Skip to content
MMA Calendar

Heath Herring vs Mirko Filipovic

Heath Herring is 28-16-0 (1 NC); Mirko Filipovic is 35-11-2 (1 NC). Mirko Filipovic is 4 years older than Heath Herring. Heath Herring has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Mirko Filipovic. Heath Herring is 2" · 5 cm taller than Mirko Filipovic. They have met once: Heath Herring 0, Mirko Filipovic 1.

Heath Herring
“The Texas Crazy Horse” · 28-16-0 (1 NC)
Loss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous Decision
HeavyweightMet once
Mirko Filipovic
“Cro Cop” · 35-11-2 (1 NC)
Win · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKOWin · TKO
Ask UFCalendar AI

Style & credentials

Heath Herring

No background on record

Camp · Las Vegas Combat Club
Mirko Filipovic

No background on record

Camp · Cro Cop Squad Gym

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

54%
Head
75%
37%
Body
18%
9%
Leg
7%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Heath Herringlast 5 fights
32%11%57%
Mirko Filipoviclast 17 fights
47%31%21%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Heath Herring Mirko Filipovic· incl. 6 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.292.76
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersMirko Filipovic · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.362.88
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersMirko Filipovic · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.000.33
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Average · better than 43% of UFC fightersMirko Filipovic · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
83%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersMirko Filipovic · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
19%73%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Poor · better than 2% of UFC fightersMirko Filipovic · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Heath Herring · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersMirko Filipovic · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.29
Strikes landed / min
2.76
2.36
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.88
1.00 / 1.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.33 / 0.8
83%
Takedown accuracy
43%
19%
Takedown defence
73%
3:52
Control time / fight
1:02
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.40

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Heath Herring5 UFC fights · 172 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
23%40/211
2%4/9
6%11/12
Clinch
6%10/29
5%8/12
1%1/1
Ground
25%43/76
30%51/58
2%4/4
Mirko Filipovic11 UFC fights · 236 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%95/327
8%19/26
6%14/19
Clinch
14%33/55
13%30/39
1%3/4
Ground
17%40/63
0%1/1
0%1/1

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Frequently asked questions

Have Heath Herring and Mirko Filipovic ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at PRIDE 26: Bad to the Bone (Sun, Jun 8, 2003), where Mirko Filipovic won by TKO.

What are the records of Heath Herring and Mirko Filipovic?

Heath Herring is 28-16-0 (1 NC) and Mirko Filipovic is 35-11-2 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Heath Herring or Mirko Filipovic?

Heath Herring has the longer reach: 78" · 198 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Mirko Filipovic, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Heath Herring or Mirko Filipovic?

Heath Herring is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Mirko Filipovic stands 6'2" · 188 cm.

Who is older, Heath Herring or Mirko Filipovic?

Mirko Filipovic is 52 and Heath Herring is 48.

Who has more finishes, Heath Herring or Mirko Filipovic?

Heath Herring has 23 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 13 by submission); Mirko Filipovic has 33 wins (29 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).

More comparisons