[14]

  • Updated as of October 31, 2024.
KSW MMA rankings
Rank Heavyweight Light heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight
C England Phil De Fries Poland Rafał Haratyk Poland Paweł Pawlak Poland Adrian Bartosiński
1 Serbia Darko Stošić Poland Marcin Wójcik Poland Mamed Khalidov Poland Andrzej Grzebyk
2 Slovakia Štefan Vojčák Poland Damian Piwowarczyk Poland Piotr Kuberski Latvia Madars Fleminas
3 Brazil Matheus Scheffel Ukraine Bohdan Gnidko Poland Damian Janikowski PolandBelgium Artur Szczepaniak
4 Poland Szymon Bajor Poland Maciej Różański Poland Tomasz Romanowski Poland Igor Michaliszyn
5 Czech Republic Michal Martínek Poland Sergiusz Zając Poland Michał Michalski Poland Wiktor Zalewski
6 Brazil Augusto Sakai Brazil Kleber Raimundo Silva Poland Radosław Paczuski Germany Muslim Tulshaev
7 Czech Republic Viktor Pešta Poland Bartosz Leśko Poland Michał Materla Poland Tymoteusz Łopaczyk
8 GermanyBrazil Ricardo Prasel Brazil Henrique da Silva FranceAlgeria Laïd Zerhouni Poland Marcin Krakowiak
9 Poland Arkadiusz Wrzosek Poland Rafał Kijańczuk Czech Republic Albert Odzimkowski NetherlandsCuraçao Brian Hoo
10 Croatia Ivan Vitasović Czech Republic Dominik Humburger Poland Bartosz Fabiński Poland Kacper Koziorzębski New entry
Rank Lightweight Featherweight Bantamweight Women's Strawweight/Flyweight
C France Salahdine Parnasse France Salahdine Parnasse Poland Jakub Wikłacz
1 Moldova Valeriu Mircea Poland Robert Ruchała (IC) Poland Sebastian Przybysz
2 FranceCape Verde Wilson Varela Poland Patryk Kaczmarczyk Brazil Bruno Azevedo
3 Poland Marian Ziółkowski Poland Daniel Rutkowski Georgia (country) Zuriko Jojua
4 Czech Republic Leo Brichta Poland Kacper Formela Ukraine Oleksii Polischuck
5 Poland Marcin Held Poland Adam Soldaev Serbia Miljan Zdravković
6 Poland Roman Szymański Bosnia and Herzegovina Ahmed Vila Germany Islam Djabrailov
7 Poland Dawid Śmiełowski Poland Damian Stasiak Brazil Werlleson Martins
8 Brazil Welisson Paiva Moldova Daniel Tărchilă Poland Kamil Szkaradek
9 Poland Sebastian Rajewski Poland Łukasz Charzewski Poland Patryk Surdyn
10 Poland Maciej Kazieczko Poland Michał Domin Poland Mariusz Joniak

List of KSW events

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Scheduled events

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No. Event Date Venue Location
108 XTB KSW 101: Le Classique December 20, 2024 Paris La Défense Arena France Nanterre, France
107 XTB KSW 100: Khalidov vs. Bartosiński November 23, 2024 Gliwice Arena Poland Gliwice, Poland

