Paweł Nastula
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MMA, Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Nastula Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 6th dan in Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2005–present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 4 June 2023 |
Paweł Marcin Nastula (born 26 June 1970) is a Polish
Early career
Nastula was born in Warsaw, and started training Judo at the age of 10 at AZS AWF.
Judo
In addition to the 1996 Summer Olympics, Nastula 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.
Mixed martial arts career
Nastula became interested in mixed martial arts after watching the first Hidehiko Yoshida and Royce Gracie bout in 2002. Shortly after, he signed up with Japanese promotion Pride Fighting Championship and was assigned to the Takada Dojo team, where he trained under Kazushi Sakuraba and other fighters in order to make the jump to the sport. Due to his record in judo, he was compared to Brazilian jiu-jitsu's Rickson Gracie.[2]
Pride
Nastula received a very tough welcome to the PRIDE organization, as he was immediately pitted to face one of PRIDE's top heavyweight contenders and seasoned professionals in
His second opponent would be perhaps an even tougher matchup,
In his third match in July 2006, he easily defeated the previously unbeaten MMA professional Edson Drago. Pawel threatened him with an inverted armbar from the bottom and later mounted him, throwing punches over the Brazilian and opening a cut in his eye. At the end, Nastula locked another armbar from the bottom and made Drago tap out.
Pawel's last fight in PRIDE would be against
World Victory Road
Following the fall of PRIDE, Nastula signed with
Return to MMA
In 2008 Nastula was signed by a new promotion from Poland, MCC (Martial Combat Club) and was expected to face Koji Kanechika in their event in May.[6] Unfortunately, the promotion folded and the event was cancelled.
Since then, Paweł was reported to be in talks with various promotions from Poland. KSW stated to be in talks with Nastula several times, changing its mind about the event he should participate in. For example, Paweł was reported to face Mariusz Pudzianowski at KSW XIII, which was later changed to KSW XIV. However, after losing to Tim Sylvia, Pudzianowski pulled out of that fight.
Despite many failed returns to the ring, and no bouts since the Sengoku loss from August 2008, Paweł remained active, running his club (Nastula Club) in Warsaw and training with fighters like Robert Jocz, Jan Błachowicz and Krzysztof Kułak. However, after Pudzianowski's withdrawal from KSW XIV, Nastula stated in recent interviews, that he will retire if he won't get to fight in 2010.
In July 2010, Nastula signed with another new Polish promotion, Fighters Arena. Paweł made his anticipated comeback (and first ring appearance in Poland) at the inauginational show of the promotion in the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland, facing Yusuke Masuda (training partner of Hidehiko Yoshida) in the main event. Nastula proved to be in shape, as he quickly knocked down his opponent and followed with a flurry of punches on the ground, forcing the referee to stop the bout early at 0:26 of the first round.
At
Personal life
Paweł is married and has two daughters.
For his sport achievements, he received the Knight's Cross of the
Nastula is the author of the book My Judo (2000), where he describes his favourite techniques and their combinations.
He took part in the 2009 Polish version of Dancing with the Stars, eventually finishing sixth overall.
Mixed martial arts record
11 matches | 5 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 3 |
By submission | 3 | 2 |
By decision | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 5–6 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 29
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6 December 2014 | 3 | 3:00 | Kraków, Poland | Fight of the Night |
Loss | 5–5 | Karol Bedorf | TKO (exhaustion) | KSW 24
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28 September 2013 | 2 | 2:25 | Łódź, Poland | For KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 5–4 | Kevin Asplund | Submission (americana) | KSW 22
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16 March 2013 | 1 | 2:33 | Warszawa , Poland
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Win | 4–4 | Jimmy Ambriz | Submission (hand injury) | STC: Bydgoszcz vs. Torun | 1 October 2011 | 1 | 1:50 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | Wins Streetfighters Team Cup Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 3–4 | Andrzej Wronski
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TKO (punches) | Wieczór Mistrzów | 20 August 2011 | 1 | 1:09 | Koszalin, Poland | |
Win | 2–4 | Yusuke Masuda | TKO (punches) | FAL: Fighters Arena Lódz | 3 September 2010 | 1 | 0:26 | Łódź, Poland | |
Loss | 1–4 | Yang Dongi | TKO (exhaustion) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 4 | 24 August 2008 | 2 | 2:15 | Saitama, Saitama , Japan
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Loss | 1–3 | Josh Barnett | Submission (toe hold) | Pride 32 - The Real Deal | 21 October 2006 | 2 | 3:04 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Nastula tested positive for steroids. |
Win | 1–2 | Edson Claas Vieira | Submission (armbar) | Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute
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1 July 2006 | 1 | 4:33 | Saitama, Saitama , Japan
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Loss | 0–2 | Alexander Emelianenko | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pride Shockwave 2005
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31 December 2005 | 1 | 8:45 | Saitama, Saitama , Japan
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Loss | 0–1 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | TKO (punches) | Pride Critical Countdown 2005
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26 June 2005 | 1 | 8:38 | Saitama, Saitama , Japan
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Awards and titles
Judo
- 1996 Atlanta 1st Prize (Gold Medal)
- 1991 Barcelona 2nd Prize
- 1995 Tokyo 1st Prize
- 1997 Paris 1st Prize
- 1994-1996 1st Prize
- 1999 Bratislava 2nd Prize
Mixed martial arts
- Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- Fight of the Night (1 Time)
- Streetfighters Team Cup
- Streetfighters Team Cup Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paweł Nastula". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ PRIDE 柔道金メダルのナツラ、桜庭から総合の基礎を学ぶ, boutreview.com
- ^ "Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005". Sherdog.
- ^ "- UFC FIGHTERS PASS DRUG TESTS - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more". Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ "Gomi, Trigg get wins; Schultz knocked out". sherdog.com. 24 August 2008.
- ^ "Martial Combat Club Gala MMA May 31 2008_pr". thefightgame.tv.
- ^ "KSW24: Bedorf vs Nastula and Jewtuszko vs Winner to fight for KSW belts". Sherdog.
External links
- Paweł Nastula at the International Judo Federation
- Paweł Nastula at JudoInside.com
- Paweł Nastula at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Paweł Nastula at Sherdog
- Paweł Nastula at Tapology.com
- Paweł Nastula at Fight Matrix
- Paweł Nastula at Olympics.com
- Paweł Nastula at Olympedia
- Paweł Nastula at the Polish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Polish)
- Paweł Nastula at The-Sports.org
- Paweł Nastula on Facebook
- Interview - PrideFC.com