Nina Milošević defeats Hailey Cowan by KO/TKO
Milošević vs Cowan — Women's Bantamweight · UFC Fight Night
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Cowan looked sharp at range early and controlled the early exchanges. Milosevic then landed to the body.
A straight right to the solar plexus buckled Cowan. A second shot to the same spot sent her to the canvas.
The fight was waved off at 3:41 of round one, ending Milosevic’s UFC debut.
- Official UFC resultsUFC.com — UFC Belgrade prelim results
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Archive Pre-fight material — kept for transparency.
- 8-1-0
- Record
- 7-5-0
- 5-0 last 5
- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 2-3 last 5
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- Reach
- 170 cm
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- 5 of 8 wins by finish (63%)
- Finish rateFinish %Finish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
- 57%
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- Sig. strikes landed / minStrikes / minSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 2.66
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- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 2.92
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 41%
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 80%
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 11:34
- Serbia
- Nationality
- United States
- Family Fight Team
- Team
- Xtreme Couture - Las Vegas, NV
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Milošević
Milošević has won eight in a row since dropping her professional debut on a split decision in November 2023, and she went 5-0 in 2025 with four first-round finishes. She is the first Serbian woman to sign with the UFC and fights at home, holding the Tahiti Fighting Championship bantamweight title she won on a vacant belt in May 2025. Her finishing is balanced — three knockouts and two rear-naked chokes.
Case for Cowan
Cowan is the only one of the two with Octagon experience, and her three Octagon losses came against opposition at this level. She has been finished in her last two, but she took Jamey-Lyn Horth the distance and has three decision wins of her own, so she knows how to drag a debutant into deep water on a night when the crowd is against her.
What We Were Watching For
- Debut nerves against Octagon experience — Milošević has never fought in the UFC, and Cowan has.
- The first round. Four of Milošević's eight wins ended inside it.
- Whether Cowan can make it a decision — three of her seven wins went to the cards, and Milošević has been the distance four times herself.
- Cowan's recent durability. She has been stopped in each of her last two, once by knee and once by rear-naked choke.
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