Bojan Veličković

Mixed martial arts career Early career Veličković was a gold medalist in amateur MMA at the FILA World Wrestling Federation before making his professional debut in 2010 as part of the "Road to the Ring of Fire" reality show. Veličković won all four fights and the show. He then began competing for the Tesla Fighting Championship in his native Serbia, where he was also Welterweight champion.

Resurrection Fighting Alliance After compiling a professional record of 9–2, Veličković signed with the promotion in 2014. After losing his promotional debut to former UFC competitor and Ultimate Fighter Season 17 contestant Gilbert Smith, he won his next four fights with the promotion, capturing the Welterweight Championship in his final fight before signing with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Veličković signed with the UFC after compiling a record of 13–3 first and relocating to Colorado.

Veličković made his promotional debut against Alessio Di Chirico on April 10, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 86. He won the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, and 30–27).

Veličković next faced Michael Graves on July 30, 2016, at UFC 201. The bout was declared a majority draw.

Veličković faced Sultan Aliev on December 17, 2016, at UFC on Fox 22. He lost the fight via split decision.

Veličković faced Nico Musoke on May 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 109. He won the fight by knockout in the third round. This win also earned Veličković his first Performance of the Night bonus award.

Veličković fought Darren Till on September 2, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov, losing the bout in a unanimous decision.

Veličković faced Jake Matthews on November 19, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 121. He lost the fight via split decision, and was subsequently released from the promotion.

PFL After the release from the UFC, Veličković signed with Professional Fighters League, participating the inaugural season's welterweight bracket. He advanced from the regular season to quarterfinals where he eventually was eliminated, but was brought back to semifinals due to an injury of Abubakar Nurmagomedov. He lost the semifinal bout against Magomed Magomedkerimov via second round knockout.

Veličković also participated in the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League, ending up losing both of his regular season bouts and not advancing to the playoffs.

Post-PFL career Veličković was expected to face Escley Araujo at Serbian Battle Championship 27 on March 14, 2020. However, Araujo withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Danillo Santos. Veličković won the fight via second-round submission.

Veličković then challenged Vladislav Kanchev for the SBC Welterweight Championship at Serbian Battle Championship 29 on November 7, 2020. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Oktagon MMA As the first bout of his three-fight contract with Oktagon MMA, Veličković faced Emmanuel Dawa at Oktagon 25 on June 19, 2021. He won the fight via technical knockout after the first round.

In his sophomore appearance he faced Carlo Prater at Oktagon 27 on September 11, 2021. He won the fight via first-round technical knockout.

Veličković faced David Kozma for the Oktagon MMA Welterweight Championship on December 4, 2021, at Oktagon 29. He lost the bout via TKO in the 4th round.

Veličković faced Máté Kertész on March 26, 2022, at Oktagon Prime 5. He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Veličković faced Leandro Silva on October 15, 2022, at Oktagon 36. He lost the bout via split decision.

Veličković faced Ion Surdu on March 4, 2023, at Oktagon 40 in the Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Round of 16, winning bout via the anaconda choke in the first round.

In the Quarterfinals, Veličković faced Christian Jungwirth on June 17, 2023, at Oktagon 44, winning the bout and advancing via unanimous decision.

The semi-finals saw Veličković face David Kozma on September 16, 2023, at Oktagon 46, knocking him out in the first round.

In the finals, Veličković faced Andreas Michailidis on December 29, 2023, submitting him in the third round via rear-naked choke to win the 300 thousand euro prize for winning the tournament.

Veličković faced Ronald Paradeiser on June 14, 2025, at Oktagon 72. He lost the bout by TKO in the first round after injuring his leg. After the fight, Veličković announced his retirement from MMA.

Championships and accomplishments Oktagon MMA 2023 Oktagon Welterweight Tournament Resurrection Fighting Alliance Welterweight Champion Tesla Fighting Championship Middleweight Champion Ultimate Fighting Championship Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Nico Musoke Serbian Battle Championship SBC Welterweight Championship (one time; current)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Ronald Paradeiser TKO (leg injury) Oktagon 72

Prague, Czech Republic Win

Andreas Michailidis Submission (rear-naked choke) Oktagon 51

Prague, Czech Republic Win

David Kozma KO (punches) Oktagon 46

Frankfurt, Germany Win

Christian Jungwirth Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 44

Oberhausen, Germany Win

Ion Surdu Submission (anaconda choke) Oktagon 40

Ostrava, Czech Republic Loss

Leandro Silva Decision (split) Oktagon 36

Frankfurt, Germany Win

Máté Kertész Decision (unanimous) Oktagon Prime 5

Samorin, Slovakia Loss

David Kozma TKO (punches) Oktagon 29

Ostrava, Czech Republic Win

Carlo Prater TKO (punches) Oktagon 27

Bratislava, Slovakia Win

Emmanuel Dawa TKO (doctor stoppage) Oktagon 25

Brno, Czech Republic Win

Vladislav Kanchev Decision (unanimous) Serbian Battle Championship 29

Novi Sad, Serbia Win

Danillo Santos Submission (guillotine choke) Serbian Battle Championship 27

Vrbas, Serbia Loss

João Zeferino Decision (unanimous) PFL 4 (2019)

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Loss

Handesson Ferreira Decision (unanimous) PFL 1 (2019)

Uniondale, New York, United States Loss

Magomed Magomedkerimov TKO (punches)

Draw

Abubakar Nurmagomedov Draw (unanimous)

Loss

Magomed Magomedkerimov Decision (unanimous) PFL 6 (2018)

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Jonatan Westin TKO (punches) PFL 3 (2018)

Washington, D.C., United States Loss

Jake Matthews Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

Sydney, Australia Loss

Darren Till Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Nico Musoke KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira

Stockholm, Sweden Loss

Sultan Aliev Decision (split) UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson

Sacramento, California, United States Draw

Michael Graves Draw (majority) UFC 201

Atlanta, Georgia, United States Win

Alessio Di Chirico Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos

Zagreb, Croatia Win

Benjamin Smith Submission (guillotine choke) RFA 34

Broomfield, Colorado, United States Win

Vardan Sholinian Decision (unanimous) RFA 31

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Charles Byrd Decision (unanimous) RFA vs. Legacy FC 1

Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States Win

Chris Hugh TKO (punches) RFA 24

Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States Loss

Gilbert Smith Decision (majority) RFA 20

Broomfield, Colorado, United States Win

Nikolay Aleksakhin Submission (guillotine choke) Tesla FC 4

Pančevo, Serbia Loss

Krzysztof Jotko Decision (majority) MMA Attack 3

Katowice, Poland Win

Tomáš Kužela Submission (rear-naked choke) Heroes Gate 9

Prague, Czech Republic Win

Jiří Procházka TKO (punches) Supreme FC 1

Belgrade, Serbia | Loss

Svetlozar Savov Decision (split) World Freefight Challenge 17

Ljubljana, Slovenia Win

Marko Lukačić Submission (rear-naked choke) Tesla FC 2

Belgrade, Serbia Win

Jason Lee KO (punches) Ring of Fire 41

Broomfield, Colorado, United States Win

Nemanja Uverić Submission (guillotine choke)

Win

Svetislav Nikolajev Submission (armbar)

Win

Marko Ignjatović Submission (heel hook)

Win

Vladimir Jovanović Submission (armbar)