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Mirko Filipovic
Fighter

Mirko Filipovic

"Cro Cop"
38-11-2★ 2bonusesCroatiaCroatiaLast 5
amateur-boxing 1-3Kickboxing 25-8
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CAREER SUMMARY

Mirko Filipovic holds a professional MMA record of 38-11-2. Their full professional MMA career spans 53 bouts on record. Mirko Filipovic has won 39 fights: 29 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 8 by decision. Of 11 career losses, 6 came by KO/TKO and 0 by submission. In the UFC, Mirko Filipovic lands 2.11 significant strikes per minute with 50% accuracy and averages 0.19 takedowns per 15 minutes. Mirko Filipovic also has 33 recorded Kickboxing bouts. Most recent fight: September 30, 2018. Tracked organizations: RIZIN, UFC.

Profile

Height
6'2"188 cm
Weight
230 lbs104 kg
Reach
73"185 cm
Stance
Southpaw
DOB
1974-09-10
Age
51
Nationality
Croatia
Birthplace
Zagreb, Croatia

Fight DNA

Knockout Artist

UFCalendar's style model · Heavyweight roster (149 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
One-Shot Power
99 · top 1% in division
Punch power99
Kick power72
Punch speed93
Kick speed54
Accuracy89
Takedowns48
Ground striking98
Submissions92
Chin94
Body strength94
Cardio61

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 35-11-2 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed2.11per min
50% accuracy
Strikes absorbed1.89per min
63% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.19per 15 min
40% success
Takedowns stuffed78%
Submission attempts0.3per 15 min

Bonus résumé

Mirko Filipovic has won 2 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $50,000.

★ FOTN ×1★ SOTN ×1
  1. ★ FOTNvs Gabriel Gonzaga · UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2Apr 11, 2015
  2. ★ SOTNvs Pat Barry · UFC 115: Liddell vs FranklinJun 12, 2010

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives. 1 pre-2012 award is not priced — amounts varied per event.

