Nemanja Kovac
UFC DebutNickname“Sledgehammer”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sombor
- Born
- Serbia
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Nemanja Kovac 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
217-178-4
.549 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
all opponents have 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 20 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 5 decSBC 51 · Brave CF 56 · SBC 32 · Brave CF 48 · SBC 29 +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Fabio Maldonado29-18 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SBC 51 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| L | Ahmed Labban13-7 | Submission | Ninja Choke | R2 | 1:32 | Brave CF 56 | Dec 18, 2021 |
| L | Michal Dobias12-14 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:27 | SBC 32 | Jul 24, 2021 |
| L | Ahmed Labban13-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Brave CF 48 | Mar 18, 2021 |
| W | Ivan Vladimir11-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:08 | SBC 29 | Nov 7, 2020 |
| W | Milan Nakic6-7 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:19 | SBC 28 | Jun 19, 2020 |
| W | Antonio Paulo10-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SBC 25 | Dec 7, 2019 |
| W | Escley de Araujo5-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:48 | SBC 23 | Sep 7, 2019 |
| W | Slavoljub Mitic9-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:26 | SBC 21 | May 4, 2019 |
| W | Veljko Vulovic0-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:11 | SBC 20 | Feb 16, 2019 |
| L | Jackson Loureiro15-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:40 | SBC 19 | Dec 1, 2018 |
| L | Jhonny Carlos12-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:20 | SBC 18 | Jul 6, 2018 |
| L | Giovanni Melillo14-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:00 | Magnum FC 4 | Mar 3, 2018 |
| W | Felipe Masoni13-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SBC 16 | Feb 16, 2018 |
| W | Bruno Leandro Soares Lobato42-29-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SBC 15 | Dec 8, 2017 |
| W | Sladjan Dragisic8-27 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SBC 14 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| W | Dragan Silbaski1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:30 | SBC 13 | Apr 22, 2017 |
| W | Tomislav Radman1-1 | KO/TKO | Leg Kicks | R3 | 2:35 | SBC 12 | Feb 18, 2017 |
| W | Emir Delkic0-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:40 | SBC 11 / AFC 47 | Nov 5, 2016 |
| W | Misa Nikolic3-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:44 | SBC 8 | Mar 5, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.