Past events

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No. Event Date Venue Location
106 KSW 99 Vojčák vs. Martínek October 19, 2024 Gliwice Arena Poland Gliwice, Poland
105 KSW 98: Paczuski vs Zerhouni September 14, 2024 Hala RCS Poland Lubin, Poland
104 KSW 97: Bajor vs Scheffel August 24, 2024 Arena Jaskółka Tarnów Poland Tarnów, Poland
103 KSW 96: Pawlak vs. Janikowski 2 July 20, 2024 Atlas Arena Poland Łódź, Poland
102 KSW 95: Wikłacz vs. Przybysz 5 June 7, 2024 Hala Urania Poland Olsztyn, Poland
101 XTB KSW 94: Bartosiński vs. Michaliszyn May 11, 2024 Ergo Arena Poland Gdansk, Poland
100 XTB KSW 93: Parnasse vs Mircea April 6, 2024 Adidas Arena France Paris, France
99 XTB KSW 92: Wikłacz vs. Jojua March 16, 2024 Arena Gorzów Poland Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
98 XTB KSW Epic: Khalidov vs. Adamek February 24, 2024 Gliwice Arena Poland Gliwice, Poland
97 KSW 91: Brichta vs. Mircea February 17, 2024 Home Credit Arena Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic
96 XTB KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović January 20, 2024 Arena COS Torwar Poland Warsaw, Poland
95 XTB KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse December 16, 2023 Gliwice Arena Poland Gliwice, Poland
94 XTB KSW 88: Rutkowski vs. Kaczmarczyk November 11, 2023 Radom Sports Center Poland Radom, Poland
93 KSW 87: Stošić vs. Martínek October 14, 2023 Werk Arena Czech Republic Třinec, Czech Republic
92 KSW 86: Wikłacz vs. Przybysz 4 September 16, 2023 Hala Orbita Poland Wrocław, Poland
91 XTB KSW 85: Parnasse vs. Ruchała August 19, 2023 Amfiteatr Parku Strzeleckiego Poland Nowy Sacz, Poland
90 KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor July 15, 2023 Gdynia Arena Poland Gdynia, Poland
89 XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 June 3, 2023 PGE Narodowy Poland Warsaw, Poland
88 KSW 82: Hooi vs. Grzebyk May 13, 2023 ATM Studio Poland Warsaw, Poland
87 KSW 81: Bartosinski vs. Szczepaniak April 22, 2023 Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
86 KSW 80: Ruchala vs. Eskiev March 17, 2023 Hala RCS Sport Poland Lubin, Poland
85 KSW 79: De Fries vs. Duffee February 25, 2023 Home Credit Arena Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic
84 KSW 78: Materla vs. Grove 2 January 28, 2023 Netto Arena Poland Szczecin, Poland
83 KSW 77: Khalidov vs. Pudzianowski December 17, 2022 Gliwice Arena Poland Gliwice, Poland
82 KSW 76: Parnasse vs. Rajewski November 12, 2022 Sports and Entertainment Hall Poland Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
81 KSW 75: Stasiak vs. Ruchala October 14, 2022 Amfiteatr Parku Strzeleckiego Poland Nowy Sacz, Poland
80 KSW 74: De Fries vs. Prasel September 10, 2022 Arena Ostrów Poland Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
79 KSW 73: Wrzosek vs. Sarara August 20, 2022 Arena COS Torwar Poland Warsaw, Poland
78 KSW 72: Romanowski vs. Grzebyk July 23, 2022 Kadzielnia Amphitheater Poland Kielce, Poland
77 KSW 71: Ziolkowski vs. Rajewski June 18, 2022 Arena Toruń Poland Toruń, Poland
76 KSW 70: Pudzianowski vs. Materla May 28, 2022 Atlas Arena Poland Łódź, Poland
75 KSW 69: Przybysz vs. Martins April 23, 2022 ATM Studio Poland Warsaw, Poland
74 KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski March 19, 2022 Radom Sports Center Poland Radom, Poland
73 KSW 67: De Fries vs. Stošić February 26, 2022 Global EXPO Poland Warsaw, Poland
72 KSW 66: Ziolkowski vs. Mankowski January 15, 2022 Netto Arena Poland Szczecin, Poland
71 KSW 65: Khalidov vs. Soldic December 18, 2021 Gliwice Arena Poland Gliwice, Poland
70 KSW 64: Przybysz vs. Santos October 23, 2021 Atlas Arena Poland Łódź, Poland
69 KSW 63: Crime of The Century September 4, 2021 ATM studio Poland Warsaw, Poland
68 KSW 62: Kołecki vs. Szostak July 17, 2021
67 KSW 61: To Fight or Not To Fight June 5, 2021 Ergo Arena Poland Gdańsk, Poland
66 KSW 60: De Fries vs. Narkun 2 April 24, 2021 Wytwórnia Club Poland Łódź, Poland
65 KSW 59: Fight Code March 20, 2021
64 KSW 58: Parnasse vs. Torres January 30, 2021
63 KSW 57: De Fries vs. Kita December 19, 2020
62 KSW 56: Materla vs. Soldić November 14, 2020
61 KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 October 10, 2020
60 KSW 54: Gamrot vs. Ziółkowski August 29, 2020 Global EXPO Poland Warsaw, Poland
59 KSW 53: Reborn July 11, 2020 ATM studio
58 KSW 52: Race December 7, 2019 Gliwice Arena Poland Gliwice, Poland
