Miodrag Petković (mixed martial artist)

Miodrag Petković
Born	June 1, 1969 (1969-06-01) (age 42) Belgrade, Serbian SR, Yugoslavia
Other names	Pele
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	110 kg (242.5 lb; 17.3 st)
Division	Heavyweight (265 lb)
Style	Judo, Jujutsu, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Belgrade, Serbia
Team	Serbian Vale Tudo Team
Years active	2002–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	48
Wins	31
By knockout	9
By submission	18
Losses	16
By knockout	9
By submission	2
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: December 21, 2009

Miodrag "Pele" Petković (born June 1, 1969 in Belgrade) is a professional Serbian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He holds notable wins over James Thompson, Travis Fulton, Tim Hague, Dave Dalgliesh, Konstantin Gluhov, Igor Pokrajac and Domagoj Ostojic.

Being a relative latecomer in the sport, Miodrag made an impact on the European scene, particularly in his home nation of Serbia where he is widely regarded as the country's best mixed martial artist.^{[citation needed]}

Biography

He started boxing at the Radnički boxing club when he was 15 years old, at the same time training wrestling. He later switched to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, naturally adhering to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Around the year 2000 he started fighting internationally around Europe. He has earned most money fighting in the United States. He usually has four-five personal trainers and in the last 6 years he has been training half of the years in Serbia and the other half in other countries. He trains six days and rests the 7th. Randy Couture is his favorite MMA-fighter.^[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
49 matches	31 wins	17 losses
By knockout	9	9
By submission	18	2
By decision	4	6
Draws	1

