Krzysztof Kulak - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Krzysztof Kułak is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He competes in the middleweight

Middleweight (MMA)

The middleweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Strikeforce's middleweight division, which groups competitors within 171 to 185 lb...

division, but also competed in the light heavyweight

Light Heavyweight (MMA)

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....

division. He is a thirteen-fight veteran of KSW

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...

, Poland's premiere fight organization, and the current KSW Middleweight Champion.
He trains at Adrenalina Fight Częstochowa (which he founded) and is a member of the prestigious KSW Team. He earned his nickname by working part-time as a model.

Career

He made his professional debut against heavy favorite Ansar Chalangov

Ansar Chalangov

Ansar Chalangov is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division.-Mixed martial arts record:|Win|align=center|11-4| Danilo Pereira|Submission |2009 M-1 Challenge Season#Final round||align=center|1...

, losing by submission.
Kulak has twice been a finalist in a KSW eight-man tournament, which take place over the course of one night, similar to UFC tournaments from the nineties. These events were KSW 6 and KSW 8. He was defeated by Michał Materla and Alexey Oleinik

Alexey Oleinik

Alexey Oleinik is a Ukrainian-Russian mixed martial artist who is a M-1 Global veteran and has fought for Bellator Fighting Championships, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, BodogFight and YAMMA Pit Fighting.-Mixed martial arts career:...

, respectively.

At KSW - Extra

KSW - Extra

KSW - Extra was a mixed martial arts event held by Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - their twelfth event, and the first time the promotion has hosted a show outside of Warsaw...

on September 13, 2008, Florian Muller of Germany was originally slated to face him, until he was forced out with injuries. His successor as Kulak's opponent was French legend Jean-Francois Lenogue

Jean-François Lenogue

Jean-François Lénogue is a French professional mixed martial artist, actor and stunt performer who has fought for PRIDE, BAMMA, Cage Rage, Shooto, and Pancrase...

. Francois had difficulties securing transit to Poland on such short notice, so Alexander Gustafsson

Alexander Gustafsson

Alexander Gustafsson is a Swedish mixed martial artist who has competed for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Shooto, FinnFight and UFC in his career. He is currently signed with the UFC fighting in their light heavyweight division. As of August 2011, Gustafsson is ranked the #9 light-heavyweight in the...

of Sweden stepped in on very short notice, and won a decision over Kulak. Krzysztof's fought in 2008 at KSW X

KSW X

KSW X: Dekalog was the tenth numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion KSW and their thirteenth event in total. The card was headlined by an eight-man tournament, which was won by Dutchman Dave Dalgliesh, a long-time KSW veteran....

on 12 December, against European favorite Michael Knaap. After two competitive rounds, Kulak was declared the winner by points.

Krzysztof challenged Vitor Nobrega on KSW XIII

KSW XIII

KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:...

for the KSW middleweight belt. He won the fight via unanimous decision and is the actual KSW middleweight champion.
His next opponent was fellow KSW TEAM member and submission specialist Daniel Dowda at KSW XIV

KSW XIV

KSW XIV: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 September 2010 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland at the Atlas Arena in Łódź...

. After two competitive rounds the judges declared a draw, which resulted in a third round of three minutes. Kułak won the fight against an exhausted Dowda by unanimous decision.

Krzysztof was expected to make his second middleweight title defence in a rematch against Michał Materla at KSW XV

KSW XV

KSW XV: Contemporary Gladiators was a mixed martial arts event held on 19 March 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland in Warsaw, Poland. It was the fifteenth numerical event from KSW and their twentieth MMA event in total....

. Their first bout being the toruament final of KSW VI (it ended with a quick submission victory for Materla), this anticipated rematch gave the name for the event 'KSW XV - Revenge'.
However, Krzysztof had to undergo surgery, and Materla faced Gregory Babene instead.

