Cezary Oleksiejczuk
Poland
Leans on wrestling in debut win
Oleksiejczuk defeated Cesar Almeida via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Oleksiejczuk earned his UFC opportunity with a 36-second knockout win on Dana White's Contender Series in early September. Here, against a dangerous power puncher in Almeida, Oleksiejczuk flipped the script completely and leaned on his wrestling game. He landed 6-of-7 takedown attempts, good for 11:15 worth of control time. Oleksiejczuk somehow managed just 14 significant strikes, which is concerning give his extended positional advantage, but he did enough to earn the easy win. The 25-year-old appears to be a legitimate prospect at 185 pounds.
Oleksiejczuk earned his UFC opportunity with a 36-second knockout win on Dana White's Contender Series in early September. Here, against a dangerous power puncher in Almeida, Oleksiejczuk flipped the script completely and leaned on his wrestling game. He landed 6-of-7 takedown attempts, good for 11:15 worth of control time. Oleksiejczuk somehow managed just 14 significant strikes, which is concerning give his extended positional advantage, but he did enough to earn the easy win. The 25-year-old appears to be a legitimate prospect at 185 pounds.
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UFC debut set vs. Almeida
Oleksiejczuk will take on Cesar Almeida in a middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 112 on Dec. 13, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Oleksiejczuk earned a UFC contract after taking down Theo Haig in Dana White's Contender Series. Now, he'll make his debut with the promotion in Vegas against a fighter in Almeida who is off to an great start in his UFC career, sporting a 3-1 record. Oleksiejczuk has two inches of height and an inch of reach on his opponent.
Oleksiejczuk earned a UFC contract after taking down Theo Haig in Dana White's Contender Series. Now, he'll make his debut with the promotion in Vegas against a fighter in Almeida who is off to an great start in his UFC career, sporting a 3-1 record. Oleksiejczuk has two inches of height and an inch of reach on his opponent.
Quick finish earns contract
Oleksiejczuk defeated Theo Haig by KO (hammerfists) at 0:36 of Round 1 at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, he was one of four fighters to be awarded an official UFC contract.
ANALYSIS
Oleksiejczuk was efficient from range early, forcing his opponent to shoot a takedown, which was the beginning of the end. He sprawled and started clobbering Haig with hammerfists to the side of the head, which put him out cold. Referee Gary Copeland went to replay review to confirm the shots were legal, which they were, validating the victory and early stoppage. The younger brother of current middleweight fighter Michal Oleksiejczuk, Cezary will join the 185-pound division as well.
Oleksiejczuk was efficient from range early, forcing his opponent to shoot a takedown, which was the beginning of the end. He sprawled and started clobbering Haig with hammerfists to the side of the head, which put him out cold. Referee Gary Copeland went to replay review to confirm the shots were legal, which they were, validating the victory and early stoppage. The younger brother of current middleweight fighter Michal Oleksiejczuk, Cezary will join the 185-pound division as well.