Pawel Nastula
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| Born | Paweł Nastula June 26, 1970 Warsaw, Poland |
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| Residence | Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 241 lb (109 kg; 17 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Nastula Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005–present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paweł Marcin Nastula (born 26 June 1970 in Warsaw) is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He was the 1995 and 1997 Judo World Champion, and 1996 gold medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, winning those titles in the U95kg weight category.
Paweł started training Judo at the age of 10 at AZS AWF. In addition to the 1996 Summer Olympics, Nastula had won many European and World competitions, and was considered one of the top judo players in the world. Between February 1994 and March 1998 Nastula was unbeaten in Judo, having 312 consecutive wins over a period of those 1,220 days and winning every competition, a monumental feat. His winning streak snapped when the weight category was changed (from -95 kg to -100 kg).
He retired from the sport in 2004.
Nastula received a very tough welcome to the PRIDE organisation, immediately pitted to face one of PRIDE's top heavyweight contenders and seasoned professionals in Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. The judoka was assigned to the Takada Dojo and trained with several fighters to make the jump; also, due to his age and experience disadvantages, Nastula tried to negotiate a shorter fight with PRIDE Bushido rules and with both contenders wearing a gi, but Nogueira refused, so Pawel had to go for it nonetheless. Nastula did well during the match, holding his own in the grappling exchanges for the first half of the round, but his inexperience was evident when Nogueira capitalized on his striking superiority, getting the upper hand in the mat with several knees to the head. After receiving a hard right hand, Nastula managed to get a takedown, but he was too tired to remain in the offensive role, and Nogueira found little resistance to unload ground and pound until the referee stop.
His second opponent would be perhaps an even tougher matchup, Alexander Emelianenko, sambo practitioner and brother of the legendary Fedor Emelianenko. The judoka performed better and controlled the earlier action both standing and on the ground, attempting armbars and taking Emelianenko's back, but his stamina played again against him. With his opponent tired, Alexander reversed him, took the mount and locked a rear naked choke for the submission.
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