57 KSW 51: Croatia November 9, 2019 Arena Zagreb Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
56 KSW 50: London September 14, 2019 Wembley Arena England London, England
55 KSW 49: Soldić vs. Kaszubowski May 18, 2019 Ergo Arena Poland Gdańsk, Poland
54 KSW 48: Szymański vs. Parnasse April 27, 2019 Globus Hall Poland Lublin, Poland
53 KSW 47: The X-Warriors March 23, 2019 Atlas Arena Poland Łódź, Poland
52 KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2 December 1, 2018 Gliwice Arena Poland Gliwice, Poland
51 KSW 45: The Return to Wembley October 6, 2018 Wembley Arena England London, England
50 KSW 44: The Game June 9, 2018 Ergo Arena Poland Gdańsk, Poland
49 KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis April 14, 2018 Centennial Hall Poland Wrocław, Poland
48 KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun March 3, 2018 Atlas Arena Poland Łódź, Poland
47 KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldić December 23, 2017 Spodek Poland Katowice, Poland
46 KSW 40: Dublin October 22, 2017 3Arena Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
45 KSW 39: Colosseum May 27, 2017 The PGE Narodowy Poland Warsaw, Poland
44 KSW 38: Live in Studio April 7, 2017 Studio Apricor Poland Sękocin Nowy, Poland
43 KSW 37: Circus of Pain December 3, 2016 Tauron Arena Poland Kraków, Poland
42 KSW 36: Trzy Korony October 1, 2016 Hala CRS Poland Zielona Góra, Poland
41 KSW 35: Khalidov vs. Karaoglu May 27, 2016 Ergo Arena Poland Gdańsk, Poland
40 KSW 34: New Order March 5, 2016 Hala Torwar Poland Warsaw, Poland
39 KSW 33: Khalidov vs. Materla November 28, 2015 Tauron Arena Poland Kraków, Poland
38 KSW 32: Road to Wembley October 31, 2015 Wembley Arena England London, England
37 KSW 31: Materla vs. Drwal May 23, 2015 Ergo Arena Poland Gdańsk, Poland
36 KSW 30: Genesis February 21, 2015 HWS Arena Poland Poznań, Poland
35 KSW 29: Reload December 6, 2014 Kraków Arena Poland Kraków, Poland
34 KSW 28: Fighters Den October 4, 2014 Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa Poland Szczecin, Poland
33 KSW 27: Cage Time May 17, 2014 Ergo Arena Poland Gdańsk, Poland
32 KSW 26: Materla vs. Silva 3 March 22, 2014 Hala Torwar Poland Warsaw, Poland
31 KSW 25: Khalidov vs. Sakurai December 8, 2013 Wrocław Centennial Hall Poland Wrocław, Poland
30 KSW 24: Clash of the Giants September 28, 2013 Atlas Arena Poland Łódź, Poland
29 KSW 23: Khalidov vs. Manhoef June 8, 2013 Ergo Arena Poland Gdańsk, Poland
28 KSW 22: Pride Time March 16, 2013 Hala Torwar Poland Warsaw, Poland
27 KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation December 1, 2012
26 KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies September 15, 2012 Ergo Arena Poland Gdańsk, Poland
25 KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp May 12, 2012 Atlas Arena Poland Łódź, Poland
24 KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy February 25, 2012 Orlen Arena Poland Plock, Poland
23 KSW 17: Revenge November 26, 2011 Atlas Arena Poland Łódź, Poland
22 KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland May 21, 2011 Ergo Arena Poland Gdańsk, Poland
21 KSW 15: Contemporary Gladiators March 19, 2011 Hala Torwar Poland Warsaw, Poland
20 KSW Extra 2 January 29, 2011 Hala MOSiR Poland Ełk, Poland
19 KSW Fight Club October 9, 2010 Ryn Castle Poland Ryn, Poland
18 KSW 14: Judgment Day September 18, 2010 Atlas Arena Poland Łódź, Poland
17 KSW 13: Kumite May 7, 2010 Spodek Poland Katowice, Poland
16 KSW Elimination 3 April 1, 2010 CWKS Legia Boxing Club Poland Warsaw, Poland
15 KSW 12: Pudzianowski vs. Najman December 11, 2009 Hala Torwar
14 KSW 11: Khalidov vs. Acacio May 15, 2009
13 KSW 10: Dekalog December 12, 2008
12 KSW Extra September 13, 2008 Hala Centrum Poland Dabrowa Górnicza, Poland
11 KSW IX: Konfrontacja May 9, 2008 Hala Torwar Poland Warsaw, Poland
10 KSW Elimination 2 March 29, 2008 Hala Stulecia Poland Wrocław, Poland
9 KSW VIII: Konfrontacja November 10, 2007 Hala Torwar Poland Warsaw, Poland
8 KSW Elimination 1 September 15, 2007 Hala Orbita Poland Wrocław, Poland
7 KSW VII: Konfrontacja June 2, 2007 Hala Torwar Poland Warsaw, Poland
6 KSW VI: Konfrontacja October 14, 2006
5 KSW V: Konfrontacja June 3, 2006 Hotel Marriott
4 KSW IV: Konfrontacja September 10, 2005
3 KSW III: Konfrontacja January 15, 2005
2 KSW II: Konfrontacja October 7, 2004
1 KSW I: Konfrontacja February 27, 2004

