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Robert Jocz is a Polish

Poles

thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...

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 fights 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 and has competed for numerous European MMA promotions, like BOTE, M-1

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

, 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...

, Ultimate Glory

Golden Glory

Golden Glory is a Muay Thai, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts camp, as well as a management team based in the Netherlands. With their primary fighter roster based out of Europe, Golden Glory has managed fighters from all over the world, such as American former team member, Heath Herring.Golden...

and The Cage. Robert has earned the reputation of a tough fighter, because he has never been finished for the most of his career. The first loss by stoppage came recently to the hands of Hracho Darpinyan.

Biography

Robert Jocz comes from a Judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

background, is a friend of Paweł Nastula and trains with him in his club - the Nastula Team in Warsaw, Poland.
He is currently ranked as #3 Polish Middleweight Mixed Martial Artist by MMAROCKS.PL

and #6 European Middleweight Mixed Martial Artist by groundandpound.de
Robert stated, that he was in talks with Sengoku

World Victory Road

World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...

, as he rode a ten fight winning streak before losing via majority decision to Siyar Bahadurzada

Siyar Bahadurzada

Siyar Bahadurzada is an Afghan mixed martial artist currently fighting at Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. His MMA nickname is "Siyar The Great".-Biography:...

. After this loss, Jocz fought in the co-main event at Beast of the East

Beast of the East

The Beast of the East is the largest college rugby tournament in the world. In 2010, the 27th annual tournament, 84 college rugby teams participated in five divisions. The tournament is hosted by Providence Rugby Football Club on six rugby fields at The Glen in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.- Past...

in November in Gdynia

Gdynia

Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...

, Poland against Kenji Nagai winning the WFCA middleweight title and then submitted Igor Montes on December 5 in Darmstadt, Germany on Mix Fight Gala IX.

Robert next defeated former Sambo

Sambo (martial art)

Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...

world champion Mikhail Zayats

Mikhail Zayats

Mikhail Zayats is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweigh division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Zayats mostly competed in his native Russia, where he is an M-1 Global veteran....

at BOTE - Chahbari vs. Souwer in January 2010 via 2nd round (T)KO. Zayats was a replacement for Karl Amoussou

Karl Amoussou

Karl Amoussou is a French professional mixed martial artist. Amoussou is a M-1 Global, Dream and Strikeforce veteran and has fought for Cage Warriors.-MMA career:...

), who claimed to be injured. However, it is more likely that Karl pulled out of the fight to be able to participate in a ShoMMA

ShoMMA

ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers is a mixed martial arts series produced by the mixed martial arts organization Strikeforce and the Showtime cable network. Similar to Showtime's earlier ShoXC, the purpose of the series is to highlight up and coming MMA fighters. Upcoming events are listed in...

event 3 weeks later. The anticipated fight with Amoussou placed 1st on sherdog

Sherdog

Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...

's list of 10 January Tussles Worth Watching.

Robert also scored a first round submission win at M-1 Selection 2010

2010 M-1 Challenge Season

The 2010 M-1 Challenge Season was the third season of mixed martial arts fighting presented by the M-1 Global promotion. The season started on February 5 and will conclude with the M-1 Challenge XXII event on December 10. Unlike in previous years where competition was arranged entirely around...

- Western Europe Round 2 against Nathan Schouteren.

Most recently Robert fought at BOTE - Gdynia II in June in a WFCA Middleweight championship title defence. James Zikic

James Zikic

James Zikic is an English mixed martial artist and boxer. He competes in the light heavyweight and middlweight divisions for London Shootfighters MMA Gym.-Career:...

was scheuduled to be his opponent, but he was replaced by Karolis Liukaitis, whom Robert submitted via armbar.

Robert has a busy October with 3 fights, and is then scheduled to fight Bruno Carvalho

Bruno Carvalho (fighter)

Bruno Carvalho Pinto Gomes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current WFC Middleweight Champion who has fought for M-1 Global. He is both Judo and BJJ Head Coach for GBG MMA Team which is based in Gothenburg, Sweden...

in November.

Mixed martial arts record

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Vyacheslav Vasilevsky

Vyacheslav "Slava" Vasilevsky is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Vasilevsky has amassed an impressive 13–1 win-loss record...

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...

