Dragan Tešanović

Dragan Tešanović
Dragan Tešanović
Born Dragan Tešanović
September 2, 1985 (1985-09-02) (age 26)[1]
Other names Gagi[1]
Nationality Serbian
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)[1]
Division Middleweight
Style Submission Wrestling, Muay Thai
Fighting out of Belgrade, Serbia
Team Car Dusan Silni
Years active 2007-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 9
Wins 7
By knockout 5
By submission 0
By decision 2
Losses 2
By knockout 0
By submission 1
By decision 1
Draws 0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Dragan "Gagi" Tešanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Тешановић, born September 2, 1985) is a Serbian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Tešanović mostly competed in the Eastern European circuit, before signing with the Bellator Fighting Championships. He is undefeated in his professional career to date.

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Mixed martial arts career

Background and early career

Tešanović is regarded as a well-rounded fighter, due to his "solid stand-up, great ground work and dangerous clinch game."[2] Tešanović often utilises "soccer kicks" in fights, drawing on his footballing background.[3]

In addition to his professional MMA career, Tešanović has placed first in five Serbian submission fighting competitions.[2] He also holds a 5-1 record in amateur MMA and has been training since the age of 19.[2]

In 2009, Tešanović was named as the sixth top prospect in Europe by Sherdog.[2]

Tešanović's early career saw him compile a perfect 7-0 record, with three first round stoppages.[1] Amongst this record was a decision victory over Antoni Chmielewski[1] after dominating with knee strikes and effective takedown defence.[4]

Tešanović was scheduled to make his English debut in December 2009 against Papy Abedi,[5] though the fight never took place as Tešanović withdrew.[6] His final appearance in his early career was against Gregor Herb.[3] Tešanović won the fight via decision.[1]

Bellator Fighting Championships

In August 2010, Tešanović signed with Bellator.[7] Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney stated that "Dragan Tešanović has tremendous potential to become a dominant middleweight" and that "his diverse training regime and quickly progressing skill-set set the table for him to make substantial impact in our 185 division"[7]

Later, Tešanović signed to participate in his debut for the promotion. His opponent was named as Mike Bernhard, with the fight taking place at Bellator 34.[8] Tešanović's previous seven fights[1] have been held in Bulgaria,[9] Serbia[10][11][12][13] and Slovenia,[14][15] making his Bellator 34 fight in Hollywood, Florida[8] his North American debut. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7-2 Bulgaria Svetoslav Savov Submission (guillotine choke) WFC 13 - Heavy Hitters 02011-04-17 April 17, 2011 2 Belgrade, Serbia
Loss 7-1 United States Mike Bernhard Decision (unanimous) Bellator 34 02010-10-28 October 28, 2010 3 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, US
Win 7-0 Germany Gregor Herb Decision (unanimous) WFC 11 - Bash at the Beach 02010-07-31 July 31, 2010 3 5:00 Portorož, Slovenia[14]
Win 6-0 Austria Markus Di Gallo TKO (punch) WFC 10 - Night of Champions 02010-03-27 March 27, 2010 2 3:43 Ljubljana, Slovenia[15]
Win 5-0 Slovakia Matus Laincz TKO (punches) Ultra FC - Stop the Crime 02009-10-31 October 31, 2009 2 4:31 Subotica, Serbia[10]
Win 4-0 Poland Antoni Chmielewski Decision (unanimous) WFC 6 - Relentless 02008-09-27 September 27, 2008 3 5:00 Sofia, Bulgaria[9]
Win 3-0 Serbia Saša Mitrović TKO (punches) Memorijal Gidra Stojanović 02008-04-06 April 6, 2008 1 N/A Belgrade, Serbia[11]
Win 2-0 Serbia Mihaly Dobrai TKO (punches) Ultimate Fight - Čačak 02007-12-01 December 1, 2007 1 N/A Čačak, Serbia[12]
Win 1-0 Serbia Bojan Vojnović TKO (punches) Memorijal Gidra Stojanović 02007-03-31 March 31, 2007 1 2:49 Belgrade, Serbia[13]

Except where otherwise indicated, details provided in the record box are taken from Sherdog[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dragan "Gagi" Tesanovic". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dragan-Tesanovic-21904. Retrieved October 8, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Top Ten Euro Prospects". sherdog.com. July 25, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Top-Ten-Euro-Prospects-18175. Retrieved October 9, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "10 July Tussles Worth Watching". sherdog.com. July 2, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/10-July-Tussles-Worth-Watching-25441. Retrieved October 9, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Dragan Tesanovic winner at World Free Fight Challenge 6 in Bulgaria". shootersmma.com. September 29, 2008. http://www.shootersmma.com/news.asp?NewsID=2781. Retrieved October 9, 2010. 
  5. ^ "Bushido Challenge 1 : War Of The Warriors Set For 12.13.2009". mmaspot.net. August 23, 2009. http://www.mmaspot.net/news.php?id=664. Retrieved October 9, 2010. 
  6. ^ "10 December Tussles Worth Watching". sherdog.com. December 1, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/10-December-Tussles-Worth-Watching-21204. Retrieved October 9, 2010. 
  7. ^ a b "Bellator signs undefeated Serbian Gagi". sherdog.com. August 18, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/news/press%20releases/Bellator-Signs-Undefeated-Serbian-Gagi-26400. Retrieved October 9, 2010. 
  8. ^ a b "Bernhard vs. Tesanovic completes Bellator 34 main card, prelims feature six fights". mmajunkie.com. October 8, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20947/bernhard-vs-tesanovic-completes-bellator-34-main-card-prelims-feature-six-fights.mma. Retrieved October 9, 2010. 
  9. ^ a b "WFC 6 - Relentless". sherdog.com. September 27, 2008. http://www.sherdog.com/events/WFC-6-Relentless-8581. Retrieved October 27, 2010. 
  10. ^ a b "Ultra FC - Stop the Crime". sherdog.com. October 31, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/events/Ultra-FC-Stop-the-Crime-11753. Retrieved October 27, 2010. 
  11. ^ a b "MGS - Memorijal Gidra Stojanovic". sherdog.com. April 6, 2008. http://www.sherdog.com/events/MGS-Memorijal-Gidra-Stojanovic-7163. Retrieved October 27, 2010. 
  12. ^ a b "Ultimate Fight - Cacak". sherdog.com. December 1, 2007. http://www.sherdog.com/events/Ultimate-Fight-Cacak-6145. Retrieved October 27, 2010. 
  13. ^ a b "MGS - Memorijal Gidra Stojanovic". sherdog.com. March 31, 2007. http://www.sherdog.com/events/MGS-Memorijal-Gidra-Stojanovic-5026. Retrieved October 27, 2010. 
  14. ^ a b "WFC 11 - Bash at the Beach". sherdog.com. July 31, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/events/WFC-11-Bash-at-the-Beach-14295. Retrieved October 27, 2010. 
  15. ^ a b "WFC 10 - Night of Champions". sherdog.com. March 27, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/events/WFC-10-Night-of-Champions-12646. Retrieved October 27, 2010. 

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