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Career history

  1. WIN
    vs Roy Nelson
    Bellator 216· Feb 16, 2019· Heavyweight· 37-11-2 vs 23-16
    UD
  2. WIN
    vs Roque Martinez
    RIZINRizin FF - Rizin 13· Sep 30, 2018· Heavyweight· 36-11-2 vs 12-3-2
    TKO
    R1 · 4:56
  3. WIN
    vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
    RIZINRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round· Dec 31, 2017· Heavyweight· 35-11-2 vs 42-31-2
    TKO
    R1 · 1:02
  4. WIN
    vs Amir Aliakbari
    RIZINRizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round· Dec 31, 2016· Heavyweight· 34-11-2 vs 5-0
    KO
    R1 · 2:02
  5. WIN
    vs Kaido Hoovelson
    RIZINRizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round· Dec 31, 2016· Heavyweight
    KO
    R1 · 0:49
  6. WIN
    vs Baruto Kaito
    RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016· Dec 31, 2016· 33-11-2 vs 3-0
    TKO
    R1 · 0:49
  7. WIN
    vs Muhammed Lawal
    RIZINRizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2016· Heavyweight· 32-11-2 vs 20-5
    TKO
    R2 · 1:41
  8. WIN
    vs Hyun Man Myung
    RIZINRizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round· Sep 25, 2016· Heavyweight· 31-11-2 vs 3-2
    SUB
    R1 · 2:20
  9. WIN
    vs Gabriel Gonzaga
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2· Apr 11, 2015· Heavyweight· 30-11-2 vs 16-9
    TKO
    R3 · 3:30
    FOTN
  10. WIN
    vs Satoshi Ishii×1Title bout · Title win #1
    Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014· Dec 31, 2014· 29-11-2 vs 13-4-1
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
  11. WIN
    vs Satoshi Ishii
    IGF 2· Aug 23, 2014· 28-11-2 vs 13-3-1
    TKO
    R2 · 2:37
  12. LOSS
    vs Aleksei Oleinik
    Legend 2: Invasion· Nov 8, 2013· Heavyweight· 28-10-2 vs 50-9-1
    -
    R1 · 4:42
  13. WIN
    vs Shinichi Suzukawa
    Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012· Dec 31, 2012· Heavyweight· 27-10-2 vs 0-0
    -
    R1 · 1:18
  14. LOSS
    vs Roy Nelson
    UFCUFC 137: Penn vs Diaz· Oct 29, 2011· Heavyweight· 27-9-2 vs 15-6
    TKO
    R3 · 1:30
  15. LOSS
    vs Brendan Schaub
    UFCUFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES· Mar 20, 2011· Heavyweight· 27-8-2 vs 7-1
    TKO
    R3 · 3:44
  16. LOSS
    vs Frank Mir
    UFCUFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop· Sep 25, 2010· Heavyweight· 27-7-2 vs 13-5
    TKO
    R3 · 4:02
  17. WIN
    vs Pat Barry
    UFCUFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin· Jun 12, 2010· Heavyweight· 26-7-2 vs 5-1
    SUB
    R3 · 4:30
    SOTN
  18. WIN
    vs Anthony Perosh
    UFCUFC 110: NOGUEIRA vs VELASQUEZ· Feb 20, 2010· Heavyweight· 25-7-2 vs 10-5
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
  19. LOSS
    vs Junior Dos Santos
    UFCUFC 103: FRANKLIN vs BELFORT· Sep 19, 2009· Heavyweight· 25-6-2 vs 8-1
    TKO
    R3 · 2:00
  20. WIN
    vs Mostapha Al-Turk
    UFCUFC 99: THE COMEBACK· Jun 13, 2009· Heavyweight· 24-6-2 vs 6-4
    TKO
    R1 · 3:06
  21. WIN
    vs Hong Man Choi
    K-1: Dynamite 2008· Dec 31, 2008· Heavyweight· 23-6-2 vs 1-1
    TKO
    R1 · 6:32
  22. NC
    vs Alistair Overeem
    Dream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals· Sep 23, 2008· Middleweight· 23-6-2 vs 28-11
    NC
    R1 · 6:09
  23. WIN
    vs Tatsuya Mizuno
    Dream 1· Mar 15, 2008· Heavyweight· 22-6-2 vs 3-2
    TKO
    R1 · 0:56
  24. LOSS
    vs Cheick Kongo
    UFCUFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION· Sep 8, 2007· Heavyweight· 22-5-2 vs 10-3-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  25. LOSS
    vs Gabriel Gonzaga
    UFCUFC 70: NATIONS COLLIDE· Apr 21, 2007· Heavyweight· 22-4-2 vs 7-1
    TKO
    R1 · 4:51
  26. WIN
    vs Eddie Sanchez
    UFCUFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING· Feb 3, 2007· Heavyweight· 21-4-2 vs 8-0
    TKO
    R1 · 4:33
  27. WIN
    vs Josh Barnett
    Pride Final Conflict Absolute· Sep 10, 2006· Heavyweight· 20-4-2 vs 22-3
    -
    R1 · 5:32
  28. WIN
    vs Wanderlei Silva
    Pride Final Conflict Absolute· Sep 10, 2006· Heavyweight· 19-4-2 vs 31-5-1
    TKO
    R1 · 5:26
  29. WIN
    vs Hidehiko Yoshida
    Pride Critical Countdown Absolute· Jul 1, 2006· Heavyweight· 18-4-2 vs 7-3-1
    TKO
    R1 · 7:38
  30. WIN
    vs Ikuhisa Minowa
    Pride Total Elimination Absolute· May 5, 2006· Heavyweight· 17-4-2 vs 32-23-8
    TKO
    R1 · 1:10
  31. LOSS
    vs Mark Hunt
    Pride Shockwave 2005· Dec 31, 2005· Heavyweight· 17-3-2 vs 2-1
    SD
  32. WIN
    vs Josh Barnett
    Pride 30: Fully Loaded· Oct 23, 2005· Heavyweight· 16-3-2 vs 18-2
    UD
  33. LOSS
    vs Fedor Emelianenko
    Pride Final Conflict 2005· Aug 28, 2005· Heavyweight· 16-2-2 vs 22-1
    UD
  34. WIN
    vs Ibragim Magomedov
    Pride Critical Countdown 2005· Jun 26, 2005· Heavyweight· 15-2-2 vs 13-3
    TKO
    R1 · 3:53
  35. WIN
    vs Mark Coleman
    Pride 29: Fists of Fire· Feb 20, 2005· Heavyweight· 14-2-2 vs 13-6
    TKO
    R1 · 3:40
  36. WIN
    vs Kevin Randleman
    Pride Shockwave 2004· Dec 31, 2004· Heavyweight· 13-2-2 vs 15-9
    -
    R1 · 0:41
  37. WIN
    vs Josh Barnett
    Pride 28: High Octane· Oct 31, 2004· Heavyweight· 12-2-2 vs 18-1
    -
    R1 · 0:46
  38. WIN
    vs Aleksander Emelianenko
    Pride Final Conflict 2004· Aug 15, 2004· Heavyweight· 11-2-2 vs 3-0
    TKO
    R1 · 2:09
  39. WIN
    vs Shungo Oyama
    Pride Bushido 4· Jul 19, 2004· Heavyweight· 10-2-2 vs 2-5
    TKO
    R1 · 1:00
  40. WIN
    vs Hiromitsu Kanehara
    Pride Bushido 3· May 23, 2004· Heavyweight· 9-2-2 vs 22-12-1
    UD
  41. LOSS
    vs Kevin Randleman
    Pride Total Elimination 2004· Apr 25, 2004· Heavyweight· 9-1-2 vs 14-7
    TKO
    R1 · 1:57
  42. WIN
    vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto
    Pride Bushido 2· Feb 15, 2004· Heavyweight· 8-1-2 vs 42-32-1
    TKO
    R1 · 2:12
  43. WIN
    vs Ron Waterman
    Pride 27: Inferno· Feb 1, 2004· Heavyweight· 7-1-2 vs 10-1-2
    TKO
    R1 · 4:37
  44. LOSS
    vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    Pride Final Conflict 2003· Nov 9, 2003· Heavyweight· 7-0-2 vs 20-2-1
    -
    R2 · 1:45
  45. WIN
    vs Alberto Rodriguez
    Pride Bushido 1· Oct 5, 2003· Heavyweight· 6-0-2 vs 3-2
    TKO
    R1 · 0:46
  46. WIN
    vs Igor Vovchanchyn
    Pride Total Elimination 2003· Aug 10, 2003· Heavyweight· 5-0-2 vs 50-7-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:29
  47. WIN
    vs Heath Herring
    Pride 26: Bad to the Bone· Jun 8, 2003· Heavyweight· 4-0-2 vs 20-8
    TKO
    R1 · 3:17
  48. WIN
    vs Kazuyuki Fujita
    Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002· Dec 31, 2002· Heavyweight· 3-0-2 vs 8-2
    UD
  49. WIN
    vs Kazushi Sakuraba
    Pride Shockwave· Aug 28, 2002· Heavyweight· 2-0-2 vs 13-4-1
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
  50. DRAW
    vs Wanderlei Silva
    Pride 20: Armed and Ready· Apr 28, 2002· Heavyweight· 2-0-1 vs 19-3
    DRAW
  51. WIN
    vs Yuji Nagata
    Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001· Dec 31, 2001· Heavyweight· 1-0-1 vs 0-0
    TKO
    R1 · 0:21
  52. DRAW
    vs Nobuhiko Takada
    Pride 17: Championship Chaos· Nov 3, 2001· Heavyweight· 1-0 vs 2-5
    DRAW
  53. WIN
    vs Kazuyuki Fujita
    K-1: Spirits 2001· Aug 19, 2001· Heavyweight· 0-0 vs 7-1
    TKO
    R1 · 0:39

