Mirko Filipovic
11 UFC Fights | 45% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (100%)
Mirko Filipovic UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Mirko Filipovic is 5-6 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 4 wins by knockout and 1 by submission. The full pro MMA record is 38-11-2 (1 NC), 33-5 of it outside the UFC. Filipovic competes at heavyweight as a southpaw clinch fighter, standing 6'2" with a 73" reach at 52 years old. The last bout was a win over Roy Nelson by unanimous decision in Feb 2019.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 69th percentile among 166 heavyweight fighters (0.27/fight).
Mirko Filipovic's UFC win rate is 45% (5 of 11 fights), and 100% of those wins came by finish. Filipovic averages 0.2 takedowns per fight at 33% accuracy and stops 73% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 38-11-2 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 5-6
- Height
- 6'2"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 52
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- W vs Roy Nelson · Decision (Unanimous) · Feb 2019
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Mirko Filipovic's Last 5 Fights
Filipovic is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Gabriel Gonzaga · KO/TKO · R3 3:30 · UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · Apr 2015
- Loss vs Roy Nelson · KO/TKO · R3 1:30 · UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · Oct 2011
- Loss vs Brendan Schaub · KO/TKO · R3 3:44 · UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones · Mar 2011
- Loss vs Frank Mir · KO/TKO · R3 4:02 · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Sep 2010
- Win vs Pat Barry · Submission · R3 4:30 · UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · Jun 2010
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Mirko Filipovic vs Average
Mirko Filipovic lands 8.7 strikes in R1 but 9.6 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Mirko Filipovic's UFC Fight History
11 UFC fights on record (5-6), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO/TKO | R3 · 3:30 | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 | 2015-04-11 |
| L | Roy Nelson | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:30 | UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz | 2011-10-29 |
| L | Brendan Schaub | KO/TKO | R3 · 3:44 | UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones | 2011-03-19 |
| L | Frank Mir | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:02 | UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop | 2010-09-25 |
| W | Pat Barry | Submission | R3 · 4:30 | UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin | 2010-06-12 |
| W | Anthony Perosh | KO/TKO | R2 · 5:00 | UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez | 2010-02-20 |
| L | Junior Dos Santos | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:00 | UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort | 2009-09-19 |
| W | Mostapha Al-Turk | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:06 | UFC 99: The Comeback | 2009-06-13 |
| L | Cheick Kongo | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 75: Champion vs Champion | 2007-09-08 |
| L | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:51 | UFC 70: Nations Collide | 2007-04-21 |
| W | Eddie Sanchez | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:33 | UFC 67: All or Nothing | 2007-02-03 |
How Filipovic Ranks at Heavyweight
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