Marcin Held

“The Polish Prodigy”

MMA · Active

31-11RECORD

4KO / TKO WINS

16SUBMISSION WINS

11DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	The Polish Prodigy
Date of birth	18 Jan 1992
Nationality	Polish
Birthplace	Tychy, Poland
Lives in	Tychy, Poland
Division	Lightweight
Team	Gracie Barra Bastion Tychy
Height	175 cm (5′9″)
Reach	180 cm (71″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2008
Status	Active
Pro debut	28 Sep 2008
Last fight	Loss vs Salahdine Parnasse, 17 Jan 2026

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Titles and honours

Bellator Season 10 Lightweight Tournament winner
Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament runner-up
MMA Challengers Lightweight Tournament winner (2009)

Background

Polish lightweight and leg-lock specialist from Tychy who won Bellator's Season 10 lightweight tournament before spells in the UFC, ACB/ACA, PFL and KSW. He challenged for the Bellator and KSW lightweight titles.

Fight history

42 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Salahdine Parnasse	TKO (punches)	2	3:35	KSW 114	17 Jan 2026	Radom, Poland	For the KSW Lightweight Championship
Win	Marian Ziółkowski	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	KSW 112	15 Nov 2025	Szczecin, Poland
Win	Davy Gallon	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:24	KSW 101	20 Dec 2024	Nanterre, France
Win	Roman Szymański	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	KSW 95	7 Jun 2024	Olsztyn, Poland
Loss	Raul Tutarauli	TKO (punches)	2	3:49	KSW 89	16 Dec 2023	Gliwice, Poland
Win	Myles Price	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:37	PFL 9 (2022)	20 Aug 2022	London, England
Loss	Natan Schulte	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PFL 4 (2022)	17 Jun 2022	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Loss	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PFL 4 (2021)	10 Jun 2021	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Natan Schulte	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PFL 1 (2021)	23 Apr 2021	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Diego Brandão	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	ACA 96	8 Jun 2019	Łódź, Poland
Win	Musa Khamanaev	Submission (heel hook)	1	2:09	ACB 90	10 Nov 2018	Moscow, Russia
Win	Callan Potter	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:09	ACB 88	16 Jun 2018	Brisbane, Australia	Technical submission
Win	Nasrat Haqparast	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till	21 Oct 2017	Gdansk, Poland
Loss	Damir Hadzovic	KO (knee)	3	0:07	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira	28 May 2017	Stockholm, Sweden
Loss	Joe Lauzon	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn	15 Jan 2017	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Loss	Diego Sanchez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson	5 Nov 2016	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	UFC debut
Win	Dave Jansen	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 155	20 May 2016	Boise, Idaho, USA
Loss	Will Brooks	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Bellator 145	6 Nov 2015	St. Louis, Missouri, USA	For the Bellator Lightweight Championship
Win	Alexander Sarnavskiy	Submission (kneebar)	3	1:11	Bellator 136	10 Apr 2015	Irvine, California, USA
Win	Patricky Freire	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 126	26 Sep 2014	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Won the Bellator Season 10 Lightweight Tournament
Win	Nate Jolly	Submission (armbar)	1	4:20	Bellator 120	17 May 2014	Southaven, Mississippi, USA
Win	Derek Anderson	Submission (triangle choke)	2	3:09	Bellator 117	18 Apr 2014	Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA	Season 10 tournament semi-final
Win	Rodrigo Cavalheiro	Submission (toe hold)	1	1:56	Bellator 113	21 Mar 2014	Mulvane, Kansas, USA	Season 10 tournament quarter-final
Win	Ryan Healy	KO (punches)	1	1:12	Bellator 101	27 Sep 2013	Portland, Oregon, USA
Loss	Dave Jansen	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 93	21 Mar 2013	Lewiston, Maine, USA	Season 7 tournament final
Win	Rich Clementi	Submission (toe hold)	2	3:04	Bellator 81	16 Nov 2012	Kingston, Rhode Island, USA	Season 7 tournament semi-final
Win	Murad Machaev	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 77	19 Oct 2012	Reading, Pennsylvania, USA	Season 7 tournament quarter-final
Win	Derrick Kennington	Submission (heel hook)	1	2:08	Bellator 68	11 May 2012	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Phillipe Nover	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Bellator 59	26 Nov 2011	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Kaleo Kwan	Submission (inverted heel hook)	1	0:55	Australian FC 2	3 Sep 2011	Melbourne, Australia
Loss	Michael Chandler	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:56	Bellator 36	12 Mar 2011	Shreveport, Louisiana, USA	Technical submission; Season 4 tournament quarter-final
Win	Bojan Kosednar	Submission (kneebar)	2	3:24	IFF: The Eternal Struggle	8 Oct 2010	Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Win	Jean Silva	TKO (knee injury)	2	2:30	Pro Fight 5	18 Jun 2010	Wrocław, Poland
Loss	Łukasz Sajewski	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Angels of Fire 7	29 May 2010	Płock, Poland
Win	Przemysław Zbiciak	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:11	Ring XF 1	13 Mar 2010	Zgierz, Poland
Win	Borys Mańkowski	Submission (armbar)	1	2:10	MMA Challengers 2	6 Dec 2009	Bytom, Poland	Won the MMA Challengers Lightweight Tournament
Win	Mariusz Abramiuk	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:23	MMA Challengers 2	6 Dec 2009	Bytom, Poland	Tournament semi-final
Win	Ireneusz Mila	Decision (unanimous)	2	4:00	MMA Challengers 2	6 Dec 2009	Bytom, Poland	Tournament quarter-final
Win	Rafał Lasota	TKO (leg injury)	3		Shooto Poland: Held vs. Lasota	21 Nov 2009	Kielce, Poland
Win	Mariusz Pioskowik	TKO (punches)	2	4:49	Bytomska Gala MMA 2	23 May 2009	Bytom, Poland
Win	Artur Sowiński	Decision (majority)	2	5:00	MMA Challengers 1	3 May 2009	Mysłowice, Poland
Win	Mateusz Piórkowski	Submission (armbar)	1	4:01	Abak Moto	28 Sep 2008	Muchowiec, Poland	Pro debut