| Zelg Galešić | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zelg Galešić February 16, 1979 Pula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Other names | Benkei |
| Residence | Pula, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Style | Muay Thai, Taekwondo |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Pula, Croatia |
| Team | Team Trojan |
| Rank | 4º black belt in Taekwondo |
| Years active | 6 (2004-present) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Zelg Galešić (born February 16, 1979) is a Croatian mixed martial artist, currently fighting in Bellator Fighting Championships. He has previously fought in Cage Rage, PRIDE, DREAM, and Hero's. Galešić is a certified ITF Taekwondo 4th degree black belt.
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Zelg was undefeated in amateur rules in the UK at the Combat Sports Open Trials, where all but one of his fights were won in under a minute. His pro MMA debut was on 12 September 2004 at Ultimate Combat 11: Wrath of the Beast where Zelg won by referee stoppage after 16 seconds against Jim Bentley.
On 30 August 2007 he (at the time British Cage Rage Middleweight Champion) was made an offer to fight for HERO'S, which he accepted. He lost his only fight with them against Yoon Dong-sik.
He made his DREAM debut in 2008, defeating Magomed Sultanakhmedov then Taiei Kin. However, in Galešić's most recent fights he has lost to Ronaldo Souza and Kazushi Sakuraba.
Zelg is often called "Croatian Wonderkid" or "Little CroCop" but best known as Benkei, a legendary Japanese warrior. He is, like fellow Croatians Mirko Filipović and Branko Cikatić, known for his striking and stand-up fighting.
After 15 months out following a loss to Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba, Galešić returned to fight on Liverpool's OMMAC promotion, where he took on local fighter Lee Chadwick. Galešić won the fight by KO in the first round.
Galesic competed in the eight man Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament. In the quarter-finals at Bellator 50 he lost to Alexander Shlemenko by guillotine choke in the first round.[1]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 16 matches | 10 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 1 |
| By submission | 2 | 5 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 10-6 | Alexander Shlemenko | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | Bellator 50 | September 17, 2011 | 1 | 1:55 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 10-5 | Lee Chadwick | KO (punch) | OMMAC 9: Enemies | March 5, 2011 | 1 | 2:40 | Liverpool, England | |
| Loss | 9-5 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Submission (kneebar) | Dream 12 | October 26, 2009 | 1 | 1:40 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 9-4 | Ronaldo Souza | Submission (armbar) | Dream 6 | September 23, 2008 | 1 | 1:27 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 9-3 | Taiei Kin | TKO (elbow injury) | Dream 4 | June 15, 2008 | 1 | 1:05 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 8-3 | Magomed Sultanakhmedov | Submission (armbar) | Dream 2 | April 29, 2008 | 1 | 1:40 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 7-3 | Taiei Kin | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Hero's 2007 in Korea | October 28, 2007 | 1 | 0:36 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Loss | 6-3 | Yoon Dong-sik | Submission (armbar) | Hero's 10 | September 17, 2007 | 1 | 1:29 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 6-2 | Makoto Takimoto | Submission (kimura) | Pride 34 | April 8, 2007 | 1 | 5:40 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 6-1 | Mark Weir | KO (punches) | Cage Rage 19 | December 9, 2006 | 1 | 0:50 | London, England | |
| Win | 5-1 | James Evans-Nicolle | TKO (stomp and punches) | Cage Rage 18 | September 30, 2006 | 1 | 2:02 | London, England | |
| Win | 4-1 | Curtis Stout | Submission (armbar) | Cage Rage 17 | July 1, 2006 | 1 | 1:10 | London, England | |
| Win | 3-1 | Michael Holmes | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 15 | February 4, 2006 | 1 | 1:41 | London, England | |
| Win | 2-1 | John Flemming | KO (punches) | Urban Destruction 2 | July 30, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Bristol, England | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Paul Taylor | TKO (punches) | Urban Destruction 1 | April 10, 2005 | 3 | 1:42 | Bristol, England | |
| Win | 1-0 | Jim Bentley | KO (punch) | UC 11: Wrath of the Beast | September 12, 2004 | 1 | 1:16 | Bristol, England |