Ľudovít Klein
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Ľudovít Klein (born February 22, 1995) is a Slovak mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Infobox
Born
(1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 30)Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Other names
Mr. Highlight
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight
155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division
LightweightFeatherweight
Reach
72.0 in (183 cm)
Stance
Southpaw
Fighting out of
Trnava, Slovakia
Team
Spartakus Fight Gym
Years active
2014–present
Total
30
Wins
24
By knockout
1
By submission
2
By decision
2
Losses
5
Draws
1
Tables
Professional record breakdown · Mixed martial arts record
By knockout
By knockout
30 matches
By knockout
24 wins
9
5 losses
1
By submission
By submission
30 matches
By submission
24 wins
8
5 losses
2
By decision
By decision
30 matches
By decision
24 wins
7
5 losses
2
Draws
Draws
30 matches
Draws
24 wins
1
| 30 matches | 24 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 1 |
| By submission | 8 | 2 |
| By decision | 7 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
· Mixed martial arts record
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
24–5–1
Opponent
Mateusz Rębecki
Method
Decision (majority)
Event
UFC 321
Date
October 25, 2025
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Notes
Fight of the Night.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
23–5–1
Opponent
Mateusz Gamrot
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Gamrot vs. Klein
Date
May 31, 2025
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
23–4–1
Opponent
Roosevelt Roberts
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Date
September 28, 2024
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Paris, France
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
22–4–1
Opponent
Thiago Moisés
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov
Date
June 8, 2024
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
21–4–1
Opponent
AJ Cunningham
Method
TKO (front kick to the body and punches)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev
Date
March 2, 2024
Round
1
Time
4:36
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
20–4–1
Opponent
Ignacio Bahamondes
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font
Date
August 5, 2023
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Draw
Draw
Res.
Draw
Record
19–4–1
Opponent
Jai Herbert
Method
Draw (majority)
Event
UFC 286
Date
March 18, 2023
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
London, England
Notes
Herbert was deducted one point in round 3 due to multiple groin strikes.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
19–4
Opponent
Mason Jones
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
Date
July 23, 2022
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
London, England
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
18–4
Opponent
Devonte Smith
Method
Decision (split)
Event
UFC 272
Date
March 5, 2022
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Notes
Return to Lightweight.
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
17–4
Opponent
Nate Landwehr
Method
Submission (anaconda choke)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
Date
October 16, 2021
Round
3
Time
2:22
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
17–3
Opponent
Michael Trizano
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Date
May 8, 2021
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
17–2
Opponent
Shane Young
Method
KO (head kick and punches)
Event
UFC 253
Date
September 27, 2020
Round
1
Time
1:16
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Notes
Catchweight (150 lb) bout; Klein missed weight.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
16–2
Opponent
Łukasz Sajewski
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Oktagon Prime 3
Date
February 15, 2020
Round
1
Time
3:49
Location
Šamorín, Slovakia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
15–2
Opponent
João Paulo Rodrigues
Method
KO (head kick)
Event
Oktagon 14
Date
September 14, 2019
Round
3
Time
0:46
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
14–2
Opponent
Willian Lima
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
Oktagon 12
Date
June 8, 2019
Round
1
Time
2:27
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Notes
Lightweight bout.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
13–2
Opponent
Arbi Mezhidov
Method
Decision (unanimous)
Event
X Fight Nights 14
Date
November 18, 2018
Round
3
Time
5:00
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
12–2
Opponent
Kamil Selwa
Method
TKO (punches)
Event
X Fight Nights 11
Date
June 28, 2018
Round
2
Time
N/A
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Notes
Return to Featherweight.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
11–2
Opponent
Matěj Kuzník
Method
TKO (doctor stoppage)
Event
Oktagon 5
Date
March 17, 2018
Round
4
Time
5:00
Location
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Notes
Lightweight debut.
