Heavyweight

Frank Mir

Last fought: Mar 2016

RECORD

Pro

18-11-0

UFC

16-11-0

Age

Height

6'3"

Weight

264 lbs

Reach

79"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	5:45
Fight Completion Rate	32.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.15
% Fights Inside the Distance	81.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	82-39 (67.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	41-25 (62.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	41-14 (74.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	43.0%
% Time in Control	25.2%
% Time Controlled	31.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	44.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.14
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.03
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.90
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.3%
Distance Strike Defense	57.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	3.96
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.51
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.88
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.82
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	8.04
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.87

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Frank Mir League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Frank Mir
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Strike Differential	-1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.4%
Takedown Defense	54.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	2.0
Control Time/15min	3:46
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	31.2%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	18.8%
Avg Fight Time	5:45
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	18.2%
Takedown Defense	—
Control Time/Fight	0:54

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Mark Hunt

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir • Mar 2016Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:01

Frank Mir1/1010%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Mark Hunt8/1942%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	1/10	10%	0/3	0:00	—
	Mark Hunt	8/19	42%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 • Sep 2015Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frank Mir24/5246%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:58

Andrei Arlovski39/7453%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	8/19	42%	0/0	1:42	—
	Andrei Arlovski	17/27	63%	0/0	0:29	—

R2	Frank Mir	9/20	45%	1/2	1:43	—
	Andrei Arlovski	10/25	40%	0/0	0:26	—

R3	Frank Mir	7/13	54%	0/3	0:33	—
	Andrei Arlovski	12/22	55%	0/0	2:35	—

WIN

vs. Todd Duffee

UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee • Jul 2015Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:13

Frank Mir16/3743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Todd Duffee9/2438%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	16/37	43%	0/0	0:01	1
	Todd Duffee	9/24	38%	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Antonio Silva

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir • Feb 2015Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:40

Frank Mir10/1856%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

Antonio Silva1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	10/18	56%	0/0	0:06	1
	Antonio Silva	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alistair Overeem

UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 • Feb 2014Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frank Mir3/2313%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:29

Alistair Overeem62/7484%TD 0/0Ctrl 8:37KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	1/11	9%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	30/35	86%	0/0	2:29	1

R2	Frank Mir	2/9	22%	1/1	0:29	—
	Alistair Overeem	14/17	82%	0/0	3:05	—

R3	Frank Mir	0/3	0%	0/2	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	18/22	82%	0/0	3:03	—

LOSS

vs. Josh Barnett

UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 • Aug 2013Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 1:56

Frank Mir9/1656%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Josh Barnett26/3868%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	9/16	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Barnett	26/38	68%	0/0	1:10	1

LOSS

vs. Daniel Cormier

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frank Mir24/6040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

Daniel Cormier59/9661%TD 0/1Ctrl 7:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	7/22	32%	0/0	0:02	—
	Daniel Cormier	24/39	62%	0/0	2:27	—

R2	Frank Mir	6/19	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Cormier	17/27	63%	0/0	2:31	—

R3	Frank Mir	11/19	58%	0/0	0:16	—
	Daniel Cormier	18/30	60%	0/1	2:36	—

LOSS

vs. Junior Dos Santos

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir • May 2012HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:04

Frank Mir17/3746%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:09

Junior Dos Santos59/8966%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	9/21	43%	0/4	0:09	—
	Junior Dos Santos	38/58	66%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Frank Mir	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	21/31	68%	0/0	0:15	1

WIN

vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

UFC 140: Jones vs Machida • Dec 2011Heavyweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 3:38

Frank Mir6/875%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:12

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira21/2778%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	6/8	75%	1/2	1:12	—
	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	21/27	78%	0/1	1:50	—

WIN

vs. Roy Nelson

UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill • May 2011Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frank Mir46/6571%TD 6/8Ctrl 7:23

Roy Nelson21/5141%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	22/35	63%	1/2	1:00	—
	Roy Nelson	12/29	41%	0/0	2:31	—

R2	Frank Mir	9/12	75%	2/2	2:44	—
	Roy Nelson	6/16	38%	0/1	1:13	—

R3	Frank Mir	15/18	83%	3/4	3:39	—
	Roy Nelson	3/6	50%	0/0	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Mirko Filipovic

UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop • Sep 2010Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 4:02

Frank Mir25/7932%TD 0/2Ctrl 4:30KD 1

Mirko Filipovic19/6928%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	10/30	33%	0/1	1:54	—
	Mirko Filipovic	3/21	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Frank Mir	8/23	35%	0/0	1:38	—
	Mirko Filipovic	5/25	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Frank Mir	7/26	27%	0/1	0:58	1
	Mirko Filipovic	11/23	48%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Shane Carwin

