| Goran Reljić | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1984 Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Middleweight (2010) Light Heavyweight (2007-2010) (2010-Present) Heavyweight (pre-2007) |
| Reach | 81 in (210 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Rank | brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2004–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Goran Reljić (born March 20, 1984) is a Croatian professional mixed martial artist. Reljić was recently released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship after fighting in their middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.
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Reljic trains with the Gracie Barra UK camp. In 2007, Reljic swept the European Gracie Jiu Jitsu Championships by winning both the 93 kg and absolute categories.[1]
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 C.B. 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]
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.
Goran Reljic is from the coastal town of Zadar, Croatia. During his rehabilitation of his back injury, Reljic risked his life to rescue two men who had crashed their car into the Adriatic Sea.
According to the Slobodna Dalmacija newspaper, Reljic was in bed when the car lost control and crashed into the sea. When Goran heard the crash, he jumped out of bed (still in his underwear) and jumped into the sea. He swam to the car, proceeded to break the windshield of the vehicle and pull both men to land. Several eyewitness accounts confirm the story. Both men survived. Goran does not speak about the accident in subsequent interviews and doesn't want any praise or recognition for the good deed stating that "The only satisfaction I get is that both young men are alive and healthy, I don't need any praise, I simply did what anyone one would have done in that situation,".[8]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 12 matches | 9 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By submission | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 3 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 9-3 | Goran Scepanovic | TKO (punches) | BEFN 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 division |
| Loss | 8-2 | Kendall Grove | Decision (split) | UFC 116 | July 3, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 8-1 | C.B. Dollaway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 110 | February 21, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | Debut at Middleweight |
| Win | 8–0 | Wilson Gouveia | TKO (punches) | UFC 84 | May 24, 2008 | 2 | 3:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of The Night |
| Win | 7–0 | Waldemar Golinski | Decision (unanimous) | Boxing Explosion 2 | August 2, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Croatia | |
| Win | 6–0 | Tomek Smykowski | Submission (armbar) | CF: The Real Deal | May 5, 2007 | 1 | N/A | Emmen, Holland | |
| Win | 5–0 | Petr Kelner | Submission (armbar) | Ultimate Fight: Challenge 1 | December 9, 2006 | N/A | N/A | Samobor, Croatia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Bojan Mihajlovic | Submission (kimura) | Noc Skorpiona 3 | February 18, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Šibenik, Croatia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Nenad Djuric | TKO (strikes) | Noc Skorpiona 1 | April 29, 2005 | 2 | N/A | Zadar, Croatia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Andrej Bregar | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Trboulje 1: Croatia vs Slovenia | November 5, 2004 | 1 | 1:58 | Slovenia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Bojan Spalevic | Submission (armbar) | Ultimate Fight Dubravc | April 4, 2004 | 1 | N/A | Zagreb, Croatia |