List of KSW events:

Event locations

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  • The following cities have hosted a total of 108 KSW events as of XTB KSW 101: Le Classique (12.20.2024.)
Poland (total: 92)

Czech Republic (total: 3)

United Kingdom (total: 3)

France (total: 2)

Ireland (total: 1)

Croatia (total: 1)

Current champions

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Men's divisions

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Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses
Heavyweight 120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st) England Phil De Fries April 14, 2018 (KSW 43) 10
Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st) Poland Rafał Haratyk February 24, 2024 (KSW Epic: Khalidov vs. Adamek) 1
Middleweight 84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st) Poland Paweł Pawlak June 3, 2023 (KSW 83: Colosseum 2) 2
Welterweight 77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st) Poland Adrian Bartosiński April 22, 2023 (KSW 81) 2
Lightweight 70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st) France Salahdine Parnasse June 3, 2023 (KSW 83: Colosseum 2) 1
Featherweight 66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st) France Salahdine Parnasse December 18, 2021 (KSW 65) 2
Bantamweight 61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st) Poland Jakub Wikłacz December 17, 2022 (KSW 77) 3

Women's divisions

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Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses
Flyweight 57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st) Vacant September 23, 2018
Strawweight 52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st) Vacant September 21, 2015

Championship history

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Heavyweight championship

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120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total) 		Defenses
1 Poland Karol Bedorf
def. Pawel Nastula 		KSW 24
Łódź, Poland 		Sep 28, 2013 1162 days

1. def. Rolles Gracie at KSW 28 on Oct 4, 2014
2. def. Michał Kita at KSW 33 on Nov 28, 2015
3. def. James McSweeney at KSW 34 on Mar 5, 2016

