Daniel Skibiński

Daniel Skibiński
BornDaniel Skibiński
(1990-08-28) August 28, 1990
Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Other namesSkiba
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb)
Division
Reach71.7 in (182 cm)[1]
StyleWrestling
Fighting out ofOstrów Wielkopolski, Poland
TeamCzerwony Smok
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total33
Wins23
By knockout7
By submission3
By decision13
Losses10
By knockout5
By submission2
By decision3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Daniel Skibiński (born August 28, 1990) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He is a former Babilon MMA Welterweight champion. Skibiński has previously competed on Cage Warriors and UAE Warriors.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Skibiński made his professional debut on March 23, 2013 against Kamil Szymański. Skibiński lost the fight via a first-round submission.[2]

Profesjonalna Liga MMA

After accumulating a career record of 1–1, Skibiński made his debut under Polish federation Profesjonalna Liga MMA (PLMMA) against Mariusz Radziszewski on November 15, 2013. Skibiński won the fight via a unanimous decision.[3]

His next fight came on February 15, 2014 against Kamil Szymuszowski. Skibiński lost the fight via a unanimous decision.[4]

Babilon MMA

After accumulating a career record of 8–5, Skibiński made his debut under Polish federation Babilon MMA during its inaugural event on August 18, 2017. He faced Łukasz Szczerek. Skibiński won the fight via a second-round submission.[5]

VIP Fight Night at Five

Skibiński made his debut under Emirati federation VIP Fight Night at Five on November 3, 2017 against Islam Sayed. Skibiński won the fight via a first-round submission.[6]

Return to Babilon MMA

Skibiński returned to Babilon MMA on March 16, 2018 against Davy Gallon. Skibiński won the fight via Unanimous Decision. This performance earned him a Fight of the Night bonus.[7]

His next fight came on August 18, 2018 against Gianni Melillo. Skibiński won the fight via TKO 20 seconds into the fight.[8] This performance earned him a Knockout of the Night bonus.[9]

Babilon MMA Welterweight champion

Skibiński faced Paweł Pawlak for the inaugural Babilon MMA Welterweight championship on December 15, 2018. Skibiński won the fight via a unanimous decision, winning his first career championship in the process.[10]

His first title defense was scheduled for May 31, 2019 against Zalimkhan Yusupov.[11] Yusupov later withdrew from the bout, and was replace with Adriano Rodrigues. Due to the short notice and Rodrigues not being able to safely make weight on time, the bout proceeded as a non-title catchweight bout.[12] Skibiński won the fight via a second-round TKO.[13]

His first official title defense came on December 13, 2019 against Lom-Ali Nalgiev. Skibiński won the fight via a unanimous decision, successfully defending his title.[14]

His second title defense was scheduled for August 28, 2020 against Carlo Prater.[15] Prater later withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19. His new rival was Kirill Medvedovski.[16] Skibiński won the fight via a first-round TKO, defending his championship in the process.[17] This would mark Skibiński's final title defense and final appearance under Babilon MMA.

EFM Show

Skibiński made his debut on the inaugural EFM Show event against John Michael Sheil on April 9, 2021. Skibiński won the fight via a first-round TKO.[18]

UAE Warriors

Skibiński made his debut under UAE Warriors on June 19, 2021 against Acoidan Duque. Skibiński won the fight via a third-round TKO.[19]

His next fight came on October 29, 2021 against Tahir Abdullaev. Skibiński lost the fight via TKO 45 seconds into the fight.[20]

Cage Warriors

Skibiński made his debut under Cage Warriors on April 1, 2022 against Justin Burlinson. Skibiński lost the fight via a second-round submission.[21]

His next fight came on July 22, 2022 against Jim Wallhead. Skibiński lost the fight via a first-round TKO.[22]

His next fight came on March 17, 2023 against Omiel Brown. Skibiński won the fight via a unanimous decision.[23]

His final fight with the federation came on July 21, 2023 against Madars Fleminas. Skibiński lost the fight via a second-round TKO.[24]

Hybrid MMA

Skibiński returned to his native Poland, fighting under local federation Hybrid MMA. He made his debut under the federation on December 16, 2023 against Alisson Marreira. Skibiński won the fight via a first-round TKO.[25]

His next fight came on March 1, 2024 against Leonardo Damiani. Skibiński won the fight via a split decision.[26]

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

On August 29, 2024, it was announced that Skibiński had signed with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW).[27] In his debut, he was scheduled to face Wiktor Zalewski, stepping in for an injured Madars Felminas.[28] Zalewski later withdrew due to injury, and was replaced by Leonardo Damiani. This was a rematch between the two, following the controversial decision in the first bout.[29] Skibiński won the rematch via yet another split decision.[30]

His next fight came on January 25, 2025 against Muslim Tulshaev. Skibiński lost the fight via a first-round knockout.[31]

His next fight came on August 9, 2025 against Oskar Szczepaniak. Skibiński won the fight via a second-round submission.[32] This performance earned him a Submission of the Night bonus.[33]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • Babilon MMA
    • Babilon MMA Welterweight champion (One time; former)
      • Two successful title defenses
    • Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Gianni Melillo
    • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Davy Gallon

