Zelg Galesic
UFC DebutNickname“Benkei”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Pula
- Born
- Croatia
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Zelg Galesic makes their UFC debut
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UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
378-187-8
.669 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
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 20 bouts · 15 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 2 subDREAM · BFC · K-1 HERO's · FFC · UCMMA 32 +10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ricco Rodriguez54-27 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:50 | FFC | Oct 25, 2013 |
| L | Linton Vassell26-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:31 | UCMMA 32 | Feb 2, 2013 |
| L | Attila Vegh33-11-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:00 | BFC | Jun 22, 2012 |
| W | Doug Marshall18-8 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee | R1 | 0:34 | SFL 3 | May 6, 2012 |
| L | Alexander Shlemenko68-17-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:55 | BFC | Sep 17, 2011 |
| W | Lee Chadwick31-19-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:40 | OMMAC 9 | Mar 5, 2011 |
| L | Kazushi Sakuraba26-17-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:40 | DREAM | Oct 25, 2009 |
| L | Ronaldo Souza26-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:27 | DREAM | Sep 23, 2008 |
| W | Taiei Kin6-3 | KO/TKO | Elbow Injury | R1 | 1:05 | DREAM | Jun 15, 2008 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:14 | DREAM | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| W | Taiei Kin6-3 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 0:36 | K-1 HERO's | Oct 28, 2007 |
| L | Dong Sik Yoon9-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:29 | K-1 HERO's | Sep 17, 2007 |
| L | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 5:40 | PRIDE | Apr 8, 2007 | |
| W | Mark Weir21-18-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | Cage Rage 19 | Dec 9, 2006 |
| W | KO/TKO | Stomp and Punches | R1 | 2:02 | Cage Rage 18 | Sep 30, 2006 | |
| W | Curtis Stout11-12-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:10 | Cage Rage 17 | Jul 1, 2006 |
| W | Michael Holmes | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:41 | Cage Rage 15 | Feb 4, 2006 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | UD 2 | Jul 30, 2005 | |
| L | Paul Taylor11-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:42 | UD 1 | Apr 10, 2005 |
| W | Jim Bentley0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:16 | UC 11 | Sep 12, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.