Heavyweight

Mark Hunt

Last fought: Dec 2018

RECORD

Pro

13-14-1 (1 NC)

UFC

8-8-1

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

265 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:09
Fight Completion Rate	59.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.23
% Fights Inside the Distance	72.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	101-47 (68.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	57-30 (65.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	38-12 (76.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	65.8%
% Time in Control	9.8%
% Time Controlled	24.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	28.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.06
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.24
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.17
Distance Strike Accuracy	40.1%
Distance Strike Defense	56.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.31
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.23
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.49
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.88
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.76
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.20

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

Mark Hunt 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	Mark Hunt
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	-0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	53.8%
Takedown Defense	65.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:28
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	87.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	12.5%
Avg Fight Time	11:09
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	52.2%
Control Time/Fight	0:01

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Justin Willis

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa • Dec 2018Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mark Hunt19/6032%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Justin Willis59/10357%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	9/21	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Willis	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mark Hunt	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Willis	22/30	73%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mark Hunt	4/22	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Justin Willis	31/52	60%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Aleksei Oleinik

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik • Sep 2018Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:26

Mark Hunt6/2722%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Aleksei Oleinik3/2612%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	6/27	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aleksei Oleinik	3/26	12%	1/5	0:42	—

LOSS

vs. Curtis Blaydes

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold • Feb 2018Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mark Hunt14/3244%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Curtis Blaydes56/10553%TD 10/14Ctrl 9:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	11/21	52%	0/0	0:01	1
	Curtis Blaydes	9/35	26%	3/4	2:16	—

R2	Mark Hunt	2/9	22%	0/0	0:01	—
	Curtis Blaydes	16/32	50%	1/4	2:37	—

R3	Mark Hunt	1/2	50%	0/0	0:05	—
	Curtis Blaydes	31/38	82%	6/6	4:42	—

WIN

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt • Jun 2017Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 3:51

Mark Hunt59/12547%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Derrick Lewis51/13937%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	11/25	44%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Mark Hunt	14/33	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	17/41	41%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Mark Hunt	16/36	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	10/44	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Mark Hunt	24/38	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derrick Lewis	13/29	45%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alistair Overeem

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 • Mar 2017Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 3, 1:44

Mark Hunt21/5141%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alistair Overeem55/7079%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:33KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	9/26	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	24/32	75%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Mark Hunt	10/17	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	22/28	79%	0/0	2:55	—

R3	Mark Hunt	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	9/10	90%	0/0	0:38	1

vs. Brock Lesnar

UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes • Jul 2016Heavyweight

Overturned • Rd 3, 5:00

Mark Hunt13/3241%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Brock Lesnar51/7568%TD 4/8Ctrl 8:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brock Lesnar	16/20	80%	3/3	2:58	—

R2	Mark Hunt	7/18	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brock Lesnar	3/13	23%	0/4	0:42	—

R3	Mark Hunt	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brock Lesnar	32/42	76%	1/1	4:29	—

WIN

vs. Frank Mir

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir • Mar 2016Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:01

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

WIN

vs. Antonio Silva

UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm • Nov 2015Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:41

Mark Hunt12/1867%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Antonio Silva9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	12/18	67%	0/0	0:02	1
	Antonio Silva	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Stipe Miocic

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt • May 2015Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 2:47

Mark Hunt33/9634%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Stipe Miocic113/18063%TD 6/8Ctrl 16:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	15/42	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	16/39	41%	1/2	2:09	—

R2	Mark Hunt	14/38	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	33/63	52%	1/2	2:34	—

R3	Mark Hunt	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	34/41	83%	2/2	4:38	—

R4	Mark Hunt	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	24/31	77%	1/1	4:26	—

R5	Mark Hunt	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stipe Miocic	6/6	100%	1/1	2:40	—

LOSS

vs. Fabricio Werdum

UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt • Nov 2014HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 2:27

Mark Hunt10/3628%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:53KD 1

Fabricio Werdum21/3757%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	9/25	36%	1/1	1:48	1
	Fabricio Werdum	8/12	67%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Mark Hunt	1/11	9%	0/0	0:05	—
	Fabricio Werdum	13/25	52%	0/1	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Roy Nelson

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson • Sep 2014Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:00

Mark Hunt32/9135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Roy Nelson20/6033%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	16/48	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roy Nelson	11/37	30%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Mark Hunt	16/43	37%	0/0	0:02	1
	Roy Nelson	9/23	39%	1/3	0:19	—

vs. Antonio Silva

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot • Dec 2013Heavyweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Mark Hunt103/17559%TD 2/5Ctrl 6:30KD 1

Antonio Silva97/18652%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:38KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	6/20	30%	0/0	0:28	—
	Antonio Silva	13/20	65%	0/0	0:11	1

R2	Mark Hunt	11/37	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Antonio Silva	19/40	48%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Mark Hunt	16/22	73%	1/2	3:24	1
	Antonio Silva	10/17	59%	0/2	0:07	—

R4	Mark Hunt	17/24	71%	1/3	1:44	—
	Antonio Silva	32/58	55%	0/0	1:50	—

R5	Mark Hunt	53/72	74%	0/0	0:54	—
	Antonio Silva	23/51	45%	0/2	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Junior Dos Santos

