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 2020, he has fought for the UFC, RIZIN, and KSW.

Goran Reljić
Born (1984-03-20) 20 March 1984
Zadar, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia today Croatia
Other namesGhost
NationalityCroatian
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
DivisionMiddleweight (2009–2010)
Light Heavyweight (2004–2008, 2010–present)
Heavyweight (2012)
Reach81.0 in (206 cm)
Fighting out ofZadar, Croatia
TeamRenbukai Training Center
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active2004–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total27
Wins19
By knockout6
By submission7
By decision6
Losses8
By knockout2
By decision6
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3][4]

Reljić returned to the light heavyweight division and faced Krzysztof Soszynski on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122.[5] After losing the fight via unanimous decision, Reljić was released from the promotion.[6]

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.[7]

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.

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.[8]

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.[9][10]

Bare knuckle boxing record

2 Wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws, 2 NC
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time Notes
2018-06-09 NC Danny Macintosh BKB 11, O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom NC 1 N/A Retains UBBADA World Light Heavyweight Championship after Macintosh's corner indicated to ref their fighter couldn't continue due to an arm injury.[11]
2018-03-24 Win Kevin Thompson BKB 10 Liverpool TKO 2 2:00 Defended UBBADA World Light Heavyweight Championship. TKO due to a doctor stoppage.
2017-11-04 NC Jimmy McCrory BKB 8 Coventry NC 1 N/A Retains UBBADA World Light Heavyweight Championship. NC due to a clash of the heads.
2017-09-09 Win Ricky Nelder BKB 7 Liverpool UD 5 2:00 Wins UBBADA World Light Heavyweight Championship.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
27 matches 19 wins 8 losses
By knockout 6 2
By submission 7 0
By decision 6 6
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 19–8 Miro Jurković Decision (split) Serbian Battle Championship 28 June 19, 2020 3 5:00 Odžaci, Serbia
Win 18-8 Pedro Brum KO (punch) Serbian Battle Championship 27 March 14, 2020 2 0:24 Vrbas, Serbia
Win 17–8 Anđelko Kitić Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Trieste Fight Night 2 December 8, 2018 1 3:50 Trieste, Italy
Win 16–8 Daniel Dörrer Submission (armbar) Mannheimer Hafenkeilerei 6 December 9, 2017 1 3:50 Mannheim, Germany
Loss 15–8 Mattia Schiavolin Decision (unanimous) Superior FC 15 October 29, 2016 5 5:00 Rüsselsheim, Germany For Superior FC Middleweight Championship.
Loss 15–7 Kazbek Saidaliev Decision (unanimous) Akhmat Fight Show 23: Grand Prix Akhmat 2016 June 11, 2016 3 5:00 Grozny, Russia
Loss 15–6 Vadim Nemkov TKO (punches) Rizin WGP 2015: Part 1 - 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: Materla vs. Drwal May 23, 2015 3 5:00 Gdańsk, Poland Won the vacant KSW Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 14–4 Tomasz Narkun Decision (majority)[12][13] KSW 29: Reload December 6, 2014 3 5:00 Cracow, Poland Title eliminator.
Win 13–4 Karol Celinski Decision (unanimous) KSW 26: Materla vs. Silva 3 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: Pride Time 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 Šćepanović 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 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 Mihajlović Submission (kimura) NS 3 - Noc Skorpiona 3 February 18, 2006 1 2:51 Šibenik, Croatia
Win 3–0 Nenad Đurić 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 Spalević Submission (armbar) UFD - Ultimate Fight Dubravc April 4, 2004 1 4:20 Zagreb, Croatia
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