Igor Pokrajac

“The Duke”

MMA · Active

29-15 (1 NC)RECORD

16KO / TKO WINS

9SUBMISSION WINS

4DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	The Duke
Date of birth	2 Jan 1979
Nationality	Croatian
Birthplace	Zagreb, Croatia
Lives in	Zagreb, Croatia
Division	Light Heavyweight
Team	Team CroCop
Height	183 cm (6′0″)
Reach	188 cm (74″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2003
Status	Active
Pro debut	9 Feb 2003
Last fight	Loss vs Michał Kita, 13 Jun 2020

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Titles and honours

Former SBC Light Heavyweight Champion

Background

Croatian light heavyweight from Zagreb who fought in the UFC from 2009 to 2016 after a long regional career in Croatia and central Europe. He later won the Serbian Battle Championship light heavyweight title in 2019.

Fight history

45 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Michał Kita	TKO (punches)	1	0:37	FEN 28: Lotos Fight Night	13 Jun 2020	Lublin, Poland	Heavyweight bout
Win	Maiquel Falcão	TKO (elbows and punches)	1	3:24	Serbian Battle Championship 25	7 Dec 2019	Novi Sad, Serbia	Won the SBC Light Heavyweight Championship
Loss	Maiquel Falcão	TKO (punches)	1	4:55	Serbian Battle Championship 21	4 May 2019	Odžaci, Serbia
Loss	Jan Blachowicz	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos	10 Apr 2016	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	Zauri Maisuradze	Submission (armbar)	1	1:16	FFC 20: Zagreb	23 Oct 2015	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	Rudolf Pavlin	TKO (elbows)	1	2:35	Montenegro Fighting Championship 3	27 Jul 2015	Budva, Montenegro
Win	Archontis Taxiarchis	TKO (punches)	1	3:03	FFC 18: Ljubljana	17 Apr 2015	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Heavyweight bout
Loss	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	TKO (punches)	1	1:59	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway	20 Dec 2014	Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Loss	Rafael Cavalcante	TKO (submission to knee and punches)	1	1:18	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2	9 Nov 2013	Goiania, Goias, Brazil
Loss	Ryan Jimmo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson	15 Jun 2013	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
No contest	Joey Beltran	No contest (overturned)	3	5:00	UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson	14 Dec 2012	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	Originally a loss; overturned after Beltran failed a drug test
Loss	Vinny Magalhaes	Submission (armbar)	2	1:14	UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort	22 Sep 2012	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win	Fabio Maldonado	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier	15 May 2012	Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Win	Krzysztof Soszynski	KO (punches)	1	0:35	UFC 140: Jones vs Machida	10 Dec 2011	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win	Todd Brown	TKO (knee and punches)	1	5:00	UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann	3 Mar 2011	Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Loss	Stephan Bonnar	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale	4 Dec 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	James Irvin	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:29	UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko	1 Aug 2010	San Diego, California, USA
Loss	James Te Huna	TKO (punches)	3	3:26	UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez	20 Feb 2010	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Loss	Vladimir Matyushenko	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort	19 Sep 2009	Dallas, Texas, USA	UFC debut
Win	Kalvis Gebauers	TKO (punches)	1	1:16	WFC 8: D-Day	18 Apr 2009	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Win	Roderik Jambor	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	1:09	K-1 ColliZion 2009 Croatia	21 Mar 2009	Split, Croatia
Win	Mihajlo Fincur	TKO (punches)	1	3:59	Grand Fight	27 Dec 2008	Varaždin, Croatia
Win	Patrik Jevický	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:42	Ultimate Fight: Challenge 3	6 Dec 2008	Samobor, Croatia
Win	Jan Antoska	Submission (armbar)	2	3:39	Hell Cage 1	3 May 2008	Prague, Czech Republic
Win	Martin Zawada	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:01	Balans: It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2008	15 Mar 2008	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Win	Marko Sintic	TKO (punches)	2	2:00	Ultimate Fight: Challenge 2	15 Dec 2007	Samobor, Croatia
Win	Ladislav Zak	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	OB-Gula: Fight Night	8 Dec 2007	Ogulin, Croatia
Loss	Mamed Khalidov	Submission (kneebar)	2	0:55	Boxing Explosion 2	2 Aug 2007	Pag, Croatia
Win	Bojan Spalevic	TKO (elbows)	1	0:43	Osijek Challenge 07	27 May 2007	Osijek, Croatia
Win	Slaven Planinic	TKO (knee and punches)	1	3:09	Bilic Fight Night	25 Apr 2007	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	Sasa Lazic	Submission (armbar)	1	2:02	Noc Gladiatora 1	16 Mar 2007	Karlovac, Croatia
Loss	Assuério Silva	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Jungle Fight Europe	17 Dec 2006	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Win	Lukasz Jurkowski	Decision (split)			Sukosan Fight Night	9 Sep 2006	Sukošan, Croatia	Round/time unclear in source
Win	Ivan Brguljan	Decision (unanimous)			International Fight Night	3 Aug 2006	Opatija, Croatia	Round/time unclear in source
Win	Jure Lucic	Submission (armbar)	1	3:19	Ultimate Nokaut 4	17 Mar 2006	Karlovac, Croatia
Win	Ivan Bacic	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:59	Ultimate Nokaut 3	17 Dec 2005	Rijeka, Croatia
Loss	Lukasz Jurkowski	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	5:00	KSW IV: Konfrontacja	10 Sep 2005	Warsaw, Poland
Win	Branislav Zeman	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:49	Ultimate Nokaut 2	29 Jul 2005	Zadar, Croatia
Loss	Miodrag Petkovic	TKO (punches)	2	4:51	Ultimate Nokaut 1	11 Mar 2005	Karlovac, Croatia
Win	Peter Cakic	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	2:25	Trboulje 2: Croatia vs Slovenia	12 Feb 2005	Trbovlje, Slovenia
Loss	Miodrag Petkovic	KO (punches)	2	3:21	Ultimate Fight Dubravc	4 Apr 2004	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	Andre Castro	KO (knee)	1	2:00	DF: Durata World Grand Prix 1	3 May 2003	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	Matthias Riccio	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	4:00	DF: Durata World Grand Prix 1	3 May 2003	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	Pavel Botka	TKO (punches)	1	4:00	DF: Durata World Grand Prix 1	3 May 2003	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	Nik Peric	TKO (knees)	1	1:33	Strabag Free Fight	9 Feb 2003	Rijeka, Croatia	Pro debut