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
33 matches 23 wins 10 losses
By knockout 7 5
By submission 3 2
By decision 13 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 23–10 Oskar Szczepaniak Submission (rear-naked choke) KSW 109 August 9, 2025 2 2:30 Warsaw, Poland Submission of the Night.
Loss 22–10 Muslim Tulshaev KO (punch) KSW 102 January 25, 2025 2 1:40 Radom, Poland
Win 22–9 Leonardo Damiani Decision (split) KSW 98 September 14, 2024 3 5:00 Lubin, Poland Catchweight (176 lb) bout.
Win 21–9 Leonardo Damiani Decision (split) Hybrid MMA 3 March 1, 2024 3 5:00 Piła, Poland Catchweight (176 lb) bout.
Win 20–9 Alisson Marreira TKO (knee injury) Hybrid MMA 2 December 15, 2023 1 1:04 Leszno, Poland Catchweight (179 lb) bout.
Loss 19–9 Madars Fleminas TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 157 July 21, 2023 2 0:44 London, England
Win 19–8 Omiel Brown Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 150 March 17, 2023 3 5:00 London, England
Loss 18–8 Jim Wallhead TKO (punch) Cage Warriors 141 July 22, 2022 1 1:15 London, England
Loss 18–7 Justin Burlinson Submission (guillotine choke) Cage Warriors 135 April 1, 2022 2 4:54 Manchester, England
Loss 18–6 Tahir Abdullaev TKO (punches) UAE Warriors 24 October 29, 2021 1 0:45 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 18–5 Acoidan Duque TKO (punches) UAE Warriors 20 June 19, 2021 3 0:48 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 17–5 John Michael Sheil TKO (punches) EFM Show 1 April 9, 2021 1 2:10 Łódź, Poland
Win 16–5 Kirill Medvedovski TKO (body kick and punches) Babilon MMA 15 August 28, 2020 1 3:02 Biała Rawska, Poland Defended the Babilon MMA Welterweight championship.
Win 15–5 Lom-Ali Nalgiev Decision (unanimous) Babilon MMA 11 December 13, 2019 5 5:00 Radom, Poland Defended the Babilon MMA Welterweight championship.
Win 14–5 Adriano Rodrigues TKO (knees and punches) Babilon MMA 8 May 31, 2019 2 2:26 Pruszków, Poland Catchweight (174 lb) bout.
Win 13–5 Paweł Pawlak Decision (unanimous) Babilon MMA 6 December 15, 2018 5 5:00 Raszyn, Poland Won the inaugural Babilon MMA Welterweight championship.
Win 12–5 Gianni Melillo TKO (punches) Babilon MMA 5 August 18, 2018 1 0:20 Międzyzdroje, Poland Knockout of the Night.
Win 11–5 Davy Gallon Decision (unanimous) Babilon MMA 3 March 16, 2018 3 5:00 Radom, Poland Fight of the Night.
Win 10–5 Islam Sayed Submission (rear-naked choke) VIP Fight Night at Five 1 November 13, 2017 1 3:58 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Win 9–5 Łukasz Szczerek Submission (shoulder choke) Babilon MMA 1 August 18, 2017 2 1:39 Międzyzdroje, Poland
Win 8–5 Igor Michaliszyn Decision (unanimous) Victory FC League 4 April 28, 2017 3 5:00 Racibórz, Poland
Win 7–5 Vitaly Slipenko Decision (unanimous) Spartan Fight 6 December 17, 2016 3 5:00 Płock, Poland Return to Welterweight.
Loss 6–5 Nenad Avramović Decision (unanimous) IFO2 Europe September 24, 2016 3 5:00 Frankfurt, Germany Middleweight debut.
Loss 6–4 Ismail Naurdiev KO (knee) World Freefight Challenge 20 August 17, 2016 1 0:40 Bad Vöslau, Austria
Win 6–3 Rafał Lewoń Decision (unanimous) Runda 5: Lewoń vs. Skibiński December 5, 2015 3 5:00 Białogard, Poland
Win 5–3 Maciej Kałuszewski Decision (unanimous) Arena Berserkerów 8 October 10, 2015 3 5:00 Szczecin, Poland
Win 4–3 Ireneusz Ziółkowski Decision (unanimous) Arena Berserkerów 7 March 14, 2015 3 5:00 Szczecin, Poland
Loss 3–3 Tomasz Romanowski Decision (split) XCage 6: PLMMA 38 September 5, 2014 3 5:00 Toruń, Poland
Win 3–2 Kamil Krzemiński TKO (punches) Night of Champions 6 April 19, 2014 1 2:55 Poznań, Poland
Loss 2–2 Kamil Szymuszowski Decision (unanimous) PLMMA 28 February 15, 2014 3 5:00 Bieżuń, Poland
Win 2–1 Mariusz Radziszewski Decision (unanimous) PLMMA 24 November 15, 2013 3 5:00 Legionowo, Poland
Win 1–1 Michał Michalski Decision (split) German MMA Championship 4 July 6, 2013 3 5:00 Herne, Germany
Loss 0–1 Kamil Szymański Submission (rear-naked choke) SWG – Charity Fight Night March 23, 2013 1 N/A Gostyń, Poland Welterweight debut.

Exhibition boxing record

1 fight 0 wins 0 losses
By knockout 0 0
By decision 0 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Draw 0–0–1 Łukasz Szulc UD 3 15 Oct 2022 Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa OSiR, Mosina, Poland

See also

References

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