Miljan Zdravkovic is 10-0-0 and holds the FNC bantamweight title. On 7 Nov 2026 at FNC 35 he defends it against Joaquin Vargas, the only bantamweight bout currently booked.
FNC bantamweight champion: Zdravkovic's unbeaten run
Zdravkovic, who fights out of Serbia, has a finish rate of 60%. His latest bantamweight appearance was the title fight at FNC 26 on 20 Dec 2025, a unanimous decision over Josh Hill that went the full five rounds. Hill is 22-8-0 and still sits fifth.
Vargas is not among the ranked fighters, so the next title fight does not feature the number one contender. No one in the division moved in the latest ranking update.
FNC bantamweight rankings
The full list as of 28 Oct 2026, champion first:
| Rank | Fighter | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | Miljan Zdravkovic | 10-0-0 |
| #1 | Fran Luka Duric | 8-2-0 |
| #2 | Darko Banovic | 18-9-0 |
| #3 | Bartosz Wójcikiewicz | 11-3-0 |
| #4 | Rok Krusic | 8-4-0 |
| #5 | Josh Hill | 22-8-0 |
| #6 | Elias Erber | 3-0-0 |
| #7 | Nikola Durdev | 8-4-0 |
| #8 | Vojislav Simicic | 1-1-0 |
| #9 | Nikita Zelinskyi | 1-0-1 |
| #10 | Martin Horsch | 1-0-1 |
Fran Luka Duric of Croatia is 22 and sits at number one with a 62% finish rate. Darko Banovic of Austria, 35, is second at 18-9-0 and finishes 83% of his fights. The highest finish rate in the top five belongs to Rok Krusic of Slovenia at 88%. Bartosz Wójcikiewicz of Sweden, 32, is third with a 45% finish rate. Josh Hill of Canada, 39, is the oldest ranked fighter whose age is listed.
The division is a regional mix. Serbia supplies three names: Zdravkovic, Durdev and Simicic. Austria has two, Banovic and Erber. Croatia, Slovenia, Sweden, Canada, Ukraine and Germany each have one, so the title picture reaches well beyond the Adriatic.
Results from the past year
Six bantamweight bouts were recorded in the past year, and four of them ended before the final bell. The other two went the distance: the title fight and a split draw.
The newest action came at FNC 34 on 24 Oct 2026:
- Nikola Durdev beat Dino Starcevic by rear-naked choke in round 1, at 4:23.
- Elias Erber beat Bondo Kikadze by rear-naked choke in round 1, at 4:24.
- Martin Horsch and Nikita Zelinskyi fought to a split draw after three rounds.
Erber is the name to watch. He is 24, unbeaten at 3-0-0 with a 100% finish rate, and ranked sixth. Before the Kikadze submission he stopped Mert Basbudak with punches in round 2, at 3:20, at FNC 27 on 7 Feb 2026. Durdev, 28, of Serbia, is 8-4-0 with a 75% finish rate and sits one place behind Erber.
The draw explains the bottom of the table. Zelinskyi and Horsch are both 1-0-1, and neither has a loss. Vojislav Simicic of Serbia is 1-1-0.
The one meeting of two ranked fighters in that span came at FNC 29 on 11 Apr 2026. Wójcikiewicz stopped Krusic with a TKO in round 3, at 5:00.
Next bantamweight fight at FNC
One bout is on the schedule: Zdravkovic against Vargas for the title at FNC 35 on 7 Nov 2026. Fran Luka Duric, Banovic and Wójcikiewicz are the three names directly behind the champion, and the result of that fight decides who they would be chasing. Erber and Durdev, who both submitted opponents in the first round at FNC 34, are the two names pushing from the middle of the list.
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