Marko Burusic
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Zagreb
- Born
- Croatia
- Camp
- UFK Novi Zagreb
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Marko Burusic 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
205-110-8
.651 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
17
15 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 17 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 5 sub · 1 decCroatian MMA League · VFN 15 · ACB 60 · Pancrase · FFC 26 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Erhan Kartal12-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | VFN 15 | Apr 21, 2018 |
| W | Burak Kizilirmak10-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:39 | ACB 60 | May 13, 2017 |
| L | Isao Kobayashi27-9-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:34 | Pancrase | Apr 23, 2017 |
| L | Arbi Mezhidov19-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 26 | Sep 23, 2016 |
| L | Sebastian Romanowski | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GA | Jul 15, 2016 |
| W | Danijel Kokora21-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:20 | SBC 10 | Jul 9, 2016 |
| L | Amirkhan Adaev23-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:27 | ACB 15 | Mar 21, 2015 |
| L | Adam Borics20-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC | Mar 13, 2015 |
| W | Djamal Kurbanov11-6-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:50 | FEFoMP | Oct 11, 2014 |
| W | Phillip Saric0-5 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:10 | Nokaut Fighting Championship 2 | Sep 20, 2014 |
| W | Jasmin Ilijas2-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Nokaut Fighting Championship 1 | Jun 28, 2014 |
| L | Filip Pejic17-10-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:27 | Croatian MMA League | Dec 7, 2013 |
| W | Dzevad Muftic7-7-1 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 3:25 | Croatian MMA League | Jun 22, 2013 |
| W | Submission | Choke | R2 | 3:24 | Croatian MMA League | Oct 6, 2012 | |
| W | Filip Pejic17-10-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:59 | Croatian MMA League | Jun 23, 2012 |
| W | Ivan Vladimir11-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:55 | Croatian MMA League | Apr 21, 2012 |
| W | Danijel Krakic | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Only Men Stuff | Oct 8, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.