Zelg Galesic

“Benkei”

2-3-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 2" (188 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach-

StanceOrthodox

BornFeb 16, 1979

Age47

DivisionMiddleweight

BirthplacePula, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia

NationalityCroatian

TeamLondon Shootfighters

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.86

Str. Acc62%

SApM0.61

Str. Def66%

TD Avg1.30

TD Acc100%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.3

Recent form

L L W W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

5 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 0 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 3 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate100%

Times finished100%

StreakL2

Best streak2

Avg fight2:18

Octagon time11m

Opp win%65%

ActiveApr. 08, 2007 – Oct. 25, 2009 (3y)

Career story

Zelg Galesic "Benkei" is an 11-9-0 striker.

Zelg debuted Apr. 08, 2007 vs Makoto Takimoto (loss). On a 2-fight losing skid.

Best wins: Magomed Sultanakhmedov (SUB Armbar R1, Apr. 29, 2008); Taiei Kin (KO/TKO R1, Jun. 15, 2008).

Zelg Galešić (born 16 February 1979) is a Croatian mixed martial artist. A professional competitor who began his career in 2004, he fought for Bellator MMA, Cage Rage, PRIDE, DREAM, UCMMA, the SFL, and K-1 Hero's. He is the former Cage Rage British Middleweight Champion.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Oct. 25, 2009	DREAM 12	L Kazushi Sakuraba	SUB Kneebar	1	1:40	0 0	33 0	0 1	0 1
Sep. 23, 2008	DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	L Jacare Souza	SUB Armbar	1	1:27	0 0	0 3	0 1	0 1
Jun. 15, 2008	DREAM 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round	W Taiei Kin	KO/TKO	1	1:05	0 0	4 1	1 0	0 0
Apr. 29, 2008	DREAM 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round	W Magomed Sultanakhmedov	SUB Armbar	1	1:40	0 0	4 0	0 1	1 1
Apr. 08, 2007	PRIDE 34: Kamikaze	L Makoto Takimoto	SUB Straight Armbar	1	5:40	1 0	15 3	0 1	0 4

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.