Mirko Filipovic

"Cro Cop"

AGE	51 / Sep 10, 1974
HEIGHT	6'2" / 187.96 cm
WEIGHT	234 lbs / 106.14 kg

ASSOCIATION
Cro Cop Top Team

CLASS
Heavyweight

Wins 38

KO / TKO

79%

SUBMISSIONS

11%

DECISIONS

11%

Draws 2

Losses 11

KO / TKO

55%

SUBMISSIONS

18%

DECISIONS

27%

N/C 1

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Roy Nelson	Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley Feb / 16 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts	3	5:00
win	Roque Martinez	Rizin FF - Rizin 13 Sep / 30 / 2018	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Ryogaku Wada	1	4:56
win	Tsuyoshi Kosaka	Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round Dec / 31 / 2017	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Jason Herzog	1	1:02
win	Amir Aliakbari	Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round Dec / 31 / 2016	KO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	1	2:02
win	Kaido Hoovelson	Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round Dec / 31 / 2016	KO (Knee to the Body) Yoshinori Umeki	1	0:49
win	Muhammed Lawal	Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round Dec / 29 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	2	1:41
win	Hyun Man Myung	Rizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round Sep / 25 / 2016	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Masato Fukuda	1	2:20
win	Gabriel Gonzaga	UFC Fight Night 64 - Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Apr / 11 / 2015	TKO (Elbows and Punches) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	3:30
win	Satoshi Ishii	IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 Dec / 31 / 2014	TKO (Head Kick and Punches) Ryogaku Wada VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	5:00
win	Satoshi Ishii	IGF - Inoki Genome Fight 2 Aug / 23 / 2014	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Ryogaku Wada VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:37
loss	Alexey Oleynik	Legend - Part 2: Invasion Nov / 08 / 2013	Submission (Scarf Hold) Herb Dean	1	4:42
win	Shinichi Suzukawa	IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 Dec / 31 / 2012	Submission (Armbar) Ryogaku Wada	1	1:18
loss	Roy Nelson	UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz Oct / 29 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Steve Mazzagatti VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:30
loss	Brendan Schaub	UFC 128 - Shogun vs. Jones Mar / 19 / 2011	KO (Punch) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	3:44
loss	Frank Mir	UFC 119 - Mir vs. Cro Cop Sep / 25 / 2010	KO (Knee) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:02
win	Pat Barry	UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin Jun / 12 / 2010	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:30
win	Anthony Perosh	UFC 110 - Nogueira vs. Velasquez Feb / 20 / 2010	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	5:00
loss	Junior dos Santos	UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort Sep / 19 / 2009	TKO (Submission to Punch) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	2:00
win	Mostapha Al-Turk	UFC 99 - The Comeback Jun / 13 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:06
win	Hong Man Choi	K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2008 Dec / 31 / 2008	TKO (Leg Kick) Daisuke Noguchi VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	6:32
NC	Alistair Overeem	Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Sep / 23 / 2008	No Contest (Knee to the Groin) Yuji Shimada VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	6:09
win	Tatsuya Mizuno	Dream 1 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round Mar / 15 / 2008	TKO (Punches) Yuji Shimada	1	0:56
loss	Cheick Kongo	UFC 75 - Champion vs. Champion Sep / 08 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	3	5:00
loss	Gabriel Gonzaga	UFC 70 - Nations Collide Apr / 21 / 2007	KO (Head Kick) Herb Dean	1	4:51
win	Eddie Sanchez	UFC 67 - All or Nothing Feb / 03 / 2007	TKO (Punches) Steve Mazzagatti	1	4:33
win	Josh Barnett	Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute Sep / 10 / 2006	TKO (Submission to Punches) Yuji Shimada	1	7:32
win	Wanderlei Silva	Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute Sep / 10 / 2006	KO (Head Kick) Yuji Shimada	1	5:22
win	Hidehiko Yoshida	Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute Jul / 01 / 2006	TKO (Leg Kicks) Yuji Shimada	1	7:38
win	Ikuhisa Minowa	Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute May / 05 / 2006	TKO (Punches) Minoru Toyonaga	1	1:10
loss	Mark Hunt	Pride FC - Shockwave 2005 Dec / 31 / 2005	Decision (Split) Daisuke Noguchi	3	5:00
win	Josh Barnett	Pride 30 - Fully Loaded Oct / 23 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
loss	Fedor Emelianenko	Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 Aug / 28 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
win	Ibragim Magomedov	Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 Jun / 26 / 2005	KO (Kick to the Body) Daisuke Noguchi	1	3:53
win	Mark Coleman	Pride 29 - Fists of Fire Feb / 20 / 2005	KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) Yuji Shimada	1	3:42
win	Kevin Randleman	Pride FC - Shockwave 2004 Dec / 31 / 2004	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Minoru Toyonaga	1	0:41
win	Josh Barnett	Pride 28 - High Octane Oct / 31 / 2004	TKO (Shoulder Injury) Yuji Shimada	1	0:46
win	Aleksander Emelianenko	Pride FC - Final Conflict 2004 Aug / 15 / 2004	KO (Head Kick and Punches) Daisuke Noguchi	1	2:09
win	Shungo Oyama	Pride - Bushido 4 Jul / 19 / 2004	KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) Minoru Toyonaga	1	1:00
win	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Pride - Bushido 3 May / 23 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Daisuke Noguchi	2	5:00
loss	Kevin Randleman	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2004 Apr / 25 / 2004	KO (Punches) Yuji Shimada	1	1:57
win	Yoshihisa Yamamoto	Pride - Bushido 2 Feb / 15 / 2004	KO (Punches) Yuji Shimada	1	2:12
win	Ron Waterman	Pride 27 - Inferno Feb / 01 / 2004	TKO (Soccer Kicks) Yuji Shimada	1	4:37
loss	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 Nov / 09 / 2003	Submission (Armbar) Yuji Shimada	2	1:45
win	Alberto Rodriguez	Pride - Bushido 1 Oct / 05 / 2003	KO (Head Kick) Yuji Shimada	1	0:46
win	Igor Vovchanchyn	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 Aug / 10 / 2003	KO (Head Kick) Yuji Shimada	1	1:29
win	Heath Herring	Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone Jun / 08 / 2003	TKO (Body Kick and Punches) Yuji Shimada	1	3:17
win	Kazuyuki Fujita	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 - K-1 vs. Inoki Dec / 31 / 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
win	Kazushi Sakuraba	Pride FC - Shockwave Aug / 28 / 2002	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Yuji Shimada	2	5:00
draw	Wanderlei Silva	Pride 20 - Armed and Ready Apr / 28 / 2002	Draw (Time Limit) Yuji Shimada	5	3:00
win	Yuji Nagata	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 - K-1 vs. Inoki Dec / 31 / 2001	TKO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	1	0:21
draw	Nobuhiko Takada	Pride 17 - Championship Chaos Nov / 03 / 2001	Draw (Time Limit) Yuji Shimada	5	3:00
win	Kazuyuki Fujita	K-1 - Andy Hug Memorial Aug / 19 / 2001	TKO (Cut) Yuji Shimada	1	0:39

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