2 Brazil Fernando Rodrigues Jr. KSW 37
Kraków, Poland 		Dec 3, 2016 175 days
3 Poland Marcin Rozalski KSW 39
Warsaw, Poland 		May 27, 2017 163 days
Title vacated after Rozalski announced his return to kickboxing.[15]
4 England Phil De Fries
def. Michal Andryszak 		KSW 43
Wrocław, Poland 		Apr 14, 2018 2408 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Karol Bedorf at KSW 45 on Oct 6, 2018
2. def. Tomasz Narkun at KSW 47 on Mar 23, 2019
3. def. Luis Henrique at KSW 50 on Sep 14, 2019
4. def. Michał Kita at KSW 57 on Dec 19, 2020
5. def. Tomasz Narkun at KSW 60 on Apr 24, 2021
6. def. Darko Stošić at KSW 67 on Feb 26, 2022
7. def. Ricardo Prasel at KSW 74 on Sep 10, 2022
8. def. Todd Duffee at KSW 79 on Feb 25, 2023
9. def. Szymon Bajor at KSW 84 on Jul 15, 2023
10. def. Augusto Sakai at KSW 95 on Jun 7, 2024
11. def. Darko Stošić at KSW 100 on Nov 16, 2024

Light heavyweight championship

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93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total) 		Defenses
1 Poland Mamed Khalidov
def. Daniel Acacio 		KSW 11
Warsaw, Poland 		May 15, 2009 ? days

1. drew with Ryuta Sakurai at KSW 13 on May 7, 2010

Title vacated after Khalidov moved down to middleweight.
2 Cameroon Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
def. Jan Błachowicz 		KSW 15
Warsaw, Poland 		Mar 19, 2011 252 days
3 Poland Jan Błachowicz KSW 17
Łódź, Poland 		Nov 26, 2011 796 days

1. def. Houston Alexander at KSW 20 on Sep 15, 2012
2. def. Goran Reljic at KSW 22 on Mar 16, 2013

Błachowicz vacated the title on January 30, 2014, after he signed with Ultimate Fighting Championship.[16]
4 Croatia Goran Reljić
def. Attila Végh 		KSW 31
Gdańsk, Poland 		May 23, 2015 161 days
5 Poland Tomasz Narkun KSW 32
London, England 		Oct 31, 2015 2268 days

1. def. Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira at KSW 34 on Mar 5, 2016
2. def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at KSW 36 on Oct 1, 2016
3. def. Marcin Wojcik at KSW 39 on May 27, 2017
4. def. Przemyslaw Mysiala at KSW 50 on Sep 14, 2019
5. def. Ivan Erslan at KSW 56 on Nov 14, 2020

6 Turkey Ibragim Chuzhigaev KSW 66
Szczecin, Poland 		Jan 15, 2022 689 days

1. def. Ivan Erslan at KSW 77 on Dec 17, 2022
2. def. Bohdan Gdnidko at KSW 85 on Aug 19, 2023

Title was vacated on December 5, 2023, after Chuzhigaev left KSW.
7 Poland Rafał Haratyk
def. Damian Piwowarczyk 		KSW Epic: Khalidov vs. Adamek
Gliwice, Poland 		Feb 24, 2024 266 days
(incumbent) 		1. def. Marcin Wójcik at KSW 100 on Nov 16, 2024

Middleweight championship

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84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total) 		Defenses
1 Poland Krzysztof Kułak
def. Vitor Nobrega 		KSW 13
Katowice, Poland 		May 7, 2010 ? days
Title vacated after Kułak was unable to defend the title due to injury.
2 Poland Michał Materla
def. Jay Silva 		KSW 19
Łódź, Poland 		May 12, 2012 1295 days

1. def. Rodney Wallace at KSW 21 on Dec 1, 2012
2. def. Kendall Grove at KSW 23 on Jun 8, 2013
3. def. Jay Silva at KSW 26 on Mar 22, 2014
4. def. Tomasz Drwal at KSW 31 on May 23, 2015

3 Poland Mamed Khalidov KSW 33
Kraków, Poland 		Nov 28, 2015 975 days

1. def. Aziz Karaoglu at KSW 35 on May 27, 2016

Khalilov vacated the title after lost Tomasz Narkun in a champion vs. champion superfight and instead pursue a rematch against Narkun.
4 England Scott Askham
def. Michał Materla 		KSW 49
Gdańsk, Poland 		May 18, 2019 511 days
5 Poland Mamed Khalidov (2)
 KSW 55
Łódź, Poland 		Oct 10, 2020 434 days
6 Croatia Roberto Soldić KSW 65
Gliwice, Poland 		Dec 18, 2021 226 days
Soldić vacated the title on August 1, 2022, when he signed with ONE Championship.[17]
7 Poland Paweł Pawlak
def. Tomasz Romanowski 		KSW 83
Warsaw, Poland 		Jun 3, 2023 532 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Michał Materla at KSW 89 on Dec 16, 2023
2. def. Damian Janikowski at KSW 96 on Jul 20, 2024

