Light Heavyweight

Igor Pokrajac

Last fought: Apr 2016

RECORD

Pro

28-13-0 (1 NC)

UFC

4-8-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:18
Fight Completion Rate	62.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.86
% Fights Inside the Distance	53.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	26-28 (48.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	11-9 (55.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	12-14 (46.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	27.5%
% Time in Control	18.2%
% Time Controlled	54.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	25.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.59
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.97
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.38
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.6%
Distance Strike Defense	55.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.87
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.88
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.60
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	5.55
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.36
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.66

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Igor Pokrajac League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Igor Pokrajac
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Strike Differential	-2.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	29.2%
Takedown Defense	51.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	2:43
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	25.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:18
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.4
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	44.4%
Control Time/Fight	1:24

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos • Apr 2016Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Igor Pokrajac35/7348%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:18

Jan Blachowicz98/15364%TD 4/4Ctrl 8:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	9/17	53%	0/0	2:33	—
	Jan Blachowicz	12/24	50%	1/1	2:09	—

R2	Igor Pokrajac	22/44	50%	0/1	0:45	—
	Jan Blachowicz	53/78	68%	2/2	2:20	—

R3	Igor Pokrajac	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	33/51	65%	1/1	3:57	—

LOSS

vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway • Dec 2014Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:59

Igor Pokrajac3/650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marcos Rogerio de Lima18/2186%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:39KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcos Rogerio de Lima	18/21	86%	0/0	1:39	1

LOSS

vs. Rafael Cavalcante

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 • Nov 2013Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 1:18

Igor Pokrajac9/1656%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:50

Rafael Cavalcante16/2176%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	9/16	56%	0/1	0:50	—
	Rafael Cavalcante	16/21	76%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Ryan Jimmo

UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson • Jun 2013Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Igor Pokrajac12/4030%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:58

Ryan Jimmo65/8378%TD 1/2Ctrl 10:42KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	7/27	26%	0/3	0:57	—
	Ryan Jimmo	36/47	77%	0/1	1:49	—

R2	Igor Pokrajac	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ryan Jimmo	15/20	75%	1/1	4:35	1

R3	Igor Pokrajac	4/8	50%	0/1	0:01	—
	Ryan Jimmo	14/16	88%	0/0	4:18	—

vs. Joey Beltran

UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson • Dec 2012Light Heavyweight

Overturned • Rd 3, 5:00

Igor Pokrajac48/9451%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:56

Joey Beltran65/13947%TD 0/3Ctrl 9:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	11/22	50%	0/0	0:51	—
	Joey Beltran	35/46	76%	0/1	3:49	—

R2	Igor Pokrajac	17/36	47%	0/1	0:43	—
	Joey Beltran	18/53	34%	0/1	2:49	—

R3	Igor Pokrajac	20/36	56%	0/1	0:22	—
	Joey Beltran	12/40	30%	0/1	2:47	—

LOSS

vs. Vinny Magalhaes

UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort • Sep 2012Light Heavyweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 1:14

Igor Pokrajac8/1362%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:04

Vinny Magalhaes15/1979%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	6/11	55%	0/1	2:32	—
	Vinny Magalhaes	12/16	75%	1/3	1:39	—

R2	Igor Pokrajac	2/2	100%	1/1	0:32	—
	Vinny Magalhaes	3/3	100%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Fabio Maldonado

UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier • May 2012Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Igor Pokrajac36/8045%TD 1/4Ctrl 6:06

Fabio Maldonado98/13772%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	6/12	50%	1/1	3:05	—
	Fabio Maldonado	36/47	77%	0/0	0:41	—

R2	Igor Pokrajac	13/30	43%	0/3	1:39	—
	Fabio Maldonado	26/33	79%	0/0	1:10	—

R3	Igor Pokrajac	17/38	45%	0/0	1:22	—
	Fabio Maldonado	36/57	63%	0/1	0:55	—

WIN

vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

UFC 140: Jones vs Machida • Dec 2011Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:35

Igor Pokrajac21/3168%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Krzysztof Soszynski4/850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	21/31	68%	0/0	0:05	1
	Krzysztof Soszynski	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Todd Brown

UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann • Mar 2011Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Igor Pokrajac17/3845%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35KD 1

Todd Brown15/2365%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	17/38	45%	0/0	0:35	1
	Todd Brown	15/23	65%	0/3	2:06	—

LOSS

vs. Stephan Bonnar

The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale • Dec 2010Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Igor Pokrajac23/5542%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:23

Stephan Bonnar44/8055%TD 3/5Ctrl 11:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	8/18	44%	0/0	0:46	—
	Stephan Bonnar	13/24	54%	1/1	3:33	—

R2	Igor Pokrajac	13/34	38%	0/1	0:31	—
	Stephan Bonnar	19/37	51%	1/3	3:45	—

R3	Igor Pokrajac	2/3	67%	0/0	0:06	—
	Stephan Bonnar	12/19	63%	1/1	4:39	—

WIN

vs. James Irvin

UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko • Aug 2010Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:29

Igor Pokrajac18/2767%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:02

James Irvin11/2250%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	18/27	67%	2/3	1:02	—
	James Irvin	11/22	50%	0/1	1:06	—

LOSS

vs. James Te Huna

UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez • Feb 2010Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:26

Igor Pokrajac25/5446%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:00KD 2

James Te Huna22/5242%TD 5/10Ctrl 9:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	8/16	50%	0/1	0:52	1
	James Te Huna	10/21	48%	1/3	3:36	—

R2	Igor Pokrajac	16/32	50%	1/2	0:46	1
	James Te Huna	7/20	35%	2/5	3:08	—

R3	Igor Pokrajac	1/6	17%	1/1	0:22	—
	James Te Huna	5/11	45%	2/2	2:25	—

LOSS

vs. Vladimir Matyushenko

UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort • Sep 2009Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Igor Pokrajac17/6526%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:42

Vladimir Matyushenko44/10642%TD 4/5Ctrl 6:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Igor Pokrajac	6/22	27%	0/0	0:04	—
	Vladimir Matyushenko	13/26	50%	1/1	2:02	—

R2	Igor Pokrajac	4/18	22%	0/1	0:00	—
	Vladimir Matyushenko	25/58	43%	2/2	2:39	—

R3	Igor Pokrajac	7/25	28%	1/1	0:38	—
	Vladimir Matyushenko	6/22	27%	1/2	2:02	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com