Built, not hyped◆25 kickboxing fights◆15 wins · 6 losses · 4 draws◆Learning in public◆Limburg, NL◆Built, not hyped◆25 kickboxing fights◆15 wins · 6 losses · 4 draws◆Learning in public◆Limburg, NL◆Built, not hyped◆25 kickboxing fights◆15 wins · 6 losses · 4 draws◆Learning in public◆Limburg, NL◆
The story
One path. Five chapters. The shot at the UFC.
Anel Velic built a striker the hard way: 25 kickboxing fights, 15 wins, 6 losses, 4 draws. No shortcuts, no hype. Now that base is being rebuilt into the complete MMA fighter, step by step, in public.
Wrestling, grappling, the cage. Then international amateur MMA, a professional career, and one shot at the highest level. Every step is planned in advance, logged as it happens and shown here. You always know which chapter we are in and what comes next.
01 Striker → 02 Transition → 03 Prospect → 04 Professional → 05 The shot · UFC
The five chapters
Chapter 1
Complete
The Striker
25 kickboxing fights. Distance, timing, damage. The base was built the hard way — bout after bout.
Milestone: complete · 25 fights, 15-6-4
Chapter 2
● Now
The Transition
MMA. Wrestling, grappling, the cage. Learning in public, on purpose. The striker gets tested against everything that is not striking.
Milestone: running · amateur MMA record built fight by fight
Chapter 3
Next
The Prospect
International amateur MMA. Better opponents, bigger productions, a record that means something.
Milestone: international amateur bouts and a title run
Chapter 4
Next
The Professional
The European circuit. Professional debut and the climb through the top promotions.
Milestone: professional debut and the European circuit
Chapter 5
Next
The Shot
The highest level. The UFC. Earned, not announced.
Milestone: a UFC contract
MMA record
1-0-0
Amateur · undefeated
Kickboxing
15-6-4
25 fights
Age
23
Netherlands
Base
Limburg, NL
Striker → complete MMA fighter
Super Flyweight (kickboxing)Flyweight / Bantamweight (MMA)
Chapter 1 · The Striker
15-6-4 kickboxing. The base.
Kickboxing and Muay Thai. Tap a date for the story behind the fight.
6 of 25 logged · 19 bouts still being traced back
Chapter 2 · The Transition
1-0-0 MMA. The cage.
Small gloves, wrestling, the fence. The striker gets tested against everything that is not striking.
In motion
Watch it happen
Fight footage and the moments around it. Pick a clip and see the chapter for yourself.
Now playing
The Lesson – part of something bigger
2026-10-24 · Sometimes a fight gives you a win. Sometimes it gives you something more valuable: clarity. Anel Velic vs Tyler Hourihan, 8IGHT2, Sunderland.
Anel is professionally managed. Availability, fight footage, medical status and the full fighter deck are shared directly with matchmakers and partners on request.
