Bart Palaszewski
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Palaszewski at WEC 53 Weigh-Ins, December 2010.
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| Born |
May 30, 1983 Warsaw, Poland |
| Other names | Bartimus |
| Nationality | Polish-American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
| Division |
Lightweight Featherweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States |
| Team | Team Curran |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2002-2014 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 53 |
| Wins | 36 |
| By knockout | 17 |
| By submission | 11 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Bart K. Palaszewski (Polish pronunciation: [palaˈʂɛfskʲi]; born May 30, 1983) is a retired Polish-American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC's Featherweight division. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2014, Palaszewski has also formerly competed for the WEC, the Quad Cities Silverbacks of the IFL, and King of the Cage.
Palaszewski was born in Warsaw, Poland and lived there until he was 13 years old when he and his family immigrated to Wonder Lake, Illinois. In Poland, he was a "punching bag" for his older cousin who was involved in kickboxing, and Palaszewski also began judo when he was in the third grade. However, his coach became an Olympian and after Palaszewski was not happy with his old coach's replacement, he trained for six months in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai before being introduced to mixed martial arts. He trained whilst working as a photographer and graphic designer and holding other computer-related jobs. Then, after seeing his first MMA event at a show in McHenry, Illinois, Palaszewski was hooked. Although his official record indicates that he lost his first four professional fights, he claims that he had other wins professionally but only the four losses were documented when his coach sent in the results. Nevertheless, he then bounced back with eight consecutive victories.
Palaszewski made his WEC debut against Alex Karalexis at WEC 37. He won the fight via second round TKO, earning Knockout of the Night honors.
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