One of the lesser -known 'Fighting Nerds' is his name in the plates of etching.
12 fights go out of Chicago on Saturday evening, with a middleweight championship between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev with the headlining of UFC 319.
The Prelims only saw a few knockouts with Alexander Hernandez who put Chase Hooper in the opening round and Michał Oleksiejczuk finished veteran Gerald Meerschaert in his 24th UFC performance.
This was the ninth victory of Oleksiejczuk in the UFC and the second in a row since he participates in 'Fighting Nerds' of the Brazilian team.
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Michał Oleksiejczuk Trails Vitor Belfort, 'Rumble' Johnson in the first round Knockouts
Oleksiejczuk needed less than a round to eliminate SubmitsieKunstenaar Meerschaert on UFC 319.
All UFC victories of Oleksiejczuk are finished second. The interruption of Oleksiejczuk in Chicago brings the middle weight to eight first round knockouts.
Oleksiejczuk Trails only behind the legendary KO artist Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson (9) and Vitor Belfort (11) when it comes to knockouts in the first round under the UFC banner.
21-9 As a professional, Oleksiejczuk has 16 Finishes, 13 of which have entered the opening round.
Michał Oleksiejczuk is not the only fighting nerd on UFC 319
The recent success of Oleksiejczuk could be attributed to his switch to the Fighting Nerds in Brazil.
The Core Four Fighting Nerds are Caio Borralho, Jean Silva, Mauricio Ruffy and Carlos Prates.
Prates fights Top Welterweight Competent Geoff Neal on the Pay-per-View main map of UFC 319.
Prates tries to bounce back from his first UFC loss to Ian Machado Garry after starting his UFC run on 4-0 with four knockouts in 2024.