Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

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

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
SportMixed martial arts promotion
Founded2004 (2004)
FounderMartin Lewandowski
Maciej Kawulski
Owner(s)Private
CountryPoland
HeadquartersWarsaw
Official websitewww.kswmma.com

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

History
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

On November 22, 2021, KSW announced a long-term partnership with streaming platfrom 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

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

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

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

Rankings

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 April 9, 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 Croatia Ivan Erslan Poland Mamed Khalidov Poland Andrzej Grzebyk
2 Poland Szymon Bajor Poland Damian Piwowarczyk Poland Piotr Kuberski Latvia Madars Fleminas Increase 3
3 Czech Republic Michal Martínek Increase 1 Poland Marcin Wójcik Poland Damian Janikowski Poland Igor Michaliszyn
4 GermanyBrazil Ricardo Prasel Decrease 1 Ukraine Bohdan Gnidko Poland Tomasz Romanowski PolandBelgium Artur Szczepaniak Decrease 2
5 Czech Republic Viktor Pešta Brazil Kleber Silva Poland Michał Materla NetherlandsCuraçao Brian Hooi Decrease 1
6 Slovakia Štefan Vojčák Brazil Henrique da Silva Poland Radosław Paczuski Poland Marcin Krakowiak
7 Brazil Matheus Scheffel Poland Rafał Kijańczuk Poland Michał Michalski Poland Wiktor Zalewski
8 Poland Filip Stawowy Poland Łukasz Sudolski FranceAlgeria Laïd Zerhouni Poland Michał Pietrzak
9 Poland Arkadiusz Wrzosek Poland Michał Dreczkowski Czech Republic Dominik Humburger Czech Republic Matúš Juráček
10 Croatia Ivan Vitasović Czech Republic Vojtech Garba Poland Bartosz Leśko Germany Muslim Tulshaev
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 Poland Sebastian Przybysz
2 FranceCape Verde Wilson Varela Increase 5 Poland Patryk Kaczmarczyk Georgia (country) Zuriko Jojua
3 Poland Marian Ziółkowski Decrease 1 Poland Daniel Rutkowski Ukraine Oleksii Polischuck
4 Czech Republic Leo Brichta Decrease 1 Germany Lom-Ali Eskiev Serbia Miljan Zdravković
5 Georgia (country) Raul Tutarauli Decrease 1 Poland Adam Soldaev Brazil Werlleson Martins
6 Poland Roman Szymański Decrease 1 Poland Dawid Śmiełowski Poland Kamil Szkaradek
7 Poland Marcin Held Decrease 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ahmed Vila Czech Republic Filip Macek
8 Poland Borys Mańkowski Poland Damian Stasiak Poland Patryk Surdyn
9 Poland Maciej Kazieczko Poland Łukasz Charzewski Poland Mariusz Joniak
10 Poland Sebastian Rajewski Moldova Daniel Tărchilă Germany Islam Djabrailov

List of KSW events

Scheduled events
No. Event Date Venue Location
103 KSW 96: Pawlak vs. Janikowski 2 July 20, 2024 Łódź Sport 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. Grzebyk 2 May 11, 2024 Ergo Arena Poland Gdansk, Poland

Past events
No. Event Date Venue Location
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:

  • 2004 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2005 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2006 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2007 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2008 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2009 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2010 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2011 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2012 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2013 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2014 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2015 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2016 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2017 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2018 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2019 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Event locations
  • The following cities have hosted a total of 100 KSW events as of XTB KSW 93: Parnasse vs Mircea (6.4.2024.)
Poland (total: 92)

Czech Republic (total: 3)

United Kingdom (total: 3)

Ireland (total: 1)

Croatia (total: 1)

France (total: 1)

Current champions

Men's divisions
Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses
Heavyweight120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)England Phil De FriesApril 14, 2018 (KSW 43)9
Light Heavyweight93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st)Poland Rafał HaratykFebruary 24, 2024 (KSW Epic: Khalidov vs. Adamek)0
Middleweight84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st)Poland Paweł PawlakJune 3, 2023 (KSW 83: Colosseum 2)1
Welterweight77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)Poland Adrian BartosińskiApril 22, 2023 (KSW 81)1
Lightweight70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)France Salahdine ParnasseJune 3, 2023 (KSW 83: Colosseum 2)1
Featherweight66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st)France Salahdine ParnasseDecember 18, 2021 (KSW 65)2
Bantamweight61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st)Poland Jakub WikłaczDecember 17, 2022 (KSW 77)1

