Maciej Jewtuszko (born January 31, 1981) is a Polish people retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions. A professional from 2005 till 2024, he had fought in the UFC, WEC, and KSW, where he was the former KSW Lightweight Champion.
Background
Jewtuszko comes from a
Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu background.
He is currently ranked as the #2 Polish lightweight mixed martial artist by mmarocks.pl
Jewtuszko has fought for promotions in Poland and Germany, as well as the Dutch promotion BOTE, one of the largest MMA promotions in Europe, defeating solid opponents like Edvardas Norkeliunas and Grzegorz Trędowski. After going 7-0 (never out of the second round), Jewtuszko attracted the attention of larger promotions. Maciej has also competed in the sport of Muay Thai.
Mixed martial arts career
World Extreme Cagefighting
Jewtuszko then signed for the WEC and made his debut at WEC 50 - where he was regarded as a heavy underdog
- against
Anthony Njokuani. Jewtuszko went on to defeat his opponent via TKO (punches) early in the first round. By doing so, he was awarded the Knockout of the Night bonus.
Maciej was scheduled to make his second World Extreme Cagefighting appearance against
Ricardo Lamas at WEC 53,
but had to withdraw as he suffered a broken hand during training.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
Jewtuszko faced Curt Warburton on February 27, 2011, at UFC 127
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
In September 2011, he signed a contract with the largest Polish MMA organization, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki.
On November 26, 2011, during the , despite being the favorite, he lost to Artur Sowiński in the 1st round by knockout.
On February 25, 2012, he defeated the Ultimate Fighter contestant Dean Amasinger by TKO in the 1st round at the KSW 18.
After defeating Vaso Bakočević in a non-title bout at , in 2015, he vacated the lightweight championship belt, changing the weight category to welterweight (-77 kg).
At the , which took place on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, he faced the experienced Krzysztof Kułak,
On October 22, 2017 at in the capital of Ireland, he crossed gloves with the contender for the KSW welterweight title, David Zawada.
Fight in FEN
In January 2019, it was announced that he had signed a contract with Fight Exclusive Night.
In his debut, he was supposed to face
Norman Parke, but the fight did not take place.
On June 15, 2019, he made his debut in the main event of the FEN 25, which took place at the Amphitheater in Ostróda, he rematched with Vaso Bakočević.
The competitor from Montenegro successfully took revenge on the "Iroquois", defeating him by technical knockout when he did not advance to the next round due to a knee injury.
Jewtuszko returned five years later to face Marius Žaromskis in a retirement bout for both men on March 16, 2024 at , winning the bout via unanimous decision, for the first time in his career.
Personal life
Maciej is a firefighter in his hometown of
Szczecin,
Poland.
Championships and accomplishments
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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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KSW Lightweight Championship (One time)
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Knockout of the Night (Two times) vs. Dean Amasinger, Vaso Bakocevic
-
World Extreme Cagefighting
Mixed martial arts record
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| Win
| align=center| 13–5
|Marius Žaromskis
| Decision (unanimous)
|
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 12–5
| Vaso Bakočević
| TKO (leg injury)
| FEN 25: Jewtuszko vs Bakocevic
|
| align=center|1
| align=center|5:00
|
Ostroda, Poland
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 12–4
|
David Zawada
| Decision (unanimous)
|
|
| align=center|3
| align=center|5:00
|
Dublin, Ireland
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 12–3
| Krzysztof Kułak
| TKO (submission to punches)
|
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:18
|
Warsaw, Poland
|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 11–3
| Kamil Szymuszowski
| Decision (unanimous)
|
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Gdańsk, Poland
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 11–2
| Vaso Bakočević
| TKO (front kick to body & punches)
|
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
|
Szczecin, Poland
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 10–2
| Artur Sowiński
| Technical submission (d'arce choke)
|
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:01
|
Warsaw, Poland
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 9–2
| Dean Amasinger
| TKO (punches)
|
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:39
|
Plock, Poland
|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 8–2
| Artur Sowiński
| KO (punches)
|
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:46
| Łódź, Poland
|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 8–1
|
Curt Warburton
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 127
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 8–0
|
Anthony Njokuani
| TKO (punches)
| WEC 50
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:35
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 7–0
| Edvardas Norkeliunas
| Submission (heel hook)
| BOTE: Grabowski vs Kita
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:42
|
Gdynia, Poland
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 6–0
| Erikas Petraitis
| KO (punches)
| IF 2: Iron Fist 2
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:38
|
Szczecin, Poland
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 5–0
| Grzegorz Tredowski
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| BOTE Gdynia
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 0:37
|
Gdynia, Poland
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 4–0
| Maros Nagy
| TKO (corner stoppage)
| Fight Club Berlin 13
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
|
Berlin, Germany
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 3–0
| Tomas Pallai
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Fight Club Berlin 12
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:37
|
Berlin, Germany
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 2–0
| Adam Lazowski
| TKO (soccer kicks)
| Extreme Cage 2
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:57
|
Warsaw, Poland
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Dainius Krishtopaitis
| Submission (armbar)
| La Onda: Germany vs. Lithuania
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| N/A
|
Magdeburg, Germany
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See also
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List of current mixed martial arts champions
-
List of male mixed martial artists
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