Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

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Sport Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded2004;20 years ago (2004)
FounderMartin Lewandowski
Maciej Kawulski
Owner(s)Private
Country Poland
Headquarters Warsaw
Official website www.kswmma.com

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.

Contents

Awards

History

The ring at KSW 14. Hala Gdansk Sopot wnetrze.JPG
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]

KSW MMA rankings
RankHeavyweightLight heavyweightMiddleweightWelterweight
C Flag of England.svg Phil De Fries Flag of Poland.svg Rafał Haratyk Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Pawlak Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Bartosiński
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Darko Stošić Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Erslan Flag of Poland.svg Mamed Khalidov Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Grzebyk
2 Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Bajor Flag of Poland.svg Damian Piwowarczyk Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Kuberski Flag of Latvia.svg Madars Fleminas Increase2.svg 3
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Martínek Increase2.svg 1 Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Wójcik Flag of Poland.svg Damian Janikowski Flag of Poland.svg Igor Michaliszyn
4 Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Prasel Decrease2.svg 1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Bohdan Gnidko Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Romanowski Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Artur Szczepaniak Decrease2.svg 2
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Viktor Pešta Flag of Brazil.svg Kleber Silva Flag of Poland.svg Michał Materla Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Curacao.svg Brian Hooi Decrease2.svg 1
6 Flag of Slovakia.svg Štefan Vojčák Flag of Brazil.svg Henrique da Silva Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Paczuski Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Krakowiak
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Scheffel Flag of Poland.svg Rafał Kijańczuk Flag of Poland.svg Michał Michalski Flag of Poland.svg Wiktor Zalewski
8 Flag of Poland.svg Filip Stawowy Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Sudolski Flag of France.svg Flag of Algeria.svg Laïd Zerhouni Flag of Poland.svg Michał Pietrzak
9 Flag of Poland.svg Arkadiusz Wrzosek Flag of Poland.svg Michał Dreczkowski Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominik Humburger Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matúš Juráček
10 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Vitasović Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vojtech Garba Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Leśko Flag of Germany.svg Muslim Tulshaev
RankLightweightFeatherweightBantamweightWomen's Strawweight/Flyweight
C Flag of France.svg Salahdine Parnasse Flag of France.svg Salahdine Parnasse Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Wikłacz
1 Flag of Moldova.svg Valeriu Mircea Flag of Poland.svg Robert Ruchała Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Przybysz
2 Flag of France.svg Flag of Cape Verde.svg Wilson Varela Increase2.svg 5 Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Kaczmarczyk Flag of Georgia.svg Zuriko Jojua
3 Flag of Poland.svg Marian Ziółkowski Decrease2.svg 1 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Rutkowski Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksii Polischuck
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Leo Brichta Decrease2.svg 1 Flag of Germany.svg Lom-Ali Eskiev Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Zdravković
5 Flag of Georgia.svg Raul Tutarauli Decrease2.svg 1 Flag of Poland.svg Adam Soldaev Flag of Brazil.svg Werlleson Martins
6 Flag of Poland.svg Roman Szymański Decrease2.svg 1 Flag of Poland.svg Dawid Śmiełowski Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Szkaradek
7 Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Held Decrease2.svg 1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ahmed Vila Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Macek
8 Flag of Poland.svg Borys Mańkowski Flag of Poland.svg Damian Stasiak Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Surdyn
9 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Kazieczko Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Charzewski Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Joniak
10 Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Rajewski Flag of Moldova.svg Daniel Tărchilă Flag of Germany.svg Islam Djabrailov

List of KSW events

Scheduled events

No.EventDateVenueLocation
103 KSW 96: Pawlak vs. Janikowski 2 July 20, 2024Łódź Sport Arena Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland
102 KSW 95: Wikłacz vs. Przybysz 5 June 7, 2024 Hala Urania Flag of Poland.svg Olsztyn, Poland
101 XTB KSW 94: Bartosiński vs. Grzebyk 2 May 11, 2024 Ergo Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdansk, Poland

