🚨BREAKING: Mateusz Gamrot will fight Axel Sola at UFC Vegas 125 on January 23rd in Meta Apex in Las Vegas. This fight is reportedly a 5-round main event.
Mateusz Gamrot is reportedly set to face Axel Sola in a five-round main event at UFC Vegas 125 on January 23 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The matchup has not been officially confirmed.
Gamrot, 26-5-0, is the number 10 ranked lightweight and a 35-year-old Polish southpaw who trains out of American Top Team. His most recent recorded fight was an August 8 submission loss to Quillan Salkilld in the first round, which followed an April 11 submission win over Esteban Ribovics. Before that, he lost by second-round submission to Charles Oliveira in October 2025. The grappling-heavy profile is the foundation of his game: he averages 5.08 takedowns per 15 minutes and lands 3.14 significant strikes per minute at 51 percent accuracy.
Sola, 13-1-1, is a 29-year-old southpaw with momentum behind him. He has won his last two recorded fights, a first-round submission of Ismael Bonfim on July 25 and a first-round knockout of Fares Ziam on September 5. His lone recorded loss in that stretch came by unanimous decision to Mason Jones on March 21. He lands 4.55 significant strikes per minute, also at 51 percent accuracy, and averages 1.79 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Why it matters
- Both men are southpaws, so neither will find the usual stance mismatch.
- Sola is six years younger, and he holds a four-inch reach advantage (74 inches to 70) along with a two-inch height edge at six feet to Gamrot's five-foot-ten.
- Sola out-strikes Gamrot by 1.41 significant strikes per minute on paper, while Gamrot's takedown rate is more than double Sola's, a split that frames the likely contrast between striking output and wrestling pressure.
- Gamrot has lost two of his last three recorded fights, both by submission, while Sola is coming off two first-round finishes, so the bout could shape the trajectory of both fighters.
The five-round distance would also be notable for a ranked lightweight facing an opponent still building his profile in the division. Gamrot's takedown volume could be tested over a longer fight, as could Sola's ability to keep the bout standing.
The UFC has not yet confirmed the card, the date or the main event, and details could change before any official announcement.
