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Birthdate: September 2, 1985
Age: 26
Birthplace: Serbia
Height: 6'2"
Weightclass: Middleweight
Camp: Car Dusan Silni
Nickname: "Gagi"
Years Pro: 5.15
Organization: Free Agent
STRENGTHS
Competent submission grappler who displays good takedown defense and can handle himself well on the ground; diverse striker with a solid repertoire of kicks and punches and excellent potential in his clinch game; killer instinct
WEAKNESSES
Needs to continue refining his skills and testing himself against better competition; very unproven and his skills are relatively untested
CREDENTIALS
-
CAREER POTENTIAL
Top ten middleweight
ANALYSIS
One of the top Serbian prospects in the sport, Dragan Tesanovic is a well-rounded middleweight prospect currently competing on the European circuit. Tesanovic comes to the sport with a fairly decorated submission wrestling background in his home country of Serbia, and is definitely a competent grappler who can handle himself well on the ground. He possesses good takedown defense and quick hips, and at 6'2" tall is effective at keeping a good distance between himself and his opponent and keeping the fight standing.

Despite his initial base, Tesanovic has worked very hard at rounding out his game and arguably does his best work on his feet. Tesanovic is a patient striker who picks his spots well and makes effective use of his long reach with a good jab and nice straight left. A well rounded striker, Tesanovic makes good use of all his limbs with heavy leg kicks, a quick left high kick and a very fast right switch kick. One of the most impressive aspects of his standup in his early career has been his clinch game. Tesanovic has looked very impressive operating from the clinch with quick and powerful knees to the head and body of his opponents, and overall displays a diverse striking repertoire that still has a lot of room for improvement. Tesanovic is an effective counter striker who has also shown he can play the role of the aggressor, and he has an excellent killer instinct and will go hard for the finish when he senses his opponent is in trouble. A tall and rangy fighter, at times Tesanovic does look slightly awkward on his feet but overall possesses a striking game that is developing quite nicely. Over his three years as a professional, Tesanovic has won his first five fights including a win over respected Euro veteran Antoni Chmielewski. He still remains a relatively unknown fighter at this point but he has well rounded skills and good potential as a middleweight.
OUTLOOK
Dragan Tesanovic displays proficiency in a multitude of areas in the fight game and has complimented his submission wrestling base with not only a competent striking game but a dangerous one. While it's too early in his career to say for sure where he fits in to the long-term middleweight equation, Tesanovic has shown that he is a definite talent and with continued work is a potential impact player in the middleweight division.
STATISTICS
YEAR FIGHTS W-(T)KO W-SUB W-DEC W-TOT L-(T)KO L-SUB L-DEC L-TOT DRAWS NC WIN%
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
2010 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 50.00
2009 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2008 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
2007 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.00
CAREER TOTALS 7 5 0 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 85.71
MEDIA
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