Past events

No.EventDateVenueLocation
100 XTB KSW 93: Parnasse vs Mircea April 6, 2024 Adidas Arena Flag of France.svg Paris, France
99 XTB KSW 92: Wikłacz vs. Jojua March 16, 2024 Arena Gorzów Flag of Poland.svg Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
98 XTB KSW Epic: Khalidov vs. Adamek February 24, 2024 Gliwice Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland
97 KSW 91: Brichta vs. Mircea February 17, 2024 Home Credit Arena Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Liberec, Czech Republic
96 XTB KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović January 20, 2024 Arena COS Torwar Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
95 XTB KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse December 16, 2023 Gliwice Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland
94 XTB KSW 88: Rutkowski vs. Kaczmarczyk November 11, 2023Radom Sports Center Flag of Poland.svg Radom, Poland
93 KSW 87: Stošić vs. Martínek October 14, 2023 Werk Arena Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Třinec, Czech Republic
92 KSW 86: Wikłacz vs. Przybysz 4 September 16, 2023 Hala Orbita Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland
91 XTB KSW 85: Parnasse vs. Ruchała August 19, 2023Amfiteatr Parku Strzeleckiego Flag of Poland.svg Nowy Sacz, Poland
90 KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor July 15, 2023 Gdynia Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdynia, Poland
89 XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 June 3, 2023 PGE Narodowy Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
88 KSW 82: Hooi vs. Grzebyk May 13, 2023ATM Studio Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
87 KSW 81: Bartosinski vs. Szczepaniak April 22, 2023 Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
86 KSW 80: Ruchala vs. Eskiev March 17, 2023Hala RCS Sport Flag of Poland.svg Lubin, Poland
85 KSW 79: De Fries vs. Duffee February 25, 2023 Home Credit Arena Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Liberec, Czech Republic
84 KSW 78: Materla vs. Grove 2 January 28, 2023 Netto Arena Flag of Poland.svg Szczecin, Poland
83 KSW 77: Khalidov vs. Pudzianowski December 17, 2022 Gliwice Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland
82 KSW 76: Parnasse vs. Rajewski November 12, 2022Sports and Entertainment Hall Flag of Poland.svg Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland
81 KSW 75: Stasiak vs. Ruchala October 14, 2022Amfiteatr Parku Strzeleckiego Flag of Poland.svg Nowy Sacz, Poland
80 KSW 74: De Fries vs. Prasel September 10, 2022Arena Ostrów Flag of Poland.svg Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
79 KSW 73: Wrzosek vs. Sarara August 20, 2022 Arena COS Torwar Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
78 KSW 72: Romanowski vs. Grzebyk July 23, 2022Kadzielnia Amphitheater Flag of Poland.svg Kielce, Poland
77 KSW 71: Ziolkowski vs. Rajewski June 18, 2022 Arena Toruń Flag of Poland.svg Toruń, Poland
76 KSW 70: Pudzianowski vs. Materla May 28, 2022 Atlas Arena Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland
75 KSW 69: Przybysz vs. Martins April 23, 2022ATM Studio Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
74 KSW 68: Parnasse vs. Rutkowski March 19, 2022Radom Sports Center Flag of Poland.svg Radom, Poland
73 KSW 67: De Fries vs. Stošić February 26, 2022Global EXPO Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
72 KSW 66: Ziolkowski vs. Mankowski January 15, 2022 Netto Arena Flag of Poland.svg Szczecin, Poland
71 KSW 65: Khalidov vs. Soldic December 18, 2021 Gliwice Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland
70 KSW 64: Przybysz vs. Santos October 23, 2021 Atlas Arena Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland
69 KSW 63: Crime of The Century September 4, 2021ATM studio Flag of Poland.svg 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 Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland
66 KSW 60: De Fries vs. Narkun 2 April 24, 2021 Wytwórnia Club Flag of Poland.svg 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, 2020Global EXPO Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
59 KSW 53: Reborn July 11, 2020ATM studio
58 KSW 52: Race December 7, 2019 Gliwice Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland
57 KSW 51: Croatia November 9, 2019 Arena Zagreb Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia
56 KSW 50: London September 14, 2019 Wembley Arena Flag of England.svg London, England
55 KSW 49: Soldić vs. Kaszubowski May 18, 2019 Ergo Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland
54 KSW 48: Szymański vs. Parnasse April 27, 2019Globus Hall Flag of Poland.svg Lublin, Poland
