Teo Mikelić (born 22 August 1992) is a Croatian professional kickboxer, who formerly competed in World version W5, Glory and FFC promotion. From July to October 2017, he was ranked #8 lightweight world kickboxer by Liverkick.com.LiverKick Rankings Update for 7/24/2017: Things Change, Also Stay the Same
Kickboxing career FFC Mikelić made his professional debut against Rene Pavić at Opatija Fight Night 3 on 20 February 2011. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. Mikelić next faced his first foreign opponent, Mamadou Sly, at Mega Fight on 21 July 2012. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
After amassing a 3–0 record, Mikelić signed with Final Fight Championship. Mikelić made his promotional debut against the future FFC Lightweight champion Samo Petje at FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak on 14 June 2013. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Mikelić faced Slobodan Kajmakoski at FFC10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas on 13 December 2013, in his second appearance with the promotion. He once again won the fight by unanimous decision.
FFC & Glory Mikelić made his Glory debut against Murthel Groenhart at Glory 14: Zagreb on 8 March 2014. He lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout, as the fight was stopped at the end of the round on the advice of the ringside physician, due to a cut Mikelić suffered during the bout.
After suffering the first loss of his professional career, Mikelić was booked to face Mirko Vorkapić at FFC12: Fabjan vs. Daley on 25 April 2014. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Mikelić then took part in the 2014 Qabala Fight Series lightweight tournament, held during the organization's inaugural event on 29 June 2014. Although he was able to overcome Tadas Jonkus by unanimous decision in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament, he would in turn lose a unanimous decision to Juri Kehl in the semifinals, after an extra fourth round was contested.
Mikelić faced Samo Petje for the vacant FFC lightweight championship at FFC14: Petje vs. Mikelić on 3 October 2014. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout, as Petje floored him with a head kick.
Mikelić snapped the first losing skid of his career with an extra round majority decision over Fabio Di Marco at FFC18: Ljubljana on 17 April 2015. Mikelić extended his winning streak to two straight fights at TTS Open Fight on 20 June 2015, as he knocked Antun Viličić out with a head kick in the second round.
Mikelić faced Tigran Movsisyan at FFC 19 - Linz on 18 September 2015. He was stopped with a flurry of punches at the 2:40 minute mark of the third round, after being knocked down with a left hook earlier in the round. Mikelić made his second and final Glory appearance against Anatoly Moiseev at Glory 25: Milan on 6 November 2015. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
European circuit Mikelić faced Vasile Lazăr for the vacant Kombat League European Lightweight (-70 kg) Championship at Trieste Boxing Day 4 on 21 May 2016. He captured the title by a third-round technical knockout. Mikelić next faced Ramazan Razakov in the first round of the 2017 Tatneft Cup selection tournament, held on 22 March 2017. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Mikelić faced Nikola Cimeša at W5 Undefeated 40 on 8 April 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Mikelić took part in the 2017 The King Of Martial Arts lightweight (-70 kg) muay thai tournament, held on 20 May 2017 and contested in MMA gloves. He was able to beat Igor Kozak by decision in the semifinals, but lost a unanimous decision to Klayton Henriquez in the finals, after he was knocked down with a right hook.
Mikelić faced Damiano Ardigo at the 14 October 2017, Petrosyanmania event. Ardigo stepped in as a short notice replacement for Mustapha Haida, who was forced to withdraw with an injury. Mikelić needed just 57 seconds to stop his opponent with a head kick. Mikelić faced Thomas Leitner at FFC30: Linz on 21 October 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Mikelić was then booked to face Marco Ronchetti at Iron Fighter on 17 November 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision. It was the first time that he had won three consecutive fights since 2013.
Mikelić faced Sayfullah Hambahadov in the semifinals of the one-day CFL lightweight (-70 kg) tournament at CFL 2 on 12 April 2018. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Mikelić faced Chris McMillan at FFC 33 on 3 November 2018. Although he was able to break McMillan's arm, he nonetheless lost the fight by split decision. Despite having suffered three straight losses, Mikelić was booked to challenge Čedo Pantić for the Megdan lightweight (-70 kg) championship at Megdan 4 on 16 March 2019. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Mikelić faced Raffaele Minichino at Gladijator Fight Night 4 on 22 February 2020. He won the fight by a first-round head kick knockout. Mikelić next faced Aurimas Krukauskas at KOK 96 Mega Battle on 20 November 2021. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
Mikelić faced Mindaugas Narauskas in the quarterfinals of the King of Kings -73 kg tournament, held at KOK Mega Series 2022 on 19 March 2022. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout. Mikelić was booked to face Jasmin Ramić at King of Arena on 11 June 2022. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Mikelić faced Leo Brichta at Noc Bojovníků Dobříš 5 on 22 September 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Mikelić rebounded from this loss with a third-round knockout of Jakub Kadas at RFA 6 on 12 November 2022.
Mikelić faced Pirun Wangpol-Komphikart at Blade Fights on 4 February 2023. He lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
Mikelić faced Dominik Bereczki at RFA 13 on 25 November 2023. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Mikelić faced Jahfaro Gezius at K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo on 29 June 2024. He won the fight by split decision.
Return to Glory Mikelić faced Antonio Krajinović at Glory 95 on 21 September 2024. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.
