Marcin Held
| Marcin Held | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcin Held January 18, 1992 Tychy, Poland |
| Other names | The Polish Prodigy |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Submission grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Tychy, Poland |
| Team | Gracie Barra Bastion Tychy |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 12 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Poland
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| Men's Submission grappling | ||
| FILA Grappling World Championships | ||
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2010 Kraków | -70 kg (Gi) |
| FILA Grappling European Championships | ||
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2011 Yuzhny | -75 kg (No-Gi) |
| ADCC Submission Wrestling European Championships | ||
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2010 Zagreb | -76.9 kg |
| Men's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu European Championships | ||
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2010 Lisbon | -70 kg (purple belt) |
| FIJJA World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup | ||
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2012 Warsaw | Absolute (black/brown belt) |
| Men's Pankration | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2010 Kraków | -75 kg |
Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Held has competed frequently in his home country of Poland and is highly touted by the media, often being regarded as "the prodigy of Polish MMA". He fought in Bellator MMA from 2010 to 2016, challenging for the Bellator Lightweight Championship in 2015.
Held began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of nine and was promoted to black belt at the age 21, becoming the youngest black belt in Poland. Held is well known for winning multiple Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling competitions in his home country. Though he fights at lightweight, he has expressed a desire to compete at featherweight, should the right fight become available.
Held began his professional mixed martial arts career and compiled a 3–0 record before joining Shooto. His debut fight for the organisation was at Shooto Poland, where he headlined and defeated Rafal Lasota via TKO (leg injury). Just prior to the Shooto fight, Held was named as one of the top ten unsigned prospects to watch for 2009.
In December 2009, Held competed in an eight-man tournament, defeating all three opponents; the latter two by submission. Following this, Held defeated Przemyslaw Zbiciak via submission (rear naked choke) midway through the first round.
Held's first professional loss came at the hands of Lukasz Sajewski, a fellow highly rated prospect from Poland. Sajewski was able to neutralise the submission game of Held, before gaining top position and riding out a unanimous decision victory.
Held rebounded to defeat the former Cage Rage Lightweight Champion Jean Silva. Held weakened his opponent with leg locks, before landing a knee from the clinch. Held won the fight via TKO caused by a knee injury.
Held was scheduled to participate in the inaugural event of a new Polish promotion - Infinite Fighting Federation - in October in Dąbrowa Górnicza, against German fighter Franco de Leonardis. However, due to an accident involving de Leonardis, he faced Bojan Kosednar. Held won the fight with a kneebar submission in the second round.
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