53 KSW 47: The X-Warriors March 23, 2019 Atlas Arena Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland
52 KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2 December 1, 2018 Gliwice Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland
51 KSW 45: The Return to Wembley October 6, 2018 Wembley Arena Flag of England.svg London, England
50 KSW 44: The Game June 9, 2018 Ergo Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland
49 KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis April 14, 2018 Centennial Hall Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland
48 KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun March 3, 2018 Atlas Arena Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland
47 KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldić December 23, 2017 Spodek Flag of Poland.svg Katowice, Poland
46 KSW 40: Dublin October 22, 2017 3Arena Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland
45 KSW 39: Colosseum May 27, 2017 The PGE Narodowy Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
44 KSW 38: Live in Studio April 7, 2017Studio Apricor Flag of Poland.svg Sękocin Nowy, Poland
43 KSW 37: Circus of Pain December 3, 2016 Tauron Arena Flag of Poland.svg Kraków, Poland
42 KSW 36: Trzy Korony October 1, 2016 Hala CRS Flag of Poland.svg Zielona Góra, Poland
41 KSW 35: Khalidov vs. Karaoglu May 27, 2016 Ergo Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland
40 KSW 34: New Order March 5, 2016 Hala Torwar Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
39 KSW 33: Khalidov vs. Materla November 28, 2015 Tauron Arena Flag of Poland.svg Kraków, Poland
38 KSW 32: Road to Wembley October 31, 2015 Wembley Arena Flag of England.svg London, England
37 KSW 31: Materla vs. Drwal May 23, 2015 Ergo Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland
36 KSW 30: Genesis February 21, 2015 HWS Arena Flag of Poland.svg Poznań, Poland
35 KSW 29: Reload December 6, 2014 Kraków Arena Flag of Poland.svg Kraków, Poland
34 KSW 28: Fighters Den October 4, 2014Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa Flag of Poland.svg Szczecin, Poland
33 KSW 27: Cage Time May 17, 2014 Ergo Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland
32 KSW 26: Materla vs. Silva 3 March 22, 2014 Hala Torwar Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
31 KSW 25: Khalidov vs. Sakurai December 8, 2013 Wrocław Centennial Hall Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland
30 KSW 24: Clash of the Giants September 28, 2013 Atlas Arena Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland
29 KSW 23: Khalidov vs. Manhoef June 8, 2013 Ergo Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland
28 KSW 22: Pride Time March 16, 2013 Hala Torwar Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
27 KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation December 1, 2012
26 KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies September 15, 2012 Ergo Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland
25 KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp May 12, 2012 Atlas Arena Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland
24 KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy February 25, 2012 Orlen Arena Flag of Poland.svg Plock, Poland
23 KSW 17: Revenge November 26, 2011 Atlas Arena Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland
22 KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland May 21, 2011 Ergo Arena Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland
21 KSW 15: Contemporary Gladiators March 19, 2011 Hala Torwar Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
20 KSW Extra 2 January 29, 2011 Hala MOSiR Flag of Poland.svg Ełk, Poland
19 KSW Fight Club October 9, 2010Ryn Castle Flag of Poland.svg Ryn, Poland
18 KSW 14: Judgment Day September 18, 2010 Atlas Arena Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland
17 KSW 13: Kumite May 7, 2010 Spodek Flag of Poland.svg Katowice, Poland
16 KSW Elimination 3 April 1, 2010CWKS Legia Boxing Club Flag of Poland.svg 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, 2008Hala Centrum Flag of Poland.svg Dabrowa Górnicza, Poland
11 KSW IX: Konfrontacja May 9, 2008 Hala Torwar Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
10 KSW Elimination 2 March 29, 2008 Hala Stulecia Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland
9 KSW VIII: Konfrontacja November 10, 2007 Hala Torwar Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
8 KSW Elimination 1 September 15, 2007 Hala Orbita Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland
7 KSW VII: Konfrontacja June 2, 2007 Hala Torwar Flag of Poland.svg 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:

