Kacper Formela
| Kacper Formela | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kacper Formela 31 March 1996 Wejherowo, Poland |
| Other names | Polish Machida |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb) |
| Division |
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| Reach | 71.3 in (181 cm)[1] |
| Style | Karate |
| Fighting out of | Gdynia, Poland |
| Team | Mighty Bulls Gdynia Piranha Gdynia Formela Fight Team Władysławowo |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 26 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Kacper Formela (born 31 March 1996) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He is a former FEN Featherweight Champion. He has previously competed on Cage Warriors, Babilon MMA, and Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB).
Professional career
Early career
Formela made his professional debut on December 5, 2015, against Mariusz Michalczuk. Formela won the fight via a first-round submission.[2]
His next fight came on March 12, 2016, against Jurij Jermolo. Formela won the fight via a first-round submission.[3]
His next fight came on April 30, 2016, against Patryk Duński. Formela won the fight via a third-round TKO.[4]
His next fight came on December 10, 2016, against Jakub Wieczorek. Formela won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.[5]
Cage Warriors
Formela made his debut under Cage Warriors on May 6, 2017, against Aiden Lee. Formela lost the fight via a first-round submission, suffering his first career defeat.[6]
Absolute Championship Berkut
Formela made his debut under Russian federation Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) on July 1, 2017, against Armen Stepanyan. Formela won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.[7]
Return to regionals
His next fight came on October 14, 2017, against Vagif Askerov. Formela won the fight via a second-round submission.[8]
His next fight came on November 18, 2017, against Lucas Tenório. Formela won the fight via a second-round knockout.[9]
His next fight came on June 8, 2018, against Adam Brzezowski, debuting under Babilon MMA. Formela won the fight via a first-round knockout.[10]
Return to Cage Warriors
Formela returned to Cage Warriors on September 29, 2018, against Mason Jones. Formela lost the fight via a first-round TKO.[11]
Rocky Warriors Cartel
Formela made his debut under Rocky Warriors Cartel on December 21, 2018, against Sebastian Rajewski. Formela won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.[12]
His final fight with the federation came on July 5, 2019, against Vugar Karamov. Formela lost the fight via a Unanimous Decision.[13]
Fight Exclusive Night
Formela made his debut under Fight Exclusive Night (FEN MMA) on June 13, 2020, against Łukasz Charzewski. Formela lost the fight via a Split Decision.[14] Despite the loss, this performance earned him his first career Fight of the Night bonus.[15]
His next fight came on August 22, 2020, against Kamil Łebkowski. Formela won the fight via a third-round knockout.[16] This performance earned him his second Fight of the Night bonus in a row.[17]
His next fight came on November 28, 2020, against Edgar Davalos. Formela won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.[18]
His next fight came on March 27, 2021, against Damian Frankiewicz. Formela won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.[19]
FEN Featherweight Champion
Formela faced Nicolae Hantea for the vacant FEN Featherweight Championship on March 12, 2022. Formela won the fight via a first-round TKO, winning his first career championship in the process.[20]
His first title defense came on June 18, 2022, against Oleksandr Horshechnik. Formela won the fight via a first-round knockout, successfully defending his title.[21] This performance earned him his first career Knockout of the Night bonus.[22]
His second title defense came on December 16, 2022, against Pedro Nobre. Formela won the fight via a first-round TKO, successfully defending his title.[23]
His third and final title defense came on June 17, 2023, against Nurzhan Akishev. Formela won the fight via a Unanimous Decision, successfully defending his title.[24]
His final fight with the federation came on October 14, 2023, in a non-title bout against Nursultan Kassymkhanov. Formela won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.[25]
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
On April 3, 2024, it was announced that Formela had signed for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW).[26]
His first fight came on May 11, 2024, against Ahmed Vila. Formela won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.[27]
His next fight came on November 16, 2024, against Robert Ruchała for his interim KSW Featherweight Championship. Formela lost the fight via a third-round TKO.[28]
His next fight came on June 14, 2025, against Roman Szymański. Formela lost the fight via a first-round knockout.[29]
Strife MMA
Formela made his debut under Strife MMA on November 29, 2025, against Patrick Gomes. Formela won the fight via a first-round TKO.[30]
Return to Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Formela made his return to Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) on March 16, 2024, against promotional newcomer Krzysztof Mendlewski. Formela won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.[31]
