Oskar Piechota

Oskar Piechota (born January 24, 1990) is a Polish mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2011, he has also competed for Cage Warriors where he is the former Middleweight Champion.

Background

Piechota was born in Gdańsk, Poland and has started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from a young age and transitioned to mixed martial arts when he turned twenty-one.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Piechota made his professional debut on March 5, 2011 at Ring XF3, facing Patryk Kania, and won his first professional submission via a triangle choke. He amassed a record of 9-0-1 period signed by UFC and won the Cage Warriors middleweight championship over Jason Radcliffe in 32 seconds on June 24, 2017 in England.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Piechota made his promotional debut on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till against Jonathan Wilson. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

On February 18, 2018, Piechota face Tim Williams at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros. He won the fight via a knockout in round one.

Piechota next face Gerald Meerschaert on July 6, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in round two.

Piechota faced Rodolfo Vieira on August 10, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 14. He lost the fight via a submission in round two.

Piechota faced Punahele Soriano on December 14, 2019 at UFC 245. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Piechota faced Marc-André Barriault on June 20, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. Piechota was released from UFC in June after he lost to Barriault.

Piechota received a 22-month suspension after testing positive for growth hormone-releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3) free acid, a metabolite of GHRP-2 in a sample collected on September 25, 2020. He is eligible to return to competition on July 25, 2022.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Cage Warriors
  • Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship (One time) vs. Jason Radcliffe
• MMA Attack
  • Knockout of the Night (one time) vs. Livio Victoriano (MMA Attack 3)

Personal life

Piechota earned a degree in Physical Education in Poland.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches	11 wins	3 losses
By knockout	5	1
By submission	5	2
By decision	1	0
Draws	1
No contests	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
NC	11–3–1 (1)	Marc-André Barriault	NC (overturned)	UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov	June 20, 2020	2	4:50	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Originally a TKO (punches) win for Barriault; overturned after he tested positive for ostarine.
Loss	11–3–1	Punahele Soriano	KO (punch)	UFC 245	December 14, 2019	1	3:17	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	11–2–1	Rodolfo Vieira	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2	August 10, 2019	2	4:26	Montevideo, Uruguay
Loss	11–1–1	Gerald Meerschaert	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale	July 6, 2018	2	4:55	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	11–0–1	Tim Williams	KO (punches)	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros	February 18, 2018	1	1:54	Austin, Texas United States
Win	10–0–1	Jonathan Wilson	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till	October 21, 2017	3	5:00	Gdańsk, Poland
Win	9–0–1	Jason Radcliffe	TKO (punches)	Cage Warriors 85	June 24, 2017	1	0:32	Bournemouth, England	Won the vacant CWFC Middleweight Championship.
Win	8–0–1	Sergio Souza	KO (head kick)	Spartan Fight 7	April 1, 2017	1	0:37	Chorzów, Poland	Catchweight (190 lb) bout.
Win	7–0–1	Nikos Sokolis	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Spartan Fight 6	December 17, 2017	2	2:47	Płock, Poland
Win	6–0–1	Craig White	Submission (Japanese necktie)	Time of Masters 1	January 17, 2015	1	1:17	Sopot, Poland
Win	5–0–1	Mattia Schiavolin	TKO (punches)	Pro MMA Challenge: Just Fight!	June 27, 20,114	2	3:23	Lublin, Poland
Win	4–0–1	Sadibou Sy	Submission (triangle choke)	International Ring Fight Arena 6	April 5, 2014	2	N/A	Stockholm, Sweden
Draw	3–0–1	Rafał Haratyk	Draw (split)	No Contest 1	November 9, 2013	3	5:00	Kwidzyn, Poland
Win	3–0	Livio Victoriano	KO (punch)	MMA Attack 3	April 27, 2013	2	1:50	Katowice, Poland
Win	2–0	Michał Tarabańka	Submission (guillotine choke)	Battle in the Cage: Young Blood	November 9, 2012	1	0:40	Słupsk, Poland
Win	1–0	Patryk Kania	Submission (triangle choke)	Ring XF 3: Podwójne Uderzenie	March 5, 2011	1	0:56	Zgierz, Poland

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

External links

• Professional MMA record for Oskar Piechota from Sherdog
• Oskar Piechota on UFC.com