Igor Pokrajac
| Igor Pokrajac | |
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| Born |
January 2, 1979 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Other names | The Duke |
| Residence | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 224.9 lb (102.0 kg; 16.06 st) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight Heavyweight (2015) |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Team | Croatian Top Team, Team CroCop |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Bojan Mirkovic |
| Years active | 2003–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 42 |
| Wins | 28 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 5 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Igor Pokrajac (born January 2, 1979) is a Croatian mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2003, Pokrajac has also formerly competed for K-1, KSW, It's Showtime, and Jungle Fight promotions.
Pokrajac started his professional MMA career in 2003, primarily competing in his native Croatia. Over the next six years, he compiled an impressive record of 21-5.
In August 2009, it was announced he had signed with the UFC, with his first fight taking place against Vladimir Matyushenko on September 19, 2009 at UFC 103. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Pokrajac next faced James Te-Huna on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110. Pokrajac lost again, this time via third round TKO, due to strikes. This loss was somewhat controversial, as Te Huna had Pokrajac in a modified crucifix position on the mat and landed five to six clean shots to Pokrajac's face and although Pokrajac was not able to defend himself from this position, he was signalling to the referee that he was okay, although the ref did not acknowledge this, and stopped the fight after the unanswered shots from Te Huna. Although visibly dazed, Pokrajac disputed the stoppage directly after the fight to no avail.
Pokrajac then faced James Irvin on August 1, 2010 at UFC on Versus 2. Midway through the first round, Pokrajac took Irvin down and immediately got side control on the floor. After taking multiple strikes, Irvin rolled over and was submitted by a rear naked choke, handing Pokrajac his first UFC victory.
Pokrajac fought Stephan Bonnar on December 4, 2010 at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale. Pokrajac lost a unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-26).
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