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Mirko Filipovic

"Cro Cop"
38-11-2★ 2bonusesCroatiaCroatiaLast 5
Amateur boxing 1-3Kickboxing 25-8
38-11-2 · 34 finishes · Full stats →
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CAREER SUMMARY

Mirko Filipovic holds a professional MMA record of 38-11-2. Mirko Filipovic has 52 professional MMA bouts on record. Mirko Filipovic has won 39 fights: 30 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 5 by decision. Of 11 career losses, 6 came by KO/TKO and 1 by submission. In the UFC, Mirko Filipovic lands 2.02 significant strikes per minute with 44% accuracy and averages 0.26 takedowns per 15 minutes. Mirko Filipovic also has 33 recorded Kickboxing bouts. Most recent fight: February 15, 2019. Tracked organizations: BELLATOR, RIZIN, UFC, PRIDE FC.

Profile

Height
6'2"188 cm
Weight
230 lbs104 kg
Reach
73"185 cm
Stance
Southpaw
DOB
1974-09-10
Age
52
Nationality
Croatia
Birthplace
Zagreb, Croatia

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

Camp

  • Cro Cop Squad Gym

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

Pro MMARecord: 38-11-2 · Source: UFCalendar
Striking
Strikes landed2.76per min
44% accuracy
Strikes absorbed2.88per min
58% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.33per 15 min
43% success
Takedowns stuffed73%
Submission attempts0.4per 15 min
UFC careerRecord: 5-6-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed2.02per min
44% accuracy
Strikes absorbed2.69per min
58% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.26per 15 min
33% success
Takedowns stuffed73%
Submission attempts0.4per 15 min
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Mirko Filipovic sits in the top 25.

