Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“Cro Cop”

Mirko Filipovic

35-11-2 (1 NC)11 UFC

Balanced

Form

Inactive

Title Fight

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'2"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·51age

Last fightWGabriel Gonzaga·KO/TKO·R3·11yr ago

Fighter Context

5–6UFC·

4KO

1Sub

0Dec

10.6min/fight

117UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–5(8 fights)

100%finish rate

-1.0str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.22

Neutral

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.025

None

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

31%

Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Filipovic

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.11

Str. Accuracy50%

236UFC landed/535attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.8 vs avg1.89

Str. Defense63%

KD Rate / fight0.27

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.46

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

18%

Leg

14%

By Position

Distance58%

Clinch17%

Ground25%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 111 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 37 rounds
Avg. Landed	9	9	10
Avg. Absorbed	12	13	12
Avg. Net	-3	-3	-2

Grappling

Filipovic

Non-Factor

·82s ctrlAverage Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.19

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.77

TD Accuracy40%

2UFC landed/6attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

1UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense78%

27UFC defended/37opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 5

Submission1 / 5

Decision0 / 5

KD → Finish

2/3Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision1 / 6

Loss Pattern

4 of 6 losses by finish in R3+

Primarily a KO/TKO finisher. 4 of 5 stoppages by KO/TKO

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 12 more in second half of career

11 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=8

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

1.8

2.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.5

3.5

Diff

-0.6

-0.7

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-100%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Filipovic — 11 UFC Fights

Result

Method

11 fights

Gabriel GonzagaVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 3:30Apr '15

·21 SS (46%)·19 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·59s ctrl

↵ 42mo layoff

Roy Nelson

KO/TKO R3 · 1:30Oct '11

-2

·30 SS (51%)·32 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·27s ctrl

Brendan Schaub

KO/TKO R3 · 3:44Mar '11

-19

·21 SS (54%)·40 abs·4 td taken·111s ctrl·1 kd taken

Frank MirVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 4:02Sep '10

-6

·19 SS (28%)·25 abs·1 kd taken

Pat Barry

SUB R3 · 4:30Jun '10

+17

·42 SS (42%)·25 abs·0/1 td·267s ctrl·1 kd landed·2 kd taken·2 sub att

Anthony Perosh

KO/TKO R2 · 5:00Feb '10

+20

·29 SS (46%)·9 abs·212s ctrl·1 sub att

Junior Dos Santos

KO/TKO R3 · 2:00Sep '09

-48

·22 SS (45%)·70 abs·0/1 td·23s ctrl

Mostapha Al-Turk

KO/TKO R1 · 3:06Jun '09

·16 SS (46%)·7 abs·1/1 td·15s ctrl·1 kd landed

↵ 21mo layoff

Cheick Kongo

U-DEC R3Sep '07

-48

·15 SS (45%)·63 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·125s ctrl

Gabriel Gonzaga

KO/TKO R1 · 4:51Apr '07

-18

·1 SS (33%)·19 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Filipovic — Prior Tracked Fights (30)

WYuji NagataOtherKO/TKOR1—

WHeath HerringPrideKO/TKOR1—

WKazuyuki FujitaOtherU-DECR3—

WKazushi SakurabaPrideKO/TKOR2—

DWanderlei SilvaPrideOtherR5—

DNobuhiko TakadaPrideOtherR5—

WKazuyuki FujitaK-1KO/TKOR1—

LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraPrideSUBR2—

WIgor VovchanchynPrideKO/TKOR1—

WHiromitsu KaneharaPrideU-DECR2—

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“Cro Cop”

Mirko Filipovic

35-11-2 (1 NC)11 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·51age

Last fightWGabriel Gonzaga·KO/TKO·11yr ago

Fighter Context

5–6UFC·

4KO

1Sub

0Dec

10.6min/fight

117UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.22

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.025

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

31%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Filipovic

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.11

Str. Accuracy50%

236UFC landed/535attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.8 vs avg1.89

Str. Defense63%

KD Rate / Fight0.27

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.46

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

18%

Leg

14%

By Position

Dist58%

Clinch17%

Ground25%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=11	R2 n=8	R3 n=7
Landed	9	9	10
Absorbed	12	13	12
Net	-3	-3	-2

Grappling

Filipovic

Heavyweight avg

Non-Factor

82s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.19

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.77

TD Accuracy40%

2UFC landed/6attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

1UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense78%

27UFC defended/37opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

1Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

5KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=8

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

1.8

2.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.5

3.5

Diff

-0.6

-0.7

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Filipovic — UFC Fight Log

Gabriel GonzagaVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Apr '15

21 SS (46%)·19 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·59s ctrl

Roy Nelson

KO/TKO·R3·Oct '11

30 SS (51%)·32 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·27s ctrl

Brendan Schaub

KO/TKO·R3·Mar '11

21 SS (54%)·40 abs·4 td taken·111s ctrl·1 kd taken

Frank MirVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·Sep '10

19 SS (28%)·25 abs·1 kd taken

Pat Barry

SUB·R3·Jun '10

42 SS (42%)·25 abs·0/1 td·267s ctrl·1 kd·2 kd taken·2 sub

Anthony Perosh

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '10

29 SS (46%)·9 abs·212s ctrl·1 sub

Junior Dos Santos

KO/TKO·R3·Sep '09

22 SS (45%)·70 abs·0/1 td·23s ctrl

Mostapha Al-Turk

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '09

16 SS (46%)·7 abs·1/1 td·15s ctrl·1 kd

Filipovic — Prior Tracked Fights (30)

WYuji NagataOtherKO/TKOR1

WHeath HerringPrideKO/TKOR1

WKazuyuki FujitaOtherU-DECR3

WKazushi SakurabaPrideKO/TKOR2

DWanderlei SilvaPrideOtherR5

DNobuhiko TakadaPrideOtherR5

WKazuyuki FujitaK-1KO/TKOR1

LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraPrideSUBR2

Round 111 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 37 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

-2

n=11

n=8

n=7

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3

-2