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Croatia
Zagreb
Mirko Filipovic
"
Cro Cop
"
AGE
49
/
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
30
79%
SUBMISSIONS
4
11%
DECISIONS
4
11%
Draws
2
Losses
11
KO
/
TKO
6
55%
SUBMISSIONS
2
18%
DECISIONS
3
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
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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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