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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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Mirko Filipovic earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. WIN
    vs Roy Nelson
    BellatorBellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov· Feb 15, 2019· Heavyweight· 38-11-2 vs 23-17
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  2. WIN
    vs Roque Martinez
    RIZINRIZIN 13· Sep 30, 2018· Heavyweight· 37-11-2 vs 12-4-2
    TKO
    R1 · 4:56
  3. WIN
    vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
    RIZINRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round· Dec 31, 2017· Heavyweight· 36-11-2 vs 42-32-2
    TKO
    R1 · 1:02
  4. WIN
    vs Amir Aliakbari
    RIZINRizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round· Dec 31, 2016· Heavyweight· 35-11-2 vs 5-1
    KO
    R1 · 2:02
  5. WIN
    vs Baruto Kaito
    RIZINRizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round· Dec 31, 2016· Heavyweight· 34-11-2 vs 3-1
    KO
    R1 · 0:49
  6. WIN
    vs Muhammed Lawal
    RIZINRizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2016· Heavyweight· 33-11-2 vs 20-6
    TKO
    R2 · 1:41
  7. WIN
    vs Hyun Man Myung
    RIZINRizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round· Sep 25, 2016· Heavyweight· 32-11-2 vs 3-3
    SUB
    R1 · 2:20
  8. WIN
    vs Gabriel Gonzaga
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2· Apr 11, 2015· Heavyweight· 31-11-2 vs 16-10
    TKO
    R3 · 3:30
    FOTN
  9. WIN
    vs Satoshi Ishii×1Title bout · Title win #1
    Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014· Dec 31, 2014· 30-11-2 vs 13-5-1
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
  10. WIN
    vs Satoshi Ishii
    IGF 2· Aug 23, 2014· 29-11-2 vs 13-4-1
    TKO
    R2 · 2:37
  11. LOSS
    vs Aleksei Oleinik
    Legend 2: Invasion· Nov 8, 2013· Heavyweight· 28-11-2 vs 51-9-1
    -
    R1 · 4:42
  12. WIN
    vs Shinichi Suzukawa
    Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012· Dec 31, 2012· Heavyweight· 28-10-2 vs 0-1
    -
    R1 · 1:18
  13. LOSS
    vs Roy Nelson
    UFCUFC 137: Penn vs Diaz· Oct 29, 2011· Heavyweight· 27-10-2 vs 16-6
    TKO
    R3 · 1:30
  14. LOSS
    vs Brendan Schaub
    UFCUFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES· Mar 19, 2011· Heavyweight· 27-9-2 vs 8-1
    TKO
    R3 · 3:44
  15. LOSS
    vs Frank Mir
    UFCUFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop· Sep 25, 2010· Heavyweight· 27-8-2 vs 14-5
    TKO
    R3 · 4:02
  16. WIN
    vs Pat Barry
    UFCUFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin· Jun 12, 2010· Heavyweight· 27-7-2 vs 5-2
    SUB
    R3 · 4:30
    SOTN
  17. WIN
    vs Anthony Perosh
    UFCUFC 110: NOGUEIRA vs VELASQUEZ· Feb 21, 2010· Heavyweight· 26-7-2 vs 10-6
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
  18. LOSS
    vs Junior Dos Santos
    UFCUFC 103: FRANKLIN vs BELFORT· Sep 19, 2009· Heavyweight· 25-7-2 vs 9-1
    TKO
    R3 · 2:00
  19. WIN
    vs Mostapha Al-Turk
    UFCUFC 99: THE COMEBACK· Jun 13, 2009· Heavyweight· 25-6-2 vs 6-5
    TKO
    R1 · 3:06
  20. WIN
    vs Hong Man Choi
    K-1: Dynamite 2008· Dec 31, 2008· Heavyweight· 24-6-2 vs 1-2
    TKO
    R1 · 6:32
  21. NC
    vs Alistair Overeem
    Dream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals· Sep 23, 2008· Middleweight· 23-6-2 vs 28-11
    NC
    R1 · 6:09
  22. WIN
    vs Tatsuya Mizuno
    Dream 1· Mar 15, 2008· Heavyweight· 23-6-2 vs 3-3
    TKO
    R1 · 0:56
  23. LOSS
    vs Cheick Kongo
    UFCUFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION· Sep 8, 2007· Heavyweight· 22-6-2 vs 11-3-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  24. LOSS
    vs Gabriel Gonzaga
    UFCUFC 70: NATIONS COLLIDE· Apr 21, 2007· Heavyweight· 22-5-2 vs 8-1
    TKO
    R1 · 4:51
  25. WIN
    vs Eddie Sanchez
    UFCUFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING· Feb 3, 2007· Heavyweight· 22-4-2 vs 8-1
    TKO
    R1 · 4:33
  26. WIN
    vs Josh Barnett×1Title bout · Title win #1
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute· Sep 10, 2006· Openweight· 21-4-2 vs 22-4
    TKO
    R1 · 7:25
  27. WIN
    vs Wanderlei Silva
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute· Sep 10, 2006· Openweight· 20-4-2 vs 31-6-1
    TKO
    R1 · 5:26
  28. WIN
    vs Hidehiko Yoshida
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute· Jul 1, 2006· Openweight· 19-4-2 vs 7-4-1
    TKO
    R1 · 7:38
  29. WIN
    vs Ikuhisa Minowa
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Total Elimination Absolute· May 5, 2006· Openweight· 18-4-2 vs 32-24-8
    TKO
    R1 · 1:10
  30. LOSS
    vs Mark Hunt
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Shockwave 2005· Dec 31, 2005· Heavyweight· 17-4-2 vs 3-1
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  31. WIN
    vs Josh Barnett
    PRIDE FCPRIDE 30: Fully Loaded· Oct 23, 2005· Heavyweight· 17-3-2 vs 18-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  32. LOSS
    vs Fedor EmelianenkoTitle bout
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Final Conflict 2005· Aug 28, 2005· Heavyweight· 16-3-2 vs 23-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  33. WIN
    vs Ibragim Magomedov
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Critical Countdown 2005· Jun 26, 2005· Heavyweight· 16-2-2 vs 13-4
    TKO
    R1 · 3:53
  34. WIN
    vs Mark Coleman
    PRIDE FCPRIDE 29: Fists of Fire· Feb 20, 2005· Heavyweight· 15-2-2 vs 13-7
    TKO
    R1 · 3:40
  35. WIN
    vs Kevin Randleman
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Shockwave 2004· Dec 31, 2004· Heavyweight· 14-2-2 vs 15-10
    SUB
    R1 · 0:41
  36. WIN
    vs Josh Barnett
    PRIDE FCPRIDE 28: High Octane· Oct 31, 2004· Heavyweight· 13-2-2 vs 18-2
    SUB
    R1 · 0:46
  37. WIN
    vs Aleksander Emelianenko
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Final Conflict 2004· Aug 15, 2004· Heavyweight· 12-2-2 vs 3-1
    TKO
    R1 · 2:09
  38. WIN
    vs Shungo Oyama
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Bushido 4· Jul 19, 2004· Heavyweight· 11-2-2 vs 2-6
    TKO
    R1 · 1:00
  39. WIN
    vs Hiromitsu Kanehara
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Bushido 3· May 23, 2004· Openweight· 10-2-2 vs 22-13-1
    UD
    R2 · 5:00
  40. LOSS
    vs Kevin Randleman
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Total Elimination 2004· Apr 25, 2004· Heavyweight· 9-2-2 vs 15-7
    TKO
    R1 · 1:57
  41. WIN
    vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Bushido 2· Feb 15, 2004· Heavyweight· 9-1-2 vs 42-33-1
    TKO
    R1 · 2:12
  42. WIN
    vs Ron Waterman
    PRIDE FCPRIDE 27: Inferno· Feb 1, 2004· Heavyweight· 8-1-2 vs 10-2-2
    TKO
    R1 · 4:53
  43. LOSS
    vs Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraTitle bout
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Final Conflict 2003· Nov 9, 2003· Heavyweight· 7-1-2 vs 21-2-1
    SUB
    R2 · 1:45
  44. WIN
    vs Alberto El Patron
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Bushido 1· Oct 5, 2003· Heavyweight
    TKO
    R1 · 0:46
  45. WIN
    vs Alberto Rodriguez
    Pride Bushido 1· Oct 5, 2003· Heavyweight· 7-0-2 vs 3-3
    TKO
    R1 · 0:46
  46. WIN
    vs Igor Vovchanchyn
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Total Elimination 2003· Aug 10, 2003· Heavyweight· 6-0-2 vs 50-8-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:29
  47. WIN
    vs Heath Herring
    PRIDE FCPRIDE 26: Bad to the Bone· Jun 8, 2003· Heavyweight· 5-0-2 vs 20-9
    TKO
    R1 · 3:17
  48. WIN
    vs Kazuyuki Fujita
    Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002· Dec 31, 2002· Heavyweight· 4-0-2 vs 8-3
    UD
  49. WIN
    vs Kazushi Sakuraba
    PRIDE FCPRIDE: Shockwave· Aug 28, 2002· Openweight· 3-0-2 vs 13-5-1
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
  50. DRAW
    vs Wanderlei Silva
    PRIDE FCPRIDE 20: Armed and Ready· Apr 28, 2002· Openweight· 2-0-2 vs 19-3-1
    DRAW
    R5 · 3:00
  51. WIN
    vs Yuji Nagata
    Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001· Dec 31, 2001· Heavyweight· 2-0-1 vs 0-1
    TKO
    R1 · 0:21
  52. DRAW
    vs Nobuhiko Takada
    PRIDE FCPRIDE 17: Championship Chaos· Nov 3, 2001· Heavyweight· 1-0-1 vs 2-5-1
    DRAW
    R5 · 3:00
  53. WIN
    vs Kazuyuki Fujita
    K-1: Spirits 2001· Aug 19, 2001· Heavyweight· 1-0 vs 7-2
    TKO
    R1 · 0:39

