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Ante Delija
“Walking Trouble”
Croatia
Ranked #11 · HeavyweightOfficial UFC rankings
26-8-0W-L-D
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 6'3"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 78"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Cro Cop Squad Gym
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1698
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- L
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Delija is a finisher. His wins come 12 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission and 7 by decision, a 73% finish rate. Lights-out power is the top route, with the mat game second.
- Recent Form
- Spivac (18-7-0) beat him by unanimous decision in round 3 in February. Before that, Cortes Acosta (17-4-0) stopped him by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, Delija knocked out Tybura (27-12-0) in round 1.
- Style
- Orthodox at 6'3" with a 78" reach. He lands 3.39 significant strikes a minute at 38% accuracy and absorbs 3.4, defending 53%. Takedowns are occasional, 0.49 per 15 minutes, with 71% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 12 KO/TKO (46%)
- 7 Submission (27%)
- 7 Decision (27%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 73%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 9 months ago
26 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 77-28 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1826
- Lossvs Serghei Spivac18-7-0 · Power Index 1816Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 21, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez
- Lossvs Waldo Cortes Acosta17-5-0 · Power Index 1869KO/TKO · R1 · 3:59Nov 1, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama
Fight stats
Stat Ante Delija Waldo Cortes Acosta Sig. strikes 16/36 12/17 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 0:25 1:37 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 16 12 - Winvs Marcin Tybura27-12-0 · Power Index 1820KO/TKO · R1 · 2:03Sep 6, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho
- Winvs Yorgan De CastroTKO · R1 · 00:43Apr 12, 2025 · FNC 22: Fabjan vs Kita
- Lossvs Valentin Moldavsky15-4-0 · Power Index 1799TKO · R1 · 2:17Apr 4, 2024 · PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season
Career Stats
Based on 15 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.39
- Striking accuracy
- 38%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.40
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.49
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defense
- 71%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00