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David Zawada

David Zawada (born 1 August 1990) is a German mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Oktagon MMA. A professional since 2010, he has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), and Respect FC where he is the former Welterweight Champion.

Background

Zawada trains at UFD Gym in Düsseldorf where he trains alongside Roberto Soldić, Erko Jun, Antun Racic and his brother, Martin Zawada.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Zawada participated in various regional MMA promotions, notable in KSW primarily in the Europe. He was the formal welterweight Respect Fighting Championship and Shooto Kings champion. He amassed a record of 16–3 prior signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Zawada made his UFC debut on July 22, 2018, against Danny Roberts, replacing injured Alan Jouban at . He lost the fight via split decision. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.

His next faced Li Jingliang on November 24, 2018, replacing Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at . He lost the fight via technical knockout in round three.

Zawada faced Abubakar Nurmagomedov on November 9, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21. He won the fight via a submission in round one. This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award.

Zawada was scheduled to face Anthony Rocco Martin on April 25, 2020. However, on April 9, the promotion indicated that the pairing was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zawada was expected to face Mounir Lazzez on October 18, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 180. However, on October 6, 2020 it was reported that Lazzez tested positive for COVID-19 and was removed from the bout. It is unclear at the stage if a replacement would be sought by the UFC officials.

Zawada faced Ramazan Emeev on January 16, 2021 at UFC on ABC 1. He lost a close fight by split decision.

Zawada was scheduled to face Sergey Khandozhko on September 4, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 191. However, the week before the event, Khandozhko was pulled from the contest for unknown reasons and replaced by Alex Morono. Zawada lost the fight via unanimous decision.

On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Zawada was no longer on the UFC roster.

Professional Fighters League

Zawada made his first appearance after his UFC release against Erhan Kartal on June 4, 2022 at Oktagon 33. He won the bout via doctor stoppage after the first round.

Zawada faced Carlos Leal on April 14, 2023 at PFL 3. He lost the bout in the first round via TKO stoppage.

Zawada faced Magomed Magomedkerimov on June 23, 2023 at PFL 6. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Oktagon MMA

Zawada returned to Oktagon MMA on February 10, 2024 at , defeating Hojat Khajevand in his Middleweight debut via heel hook at the end of the third round after being down on the scorecards for the bout.

Zawada faced Marek Mazuch on June 8, 2024 at , losing via knockout early in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Personal life

Zawada older brother, Martin Zawada, is also a MMA fighter for the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki promotion.

Mixed martial arts record

|- |Win |align=center|20–12 |Daniel Ligocki |Decision (split) |Oktagon 82 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Düsseldorf, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center|19–12 |Kamil Oniszczuk |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Prague, Czech Republic | |- |Loss |align=center|19–11 |Matěj Peňáz |TKO (knee and punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:42 |Düsseldorf, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center|19–10 |Marek Mazúch |KO (punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:15 |Prague, Czech Republic | |- | Win |align=center|19–9 |Hojat Khajevand |Submission (heel hook) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:24 |Oberhausen, Germany | |- | Loss | align=center|18–9 |Magomed Magomedkerimov |TKO (punches) |PFL 6 (2023) | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:54 |Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- | Loss | align=center|18–8 |Carlos Leal |TKO (punches) |PFL 3 (2023) | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:25 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center|18–7 |Erhan Kartal |TKO (doctor stoppage) |Oktagon 33 | |align=center|1 |align=center|5:00 |Frankfurt, Germany | |- |Loss | align=center|17–7 | Alex Morono |Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center|3 | align=center|5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center|17–6 | Ramazan Emeev | Decision (split) | | | align=center|3 | align=center|5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- | Win | align=center|17–5 | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | Submission (triangle choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:50 | Moscow, Russia | |- | Loss | align=center|16–5 | Li Jingliang | KO (body kick) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 4:07 | Beijing, China | |- | Loss | align=center|16–4 | Danny Roberts | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |- | Win | align=center|16–3 | Michał Michalski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 0:48 | Wrocław, Poland | |- | Win | align=center|15–3 |Maciej Jewtuszko | Decision (unsnimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | |- | Win | align=center|14–3 | Andreas Ståhl |TKO (punches) | German MMA Championship 11 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:24 | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | |- | Win | align=center|13–3 | Robert Radomski | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:24 | Kraków, Poland | |- | Win | align=center|12–3 | Stefan Larisch | KO (punches) | Respect FC 16 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:30 | Cologne, Germany | |- | Loss | align=center| 11–3 | Kamil Szymuszowski | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Kraków, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 11–2 | Stefan Sekulić | TKO (punches) | Serbian Battle Championship 6 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:24 | Vojvodina, Serbia | |- | Win | align=center| 10–2 | Aldin Osmančević | TKO (punches) | Montenegro FC 3 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:47 | Budva, Montenegro | |- | Loss | align=center| 9–2 | Borys Mańkowski | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:20 | Kraków, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 9–1 | Sebastian Risch | TKO (doctor stoppage) | German MMA Championship 5 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:39 | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | |- | Win | align=center| 8–1 | Luca Vitali | KO (punch) | Swiss MMA Championship 1 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:48 | Basel, Switzerland | |-

| Loss | align=center| 7–1 | Djamil Chan | KO (knees) | Respect FC 9 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:34 | Dormagen, Germany | |- | Win | align=center| 7–0 | Kerim Engizek | Decision (majority) | Superior FC 11 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Düren, Germany | |- | Win | align=center| 6–0 | Egny Borges | Submission (guillotine choke) | Superior FC 10 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:04 | Mainz, Germany | |- | Win | align=center| 5–0 | Garcia Chambe | TKO (corner stoppage) | Superior FC 9 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:37 | Göppingen, Germany | |- | Win | align=center| 4–0 | Maurice Skrober | TKO (corner stoppage) | Superior FC 8 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:50 | Mainz, Germany | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Florian Ziebert | KO (flying knee and punches) | Respect FC 5 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:21 | Essen, Germany | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Nerijus Slepetis | Submission (guillotine choke) | German MMA Association 7 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:27 | Düsseldorf, Germany | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Michael Zabrocki | TKO (punches) | German MMA Association 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:34 | Düsseldorf, Germany | |-

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