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
10–2
Opponent
Krzysztof Klaczek
Method
KO (head kick)
Event
Oktagon 4
Date
November 12, 2017
Round
1
Time
2:00
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
9–2
Opponent
Aiden Lee
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Cage Warriors 87
Date
October 14, 2017
Round
1
Time
2:34
Location
Newport, Wales
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
9–1
Opponent
Moric Besztercei
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Dark Night Volume 2
Date
June 24, 2017
Round
1
Time
4:56
Location
Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
8–1
Opponent
Ahmed Abdulkadirov
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
ACB 60
Date
May 13, 2017
Round
2
Time
0:44
Location
Vienna, Austria
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
7–1
Opponent
Khusein Maltsagov
Method
KO (knee)
Event
ACB 56
Date
April 1, 2017
Round
2
Time
3:29
Location
Minsk, Belarus
Loss
Loss
Res.
Loss
Record
6–1
Opponent
Igor Tarytsa
Method
KO (punch)
Event
A-Fight 5
Date
February 24, 2017
Round
1
Time
4:58
Location
Nevinnomyssk, Russia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Aleksandar Janković
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Fight of Gladiators 5
Date
April 9, 2016
Round
1
Time
N/A
Location
Nitra, Slovakia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Michal Stefek
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
Hanuman Cup 30
Date
March 5, 2016
Round
1
Time
0:40
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Samuel Ribansky
Method
Submission (armbar)
Event
Hanuman Cup 28
Date
September 26, 2015
Round
2
Time
0:00
Location
Bratislava, Slovakia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Adam Németh
Method
Submission (guillotine choke)
Event
Hanuman Cup 27
Date
July 4, 2015
Round
1
Time
1:00
Location
Senec, Slovakia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Kamil Tarnawski
Method
Submission (triangle choke)
Event
Pit Cage Fighting 12
Date
May 16, 2015
Round
2
Time
1:35
Location
Poprad, Slovakia
Win
Win
Res.
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Martin Mihálik
Method
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Event
Pit Cage Fighting 11
Date
December 20, 2014
Round
1
Time
0:27
Location
Levoča, Slovakia
Notes
Featherweight debut.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 24–5–1 | Mateusz Rębecki | Decision (majority) | UFC 321 | October 25, 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 23–5–1 | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Gamrot vs. Klein | May 31, 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 23–4–1 | Roosevelt Roberts | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | September 28, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
| Win | 22–4–1 | Thiago Moisés | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov | June 8, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 21–4–1 | AJ Cunningham | TKO (front kick to the body and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev | March 2, 2024 | 1 | 4:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 20–4–1 | Ignacio Bahamondes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font | August 5, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Draw | 19–4–1 | Jai Herbert | Draw (majority) | UFC 286 | March 18, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Herbert was deducted one point in round 3 due to multiple groin strikes. |
| Win | 19–4 | Mason Jones | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | July 23, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 18–4 | Devonte Smith | Decision (split) | UFC 272 | March 5, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Lightweight. |
| Loss | 17–4 | Nate Landwehr | Submission (anaconda choke) | UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont | October 16, 2021 | 3 | 2:22 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 17–3 | Michael Trizano | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | May 8, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 17–2 | Shane Young | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC 253 | September 27, 2020 | 1 | 1:16 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Catchweight (150 lb) bout; Klein missed weight. |