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 • May 2013Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 4:18

Mark Hunt29/9929%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Junior Dos Santos74/13156%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:27KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	5/40	12%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	20/32	62%	0/0	0:02	1

R2	Mark Hunt	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	30/47	64%	1/1	1:23	—

R3	Mark Hunt	9/27	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junior Dos Santos	24/52	46%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Stefan Struve

UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann • Mar 2013Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:44

Mark Hunt47/8257%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:57KD 1

Stefan Struve24/6736%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	7/17	41%	0/0	1:56	—
	Stefan Struve	4/17	24%	0/0	1:29	—

R2	Mark Hunt	20/35	57%	1/2	1:56	—
	Stefan Struve	9/21	43%	0/0	0:34	—

R3	Mark Hunt	20/30	67%	0/0	0:05	1
	Stefan Struve	11/29	38%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cheick Kongo

UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson • Feb 2012Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:11

Mark Hunt10/1662%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18KD 1

Cheick Kongo5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	10/16	62%	0/0	0:18	1
	Cheick Kongo	5/12	42%	0/0	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Ben Rothwell

UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage • Sep 2011Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mark Hunt47/9549%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:16

Ben Rothwell19/5038%TD 2/14Ctrl 2:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	7/29	24%	0/0	0:23	—
	Ben Rothwell	13/29	45%	2/8	1:27	—

R2	Mark Hunt	21/39	54%	1/1	3:21	—
	Ben Rothwell	3/10	30%	0/2	0:08	—

R3	Mark Hunt	19/27	70%	1/3	2:32	—
	Ben Rothwell	3/11	27%	0/4	0:37	—

WIN

vs. Chris Tuchscherer

UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch • Feb 2011Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:41

Mark Hunt14/4333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Chris Tuchscherer9/3724%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Tuchscherer	7/27	26%	1/2	1:45	—

R2	Mark Hunt	5/14	36%	0/0	0:02	1
	Chris Tuchscherer	2/10	20%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sean McCorkle

UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop • Sep 2010Heavyweight

Submission (Straight Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:03

Mark Hunt2/825%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:34

Sean McCorkle0/40%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	2/8	25%	1/1	0:34	—
	Sean McCorkle	0/4	0%	0/2	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

DREAM (2 fights)

LOSS

vs. Gegard Mousasi

DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 2nd Round • May 2009

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:19

Mark Hunt0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gegard Mousasi5/5100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gegard Mousasi	5/5	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alistair Overeem

DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round • Jul 2008

Submission (Keylock) • Rd 1, 1:11

Mark Hunt3/1225%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Alistair Overeem0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	3/12	25%	1/1	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Melvin Manhoef

Dynamite!! 2008 • Dec 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:18

Mark Hunt0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Melvin Manhoef5/5100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Melvin Manhoef	5/5	100%	0/0	0:00	1

PRIDE (8 fights)

LOSS

vs. Fedor Emelianenko

PRIDE Shockwave 2006 • Dec 2006

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 8:16

Mark Hunt6/1932%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Fedor Emelianenko7/1741%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	6/19	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Fedor Emelianenko	7/17	41%	2/6	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Josh Barnett

PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute • Jul 2006

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 2:02

Mark Hunt0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Josh Barnett1/425%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Barnett	1/4	25%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute • May 2006

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:15

Mark Hunt86/18946%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka45/12636%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	54/117	46%	1/1	0:00	1
	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	34/90	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Mark Hunt	32/72	44%	0/0	0:00	1
	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	11/36	31%	1/6	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yosuke Nishijima

PRIDE 31: Unbreakable • Feb 2006

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:18

Mark Hunt113/26742%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Yosuke Nishijima43/10740%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	50/125	40%	1/1	0:00	—
	Yosuke Nishijima	19/48	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Mark Hunt	53/118	45%	0/0	0:00	1
	Yosuke Nishijima	20/50	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mark Hunt	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	1
	Yosuke Nishijima	4/9	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mirko Filipovic

PRIDE Shockwave 2005 • Dec 2005

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mark Hunt50/14135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Mirko Filipovic33/7643%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	31/72	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mirko Filipovic	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mark Hunt	7/29	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mirko Filipovic	3/13	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Mark Hunt	12/40	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mirko Filipovic	10/19	53%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Wanderlei Silva

PRIDE Shockwave 2004 • Dec 2004

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Mark Hunt76/14353%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Wanderlei Silva31/7740%TD 7/10Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	46/83	55%	0/0	0:00	1
	Wanderlei Silva	25/51	49%	3/4	0:00	—

R2	Mark Hunt	18/39	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	2/5	40%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Mark Hunt	12/21	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	4/21	19%	3/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dan Bobish

PRIDE 28: High Octane • Oct 2004

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 6:23

Mark Hunt8/1173%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dan Bobish20/3656%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	8/11	73%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Bobish	20/36	56%	1/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Hidehiko Yoshida

PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 • Jun 2004

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 5:25

Mark Hunt11/1861%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Hidehiko Yoshida1/1100%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mark Hunt	11/18	61%	0/1	0:00	—
	Hidehiko Yoshida	1/1	100%	0/2	0:00	—

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