Welterweight championship

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77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total) 		Defenses
1 Russia Aslambek Saidov
def. Borys Mańkowski 		KSW 21
Warsaw, Poland 		Dec 1, 2012 532 days 1. def. Daniel Acacio at KSW 25 on Dec 8, 2013
2 Poland Borys Mańkowski KSW 27
Gdańsk, Poland 		May 17, 2014 1316 days

1. def. David Zawada at KSW 29 on Dec 6, 2014
2. def. Mohsen Bahari at KSW 30 on Feb 21, 2015
3. def. Jesse Taylor at KSW 32 on Oct 31, 2015
4. def. John Maguire at KSW 37 on Dec 3, 2016

3 Croatia Roberto Soldić KSW 41
Katowice, Poland 		Dec 23, 2017 112 days
4 South Africa Dricus du Plessis KSW 43
Warsaw, Poland 		Apr 14, 2018 175 days
5 Croatia Roberto Soldić (2) KSW 45
London, England 		Oct 6, 2018 1395 days

1. def. Krystian Kaszubowski at KSW 49 on May 18, 2019
2. def. Patrik Kincl at KSW 63 on Sep 4, 2021

Soldić vacated the title on August 1, 2023, when he signed with ONE Championship.[17]
6 Poland Adrian Bartosiński
def. Artur Szczepaniak 		KSW 81
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland 		Apr 22, 2023 574 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Salahdine Parnasse at KSW 89 on Dec 16, 2023
2. def. Igor Michaliszyn at KSW 94 on May 11, 2024

Lightweight championship

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70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total) 		Defenses
1 Poland Maciej Jewtuszko
def. Artur Sowiński 		KSW 21
Warsaw, Poland 		Dec 1, 2012 812 days
Jewtuszko vacated the title on February 21, 2015, when he pulled out of a title fight due to an injury and moved up to compete in the Welterweight division.
2 Poland Mateusz Gamrot
def. Mansour Barnaoui 		KSW 35
Gdánsk, Poland 		May 27, 2016 1574 days

1. def. Renato Gomes at KSW 36 on Oct 1, 2016
2. def. Norman Parke at KSW 39 on May 27, 2017
3. def. Grzegorz Szulakowski at KSW 42 on Mar 3, 2018
4. def. Marian Ziółkowski at KSW 54 on Aug 29, 2020

– Northern Ireland Norman Parke
def. Marcin Wrzosek for interim title 		KSW 50
London, England 		Sep 14, 2019 –
Originally scheduled as a title unification bout, Mateusz Gamrot defeated interim champion Norman Parke on July 11, 2020 in a non-title bout due to Parke missing weight. Interim title was vacated at this time.
Gamrot vacated the title on September 17, 2020, when he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[18]
3 Poland Marian Ziółkowski
def. Roman Szymański 		KSW 57
Łódź, Poland 		Dec 19, 2020 896 days

1. def. Maciej Kazieczko at KSW 60 on Apr 24, 2021
2. def. Borys Mańkowski at KSW 66 on Jan 15, 2022
3. def. Sebastian Rajewski at KSW 71 on Jun 18, 2022

– France Salahdine Parnasse
def. Sebastian Rajewski for interim title 		KSW 76
Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland 		Nov 12, 2022 –
Ziółkowski vacated the title due to continue inactivity and an injury minutes before his fight against Salahdine Parnasse at KSW 83.[19]
4 France Salahdine Parnasse
promoted to undisputed champion 		— Jun 3, 2023 532 days
(incumbent)

1. def. interim champion Valeriu Mircea at KSW 93 on Apr 6, 2024

– Moldova Valeriu Mircea
def. Leo Brichta for interim title 		KSW 91
Liberec, Czech Republic 		Feb 17, 2024 –