| Win | 16–2 | Łukasz Sajewski | TKO (punches) | Oktagon Prime 3 | February 15, 2020 | 1 | 3:49 | Šamorín, Slovakia | |
| Win | 15–2 | João Paulo Rodrigues | KO (head kick) | Oktagon 14 | September 14, 2019 | 3 | 0:46 | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| Win | 14–2 | Willian Lima | TKO (punches) | Oktagon 12 | June 8, 2019 | 1 | 2:27 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Lightweight bout. |
| Win | 13–2 | Arbi Mezhidov | Decision (unanimous) | X Fight Nights 14 | November 18, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| Win | 12–2 | Kamil Selwa | TKO (punches) | X Fight Nights 11 | June 28, 2018 | 2 | N/A | Prague, Czech Republic | Return to Featherweight. |
| Win | 11–2 | Matěj Kuzník | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Oktagon 5 | March 17, 2018 | 4 | 5:00 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Lightweight debut. |
| Win | 10–2 | Krzysztof Klaczek | KO (head kick) | Oktagon 4 | November 12, 2017 | 1 | 2:00 | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| Loss | 9–2 | Aiden Lee | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 87 | October 14, 2017 | 1 | 2:34 | Newport, Wales | |
| Win | 9–1 | Moric Besztercei | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Dark Night Volume 2 | June 24, 2017 | 1 | 4:56 | Nové Zámky, Slovakia | |
| Win | 8–1 | Ahmed Abdulkadirov | Submission (guillotine choke) | ACB 60 | May 13, 2017 | 2 | 0:44 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 7–1 | Khusein Maltsagov | KO (knee) | ACB 56 | April 1, 2017 | 2 | 3:29 | Minsk, Belarus | |
| Loss | 6–1 | Igor Tarytsa | KO (punch) | A-Fight 5 | February 24, 2017 | 1 | 4:58 | Nevinnomyssk, Russia | |
| Win | 6–0 | Aleksandar Janković | Submission (armbar) | Fight of Gladiators 5 | April 9, 2016 | 1 | N/A | Nitra, Slovakia | |
| Win | 5–0 | Michal Stefek | Submission (guillotine choke) | Hanuman Cup 30 | March 5, 2016 | 1 | 0:40 | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Samuel Ribansky | Submission (armbar) | Hanuman Cup 28 | September 26, 2015 | 2 | 0:00 | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Adam Németh | Submission (guillotine choke) | Hanuman Cup 27 | July 4, 2015 | 1 | 1:00 | Senec, Slovakia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Kamil Tarnawski | Submission (triangle choke) | Pit Cage Fighting 12 | May 16, 2015 | 2 | 1:35 | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Martin Mihálik | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pit Cage Fighting 11 | December 20, 2014 | 1 | 0:27 | Levoča, Slovakia | Featherweight debut. |
References
- ufcstats.comhttp://ufcstats.com/fighter-details/5b86d491d63890c5
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- "Klein replaces Gonzalez for Smith in 8 days"https://www.eurosport.nl/mixed-martial-arts/ufc/2022/hardy-vs.-spivac-verplaatst-naar-ufc-272-in-las-vegas_sto8720759/story.shtml
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- "With Ignacio Bahamondes out of UFC 277, Ludovit Klein now faces Mason Jones at UFC London"https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/07/with-ignacio-bahamondes-out-of-ufc-277-ludovit-klein-now-faces-mason-jones-at-ufc-london
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- "Morning Report: Mike Tyson says Jake Paul boxing match is 'what the world really needs right now' - Fight Announcements"https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/8/21/24224224/morning-report-mike-tyson-says-jake-paul-boxing-match-is-what-world-really-needs-right-now
- "UFC Paris : Nouvel adversaire pour L'udovit Klein"https://boxemag.com/ufc/ufc-paris-nouvel-adversaire-pour-ludovit-klein/
- "Ludovit Klein Pressures, Grapples Roberts To Decision Win"https://cagesidepress.com/2024/09/28/ludovit-klein-pressures-grapples-roberts-to-decision-win/
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- "UFC Vegas 107: Mateusz Gamrot Dominates L'udovit Klein"https://cagesidepress.com/2025/05/31/ufc-vegas-107-mateusz-gamrot-dominates-ludovit-klein/
- Lowking.plhttps://www.lowking.pl/nie-proznuje-mateusz-rebecki-wraca-do-akcji-polak-wystapi-na-pazdziernikowej-gali-ufc-mierzac-sie-z-ludovitem-kleinem/
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