Mateusz Gamrot
Poland
Leans on wrestling in victory
Gamrot defeated L'udovit Klein via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It was a big time rebound performance from Gamrot on the heels of his split decision loss to Dan Hooker in August. He went back to his greatest strength, his wrestling, and did so with much success. Gamrot landed 6-of-11 takedowns for 8:45 worth of control time, essentially eliminating any chance Klein had of winning a decision. The significant strike count was 65-24 in Gamrot's favor. The 34-year-old American Top Team product improves to 4-1 in his past five and 8-2 in his last 10 dating back to April 2021.
It was a big time rebound performance from Gamrot on the heels of his split decision loss to Dan Hooker in August. He went back to his greatest strength, his wrestling, and did so with much success. Gamrot landed 6-of-11 takedowns for 8:45 worth of control time, essentially eliminating any chance Klein had of winning a decision. The significant strike count was 65-24 in Gamrot's favor. The 34-year-old American Top Team product improves to 4-1 in his past five and 8-2 in his last 10 dating back to April 2021.
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Next fight scheduled
Gamrot is scheduled to compete against L'udovit Klein in a lightweight fight at UFC Vegas 107 on May 31, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Gamrot's last fight is in 2024, and the bout saw his three-fight win streak snapped by Dan Hooker via a split-decision loss. For the former's next fight, he will look to snap a long streak of his own, with Klein entering the bout on a seven-fight win streak.
Gamrot's last fight is in 2024, and the bout saw his three-fight win streak snapped by Dan Hooker via a split-decision loss. For the former's next fight, he will look to snap a long streak of his own, with Klein entering the bout on a seven-fight win streak.
Winning streak snapped at three
Gamrot lost to Dan Hooker via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth, Australia.
ANALYSIS
Gamrot was north of a -400 favorite when this fight went off. To say he couldn't afford this setback is a massive understatement. It wasn't that Mateusz fought poorly, but he simply wasn't able to get Hooker out of there. Gamrot landed 5-of-15 takedown attempts for 4:59 worth of control time. He matched Hooker blow-for-blow in terms of volume, but the latter landed what appeared to be the more damaging blows, particularly in the second half of the fight. It ultimately could have gone either way, and Gamrot didn't get the call. Set to turn 34 years old in December, Gamrot is 7-2 in his past nine fights, but even that isn't enough to move up the rankings in a loaded lightweight division. On the bright side, he'll earn a $50,000 bonus after this bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
Gamrot was north of a -400 favorite when this fight went off. To say he couldn't afford this setback is a massive understatement. It wasn't that Mateusz fought poorly, but he simply wasn't able to get Hooker out of there. Gamrot landed 5-of-15 takedown attempts for 4:59 worth of control time. He matched Hooker blow-for-blow in terms of volume, but the latter landed what appeared to be the more damaging blows, particularly in the second half of the fight. It ultimately could have gone either way, and Gamrot didn't get the call. Set to turn 34 years old in December, Gamrot is 7-2 in his past nine fights, but even that isn't enough to move up the rankings in a loaded lightweight division. On the bright side, he'll earn a $50,000 bonus after this bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
Perth fight in works
Gamrot has drawn Dan Hooker for a lightweight fight at UFC 305 in Perth, according to Farah Hannoun of MMAJunkie.com.
ANALYSIS
Gamrot will have a golden opportunity to log his fourth consecutive win. Even though Hooker is fighting off a two-game win streak, he recently recovered from an arm fracture and remains ranked much lower than the Polish lightweight. Gamrot's last fight was a third consecutive win, which was over a former champion in Rafael dos Anjos.
Gamrot will have a golden opportunity to log his fourth consecutive win. Even though Hooker is fighting off a two-game win streak, he recently recovered from an arm fracture and remains ranked much lower than the Polish lightweight. Gamrot's last fight was a third consecutive win, which was over a former champion in Rafael dos Anjos.
Leans on grappling to beat RDA
Gamrot defeated Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) at UFC 299 on Saturday in Miami.
ANALYSIS
It was a clear cut decision win for Gamrot, but it still felt like an underwhelming effort given he entered as a -450 favorite, largest on the entire card. Gamrot got blasted on the feet the first couple minutes, but once he got his wrestling game going, RDA was toast. All told, Mateusz landed 11-of-19 takedown attempts, good for 7:01 worth of control time. Gamrot is 7-1 in his past eight fights, with his lone setback during that stretch being a unanimous decision defeat to Beneil Dariush back in October 2022. He's really good, but it's plenty fair to wonder what his backup plan will be in the fights in which those takedowns aren't landing. We haven't seen a ton in the way of secondary offense from him thus far.
It was a clear cut decision win for Gamrot, but it still felt like an underwhelming effort given he entered as a -450 favorite, largest on the entire card. Gamrot got blasted on the feet the first couple minutes, but once he got his wrestling game going, RDA was toast. All told, Mateusz landed 11-of-19 takedown attempts, good for 7:01 worth of control time. Gamrot is 7-1 in his past eight fights, with his lone setback during that stretch being a unanimous decision defeat to Beneil Dariush back in October 2022. He's really good, but it's plenty fair to wonder what his backup plan will be in the fights in which those takedowns aren't landing. We haven't seen a ton in the way of secondary offense from him thus far.
Scheduled against former champ
Gamrot is scheduled to face Rafael dos Anjos in a lightweight fight at UFC 299 on March 9 in Miami, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Gamrot was unable to participate in the main event of UFC 294. For his next fight, he will face off against a former UFC Lightweight Champion though. Dos Anjos was champion in the mid-2010s and has continued to be a legitimate threat in multiple divisions since then. Gamrot will look to fend off RDA and improve his winning streak to three.
Gamrot was unable to participate in the main event of UFC 294. For his next fight, he will face off against a former UFC Lightweight Champion though. Dos Anjos was champion in the mid-2010s and has continued to be a legitimate threat in multiple divisions since then. Gamrot will look to fend off RDA and improve his winning streak to three.