Women's divisions
Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses
Flyweight57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st) VacantSeptember 23, 2018
Strawweight52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st) VacantSeptember 21, 2015

Championship history

Heavyweight championship
120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current England Phil De Fries
def. Michal Andryszak		 KSW 43
Poland Wrocław, Poland		 April 14, 2018 1. def. Karol Bedorf at KSW 45 on Oct 6, 2018 in London, England
2. def. Tomasz Narkun at KSW 47 on Mar 23, 2019 in Łódź, Poland
3. def. Luis Henrique at KSW 50 on September 14, 2019 in London, England
4. def. Michał Kita at KSW 57 on December 19, 2020 in Łódź, Poland
5. def. Tomasz Narkun at KSW 60 on April 24, 2021 in Łódź, Poland
6. def. Darko Stošić at KSW 67 on February 26, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland
7. def. Ricardo Prasel at KSW 74 on September 10, 2022 in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
8. def. Todd Duffee at KSW 79 on February 25, 2023 in Liberec, Czech Republic
9. def. Szymon Bajor at KSW 84 on July 15, 2023 in Gdynia, Poland
Title vacated after Rozalski announced his return to kickboxing.[15]
3 Poland Marcin Rozalski KSW 39
Poland Warsaw, Poland		 May 27, 2017
2 Brazil Fernando Rodrigues Jr. KSW 37
Poland Kraków, Poland		 December 3, 2016
1 Poland Karol Bedorf
def. Pawel Nastula		 KSW 24
Poland Łódź, Poland		 September 28, 2013 1. def. Rolles Gracie at KSW 28 on Oct 4, 2014 in Szczecin, Poland
2. def. Michał Kita at KSW 33 on November 28, 2015 in Kraków, Poland
3. def. James McSweeney at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland

Light heavyweight championship
93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
7 Poland Rafał Haratyk
def. Damian Piwowarczyk		 KSW Epic
Poland Gliwice, Poland		 February 24, 2024
Title vacated after Chuzhigaev left KSW.
6 Turkey Ibragim Chuzhigaev KSW 66
Poland Szczecin, Poland		 January 15, 2022 1. def. Ivan Erslan at KSW 77 on December 17, 2022 in Gliwice, Poland
2. def. Bohdan Gdnidko at KSW 85 on August 19, 2023 in Nowy Sącz, Poland
5 Poland Tomasz Narkun KSW 32
England London, England		 October 31, 2015 1. def. Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland
2. def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at KSW 36 on October 1, 2016 in Zielona Gora, Poland
3. def. Marcin Wojcik at KSW 39 on May 27, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland
4. def. Przemyslaw Mysiala at KSW 50 on September 14, 2019 in London, England
5. def. Ivan Erslan at KSW 56 on November 14, 2020 in Łódź, Poland
4 Croatia Goran Reljić
def. Attila Végh		 KSW 31
Poland Gdańsk, Poland		 May 23, 2015
Title vacated after Błachowicz left KSW for UFC.[16]
3 Poland Jan Błachowicz KSW 17
Poland Łódź, Poland		 November 26, 2011 1. def. Houston Alexander at KSW 20 on Sep 15, 2012 in Gdańsk, Poland
2. def. Goran Reljic at KSW 22 on March 16, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland
2 Cameroon Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
def. Jan Błachowicz		 KSW 15
Poland Warsaw, Poland		 March 19, 2011
Title vacated after Khalidov moved down to middleweight.
1 Poland Mamed Khalidov
def. Daniel Acacio		 KSW 11
Poland Warsaw, Poland		 May 15, 2009 1. drew with Ryuta Sakurai at KSW 13 on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland

Middleweight championship
84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
7 Poland Paweł Pawlak
def. Tomasz Romanowski		 XTB KSW 83
Poland Warsaw, Poland		 June 3, 2023 1. def. Michał Materla at KSW 89 on December 16, 2023 in Gliwice, Poland
Soldić vacated the title when he signed for the ONE Championship.[17]
6 Croatia Roberto Soldić KSW 65
Poland Gliwice, Poland		 December 18, 2021
5 Poland Mamed Khalidov (2)
 KSW 55
Poland Łódź, Poland		 October 10, 2020
4 England Scott Askham
def. Michał Materla		 KSW 49
Poland Sopot, Poland		 May 18, 2019
Khalidov vacated the title in order to pursue a rematch against KSW Light Heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun.[18]
3 Poland Mamed Khalidov
KSW 33
Poland Kraków, Poland		 November 28, 2015 1. def. Aziz Karaoglu at KSW 35 on May 27, 2016 in Sopot, Poland
2 Poland Michał Materla
def. Jay Silva		 KSW 19
Poland Łódź, Poland		 May 12, 2012 1. def. Rodney Wallace at KSW 21 on Dec 1, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland
2. def. Kendall Grove at KSW 23 on June 8, 2013 in Gdańsk, Poland
3. def. Jay Silva at KSW 26 on March 22, 2014 in Warsaw, Poland
4. def. Tomasz Drwal at KSW 31 on May 23, 2015 in Gdańsk, Poland
Title vacated after Kułak was unable to defend the title due to injury.
1 Poland Krzysztof Kułak
def. Vitor Nobrega		 KSW 13
Poland Katowice, Poland		 May 7, 2010

Welterweight championship
77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Poland Adrian Bartosiński
def. Artur Szczepaniak		 KSW 81
Poland Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland		 April 22, 2023 1. def. Salahdine Parnasse at KSW 89 on December 16, 2023 in Gliwice, Poland
Soldić vacated the title when he signed for the ONE Championship.[17]
5 Croatia Roberto Soldić (2) KSW 45
England London, England		 October 6, 2018 1. def. Krystian Kaszubowski at KSW 49 on May 18, 2019 in Sopot, Poland
2. def. Patrik Kincl at KSW 63 on September 4, 2021 in Warsaw, Poland
4 South Africa Dricus du Plessis KSW 43
Poland Gdańsk, Poland		 April 14, 2018
3 Croatia Roberto Soldić KSW 41
Poland Katowice, Poland		 December 23, 2017
2 Poland Borys Mańkowski KSW 27
Poland Gdańsk, Poland		 May 17, 2014 1. def. David Zawada at KSW 29 on December 6, 2014 in Kraków, Poland
2. def. Mohsen Bahari at KSW 30 on February 21, 2015 in Poznań, Poland
3. def. Jesse Taylor at KSW 32 on October 31, 2015 in London, England
4. def. John Maguire at KSW 37 on December 3, 2016 in Kraków, Poland
1 Russia Aslambek Saidov
def. Borys Mańkowski		 KSW 21
Poland Warsaw, Poland		 December 1, 2012 1. def. Daniel Acacio at KSW 25 on December 8, 2013 in Wrocław, Poland

Lightweight championship
70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Interim Moldova Valeriu Mircea
def. Leo Brichta		 KSW 91
Czech Republic Liberec, Czech Republic		 February 17, 2024
Current France Salahdine Parnasse
promoted to undisputed champion		 — June 3, 2023 1. def. interim champion Valeriu Mircea at KSW 93 on April 6, 2024 in Paris, France
Marian Ziółkowski vacated the title due to continuous inactivity and an injury minutes before his fight against Salahdine Parnasse at XTB KSW 83.[19]
Interim France Salahdine Parnasse
def. Sebastian Rajewski		 KSW 76
Poland Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland		 November 12, 2022
3 Poland Marian Ziółkowski
def. Roman Szymański		 KSW 57
Poland Łódź, Poland		 December 19, 2020 1. def. Maciej Kazieczko at KSW 60 on April 24, 2021 in Łódź, Poland
2. def. Borys Mańkowski at KSW 66 on January 15, 2022 in Szczecin, Poland
3. def. Sebastian Rajewski at KSW 71 on June 18, 2022 in Toruń, Poland
Gamrot vacated the title when he signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[20]
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.
Interim Northern Ireland Norman Parke
def. Marcin Wrzosek		 KSW 50
England London, England		 September 14, 2019
2 Poland Mateusz Gamrot
def. Mansour Barnaoui		 KSW 35
Poland Sopot, Poland		 May 27, 2016 1. def. Renato Gomes at KSW 36 on October 1, 2016 in Zielona Gora, Poland
2. def. Norman Parke at KSW 39 on May 27, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland
3. def. Grzegorz Szulakowski at KSW 42 on March 3, 2018 in Łódź, Poland
4. def. Marian Ziółkowski at KSW 54 on August 29, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland
Jewtuszko vacated the title when he pulled out of a title fight due to an injury and moved up to compete in the Welterweight division.
1 Poland Maciej Jewtuszko
def. Artur Sowiński		 KSW 21
Poland Warsaw, Poland		 December 1, 2012