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Tor Troeng
|Decision (unanimous)
|Superior Challenge 7

Superior Challenge 7

Superior Challenge 7: Rise of Champions was a mixed martial arts event held by Superior Challenge. It took place on April 30, 2011 at Hovet in Stockholm Sweden.-Background:...

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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Gdynia

, Poland

Poland

|defended the WFCA Middleweight championship
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|Win
|align=center|18-5
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Weesp

Weesp is a town and a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a population of 17,533 .Weesp lies next to the rivers de Vecht and Smal Weesp and also next to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. It is in an area called the "Vechtstreek"...

, Netherlands

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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|align=center|17-5
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Mikhail Zayats

Netherlands

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|Win
|align=center|16-5
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Igor Montes
|Submission (kimura)
|Mix Fight Gala IX
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:29
|Darmstadt, Germany
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|Win
|align=center|15-5
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Kenji Nagai

was a Japanese photojournalist who took many assignments to conflict zones and dangerous areas around the world. He was shot dead in Burma during the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests....

Gdynia

, Poland

Poland

Siyar Bahadurzada

Siyar Bahadurzada is an Afghan mixed martial artist currently fighting at Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. His MMA nickname is "Siyar The Great".-Biography:...

|Decision (majority)
|Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Amsterdam, Netherlands
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|Win
|align=center|14-4
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Bohumil Lungrik
|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|WFCA Czech Republic - Gladiator Games
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:35
|Prague, Czech Republic
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|Win
|align=center|13-4
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Tilburg

Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....

, Netherlands

Netherlands

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|align=center|12-4
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Dion Staring

|-| Win|align=center| 24–7| Roman Savochka| Submission | Ultimate Glory 14| |align=center| 1|align=center| 2:35|Moscow, Russia||-| Win|align=center| 23–7| Rudolf Kriz| Decision | Born to Fight| |align=center| 2...

|TKO (doctor stoppage) )
|BOTE - Beast of the East
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:34
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|Win
|align=center|11-4
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Assan Njie

Assan Njie is a Swedish mixed martial artist of Swedish and Gambian descent, currently fighting for GBG MMA in Gothenburg...

|Decision (unanimous)
|UG 10 - The Battle of Arnhem
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|10-4
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Vitalius Shemetov
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|KOE - Tough Is Not Enough
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|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
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|Win
|align=center|9-4
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Dave Dalgliesh

Dave Dalgliesh is a Dutch mixed martial artist who has competed for M-1 Mixfight, KSW, K-1, and Shooto. Dave has fought UFC top veterans Cheick Kongo and Thiago Silva, as well as the Chechen-Polish standout Mamed Khalidov....

|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Ultimate Glory 8
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|align=center|3
|align=center|4:35
|Nijmegen, Netherlands
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|Win
|align=center|8-4
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Michael Knaap

Michael Knaap is a Dutch mixed martial artist currently competing at Heavyweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, Knaap mainly competes in his home country of The Netherlands...

Netherlands

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|Win
|align=center|7-4
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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...

Netherlands

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|Win
|align=center|6-4
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Ede, Netherlands

' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464...

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|Win
|align=center|5-4
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Antonio Mendes

Antonio Mendes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division.Mendes was scheduled to participate in the light-heavyweight tournament at KSW XIII, meeting Wojciech Orłowski in the first tournament round...

|Decision
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

VII
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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|4-3
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Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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|align=center|3-2
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Francis Carmont

Francis Carmont was born on he is a French mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and trains out of the Tristar Gym alongside UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre....

|Decision
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

V
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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|3-1
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Jordan Radev

Jordan Radev is a Bulgarian Olympic wrestler and professional mixed martial artist. He was the first Bulgarian mixed martial artist to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in its middleweight division....

|Decision
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

V
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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|2-1
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Neno Alilovic
|Submission (strikes)
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

V
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|align=center|1
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|Warszawa, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|1-1
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Christoph Meyer
|KO
|FCB 6 - Fight Club Berlin 6
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:38
|Berlin, Germany
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|Loss
|align=center|0-1
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Lucio Linhares

Lucio Linhares is a Brazilian-Finnish professional mixed martial artist and M-1 Global veteran who has fought for Shooto. Linhares most notable win is over former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Sean Salmon. Linhares is a former member of the M-1 Mixfight Team Finland...

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