Jan Błachowicz (29-11-1, 18) was born in Cieszyn, Poland on February 24, 1983. At the age of 24 years on February 25, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Marcin Krysztofiak, losing the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On October 4, 2014, 31-year old Jan Błachowicz made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story against a 31-year old Ilir Latifi, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
He became the UFC light-heavyweight champion on September 27, 2020 at age 37 on his 35th professional MMA fight at UFC 253 after defeating a 30-year old Dominick Reyes via 2nd-round TKO.
Błachowicz' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady at age 42 on March 22, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 21 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Jan Błachowicz' best fights have been against Dominick Reyes, Israel Adesanya, Corey Anderson, Ilir Latifi, Luke Rockhold, Devin Clark and Nikita Krylov.
Błachowicz has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Mar 22, 2025 42 years 29-11-1 (18) | 34 years, 4 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
40  | Jul 29, 2023 40 years, 5 months 29-10-1 (18) | 36 years 7-2 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
39  | Dec 10, 2022 39 years, 9 months 29-9-1 (18) | 30 years, 6 months 17-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | DRAW Split For UFC light-heavyweight title Vacant |
38  | May 14, 2022 39 years, 2 months 29-9 (18) | 30 years, 3 months 14-2 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Knee injury |
37  | Oct 30, 2021 38 years, 8 months 28-9 (17) | 42 years 32-7 (25) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke Lost UFC light-heavyweight title |
36  | Mar 6, 2021 38 years 28-8 (17) | 31 years, 7 months 20-0 (15) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
35  | Sep 27, 2020 37 years, 7 months 27-8 (17) | 30 years, 9 months 12-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC light-heavyweight title Vacant |
34  | Feb 15, 2020 36 years, 11 months 26-8 (16) | 30 years, 4 months 13-4 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
33  | Nov 16, 2019 36 years, 8 months 25-8 (15) | 39 years, 11 months 26-7 (20) | UFC | LHW | 5 | SD | WIN |
32  | Jul 6, 2019 36 years, 4 months 24-8 (15) | 34 years, 8 months 16-4 (14) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
31  | Feb 23, 2019 35 years, 11 months 23-8 (14) | 35 years, 1 months 20-6 (15) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Sep 15, 2018 35 years, 6 months 23-7 (14) | 26 years, 6 months 25-5 (25) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
29  | Mar 17, 2018 35 years 22-7 (13) | 38 years 17-3 (16) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
28  | Dec 16, 2017 34 years, 9 months 21-7 (13) | 33 years, 9 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Oct 21, 2017 34 years, 7 months 20-7 (13) | 27 years, 6 months 8-1 (4) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
26  | Apr 8, 2017 34 years, 1 months 19-7 (12) | 36 years, 4 months 8-4 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | MD | LOSS |
25  | Sep 3, 2016 33 years, 6 months 19-6 (12) | 29 years, 7 months 16-4 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Apr 10, 2016 33 years, 1 months 19-5 (12) | 37 years, 3 months 28-12 (24) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
23 | Sep 5, 2015 32 years, 6 months 18-5 (12) | 25 years, 11 months 5-1 (3) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22 | Apr 11, 2015 32 years, 1 months 18-4 (12) | 35 years, 1 months 14-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Oct 4, 2014 31 years, 7 months 18-3 (12) | 31 years, 2 months 9-3 (7) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Body kick and punches |
20  | Mar 16, 2013 30 years 17-3 (11) | 28 years, 11 months 11-3 (9) | KSW | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN Defended KSW light-heavyweight title |
19  | Sep 15, 2012 29 years, 6 months 16-3 (11) | 40 years, 5 months 13-8 (11) | KSW | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN Defended KSW light-heavyweight title |
18 | Feb 25, 2012 29 years 15-3 (11) | Mario Miranda | KSW | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | Nov 26, 2011 28 years, 9 months 14-3 (11) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | KSW | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN Won KSW light-heavyweight title |
16 | May 21, 2011 28 years, 2 months 13-3 (11) | Toni Valtonen | KSW | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
15 | Mar 19, 2011 28 years 12-3 (10) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | KSW | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Retirement For KSW light-heavyweight title |
14 | Sep 24, 2010 27 years, 7 months 12-2 (10) | Daniel Tabera | KSW | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
13 | Jun 24, 2010 27 years, 4 months 11-2 (9) | Nikolai Onikienko | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
12  | May 7, 2010 27 years, 2 months 10-2 (8) | 28 years, 6 months 3-2 (2) | KSW | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
11 | May 7, 2010 27 years, 2 months 9-2 (7) | Julio Brutus | KSW | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and punch |
10 | Dec 12, 2008 25 years, 9 months 8-2 (6) | Maro Perak | KSW | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
9  | Sep 13, 2008 25 years, 6 months 7-2 (5) | 31 years, 3 months 10-1 (8) | KSW | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
8 | May 9, 2008 25 years, 2 months 6-2 (4) | Aziz Karaoglu | KSW | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
7 | May 9, 2008 25 years, 2 months 5-2 (3) | Antoni Chmielewski | KSW | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
6 | May 9, 2008 25 years, 2 months 4-2 (2) | Martin Zawada | KSW | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN |
5 | Nov 10, 2007 24 years, 8 months 3-2 (2) | Andre Fyeet | KSW | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura |
4 | Sep 15, 2007 24 years, 6 months 3-1 (2) | Daniel Dowda | KSW | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
3 | Sep 15, 2007 24 years, 6 months 2-1 (1) | Pawel Gasinski | KSW | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
2 | Sep 15, 2007 24 years, 6 months 1-1 (0) | Sebastian Olchawa | KSW | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN |
1 | Feb 25, 2007 24 years 0-1 (0) | Marcin Krysztofiak | 2 | UD | LOSS |