Mixed martial arts record

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| Win
|align=center| 24–12–2
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Daniel Dowda
| Decision (unanimous)
| KSW 14

KSW XIV

KSW XIV: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 September 2010 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland at the Atlas Arena in Łódź...

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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Łódź, Poland
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| Win
|align=center| 23–12–2
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Vitor Nobrega
| Decision (unanimous)
| KSW 13: Kumite

KSW XIII

Marcus Vanttinen

Marcus Vänttinen

Marcus Vänttinen is a Finnish professional mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Vänttinen has mostly competed in Finland, most notably for M-1 Global....

Christian M'Pumbu

Christian M'Pumbu is a French professional mixed martial artist of Congolese descent. He is the first and current Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.-Background:...

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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| Win
|align=center| 22–9–2
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Michael Knaap
| Decision (split)
| KSW 10

KSW X

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, Poland

Poland

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| Loss
|align=center| 21–9–2
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Alexander Gustafsson

Dabrowa Górnicza

Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions...

, Poland

Poland

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| Win
|align=center| 21–8–2
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Nikolai Onikienko
| Decision (unanimous)
| Fite Selektor
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|Dubai, UAE
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 20–7–2
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Rodney Glunder

Rodney "The Silent Assassin" Glunder is a Dutch-Surinamese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought for M-1 Global, Cage Rage, K-1, PRIDE Fighting Championship, RINGS, It's Showtime and Art of War Fighting Championship, and holds notable wins over top contenders Cheick Kongo, Melvin...

Paramaribo

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, Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

Alexey Oleinik

| Submission (ezekiel choke)
| KSW 8: Konfrontacja
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:09
|Warsaw, Poland
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| Win
|align=center| 19–6–2
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Martin Zawada
| Decision (split)
| KSW 7: Konfrontacja
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Warsaw, Poland
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| Win
|align=center| 16–5–2
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Rimgaudas Kutkaitis
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| KSW 7: Konfrontacja
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:16
|Warsaw, Poland
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 15–5–2
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Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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| Win
|align=center| 14–5–2
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Chicago

, Illinois

Illinois

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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| Win
|align=center| 13–5–2
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Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 12–5–2
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Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–4–2
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Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–4–2
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Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|-
| Draw
|align=center| 10–4–2
|

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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| Win
|align=center| 10–4–1
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Kamil Wawrzynowicz
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Full Contact Prestige: Khalidov vs. Krys
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:50
|Poznań, Poland
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–4–1
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Petr Kelner
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Night of the Gladiators
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:53
|Prague, Czech Republic
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–4–1
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Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6–4–1
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Antoni Chmielewski

Antoni Chmielewski is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He competed in the light heavyweight division of KSW and other European MMA promotions, but recently moved down to middleweight.-Biography:...

Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–3–1
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Warsaw

, Poland

Poland

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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–3–1
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Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...

, Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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| Win
|align=center| 4–3–1
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Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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| Loss
|align=center| 3–3–1
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Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

, Poland

Poland

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| Loss
|align=center| 3–2–1
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Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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| Win
|align=center| 3–1–1
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Bielsko-Biala

-Economy and Industry:Nowadays Bielsko-Biała is one of the best-developed parts of Poland. It was ranked 2nd best city for business in that country by Forbes. About 5% of people are unemployed . Bielsko-Biała is famous for its textile, machine-building, and especially automotive industry...

, Poland

Poland

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| Win
|align=center| 2–1–1
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Vilnius

, Lithuania

Lithuania

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|-
| Draw
|align=center| 1–1–1
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Nürtingen

Nürtingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the river Neckar.-History:The following events occurred, by year:*1046 : First mention of Niuritingin in the document of Speyer...

, Germany

Germany

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| Win
|align=center| 1–1
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Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec is a town in south-western Poland with 33,278 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Zgorzelec County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Zgorzelec...

, Poland

Poland

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| Loss
|align=center| 0–1
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Ansar Chalangov

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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