Featherweight championship

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66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total) 		Defenses
1 Poland Artur Sowiński
def. Kleber Koike Erbst 		KSW 33
Kraków, Poland 		Nov 28, 2015 371 days

1. def. Fabiano Silva da Conceicao at KSW 34 on Mar 5, 2016

2 Poland Marcin Wrzosek KSW 37
Kraków, Poland 		Dec 3, 2016 175 days
3 Japan Kleber Koike Erbst KSW 39
Warsaw, Poland 		May 27, 2017 209 days
Koike was stripped of the title on December 22, 2017, after failing to make weight for his title defense against Artur Sowiński at KSW 41.[20]
4 Poland Mateusz Gamrot
def. Kleber Koike Erbst 		KSW 46
Gliwice, Poland 		Dec 1, 2018 167 days
– France Salahdine Parnasse
def. Roman Szymanski for interim title 		KSW 48
Lublin, Poland 		Apr 27, 2019 –
Gamrot vacated the belt to focus on the Lightweight division. The interim champion Salahdine Parnasse became the new champion.[21]
5 France Salahdine Parnasse
promoted to undisputed champion 		— May 17, 2019 624 days

1. def. Ivan Buchinger at KSW 52 on Dec 7, 2019

6 Brazil Daniel Torres KSW 58
Łódź, Poland 		Jan 30, 2021 321 days
Torres was stripped of the title on December 17, 2021, after failing to make weight for his title defense against Salahdine Parnasse at KSW 65.[22]
7 France Salahdine Parnasse (2)
def. Daniel Torres 		KSW 65
Gliwice, Poland 		Dec 18, 2021 1064 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Daniel Rutkowski at KSW 68 on Mar 19, 2022
2. def. interim champion Robert Ruchała at KSW 85 on Aug 19, 2023

– Poland Robert Ruchała
def. Lom-Ali Eskiev for interim title 		KSW 80
Lublin, Poland 		Mar 17, 2023 –
– Poland Robert Ruchała
(2)def. Patryk Kaczmarczyk for interim title 		KSW 94
Gdańsk, Poland 		May 11, 2024 189 days
(incumbent)

Bantamweight championship

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61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total) 		Defenses
1 Croatia Antun Račić
def. Damian Stasiak 		KSW 51
Zagreb, Croatia 		Nov 9, 2019 497 days

1. def. Bruno dos Santos at KSW 57 on Dec 19, 2020

2 Poland Sebastian Przybysz KSW 59
Łódź, Poland 		Mar 20, 2021 637 days

1. def. Bruno dos Santos at KSW 64 on Oct 23, 2021
2. def. Werlleson Martins at KSW 69 on Apr 23, 2022

3 Poland Jakub Wikłacz KSW 77
Gliwice, Poland 		Dec 17, 2022 700 days
(incumbent)

1. drew with Sebastian Przybysz at KSW 86 on Sep 16, 2023
2. def. Zuriko Jojua at KSW 92 on Mar 16, 2024
3. def. Sebastian Przybysz at KSW 95 on Jun 7, 2024

Women's flyweight championship

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57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total) 		Defenses
1 Brazil Ariane Lipski
def. Diana Belbiţă 		KSW 39
Warsaw, Poland 		May 27, 2017 485 days

1. def. Mariana Morais at KSW 40 on Oct 22, 2017
2. def. Silvana Gómez Juárez at KSW 42 on Mar 3, 2018

Lipski vacated the title on September 24, 2018, when she signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[23]

Women's strawweight championship

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52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(total) 		Defenses
1 Poland Karolina Kowalkiewicz
def. Marta Chojnoska 		KSW 23
Gdańsk, Poland 		Jun 8, 2013 851 days

1. def. Jasminka Cive at KSW 27 on May 17, 2014

Kowalkiewicz vacated the title on October 7, 2015, when she signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

KSW fighters

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Notable fighters

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Poland Poland

United States United States

Brazil Brazil

England England

Japan Japan

Croatia Croatia

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Australia Australia

Netherlands Netherlands

France France

Germany Germany

Slovakia Slovakia

Serbia Serbia

Other

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