Darko “Face Smasher” Banović is a 31 year old Male fighter from Bosnia And Herzegovina with a 17-9-0 pro MMA record. Banović most recently fought Farbod Iran Nezhad at Super League MMA 3 on Saturday June 25, 2022. Darko Banović lost to Farbod Iran Nezhad by Decision at 5:00 of Round 5 in the Bantamweight division.
Darko Banović has 17 wins with a 89% finish rate, including 8 by knockout, 7 by submission, 2 by decision.
Darko Banović is currently on a 2 fight losing skid.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 17-8-0 | Farbod Iran Nezhad |
DEC
R5 5:00
|
Super League MMA 3 | 2022-06-25 | Bantamweight | SLMMA |
| Loss | 17-7-0 | Mads Burnell |
KO/TKO
R1 3:13
|
Bellator 248 | 2020-10-10 | Featherweight | BFC |
| Win | 16-7-0 | Gary Ellison |
KO/TKO
R1 0:31
|
MTK MMA | 2019-11-16 | Bantamweight | MTK |
| Win | 15-7-0 | Radu Mihaita |
KO/TKO
R1 3:54
|
Austrian FC 11 | 2019-09-21 | Featherweight | AFC |
| Loss | 15-6-0 | Carlos Henrique da Cruz |
KO/TKO
R2 2:01
|
Austrian FC 10 | 2019-05-04 | Catchweight | AFC |
| Win | 14-6-0 | Alexandru Mezei |
KO/TKO
R1 3:49
|
Austrian FC 8 | 2018-12-01 | Bantamweight | AFC |
| Loss | 14-5-0 | Lemmy Krušič |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
WFC 22 | 2018-05-19 | Catchweight | WFC |
| Win | 13-5-0 | Tobias Huber |
KO/TKO
R3 2:57
|
Regional circuit | 2017-12-09 | Bantamweight | AFC |
| Win | 12-5-0 | Davor Matić |
SUB
R1
|
Austrian FC 5 | 2017-03-04 | Featherweight | AFC |
| Loss | 12-4-0 | Joey Kuiten |
KO/TKO
R1 3:38
|
Final Fight Championship 23 | 2016-03-18 | Featherweight | FFC |
| Loss | 12-3-0 | Krzysztof Klaczek |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
IFN 1 | 2015-10-24 | Featherweight | IFN |
| Win | 11-3-0 | Dragan Pešić |
KO/TKO
R1 2:30
|
Austrian FC 1 | 2015-06-20 | Featherweight | AFC |
| Win | 10-3-0 | Matija Blažičević |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Final Fight Championship 13 | 2014-06-06 | Featherweight | FFC |
| Win | 9-3-0 | Milan Strnisko |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2014-05-03 | ||
| Loss | 9-2-0 | Francisco Albano Barrio |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2013-10-25 | FFC | |
| Win | 8-2-0 | Robert Bona |
SUB
R1 2:23
|
Regional circuit | 2013-07-06 | IFG | |
| Loss | 8-1-0 | Nicolae Negrea |
SUB
R1 2:30
|
Regional circuit | 2013-03-10 | IFG | |
| Win | 7-1-0 | Mohamed Mojahid |
KO/TKO
R1 1:30
|
Regional circuit | 2012-12-08 | IFG | |
| Win | 6-1-0 | Hermes Matumona |
SUB
R2 1:21
|
Regional circuit | 2012-09-08 | IFG | |
| Win | 5-1-0 | Norbert Balasz |
KO/TKO
R1 1:30
|
Regional circuit | 2012-06-24 | IFG | |
| Win | 4-1-0 | Jaroslav Bahnicek |
SUB
R1 0:19
|
Regional circuit | 2012-05-19 | IFG | |
| Win | 3-1-0 | Adam Soos |
SUB
R1
|
Regional circuit | 2011-12-03 | IFG | |
| Win | 2-1-0 | Nico Rexhaj |
SUB
R1 4:20
|
Regional circuit | 2011-09-10 | IFG | |
| Win | 1-1-0 | Enes Bafra |
SUB
R1 4:55
|
Regional circuit | 2011-02-05 | WLMMA | |
| Loss | 1-0-0 | Ioannis Antonopoulos |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2010-12-18 | WLMMA | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Carlos Cruz |
KO/TKO
R2 2:37
|
Regional circuit | 2010-09-05 | WLMMA |
Banović made his professional debut against Carlos Cruz on September 5, 2010, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Carlos Cruz who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Darko Banović beat Carlos Cruz by KO/TKO at 2:37 of Round 2.
Banović's last win came against Gary Ellison at MTK MMA on Saturday November 16, 2019. Darko Banović beat Gary Ellison by KO/TKO at 0:31 of Round 1.
Banović is not currently booked for any fights.
Banović's last loss came against Farbod Iran Nezhad at Super League MMA 3 on Saturday June 25, 2022. Darko Banović lost to Farbod Iran Nezhad by Decision at 5:00 of Round 5.
Banović has knocked out 8 opponents.
Banović has submitted 7 opponents.
Banović has been knocked out 3 times.
Banović has been submitted 1 times.