Career history data via Tapology.

Official UFC Ranking

Mirko Filipovic's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
#15 Heavyweight
First ranked
Apr 13, 2015
Times ranked
5

Heavyweight

#1#5#10#15Apr 13, 2015 · #15May 18, 2015 · #15#15

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1856▲8
Peak
1929Feb 3, 2007
Rated fights
53
150016501800200220052008201120142017Aug 19, 2001 · 1565Nov 3, 2001 · 1559Dec 31, 2001 · 1592Apr 28, 2002 · 1614Aug 28, 2002 · 1691Dec 31, 2002 · 1721Jun 8, 2003 · 1753Aug 10, 2003 · 1790Oct 5, 2003 · 1802Nov 9, 2003 · 1778Feb 1, 2004 · 1802Feb 15, 2004 · 1817Apr 25, 2004 · 1770May 23, 2004 · 1784Jul 19, 2004 · 1791Aug 15, 2004 · 1810Oct 31, 2004 · 1850Dec 31, 2004 · 1865Feb 20, 2005 · 1875Jun 26, 2005 · 1885Aug 28, 2005 · 1875Oct 23, 2005 · 1885Dec 31, 2005 · 1877May 5, 2006 · 1882Jul 1, 2006 · 1890Sep 10, 2006 · 1905Sep 10, 2006 · 1919Feb 3, 2007 · 1929Feb 3, 2007 · 1922Apr 21, 2007 · 1904Sep 8, 2007 · 1888Mar 15, 2008 · 1892Dec 31, 2008 · 1894Jun 13, 2009 · 1900Sep 19, 2009 · 1876Feb 20, 2010 · 1882Jun 12, 2010 · 1891Sep 25, 2010 · 1870Mar 20, 2011 · 1851Oct 29, 2011 · 1831Dec 31, 2012 · 1817Nov 8, 2013 · 1805Aug 23, 2014 · 1815Dec 31, 2014 · 1823Apr 11, 2015 · 1836Sep 25, 2016 · 1796Dec 29, 2016 · 1812Dec 31, 2016 · 1835Dec 31, 2016 · 1819Dec 31, 2016 · 1829Dec 31, 2017 · 1840Sep 30, 2018 · 1848Feb 16, 2019 · 18561856

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Frequently asked questions

When does Mirko Filipovic fight next?

Mirko Filipovic has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Mirko Filipovic's record?

Mirko Filipovic's professional MMA record is 38-11-2.

Who is Mirko Filipovic fighting next?

Mirko Filipovic's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Mirko Filipovic fight last?

Mirko Filipovic most recently fought Roque Martinez at Rizin FF - Rizin 13 on Sunday, September 30, 2018, WIN (TKO).

What weight class does Mirko Filipovic fight in?

Mirko Filipovic fights at Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Mirko Filipovic have?

Mirko Filipovic has 29 wins by KO/TKO and 2 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Mirko Filipovic won?

Mirko Filipovic has won 2 UFC post-fight bonuses: 1× Fight of the Night, 1× Submission of the Night.

How tall is Mirko Filipovic?

Mirko Filipovic is 6'2" (188 cm) tall.

How much does Mirko Filipovic weigh?

Mirko Filipovic weighs 230 lbs (104 kg).

What is Mirko Filipovic's reach?

Mirko Filipovic has a reach of 73" (185 cm).

How old is Mirko Filipovic?

Mirko Filipovic is 51 years old (born Sep 10, 1974).

Where is Mirko Filipovic from?

Mirko Filipovic is from Croatia.