Bare-knuckle boxing career
Formela made his professional bare-knuckle boxing debut on May 23, 2026, against Maciej Sulecki. Formela won the fight via a Unanious Decision.[32]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- FEN Featherweight Championship (One time; former)
- Three successful title defenses
- Fight of the Night (Two times)
- Knockout of the Night (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
| 26 matches | 20 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 3 |
| By submission | 3 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 20–6 | Krzysztof Mendlewski | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 116 | March 16, 2026 | 3 | 5:00 | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland | |
| Win | 19–6 | Patrick Gomes | TKO (punches) | Strife 16 | November 29, 2025 | 1 | 0:59 | Tczew, Poland | |
| Loss | 18–6 | Roman Szymański | KO (punches) | KSW 107 | June 14, 2025 | 1 | 4:15 | Gdańsk, Poland | Return to Lightweight. |
| Loss | 18–5 | Robert Ruchała | TKO (elbows and punches) | KSW 100 | November 16, 2024 | 3 | 2:44 | Gliwice, Poland | For the interim KSW Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 18–4 | Ahmed Vila | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 94 | May 11, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | Return to Featherweight. |
| Win | 17–4 | Nursultan Kassymkhanov | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Exclusive Night 51 | October 14, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Lubin, Poland | Return to Lightweight. |
| Win | 16–4 | Nurzhan Akishev | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Exclusive Night 47 | June 17, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | Ostróda, Poland | Defended the FEN Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 15–4 | Pedro Nobre | TKO (punches) | Fight Exclusive Night 43 | December 16, 2022 | 1 | 4:32 | Szczecin, Poland | Defended the FEN Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–4 | Oleksandr Horshechnik | KO (head kick) | Fight Exclusive Night 40 | June 18, 2022 | 1 | 4:45 | Ostróda, Poland | Defended the FEN Featherweight Championship. Knockout of the Night. |
| Win | 13–4 | Nicolae Hantea | TKO (punches) | Fight Exclusive Night 39 | March 12, 2022 | 1 | 1:04 | Ząbki, Poland | Won the vacant FEN Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–4 | Damian Frankiewicz | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Exclusive Night 33 | March 27, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | |
| Win | 11–4 | Edgar Davalos | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Exclusive Night 31 | November 28, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | Catchweight (152 lb) bout. |
| Win | 10–4 | Kamil Łebkowski | KO (punches) | Fight Exclusive Night 29 | August 22, 2020 | 3 | 0:14 | Ostróda, Poland | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 9–4 | Łukasz Charzewski | Decision (split) | Fight Exclusive Night 28 | June 13, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Lublin, Poland | Catchweight (157 lb) bout. Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 9–3 | Vugar Karamov | Decision (unanimous) | Rocky Warriors Cartel 3 | July 5, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdynia, Poland | Return to Featherweight. |
| Win | 9–2 | Sebastian Rajewski | Decision (unanimous) | Rocky Warriors Cartel 1 | December 21, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Kościerzyna, Poland | |
| Loss | 8–2 | Mason Jones | TKO (knees) | Cage Warriors 97 | September 29, 2018 | 1 | 4:03 | Cardiff, Wales | |
| Win | 8–1 | Adam Brzezowski | KO (head kick and punches) | Babilon MMA 4 | June 8, 2018 | 1 | 0:40 | Ełk, Poland | |
| Win | 7–1 | Lucas Tenório | KO (body kick and punches) | Thunderstrike Fight League 12 | November 18, 2017 | 2 | 1:20 | Radom, Poland | Catchweight (148 lb) bout. |
| Win | 6–1 | Vagif Askerov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Gala Sportów Walki 8 | October 14, 2017 | 2 | 1:21 | Międzychód, Poland | Lightweight debut. |
| Win | 5–1 | Armen Stepanyan | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 63 | July 1, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Aiden Lee | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 83 | May 6, 2017 | 1 | 3:39 | Newport, Wales | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jakub Wieczorek | Decision (unanimous) | Slugfest 9 | December 10, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Września, Poland | |
| Win | 3–0 | Patryk Duński | TKO (knees and punches) | Slava Republic 1 | April 30, 2016 | 3 | 4:58 | Bojano, Poland | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jurij Jermolo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Time of Masters 2 | March 12, 2016 | 1 | 3:01 | Sopot, Poland | |
| Win | 1–0 | Mariusz Michalczuk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PLMMA 61 | December 5, 2015 | 1 | 4:30 | Bytom, Poland | Featherweight debut. |
Bare-knuckle boxing record
| 1 match | 1 win | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Maciej Sulęcki | Decision (majority) | Fight Mode 1 | May 23, 2026 | 5 | 3:00 | Poznań, Poland |
See also
References
- ↑ "Kacper Formela ("Polish Machida") | MMA Fighter Page". Tapology.
