Darko Banovic
UFC DebutNickname“Face Smasher”
Record
Streak
W4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Vienna
- Born
- Austria
- Camp
- Hiro Gym Vienna
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Darko Banovic makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
155-162-2
.489 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
28
19 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 28 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 8 sub · 4 decAFC · FFC · Vendetta · XCC 3 · FNC 19 +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Alan Gabriel13-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XCC 3 | Nov 8, 2025 |
| W | Bartosz Wojcikiewicz | Submission | Brabo Choke | R3 | 4:57 | FNC 19 | Sep 7, 2024 |
| W | Marco Beltran19-11 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | FNC 14 | Dec 16, 2023 |
| W | Francisco Assis12-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:22 | Savage Fight Club | Sep 30, 2023 |
| L | Farbod Iran Nezhad12-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | SLM 3 | Jun 25, 2022 |
| L | Mads Burnell20-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:13 | Bellator | Oct 10, 2020 |
| W | Gary Ellison | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:31 | MTK MMA | Nov 16, 2019 |
| W | Radu Mihaita1-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:45 | AFC | Sep 21, 2019 |
| L | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:01 | AFC | May 4, 2019 | |
| W | Alexandru Mezei | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:49 | AFC | Dec 1, 2018 |
| L | Lemmy Krusic | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFC 22 | May 19, 2018 |
| W | Tobias Huber13-24 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:57 | AFC | Dec 9, 2017 |
| W | Davor Matic4-18 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | — | AFC | Mar 4, 2017 |
| L | Joey Kuiten | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:25 | FFC | Mar 18, 2016 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IFN 1 | Oct 24, 2015 | |
| W | Dragan Pesic17-32 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 2:30 | AFC | Jun 20, 2015 |
| W | Matija Blazicevic | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC | Jun 6, 2014 |
| W | Milan Strnisko | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NFC | May 3, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC | Oct 25, 2013 | |
| W | Robert Bona0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:23 | Vendetta | Jul 6, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:30 | Vendetta | Mar 10, 2013 | |
| W | Mohamed Mojahid0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | VFN 6 | Dec 8, 2012 |
| W | Hermes Matumona0-7-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:21 | VFN 5 | Sep 8, 2012 |
| W | Norbert Balasz | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | VFN 4 | Jun 24, 2012 |
| W | Jaroslav Bahnicek0-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:19 | Ultimate Cage Fighters 5 | May 19, 2012 |
| W | Adam Soos0-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | VFN 2 | Dec 3, 2011 |
| W | Nico Rexhaj0-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:20 | VFN | Sep 10, 2011 |
| L | Ioannis Antonopoulos | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | WLMMA | Dec 18, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 1 promotionFFA
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Enes Bafra | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:55 | FFA | Feb 5, 2011 |
| W | Carlos Cruz0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:37 | FFA | Sep 5, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.