Featherweight championship
66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Interim Poland Robert Ruchała
def. Lom-Ali Eskiev		 KSW 80
Poland Lublin, Poland		 March 17, 2023
Current France Salahdine Parnasse (2)
def. Daniel Torres		 KSW 65
Poland Gliwice, Poland		 December 18, 2021 1. def. Daniel Rutkowski at KSW 68 on March 19, 2022 in Radom, Poland
2. def. interim champion Robert Ruchała at KSW 85 on August 19, 2023 in Nowy Sącz, Poland
Daniel Torres stripped of the title due to missed weight.
6 Brazil Daniel Torres KSW 58
Poland Łódź, Poland 		January 30, 2021
5 France Salahdine Parnasse
promoted to undisputed champion		 — — 1. def. Ivan Buchinger at KSW 52 on December 7, 2019 in Gliwice, Poland
Gamrot vacated the belt to focus on the Lightweight division. The interim champion Salahdine Parnasse became the new champion.[21]
Interim France Salahdine Parnasse
def. Roman Szymanski		 KSW 48
Poland Lublin, Poland		 April 27, 2019
4 Poland Mateusz Gamrot
def. Kleber Koike Erbst		 KSW 46
Poland Gliwice, Poland		 December 1, 2018
Kleber Koike Erbst stripped of the title due to missed weight.[22]
3 Japan Kleber Koike Erbst KSW 39
Poland Warsaw, Poland		 May 27, 2017
2 Poland Marcin Wrzosek KSW 37
Poland Kraków, Poland		 December 3, 2016
1 Poland Artur Sowiński
def. Kleber Koike Erbst		 KSW 33
Poland Kraków, Poland		 November 28, 2015 1. def. Fabiano Silva da Conceicao at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland

Bantamweight championship
61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Poland Jakub Wikłacz KSW 77
Poland Gliwice, Poland		 December 17, 2022 1. drew with Sebastian Przybysz at KSW 86 on September 16, 2023 in Wrocław, Poland
2. def. Zuriko Jojua at KSW 92 on March 16, 2024 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
2 Poland Sebastian Przybysz KSW 59
Poland Łódź, Poland		 March 20, 2021 1. def. Bruno dos Santos at KSW 64 on October 23, 2021 in Łódź, Poland
2. def. Werlleson Martins at KSW 69 on April 23, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland
1 Croatia Antun Račić
def. Damian Stasiak		 KSW 51
Croatia Zagreb, Croatia		 November 9, 2019 1. def. Bruno dos Santos at KSW 57 on December 19, 2020 in Łódź, Poland

Women's flyweight championship
57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Lipski vacated the title when she signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[23]
1 Brazil Ariane Lipski
def. Diana Belbiţă		 KSW 39
Poland Warsaw, Poland		 May 27, 2017 1. def. Mariana Morais at KSW 40 on October 22, 2017, in Dublin, Ireland
2. def. Silvana Gómez Juárez at KSW 42 on March 3, 2018, in Łódź, Poland

Women's strawweight championship
52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st)
No. Name Event Date Defenses
Kowalkiewicz vacated the title when she signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
1 Poland Karolina Kowalkiewicz
def. Marta Chojnoska		 KSW 23
Poland Gdańsk, Poland		 June 8, 2013 1. def. Jasminka Cive at KSW 27 on May 17, 2014, in Gdańsk, Poland

KSW fighters
  • List of current KSW fighters

Notable fighters

Poland Poland

United States United States

Brazil Brazil

England England

Japan Japan

  • Japan Kleber Koike Erbst
  • Japan Satoshi Ishii
  • Japan Yusuke Kawaguchi
  • Japan Ryuta Sakurai
  • Japan Kazuki Tokudome

Croatia Croatia

Czech Republic Czech Republic

  • Czech Republic Simona Soukupova
  • Czech Republic Patrik Kincl
  • Czech Republic Leo Brichta

Australia Australia

Netherlands Netherlands

France France

Germany Germany

  • Germany Sheila Gaff

Slovakia Slovakia

Serbia Serbia

  • Serbia Darko Stošić

Other

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