Goran Reljić

Goran Reljić (born 20 March 1984) is a Croatian mixed martial artist and bare knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor who began his career in 2004 and most recently competed in 2023, he has fought for the UFC, RIZIN, and KSW.

Mixed martial arts career Reljić made his professional MMA debut on April 4, 2004 against Bojan Spalević. Reljić won the fight via submission (armbar) in the first round. His second fight was against Andrej Bregar in Trbovlje, Slovenia. Reljić won the fight via submission (arm-triangle choke).

Ultimate Fighting Championship Reljić 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.

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

Reljić finally made his return and faced CB Dollaway on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110, where he would be making his middleweight debut. Reljić lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Reljić faced Kendall Grove on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116 and lost via split decision. One judge scored the fight 29–28 for Reljić, while the other two judges scored it 30–27 and 29–28 for Grove.

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

Post-UFC In his first post UFC fight, Reljić faced Goran Šćepanović on October 7, 2011 at BEFN 6, where he won by TKO in the first round.

Reljić then faced Rogent Lloret in a heavyweight bout on March 24, 2012 at Strength and Honor Championship in Geneve Switzerland. Reljić won the fight by TKO in 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.

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

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

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

Absolute Championship Berkut Reljić faced Nikola Dipchikov at ACA 109: Strus vs. Haratyk on . He lost the bout via first round TKO.

Reljić faced Carlos Eduardo on April 23, 2021 at ACA 122. He won the bout via split decision.

Reljić faced Davrbek Isakov at ACA 133 on December 4, 2021. He won the bout via TKO in second round.

Reljić faced Vojtech Garba at RFA 3 on July 23, 2022. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Reljić faced Stepan Gorshechnikov on April 8, 2023 at ACA 155, losing the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.

Reljić faced Alexey Efremov on November 24, 2023 at ACA 166, losing the bout after retiring from the bout after the first round.

Bare knuckle boxing career He made his debut in a bare knuckle boxing becoming UBBADA world light heavyweight champion at BKB 7 event in Liverpool on September 9, 2017, defeating Ricky Nelder via unanimous decision.

On next event he defended title against Jimmy McCrory on November 4, 2017. Fight was declared no contest because McCrory's jaw appears to be broken after a clash of heads.

Bare knuckle boxing record 2 Wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws, 2 NCDateResultOpponentEventMethodRoundTimeNotes 2018-06-09 NC Danny Macintosh BKB 11, O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom NC 1 N/A 2018-03-24 Win Kevin Thompson BKB 10 Liverpool TKO 2 2:00 2017-11-04 NC Jimmy McCrory BKB 8 Coventry NC 1 N/A 2017-09-09 Win Ricky Nelder BKB 7 Liverpool UD 5 2:00

Championships and accomplishments Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki KSW Light Heavyweight World Championship (One time) Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Jan Błachowicz Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Wilson Gouveia UFC.com Awards 2008: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Alexey Efremov TKO (retirement) ACA 166: Magomedov vs. Dolgov

Saint Petersburg, Russia Loss

Stepan Gorshechnikov TKO (punches) ACA 155: Karginov vs. Silva

Minsk, Belarus Loss

Vojtech Garba Decision (unanimous) RFA 3

Ostrava, Czech Republic Win

Davrbek Isakov TKO (punches) ACA 133: Bimarzaev vs. Lima

Saint Petersburg, Russia Win

Carlos Eduardo Decision (split) ACA 122: Johnson vs. Poberezhets

Minsk, Belarus Loss

Nikola Dipchikov TKO (punches) ACA 109: Strus vs. Haratyk

Łódź, Poland Win

Miro Jurković Decision (split) Serbian Battle Championship 28

Odžaci, Serbia Win

Pedro Brum KO (punch) Serbian Battle Championship 27

Vrbas, Serbia Win

Anđelko Kitić Submission (rear-naked choke) Trieste Fight Night 2

Trieste, Italy Win

Daniel Dörrer Submission (armbar) Mannheimer Hafenkeilerei 6

Mannheim, Germany Loss

Mattia Schiavolin Decision (unanimous) Superior FC 15

Rüsselsheim, Germany Loss

Kazbek Saidaliev Decision (unanimous) Akhmat Fight Show 23: Grand Prix Akhmat 2016

Grozny, Russia Loss

Vadim Nemkov TKO (punches) Rizin WGP 2015: Part 1 - Saraba

Saitama, Japan Loss

Tomasz Narkun KO (punches) KSW 32: Road to Wembley

London, England Win

Attila Végh Decision (split) KSW 31: Materla vs. Drwal

Gdańsk, Poland Win

Tomasz Narkun Decision (majority) KSW 29: Reload

Kraków, Poland Win

Karol Celinski Decision (unanimous) KSW 26: Materla vs. Silva 3

Warsaw, Poland Win

Nikolay Osokin TKO (body kick) Draka 13

Vladivostok, Russia Loss

Jan Błachowicz Decision (unanimous) KSW 22: Pride Time

Warsaw, Poland Win

Gadji Magomedov Decision (unanimous) Draka 8

Nakhodka, Russia Win

Rogent Lloret TKO (punches) S&HC 5

Geneva, Switzerland Win

Goran Šćepanović TKO (punches) Bilic-Eric Security Fight Night 6

Zagreb, Croatia Loss

Krzysztof Soszynski Decision (unanimous) UFC 122

Oberhausen, Germany Loss

Kendall Grove Decision (split) UFC 116

Nevada, United States Loss

C.B. Dollaway Decision (unanimous) UFC 110

Sydney, Australia Win

Wilson Gouveia TKO (punches) UFC 84

Nevada, United States Win

Waldemar Golinski Decision (unanimous) BE 2 - Boxing Explosion 2

Celje, Slovenia Win

Tomek Smykowski Submission (armbar) CF - The Real Deal

Maribor, Slovenia Win

Petr Kelner Submission (armbar) Ultimate Fight - Challenge 1

Samobor, Croatia Win

Bojan Mihajlović Submission (kimura) NS 3 - Noc Skorpiona 3

Šibenik, Croatia Win

Nenad Đurić TKO (punches) NS 1 - Noc Skorpiona 1

Zadar, Croatia Win

Andrej Bregar Submission (arm-triangle choke) Trboulje 1 - Croatia vs. Slovenia

Ljubljana, Slovenia Win

Bojan Spalević Submission (armbar) UFD - Ultimate Fight Dubravc

Zagreb, Croatia