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy • Mar 2010HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:48

Frank Mir3/1030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Shane Carwin49/6378%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:33KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	3/10	30%	0/0	0:03	—
	Shane Carwin	49/63	78%	0/2	2:33	1

WIN

vs. Cheick Kongo

UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez • Dec 2009Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:12

Frank Mir2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

Cheick Kongo0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	2/5	40%	0/0	0:06	1
	Cheick Kongo	0/4	0%	0/0	0:23	—

LOSS

vs. Brock Lesnar

UFC 100 • Jul 2009HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:48

Frank Mir4/1233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Brock Lesnar47/5192%TD 1/1Ctrl 5:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brock Lesnar	30/32	94%	0/0	4:24	—

R2	Frank Mir	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brock Lesnar	17/19	89%	1/1	1:22	—

WIN

vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 • Dec 2008HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:54

Frank Mir37/10137%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:42KD 3

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira10/3826%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	29/74	39%	1/1	0:38	2
	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	8/27	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Frank Mir	8/27	30%	0/0	0:04	1
	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brock Lesnar

UFC 81: Breaking Point • Feb 2008Heavyweight

Submission (Kneebar) • Rd 1, 1:30

Frank Mir2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Brock Lesnar16/2467%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brock Lesnar	16/24	67%	1/1	1:07	—

WIN

vs. Antoni Hardonk

UFC 74: Respect • Aug 2007Heavyweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 1:17

Frank Mir4/580%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:02

Antoni Hardonk1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	4/5	80%	1/1	1:02	—
	Antoni Hardonk	1/3	33%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Brandon Vera

UFC 65: Bad Intentions • Nov 2006Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:09

Frank Mir2/729%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Brandon Vera15/2171%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	2/7	29%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brandon Vera	15/21	71%	0/0	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Dan Christison

UFC 61: Bitter Rivals • Jul 2006Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Frank Mir53/8960%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:51

Dan Christison48/8556%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	23/30	77%	1/1	2:32	—
	Dan Christison	18/30	60%	0/0	1:06	—

R2	Frank Mir	10/15	67%	1/3	2:00	—
	Dan Christison	21/42	50%	0/0	1:23	—

R3	Frank Mir	20/44	45%	1/2	3:19	—
	Dan Christison	9/13	69%	0/0	0:44	—

LOSS

vs. Marcio Cruz

UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 • Feb 2006Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:10

Frank Mir3/650%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:15

Marcio Cruz31/4470%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	3/6	50%	1/1	0:15	—
	Marcio Cruz	31/44	70%	1/2	3:37	—

WIN

vs. Tim Sylvia

UFC 48: Payback • Jun 2004HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 0:50

Frank Mir3/3100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tim Sylvia2/540%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Sylvia	2/5	40%	1/1	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Wes Sims

UFC 46: Supernatural • Jan 2004Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:21

Frank Mir28/4464%TD 4/7Ctrl 7:37KD 1

Wes Sims18/2572%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	16/28	57%	1/1	4:50	—
	Wes Sims	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Frank Mir	12/16	75%	3/6	2:47	1
	Wes Sims	16/21	76%	0/0	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Wes Sims

UFC 43: Meltdown • Jun 2003Heavyweight

DQ • Rd 1, 2:55

Frank Mir4/757%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:37

Wes Sims1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	4/7	57%	1/1	2:37	—
	Wes Sims	1/1	100%	0/0	0:12	—

WIN

vs. David Abbott

UFC 41: Onslaught • Feb 2003Heavyweight

Submission (Toe Hold) • Rd 1, 0:46

Frank Mir0/10%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

David Abbott1/520%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	0/1	0%	0/2	0:00	—
	David Abbott	1/5	20%	0/0	0:38	—

LOSS

vs. Ian Freeman

UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall • Jul 2002Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 4:35

Frank Mir6/1060%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:14

Ian Freeman34/4477%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	6/10	60%	1/5	0:14	—
	Ian Freeman	34/44	77%	0/0	2:56	—

WIN

vs. Pete Williams

UFC 36: Worlds Collide • Mar 2002Heavyweight

Submission (Other - Lock) • Rd 1, 0:46

Frank Mir4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Pete Williams0/10%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	4/6	67%	0/0	0:02	—
	Pete Williams	0/1	0%	1/1	0:19	—

WIN

vs. Roberto Traven

UFC 34: High Voltage • Nov 2001Heavyweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:05

Frank Mir3/743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:36

Roberto Traven1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Frank Mir	3/7	43%	0/0	0:36	—
	Roberto Traven	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com