Goran Reljić

Goran Reljić
Born (1984-03-20) March 20, 1984
Zadar, Croatia
Nationality Croatian
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division Middleweight (2009-2010)
Light Heavyweight (2004-2008) (2010-present)
Heavyweight (2012)
Reach 81 in (206 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Zadar, Croatia
Team University of Fighting [1]
Rank Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Years active 2004–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 21
Wins 15
By knockout 5
By submission 5
By decision 5
Losses 6
By knockout 2
By decision 4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Goran Reljić (born March 20, 1984) is a Croatian mixed martial artist.


Mixed martial arts career

Reljic made his professional MMA debut at 2004 against Bojan Spalevic. Goran won the fight via submission (armbar) in the first round. His second fight was against Andrej Bregar in Trbovlje, Slovenia. Goran won the fight via submission (arm triangle choke).

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Reljic made his UFC debut at light heavyweight against Wilson Gouveia at UFC 84, where he won in the second round by TKO. He then dropped down to middleweight.[2]

His next fight was slated to be at UFC 90 against Thales Leites, but Reljic sustained a serious back injury and was replaced by Drew McFedries. He would not return to active competition for nearly two years.

Reljic finally made his return and faced CB Dollaway on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110, where he would be making his middleweight debut.[3] Reljic lost the fight via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 29-28.

Reljic faced Kendall Grove on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116 and lost via split decision.[4][5]

Reljic returned to the light heavyweight division and faced Krzysztof Soszynski on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122.[6] After losing the fight via unanimous decision, Reljic was released from the promotion.[7]

Post-UFC

In his first post UFC fight, Reljic faced Goran Scepanovic on October 7, 2011 at BEFN 6, where he won by TKO at 1:31 of the first round.

Reljić then faced Rogent Lloret in a heavyweight bout on March 24, 2012 at Strength and Honor Championship in Geneve Switzerland. Reljic won the fight by TKO at 3:02 of the first round.

Reljić fought Jan Błachowicz in a main fight on KSW 22 for light heavyweight world title. He lost the fight via Unanimous Decision.[8]

Reljić then faced Nikolay Osokin at Draka 13 on August 30, 2013. Reljić won the bout via TKO (kick to the body) in round one.

Reljić returned to KSW on March 22, 2014 against Karol Celinski at KSW 26. Reljić won the bout via unanimous decision.[9]

In his debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation, Reljić faced Vadim Nemkov on December 29, 2015. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 15–6 Vadim Nemkov TKO (punches) Rizin Fighting Federation: Saraba December 29, 2015 1 2:58 Saitama, Japan Rizin FF Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Loss 15–5 Tomasz Narkun KO (punches) KSW 32: Road To Wembley October 31, 2015 1 1:55 London, England Lost KSW Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 15–4 Attila Végh Decision (split) KSW 31 May 23, 2015 3 5:00 Gdańsk, Poland Won the vacant KSW Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 14–4 Tomasz Narkun Decision (majority)[10][11] KSW 29 December 6, 2014 3 5:00 Cracow, Poland Title eliminator.
Win 13–4 Karol Celinski Decision (unanimous) KSW 26 March 22, 2014 3 5:00 Warsaw, Poland
Win 12–4 Nikolay Osokin TKO (body kick) Draka 13 August 30, 2013 1 0:47 Vladivostok, Russia
Loss 11–4 Jan Błachowicz Decision (unanimous) KSW 22 March 16, 2013 3 5:00 Warsaw, Poland For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship.
Fight of the Night.
Win 11–3 Gadji Magomedov Decision (unanimous) Draka 8 August 11, 2012 4 3:00 Nakhodka, Russia
Win 10–3 Rogent Lloret TKO (punches) S&HC 5 March 24, 2012 1 3:02 Geneva, Switzerland Heavyweight bout
Win 9–3 Goran Scepanovic TKO (punches) Bilic-Eric Security Fight Night 6 October 7, 2011 1 1:31 Zagreb, Croatia
Loss 8–3 Krzysztof Soszynski Decision (unanimous) UFC 122 November 13, 2010 3 5:00 Oberhausen, Germany Return to Light Heavyweight.
Loss 8–2 Kendall Grove Decision (split) UFC 116 July 3, 2010 3 5:00 Nevada, United States
Loss 8–1 C.B. Dollaway Decision (unanimous) UFC 110 February 21, 2010 3 5:00 Sydney, Australia Middleweight Debut.
Win 8–0 Wilson Gouveia TKO (punches) UFC 84 May 24, 2008 2 3:15 Nevada, United States UFC Debut. Fight of the Night.
Win 7–0 Waldemar Golinski Decision (unanimous) BE 2 - Boxing Explosion 2 August 2, 2007 2 5:00 Celje, Slovenia
Win 6–0 Tomek Smykowski Submission (armbar) CF - The Real Deal May 5, 2007 1 4:51 Maribor, Slovenia
Win 5–0 Petr Kelner Submission (armbar) Ultimate Fight - Challenge 1 December 9, 2006 2 3:47 Samobor, Croatia
Win 4–0 Bojan Mihajlovic Submission (kimura) NS 3 - Noc Skorpiona 3 February 18, 2006 1 2:51 Šibenik, Croatia
Win 3–0 Nenad Djuric TKO (punches) NS 1 - Noc Skorpiona 1 April 29, 2005 2 0:54 Zadar, Croatia
Win 2–0 Andrej Bregar Submission (arm-triangle choke) Trboulje 1 - Croatia vs. Slovenia November 5, 2004 1 1:52 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Win 1–0 Bojan Spalevic Submission (armbar) UFD - Ultimate Fight Dubravc April 4, 2004 1 4:20 Zagreb, Croatia

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