David Zawada (19-11, 17) was born in Düsseldorf, Germany on August 1, 1990. At the age of 19 years on July 7, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Michael Zabrocki, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 22, 2018, 27-year old David Zawada made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith against a 31-year old Danny Roberts but lost the fight via split decision.
Zawada's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Matěj Peňáz at Oktagon 66 at age 34 on February 1, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 4 losses in the promotion.
David Zawada's best fight was against Abubakar Nurmagomedov.
Zawada has 11 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "David Zawada Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Feb 1, 2025 34 years, 6 months 19-11 (17) | Matěj Peňáz | Oktagon | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
29 | Jun 8, 2024 33 years, 10 months 19-10 (17) | Marek Mazuch | Oktagon | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
28 | Feb 10, 2024 33 years, 6 months 19-9 (17) | Hojat Khajevand | Oktagon | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
27  | Jun 23, 2023 32 years, 10 months 18-9 (16) | 33 years, 5 months 32-6 (21) | PFL | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
26 | Apr 14, 2023 32 years, 8 months 18-8 (16) | Carlos Leal | PFL | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
25 | Jun 4, 2022 31 years, 10 months 18-7 (16) | Erhan Kartal | Oktagon | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
24  | Sep 4, 2021 31 years, 1 months 17-7 (15) | 31 years 19-7 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Jan 16, 2021 30 years, 5 months 17-6 (15) | 33 years, 7 months 19-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
22  | Nov 9, 2019 29 years, 3 months 17-5 (15) | 29 years, 11 months 15-2-1 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
21  | Nov 24, 2018 28 years, 3 months 16-5 (14) | 30 years, 8 months 15-5 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | KO | LOSS Body kick |
20  | Jul 22, 2018 27 years, 11 months 16-4 (14) | 31 years 15-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
19 | Apr 14, 2018 27 years, 8 months 16-3 (14) | Michał Michalski | KSW | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
18  | Oct 22, 2017 27 years, 2 months 15-3 (13) | 36 years, 8 months 12-3 (11) | KSW | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | Apr 22, 2017 26 years, 8 months 14-3 (13) | Andreas Ståhl | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Dec 3, 2016 26 years, 4 months 13-3 (12) | Robert Radomski | KSW | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15 | Apr 9, 2016 25 years, 8 months 12-3 (11) | Stefan Larisch | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Jul 7, 2015 24 years, 11 months 11-3 (10) | Kamil Szymuszowski | KSW | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
13 | Sep 19, 2015 25 years, 1 months 11-2 (10) | Stefan Sekulić | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Jul 27, 2015 24 years, 11 months 10-2 (9) | Aldin Osmančević | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Jul 7, 2014 23 years, 11 months 9-2 (8) | Borys Mańkowski | KSW | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke For KSW welterweight title |
10 | Sep 13, 2014 24 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | Sebastian Risch | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
9 | Dec 1, 2013 23 years, 4 months 8-1 (7) | Luca Vitali | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
8 | Jul 7, 2013 22 years, 11 months 7-1 (6) | Djamil Chan | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Knees | |
7 | Sep 15, 2012 22 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | Kerim Engizek | 3 | MD | WIN | ||
6 | Jun 2, 2012 21 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Egny Borges | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
5 | Mar 31, 2012 21 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Garcia Chambe | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
4 | Feb 4, 2012 21 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Maurice Skrober | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
3 | Apr 9, 2011 20 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Florian Ziebert | 2 | KO | WIN Flying knee and punches | ||
2 | Apr 3, 2011 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Nerijus Slepetis | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
1 | Jul 7, 2010 19 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Michael Zabrocki | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