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
1852▲8
Peak
1934Feb 3, 2007
Rated fights
53
1500165018001950200220052008201120142017Aug 19, 2001 · 1565Nov 3, 2001 · 1560Dec 31, 2001 · 1594Apr 28, 2002 · 1616Aug 28, 2002 · 1694Dec 31, 2002 · 1724Jun 8, 2003 · 1756Aug 10, 2003 · 1794Oct 5, 2003 · 1815Oct 5, 2003 · 1804Nov 9, 2003 · 1786Feb 1, 2004 · 1810Feb 15, 2004 · 1826Apr 25, 2004 · 1780May 23, 2004 · 1793Jul 19, 2004 · 1800Aug 15, 2004 · 1818Oct 31, 2004 · 1858Dec 31, 2004 · 1866Feb 20, 2005 · 1876Jun 26, 2005 · 1889Jun 26, 2005 · 1879Aug 28, 2005 · 1877Oct 23, 2005 · 1888Dec 31, 2005 · 1879May 5, 2006 · 1885Jul 1, 2006 · 1893Sep 10, 2006 · 1908Sep 10, 2006 · 1927Feb 3, 2007 · 1934Apr 21, 2007 · 1910Sep 8, 2007 · 1893Mar 15, 2008 · 1897Dec 31, 2008 · 1900Jun 13, 2009 · 1905Sep 19, 2009 · 1881Feb 20, 2010 · 1887Jun 12, 2010 · 1896Sep 25, 2010 · 1875Mar 20, 2011 · 1853Oct 29, 2011 · 1833Dec 31, 2012 · 1818Nov 8, 2013 · 1807Aug 23, 2014 · 1816Dec 31, 2014 · 1825Apr 11, 2015 · 1838Sep 25, 2016 · 1797Dec 29, 2016 · 1814Dec 31, 2016 · 1830Dec 31, 2016 · 1821Dec 31, 2017 · 1836Sep 30, 2018 · 1844Feb 16, 2019 · 18521852

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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 Roy Nelson at Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov on Friday, February 15, 2019, WIN (Unanimous Decision).

What weight class does Mirko Filipovic fight in?

Mirko Filipovic fights at Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Mirko Filipovic have?

Mirko Filipovic has 30 wins by KO/TKO and 4 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 52 years old (born Sep 10, 1974).

Where is Mirko Filipovic from?

Mirko Filipovic is from Croatia.