Result	Record	Opponent Dominick Cruz	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	31–17–1	Maro Perak	Decision (unanimous)	HF 1: The Beginning	02011-01-22January 22, 2011	3	5:00	Split, Croatia
Loss	31–16–1	Konstantin Gluhov	TKO (doctor stoppage)	UCFC: 20.000 Euro Tournament	02010-12-04December 4, 2010	1	2:55	Vienna, Austria
Loss	31–15–1	Dmitry Zabolotny	Decision (unanimous)			3	5:00
Loss	31–14–1	Maro Perak	Decision (unanimous)	Cage Fight: The Strongest Man in Hungary	02010-10-02October 2, 2010	3	5:00	Sopron, Hungary
Win	31–13–1	Sami Popa	Submission			1
Loss	30–13–1	Moise Rimbon	TKO (punches)	SHC: Strength & Honor 3	02010-09-18September 18, 2010	2	3:44	Geneva, Switzerland
Win	30–12–1	James Thompson	KO (punch)	MFC: Milenium Fighting Challenge 4	02010-06-04June 4, 2010	1	1:01	Split, Croatia
Loss	29–12–1	Alexander Emelianenko	TKO (punches)	APF: Azerbaijan vs Europe	02010-05-22May 22, 2010	1	3:00	Baku, Azerbaijan
Loss	29–11–1	Rogent Lloret	TKO (head kick)	Strength & Honor Championship: Battle For The Belt	02010-04-10April 10, 2010	1	3:00	Geneva, Switzerland
Win	29–10–1	Domagoj Ostojic	Submission (rear-naked choke)	MFC: Milenium Fighting Challenge	02009-11-28November 28, 2009	1		Split, Croatia
Win	28–10–1	Erni Strmonja	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Ultra FC: Stop the Crime	02009-10-31October 31, 2009	1	3:28	Subotica, Serbia
Loss	27–10–1	Thorsten Kronz	TKO (doctor stoppage)	M-1 Challenge18: Netherlands Day One	02009-08-15August 15, 2009	2	3:08	Hilversum, Netherlands
Loss	27–9–1	Damian Grabowski	Submission (rear naked choke)	UCFC: 20.000 Dollar Tournament	02009-04-04April 4, 2009	2	3:48	Vienna, Austria
Win	27–8–1	Konstantin Gluhov	TKO (knee injury)			1	0:29
Win	26–8–1	Arbi Agujev	Submission (leg injury)			1	1:07
Win	25–8–1	Florian Noje	Submission (guillotine choke)			1	2:12
Win	24–8–1	Elvir Behlulovic	Submission (kimura)	Explosion Mix Fighting	02009-03-14March 14, 2009	1	1:58	Zadar, Croatia
Win	23–8–1	Lorenzo Romero	KO (punch)	KO-Max 1	02009-01-17January 17, 2009	1	1:32	Santiago, Chile
Win	22–8–1	Yuguem Sakai	KO (punch)	Central Combat 1	02008-11-15November 15, 2008	1	1:29	Krasnodar, Russia
Loss	21–8–1	Tim Hague	Decision (unanimous)	Raw Combat: Redemption	02008-10-25October 25, 2008	3	5:00	Calgary, Canada
Win	21–7–1	Dejan Novakovic	TKO	Vale Tudo Championship	02008-08-19August 19, 2008	1		Soko Banja, Serbia
Win	20–7–1	Tim Hague	Decision (split)	HCF: Destiny	02008-02-01February 1, 2008	3	5:00	Calgary, Canada
Win	19–7–1	Marko Igrc	Decision	Memorijal Gidra Stojanovic	02007-03-31March 31, 2007	3	5:00	Belgrade, Serbia
Loss	18–7–1	Kellan Flukiger	Decision (unanimous)	BodogFight_(TV_series)#Bodog_Fight_Series_III:_Costa_Rica_Combat	02007-02-16February 16, 2007	3	5:00	Costa Rica
Loss	18–6–1	Ramon Pisciotta	Submission (punches)	WFC 2: Evolution	02006-09-30September 30, 2006	2	4:45	Koper, Slovenia
Loss	18–5–1	Rafael Cavalcante	TKO (knee and punches)	WFC: Europe vs. Brazil	02006-05-20May 20, 2006	2	1:37
Loss	18–4–1	Mark Burch	TKO	IHC 10: Tempest	02006-05-20May 20, 2006	3		Hammond, United States
Win	18–3–1	Mirko Vlahovic	Submission (armbar)	Memorijal Gidra Stojanovic	02005-12-03December 3, 2005	1		Belgrade, Serbia
Win	17–3–1	Alessandro Coelho	Submission (guillotine choke)	Jungle Fight 5	02005-11-26November 26, 2005	2		Manaus, Brazil
Loss	16–3–1	Sanjin Kadunc	Decision	Ultimate Nokaut 2	02005-07-29July 29, 2005	3	5:00	Zadar, Croatia
Win	16–2–1	Igor Pokrajac	TKO	Ultimate Nokaut 1	02005-03-11March 11, 2005	2		Karlovac, Croatia
vDraw	15–2–1	Mirko Vlahovic	Draw	Memorijal Gidra Stojanovic	02004-05-12May 12, 2004			Podgorica, Montenegro
Win	15–2	Igor Pokrajac	KO	Ultimate Fight Dubrava	02004-04-04April 4, 2004	2		Zagreb, Croatia
Win	14–2	Sasa Lazic	Submission (guillotine choke)	Memorijal Gidra Stojanovic	02003-12-20December 20, 2003	1		Belgrade, Serbia
Win	13–2	Boris Stevanovic	Submission (kimura)			1
Win	12–2	Nenad Djuric	Submission (kimura)	Serbian MMA Fighting Championships 1	02003-12-13December 13, 2003	1		Vrbas, Serbia
Win	11–2	Edin Strmonja	Submission	International Fighting Tournament 2	02003-11-02November 2, 2003	1		Mostar, Bosnia
Loss	10–2	Rodney Glunder	TKO (punches)	DF: Durata World Grand Prix 2	02003-08-10August 10, 2003	1		Opatija, Croatia
Win	10–1	Dave Dalgliesh	Decision (unanimous)			1	5:00
Win	9–1	Travis Fulton	Decision (unanimous)			1	5:00
Win	8–1	Igor Kolakusic	Submission (guillotine choke)	DF: Durata Fights	02003-06-28June 28, 2003	1		Mali Lošinj, Croatia
Win	7–1	Alexander Arambasic	KO			1
Win	6–1	Slaven Planinic	TKO			1
Loss	5–1	Kresimir Bogdanovic	KO	Noc Obracuna 1	02003-03-29March 29, 2003	1
Win	5–0	Brana Radosavljevic	Submission (kimura)	SVT: Serbian Vale Tudo (2)	02003-03-06March 6, 2003	1		Novi Sad, Serbia
Win	4–0	Miroslav Nikolic	Submission (americana)			1
Win	3–0	Patrick Pricl	Submission	SVT: Serbian Vale Tudo (1)	02002-11-30November 30, 2002	1		Belgrade, Serbia
Win	2–0	Pavel Faika	Submission (guillotine choke)			1
Win	1–0	Milomir Markovic	Submission (neck crank)	NOMA 2: Night of Martial Arts 2	02002-04-28April 28, 2002	1		Belgrade, Serbia

Championships

Pele has taken part in many championships, among most notable:^[1]

• OPEN INTERNATIONAL PARIS BJJ 2002, +95KG, 2nd place
• SW ADCC EUROPE TRIALS 2003,-98KG, 3rd place
• SW SWEDEN OPEN2003,+95KG, 1st place
• SW FINNLAND OPEN 2004,+95KG, 1st place
• SW FINNLAND OPEN 2005,+95KG, 2nd place
• SW ADCC EUROPEAN TRIALS 2007,+95KG, 3rd place
• SW HUNGARU OPEN PROFESIONAL 2007,+95KG, 1st place

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Borilacki-klub, Intervju

External links

• http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Miodrag-Petkovic-6244

Persondata
Name	Miodrag Petkovic
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Date of birth	June 1, 1969
Place of birth	Belgrade, Serbian SR, Yugoslavia
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