Event locations

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

DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceTitle defenses
Heavyweight 120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st) Flag of England.svg Phil De Fries April 14, 2018 ( KSW 43 )9
Light Heavyweight 93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st) Flag of Poland.svg Rafał HaratykFebruary 24, 2024 (KSW Epic: Khalidov vs. Adamek )0
Middleweight 84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st) Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Pawlak June 3, 2023 ( KSW 83: Colosseum 2 )1
Welterweight 77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st) Flag of Poland.svg Adrian BartosińskiApril 22, 2023 ( KSW 81 )1
Lightweight 70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st) Flag of France.svg Salahdine ParnasseJune 3, 2023 ( KSW 83: Colosseum 2 )1
Featherweight 66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st) Flag of France.svg Salahdine ParnasseDecember 18, 2021 ( KSW 65 )2
Bantamweight 61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st) Flag of Poland.svg Jakub WikłaczDecember 17, 2022 ( KSW 77 )1

Women's divisions

DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceTitle defenses
Flyweight 57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st)Flag placeholder.svgVacantSeptember 23, 2018
Strawweight 52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st)Flag placeholder.svgVacantSeptember 21, 2015

Championship history

Heavyweight championship

120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
Current Flag of England.svg Phil De Fries
def. Michal Andryszak		KSW 43
Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland 		April 14, 20181. 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 Flag of Poland.svg Marcin RozalskiKSW 39
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 		May 27, 2017
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Rodrigues Jr.KSW 37
Flag of Poland.svg Kraków, Poland 		December 3, 2016
1 Flag of Poland.svg Karol Bedorf
def. Pawel Nastula 		KSW 24
Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland 		September 28, 20131. 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.NameEventDateDefenses
7 Flag of Poland.svg Rafał Haratyk
def. Damian Piwowarczyk		KSW Epic
Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland 		February 24, 2024
Title vacated after Chuzhigaev left KSW.
6 Flag of Turkey.svg Ibragim ChuzhigaevKSW 66
Flag of Poland.svg Szczecin, Poland 		January 15, 20221. 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 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Narkun KSW 32
Flag of England.svg London, England 		October 31, 20151. 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 Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Reljić
def. Attila Végh 		KSW 31
Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland 		May 23, 2015
Title vacated after Błachowicz left KSW for UFC. [16]
3 Flag of Poland.svg Jan Błachowicz KSW 17
Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland 		November 26, 20111. 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 Flag of Cameroon.svg Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
def. Jan Błachowicz 		KSW 15
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 		March 19, 2011
Title vacated after Khalidov moved down to middleweight.
1 Flag of Poland.svg Mamed Khalidov
def. Daniel Acacio 		KSW 11
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 		May 15, 20091. 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.NameEventDateDefenses
7 Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Pawlak
def. Tomasz Romanowski		 XTB KSW 83
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 		June 3, 20231. 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 Flag of Croatia.svg Roberto Soldić KSW 65
Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland 		December 18, 2021
5 Flag of Poland.svg Mamed Khalidov (2)
KSW 55
Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland 		October 10, 2020
4 Flag of England.svg Scott Askham
def. Michał Materla 		KSW 49
Flag of Poland.svg Sopot, Poland 		May 18, 2019
Khalidov vacated the title in order to pursue a rematch against KSW Light Heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun. [18]
3 Flag of Poland.svg Mamed Khalidov
KSW 33
Flag of Poland.svg Kraków, Poland 		November 28, 20151. def. Aziz Karaoglu at KSW 35 on May 27, 2016 in Sopot, Poland
2 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Materla
def. Jay Silva 		KSW 19
Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland 		May 12, 20121. 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 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Kułak
def. Vitor Nobrega		KSW 13
Flag of Poland.svg Katowice, Poland 		May 7, 2010

