Goran ReljiÃÂ (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.
ReljiÃÂ made his professional MMA debut on April 4, 2004 against Bojan SpaleviÃÂ. ReljiÃÂ won the fight via submission (armbar) in the first round. His second fight was against Andrej Bregar in Trbovlje, Slovenia. ReljiÃÂ won the fight via submission (arm-triangle choke).
ReljiÃÂ 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 ReljiÃÂ sustained a serious back injury and was replaced by Drew McFedries. He would not return to active competition for nearly two years.
ReljiÃÂ finally made his return and faced CB Dollaway on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110, where he would be making his middleweight debut. ReljiÃÂ lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Reljiàfaced Kendall Grove on July 3, 2010 at UFC 116 and lost via split decision. One judge scored the fight 29âÂÂ28 for ReljiÃÂ, while the other two judges scored it 30âÂÂ27 and 29âÂÂ28 for Grove.
ReljiÃÂ returned to the light heavyweight division and faced Krzysztof Soszynski on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122. After losing the fight via unanimous decision, ReljiÃÂ was released from the promotion.
In his first post UFC fight, Reljiàfaced Goran à  ÃÂepanoviàon October 7, 2011 at BEFN 6, where he won by TKO in the first round.
ReljiÃÂ then faced Rogent Lloret in a heavyweight bout on March 24, 2012 at Strength and Honor Championship in Geneve Switzerland. ReljiÃÂ won the fight by TKO in the first round.
ReljiÃÂ fought Jan BÃ Âachowicz in a main fight on KSW 22 for light heavyweight world title. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
ReljiÃÂ then faced Nikolay Osokin at Draka 13 on August 30, 2013. ReljiÃÂ won the fight via TKO (body kick) in the first round.
ReljiÃÂ returned to KSW on March 22, 2014 against Karol Celinski at KSW 26. ReljiÃÂ won the fight via unanimous decision.
In his debut for the Rizin Fighting Federation, ReljiÃÂ faced Vadim Nemkov on December 29, 2015. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
ReljiÃÂ faced Nikola Dipchikov at on . He lost the bout via first round TKO.
ReljiÃÂ faced Carlos Eduardo on April 23, 2021 at . He won the bout via split decision.
ReljiÃÂ faced Davrbek Isakov at on December 4, 2021. He won the bout via TKO in second round.
ReljiÃÂ faced Vojtech Garba at RFA 3 on July 23, 2022. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.
ReljiÃÂ faced Stepan Gorshechnikov on April 8, 2023 at , losing the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.
ReljiÃÂ faced Alexey Efremov on November 24, 2023 at , losing the bout after retiring from the bout after the first round.
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.
|- |Loss |align=center|21âÂÂ12 |Alexey Efremov |TKO (retirement) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|5:00 |Saint Petersburg, Russia | |- |Loss |align=center|21âÂÂ11 |Stepan Gorshechnikov |TKO (punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:56 |Minsk, Belarus | |- | Loss | align=center|21âÂÂ10 | Vojtech Garba | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 3 | | align=center|3 | align=center|5:00 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |- | Win | align=center|21âÂÂ9 | Davrbek Isakov |TKO (punches) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:25 |Saint Petersburg, Russia | |- | Win | align=center|20âÂÂ9 | Carlos Eduardo | Decision (split) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Minsk, Belarus | |- | Loss | align=center|19âÂÂ9 | Nikola Dipchikov | TKO (punches) | | | align=center|1 | align=center|2:38 | à Âódà º, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 19âÂÂ8 | Miro Jurkovià| Decision (split) | Serbian Battle Championship 28 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Odà ¾aci, Serbia | |- | Win | align=center| 18âÂÂ8 | Pedro Brum | KO (punch) | Serbian Battle Championship 27 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:24 | Vrbas, Serbia | |- | Win | align=center| 17âÂÂ8 | AnÃÂelko Kitià| Submission (rear-naked choke) | Trieste Fight Night 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:50 | Trieste, Italy | |- |- | Win | align=center| 16âÂÂ8 | Daniel Dörrer | Submission (armbar) | Mannheimer Hafenkeilerei 6 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:50 | Mannheim, Germany | |- | Loss | align=center| 15âÂÂ8 | Mattia Schiavolin | Decision (unanimous) | Superior FC 15 | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 | Rüsselsheim, Germany | |- |- | Loss | align=center| 15âÂÂ7 | Kazbek Saidaliev | Decision (unanimous) | Akhmat Fight Show 23: Grand Prix Akhmat 2016 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Grozny, Russia | |- |- | Loss | align=center| 15âÂÂ6 | Vadim Nemkov | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:58 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 15âÂÂ5 | Tomasz Narkun | KO (punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:55 | London, England | |- | Win |align=center|15âÂÂ4 |Attila Végh | Decision (split) | | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Gdaà Âsk, Poland | |- | Win |align=center|14âÂÂ4 |Tomasz Narkun | Decision (majority) | | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Kraków, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|13âÂÂ4 |Karol Celinski |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Warsaw, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|12âÂÂ4 |Nikolay Osokin |TKO (body kick) |Draka 13 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:47 |Vladivostok, Russia | |- |Loss |align=center|11âÂÂ4 |Jan Bà Âachowicz |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Warsaw, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|11âÂÂ3 |Gadji Magomedov |Decision (unanimous) |Draka 8 | |align=center|4 |align=center|3:00 |Nakhodka, Russia | |- |Win |align=center|10âÂÂ3 |Rogent Lloret |TKO (punches) |S&HC 5 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:02 |Geneva, Switzerland | |- |Win |align=center|9âÂÂ3 |Goran à  ÃÂepanovià|TKO (punches) |Bilic-Eric Security Fight Night 6 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:31 |Zagreb, Croatia | |- |Loss |align=center|8âÂÂ3 |Krzysztof Soszynski |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 122 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Oberhausen, Germany | |- |Loss |align=center|8âÂÂ2 |Kendall Grove |Decision (split) |UFC 116 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|8âÂÂ1 |C.B. Dollaway |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 110 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Sydney, Australia | |- |Win |align=center|8âÂÂ0 |Wilson Gouveia |TKO (punches) |UFC 84 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:15 |Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|7âÂÂ0 |Waldemar Golinski |Decision (unanimous) |BE 2 - Boxing Explosion 2 | |align=center|2 |align=center|5:00 |Celje, Slovenia | |- |Win |align=center|6âÂÂ0 |Tomek Smykowski |Submission (armbar) |CF - The Real Deal | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:51 |Maribor, Slovenia | |- |Win |align=center|5âÂÂ0 |Petr Kelner |Submission (armbar) |Ultimate Fight - Challenge 1 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:47 |Samobor, Croatia | |- |Win |align=center|4âÂÂ0 |Bojan Mihajlovià|Submission (kimura) |NS 3 - Noc Skorpiona 3 | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:51 |à  ibenik, Croatia | |- |Win |align=center|3âÂÂ0 |Nenad ÃÂurià|TKO (punches) |NS 1 - Noc Skorpiona 1 | |align=center|2 |align=center|0:54 |Zadar, Croatia | |- |Win |align=center|2âÂÂ0 |Andrej Bregar |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |Trboulje 1 - Croatia vs. Slovenia | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:52 |Ljubljana, Slovenia | |- |Win |align=center|1âÂÂ0 |Bojan Spalevià|Submission (armbar) |UFD - Ultimate Fight Dubravc | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:20 |Zagreb, Croatia |