- ↑ Dominik Woźniak (6 December 2015). "PLMMA 61/AFC: Wyniki". mma.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "Time of Masters 2 - Real Force". Sherdog. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Bartłomiej Stachura (30 April 2016). "Wyniki gali Slava Republic 1". Lowking (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Martyna Celuch (10 December 2016). "Slugfest 9 we Wrześni – wyniki". In The Cage (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "Cage Warriors 83: Kacper Formela poddany w pierwszej rundzie [WIDEO]". In The Cage (in Polish). 6 May 2017. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Krystian Młynarczuk (2 July 2017). "Kacper Formela po pewnym zwycięstwie na ACB 63: Ta walka miała wyglądać dokładnie tak jak wyglądała [WIDEO]". mma.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Krzysztof Skrzypek (14 October 2017). "GSW 8 – Kacper Fomela – Doświadczenie w tym sporcie jest najważniejsze". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "TFL 12: Daniel Rutkowski, Kacper Formela i Michał Elsner zwyciężają przed czasem! Wyniki!". FightSportPL (in Polish). 19 November 2017. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Waldemar Ossowski (8 June 2018). "Babilon MMA 4: fenomenalny nokaut Kacpra Formeli. Polak zmierza do UFC". WP Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Bartosz Cieśla (29 September 2018). "Kacper Formela znokautowany w pierwszej rundzie na Cage Warriors 97 [WIDEO]". mma.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Magdalena Dubert (22 December 2018). "RWC 1: Sajewski vs Ryaboy – wyniki gali". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Bartosz Cieśla (5 July 2019). "RWC 3: Kacper Formela przegrywa z Vugarem Keramovem po jednogłośnej decyzji". mma.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Bartłomiej Stachura (13 June 2020). "Wyniki FEN 28: Charzewski powrócił z dalekiej podróży, zdominował zapaśniczo Formelę". Lowking (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Bartłomiej Zubkiewicz (15 June 2020). "FEN 28: LOTOS Fight Night – bonusy po gali". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ "FEN 29: Co za cios! "Bomba" potężnie znokautowany (WIDEO)". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
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- ↑ Bartosz Cieśla (28 November 2020). "FEN 31: Kacper Formela pewnie wypunktował Edgara Davalosa". mma.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Jakub Krysiewicz (27 March 2021). "FEN 33: Kacper Formela wygrywa w walce wieczoru". Poinformowani (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Waldemar Ossowski (12 March 2022). "Kacper Formela nowym mistrzem FEN! Szybka demolka w walce wieczoru". WP Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Maciej Ławrynowicz (19 June 2022). "FEN 40. Brutalny nokaut w walce wieczoru. Kacper Formela z mistrzowskim pasem". TVP Sport (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Bartosz Sobczak (21 June 2022). "Bonusy po FEN 40". myMMA (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Tomasz Chabiniak (16 December 2022). "Nokaut w walce wieczoru FEN 43! Kacper Formela znów obronił pas [WIDEO]". Interia Sport (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Bartłomiej Stachura (18 June 2023). "Kacper Formela obronił pas! W walce wieczoru FEN 47 pokonał Nurzhana Akisheva!". Lowking (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Waldemar Ossowski (15 October 2023). "Wrócił z dalekiej podróży. Formela zwycięski na FEN 51". WP Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Michał Tkaczuk (3 April 2024). "Były mistrz FEN, Kacper Formela, podpisał kontrakt z KSW". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Bartłomiej Stachura (11 May 2024). "Kacper Formela wypunktował Ahmeda Vilę na KSW 94". Lowking (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Bartłomiej Stachura (16 November 2024). "Srogie łokcie 12-6! Robert Ruchała znokautował Kacpra Formelę na KSW 100 (VIDEO)". Lowking (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Grzegorz Nielubiak (14 June 2025). "XTB KSW 107: Roman Szymański znokautował Kacpra Formelę [WIDEO]". In The Cage (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Jakub Madej (29 November 2025). "Błyskawiczny nokaut! Kacper Formela w 59 sekund posłał Patricka Gomesa na deski!". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Waldemar Ossowski (16 March 2024). "Nieudany debiut mistrza Babilon MMA w KSW. Formela wraca do gry o najwyższe cele". WP Sportowe Fakty (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.
- ↑ Krzysztof Kordys (23 May 2026). "Kacper Formela zwycięża! Maciej Sulęcki przegrywa w boksie na gołe pięści. Co za kapitalna walka!". MMA Rocks! (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-08-11.