Damir Hadzovic

The Bosnian Bomber

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Routed in return from long layoff
LightweightUFC
February 1, 2025
Hadzovic lost to Terrance McKinney via TKO (punches) at 2:01 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
ANALYSIS
Stepping into the Octagon for the first time since July 2022, Hadzovic barely lasted two minutes. Of course, perhaps it shouldn't come as much as a surprise given he was by far the largest underdog on the card at +455. Hadzovic shot a takedown, and McKinney somehow ended up in mount. That's a sign it might not be your evening. The fight was over moments later. Set to turn 39 years of age in August and sporting a 1-4 mark dating back to June 2019, Damir's time with the company is likely at or nearing its end.
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Finally scheduled to fight again
LightweightUFC
November 26, 2024
Hadzovic is scheduled to compete against Terrance McKinney in a lightweight fight at UFC Saudi Arabia on Feb. 1, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
It will have been over two and a half years since Hadzovic's last fight and upcoming bout. After being smothered by Mark Diakiese in July 2022, he had no bout in tap until December 2023. Hadzovic was scheduled to fight Bolaji Oki in February 2024 but withdrew from the event and had no fight on the books since then.
Backs out of fight
LightweightUFC
February 6, 2024
Hadzovic (undisclosed) withdrew from his scheduled fight against Bolaji Oki at UFC Vegas 86, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
It has been over one-and-a-half years since Hadzovic last fought, and the wait will continue for the 37-year-old lightweight. Timothy Cuamba will step in to fight Oki instead.
Finally scheduled to fight
LightweightUFC
December 19, 2023
Hadzovic is scheduled to fight Bolaji Oki in a lightweight fight at UFC Vegas 86 on Feb. 10, per Nolan King of MMAJunkie.com.
ANALYSIS
For now, this fight is Hadzovic's first scheduled in one-and-a-half years. The lightweight last fought in July 2022, when he lost to Marc Diakiese in London. Hadzovic will look for his first win since July 2021, when he outlasted Yancy Medeiros.
Smothered by Marc Diakiese
LightweightUFC
July 23, 2022
Hadzovic lost to Marc Diakiese via unanimous decision (26-30, 26-30, 27-30) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in London.
ANALYSIS
It's difficult to last the entire 15 minutes and accomplish as little as Hadzovic did in this one. On the flip side, Diakiese didn't do much in his own right, but he was the guy who landed 8-of-11 takedowns for 13:35 worth of control time, ending any prayer Damir had of making this fight competitive. Hadzovic attempted only 25 total strikes, landing 20 of them. He was completely smothered for the duration of the fight. Some thought Damir was a potential value play at +330, but it turns out he was nowhere near a big enough underdog. The soon-to-be 36-year-old Hadzovic is in dire straits, having lost three of his last four dating back to June 2019.
Matchup with Diakiese awaits
LightweightUFC
May 24, 2022
Hadzovic (14-6-0) is scheduled to face Marc Diakiese (15-5-0) in a lightweight fight set at the UFC's July 23 event in London.
ANALYSIS
Hadzovic will return to the Octagon for the first time in more than a year, as he last fought Yancy Medeiros in June 2021, when he won unanimously. "The Bosnian Bomber" had previously scheduled a matchup with Steve Garcia for the UFC's April 23 event, but the fight was later scrapped due to travel concerns on Hadzovic's side.