Welterweight championship

77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
Current Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Bartosiński
def. Artur Szczepaniak		KSW 81
Flag of Poland.svg Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland 		April 22, 20231. 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 Flag of Croatia.svg Roberto Soldić (2)KSW 45
Flag of England.svg London, England 		October 6, 20181. 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 Flag of South Africa.svg Dricus du Plessis KSW 43
Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland 		April 14, 2018
3 Flag of Croatia.svg Roberto Soldić KSW 41
Flag of Poland.svg Katowice, Poland 		December 23, 2017
2 Flag of Poland.svg Borys MańkowskiKSW 27
Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland 		May 17, 20141. 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 Flag of Russia.svg Aslambek Saidov
def. Borys Mańkowski		KSW 21
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 		December 1, 20121. def. Daniel Acacio at KSW 25 on December 8, 2013 in Wrocław, Poland

Lightweight championship

70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
Interim Flag of Moldova.svg Valeriu Mircea
def. Leo Brichta		KSW 91
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Liberec, Czech Republic 		February 17, 2024
Current Flag of France.svg Salahdine Parnasse
promoted to undisputed champion		—June 3, 20231. 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 Flag of France.svg Salahdine Parnasse
def. Sebastian Rajewski		KSW 76
Flag of Poland.svg Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland 		November 12, 2022
3 Flag of Poland.svg Marian Ziółkowski
def. Roman Szymański		KSW 57
Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland 		December 19, 20201. 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 Ulster Banner.svg Norman Parke
def. Marcin Wrzosek		KSW 50
Flag of England.svg London, England 		September 14, 2019
2 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Gamrot
def. Mansour Barnaoui 		KSW 35
Flag of Poland.svg Sopot, Poland 		May 27, 20161. 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 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Jewtuszko
def. Artur Sowiński		KSW 21
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 		December 1, 2012

Featherweight championship

66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st)
No.NameEventDateDefenses
Interim Flag of Poland.svg Robert Ruchała
def. Lom-Ali Eskiev		KSW 80
Flag of Poland.svg Lublin, Poland 		March 17, 2023
Current Flag of France.svg Salahdine Parnasse (2)
def. Daniel Torres		KSW 65
Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland 		December 18, 20211. 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 Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel TorresKSW 58
Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland 		January 30, 2021
5 Flag of France.svg 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 Flag of France.svg Salahdine Parnasse
def. Roman Szymanski		KSW 48
Flag of Poland.svg Lublin, Poland 		April 27, 2019
4 Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Gamrot
def. Kleber Koike Erbst 		KSW 46
Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland 		December 1, 2018
Kleber Koike Erbst stripped of the title due to missed weight. [22]
3 Flag of Japan.svg Kleber Koike Erbst KSW 39
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 		May 27, 2017
2 Flag of Poland.svg Marcin WrzosekKSW 37
Flag of Poland.svg Kraków, Poland 		December 3, 2016
1 Flag of Poland.svg Artur Sowiński
def. Kleber Koike Erbst 		KSW 33
Flag of Poland.svg Kraków, Poland 		November 28, 20151. 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.NameEventDateDefenses
Current Flag of Poland.svg Jakub WikłaczKSW 77
Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, Poland		December 17, 20221. 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 Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian PrzybyszKSW 59
Flag of Poland.svg Łódź, Poland		March 20, 20211. 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 Flag of Croatia.svg Antun Račić
def. Damian Stasiak 		KSW 51
Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia 		November 9, 20191. 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.NameEventDateDefenses
Lipski vacated the title when she signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. [23]
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Ariane Lipski
def. Diana Belbiţă 		KSW 39
Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 		May 27, 20171. 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.NameEventDateDefenses
Kowalkiewicz vacated the title when she signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
1 Flag of Poland.svg Karolina Kowalkiewicz
def. Marta Chojnoska		KSW 23
Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland 		June 8, 20131. def. Jasminka Cive at KSW 27 on May 17, 2014, in Gdańsk, Poland

KSW fighters

Notable fighters

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