Championships and accomplishments Amateur World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2012 WAKO European Championship 3rd Place, Full-Contact (-75 kg) Croatian Kickboxing Championship 2013 Croatian Kickboxing Championship Runner-up, Full-Contact (-75 kg) 2014 Croatian Kickboxing Championship Winner, K-1 (-75 kg)
Professional Kombat League Kombat League European Lightweight Champion -70 kg
Kickboxing record
|- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2024-09-21 || Loss ||align=left| Antonio Krajinović || Glory 95 || Zagreb, Croatia || TKO (Corner stoppage) || 1 || 0:57 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-06-29 || Win ||align=left| Jahfaro Gezius || K-1 World GP 2024 in Sarajevo || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || Decision (Split) || 3 ||3:00
|- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2023-11-25|| Loss ||align=left| Dominik Bereczki || RFA 13 || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2023-02-04 || Loss ||align=left| Pirun Wangpol-Komphikart || Blade Fights || Kaunas, Lithuania || TKO (Punches) || 1 ||
|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2022-11-12 || Win ||align=left| Jakub Kadáš || RFA 6 || Prievidza, Slovakia || KO (Head kick) || 3 || 0:16
|- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2022-09-24 || Loss ||align=left| Leo Brichta || Noc Bojovníků Dobříš 5 || Dobříš, Czech Republic || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2022-06-11 || Win ||align=left| Jasmin Ramić || King of Arena|| Pula, Croatia || TKO (Leg injury) || 1 || 1:11
|- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2022-04-15 || Loss ||align=left| Ott Remmer || The League III || Tallinn, Estonia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2022-03-19 || Loss ||align=left| Mindaugas Narauskas || KOK Mega Series 2022 || Vilnius, Lithuania || KO || 1 ||
|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2022-02-26 || Win ||align=left| Hubert Dylewski || KOK 98 World Series in Riga || Riga, Latvia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-12-20 || Win ||align=left| Viachest Andreiev || FFC 5 || Alanya, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-11-20 || Win ||align=left| Aurimas Krukauskas || KOK 96 Mega Battle|| Vilnius, Lithuania || KO (Cut from Knee) || 2 ||
|- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-02-28 || Win ||align=left| Andreas Čehovski || UNDC Last Man Standing || Brno, Czech Republic || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2020-02-22 || Win ||align=left| Raffaele Minichino || Gladijator Fight Night 4|| Pula, Croatia || KO (High Kick) || 1 || |
|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2019-03-16 || Loss ||align=left| Čedo Pantić || Megdan 4 || Novi Sad, Serbia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2018-11-03 || Loss ||align=left| Chris McMillan || FFC 33 || Las Vegas, Nevada, USA || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2018-04-12 || Loss ||align=left| Khambakhadov Saifullah || CFL 2, Semi Finals || Belgrade, Serbia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-11-17 || Win ||align=left| Marco Ronchetti || Iron Fighter || Pordenone, Italia || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-10-21 || Win ||align=left| Thomas Leitner || FFC30: Linz || Linz, Austria || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-10-14 || Win ||align=left| Damiano Ardigo || Petrosyanmania || Monza, Italy || KO (Head kick) || 1 || 0:57 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2017-05-20 || Loss ||align=left| Klayton Henriquez || The King Of Martial Arts, Semi Finals || Trieste, Italy || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-05-20 || Win ||align=left| Igor Kozak || The King Of Martial Arts, Quarter Finals || Trieste, Italy || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-04-08 || Win ||align=left| Nikola Cimeša || W5 Undefeated 40 || Dubrovnik, Croatia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2017-03-22 || Loss ||align=left| Ramazan Razakov || Tatneft Cup 2017 - 1st selection 1/8 final || Kazan, Russia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2016-05-21 || Win ||align=left| Vasile Lazăr || Trieste Boxing Day 4 || Trieste, Italy || KO (Left uppercut) || 3 || 2:27 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2015-11-06 || Loss ||align=left| Anatoly Moiseev || Glory 25: Milan|| Monza, Italy || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor= "#FFBBBB" | 2015-09-18 || Loss||align=left| Tigran Movsisyan || FFC 19 - Linz || Linz, Austria || TKO (Punches) || 3 || 2:40 |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 2015-06-20 || Win ||align=left| Antun Viličić || TTS Open Fight || Varaždin, Croatia || KO (High kick) || 2 || |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 2015-04-17 || Win ||align=left| Fabio Di Marco || FFC18: Ljubljana || Ljubljana, Slovenia || Ext. R. Decision (Majority) || 4 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2014-10-03 || Loss ||align=left| Samo Petje || FFC14: Petje vs. Mikelić || Ljubljana, Slovenia || KO (Right high kick) || 1 || 1:05 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2014-06-29 || Loss ||align=left| Juri Kehl || Qabala Fight Series #1, Semi Finals || Qabala, Azerbaijan || Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 2014-06-29 || Win ||align=left| Tadas Jonkus || Qabala Fight Series #1, Quarter Finals || Qabala, Azerbaijan || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 2014-04-25 || Win ||align=left| Mirko Vorkapić || FFC12: Fabjan vs. Daley || Ljubljana, Slovenia || TKO (Cut) || 1 || 1:23 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2014-03-08 || Win ||align=left| Murthel Groenhart || Glory 14: Zagreb || Zagreb, Croatia || TKO (Cut) || 1 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC" | 2013-12-13 || Win ||align=left| Slobodan Kajmakoski || FFC10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas || Skopje, Macedonia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- bgcolor="CCFFCC"