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Frank Mir

Inactive · age 47 · Southpaw · 6'3" 191 cm · 264 lb 120 kg · reach 79" 201 cm
At a glance
  • 1 successful title defense
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 81% of wins by KO or submission
  • 63% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1524
Global Elo 1566 ±32
Rank
—
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UFC record
16-11-0
KO 5 · Sub 8 · Dec 2
Streak
-2
Δ90d -4 · Δ1y -4
Last fight
Mar 19, 2016
Loss by KO · R1

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

27 fights · tap & drag
Nov 2, 2001 — W vs Roberto Traven Δ+33Mar 22, 2002 — W vs Pete Williams Δ+30Jul 13, 2002 — L vs Ian Freeman Δ-36Feb 28, 2003 — W vs David Abbott Δ+33Jun 6, 2003 — W vs Wes Sims Δ+24Jan 31, 2004 — W vs Wes Sims Δ+13Jun 19, 2004 — W vs Tim Sylvia Δ+25Feb 4, 2006 — L vs Marcio Cruz Δ-23Jul 8, 2006 — W vs Dan Christison Δ+13Nov 18, 2006 — L vs Brandon Vera Δ-20Aug 25, 2007 — W vs Antoni Hardonk Δ+14Feb 2, 2008 — W vs Brock Lesnar Δ+13Dec 27, 2008 — W vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Δ+21Jul 11, 2009 — L vs Brock Lesnar Δ-28Dec 12, 2009 — W vs Cheick Kongo Δ+17Mar 27, 2010 — L vs Shane Carwin Δ-25Sep 25, 2010 — W vs Mirko Filipovic Δ+14May 28, 2011 — W vs Roy Nelson Δ+13Dec 10, 2011 — W vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Δ+16May 26, 2012 — L vs Junior Dos Santos Δ-19Apr 20, 2013 — L vs Daniel Cormier Δ-22Aug 31, 2013 — L vs Josh Barnett Δ-17Feb 1, 2014 — L vs Alistair Overeem Δ-20Feb 22, 2015 — W vs Antonio Silva Δ+16Jul 15, 2015 — W vs Todd Duffee Δ+18Sep 5, 2015 — L vs Andrei Arlovski Δ-13Mar 19, 2016 — L vs Mark Hunt Δ-18 14501475150015251550157516001625 20042007201020132016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":341.4,"elo":1487,"date":"2001-11-02","opp":"Roberto Traven","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":109.2,"y":287.5,"elo":1517,"date":"2002-03-22","opp":"Pete Williams","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":124.7,"y":352.9,"elo":1481,"date":"2002-07-13","opp":"Ian Freeman","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":3,"x":156.2,"y":292.2,"elo":1514,"date":"2003-02-28","opp":"David Abbott","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":4,"x":169.7,"y":248.5,"elo":1538,"date":"2003-06-06","opp":"Wes Sims","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":5,"x":202.4,"y":225.1,"elo":1551,"date":"2004-01-31","opp":"Wes Sims","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":6,"x":221.6,"y":179.6,"elo":1576,"date":"2004-06-19","opp":"Tim Sylvia","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":7,"x":303.2,"y":221.7,"elo":1553,"date":"2006-02-04","opp":"Marcio Cruz","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":8,"x":324.3,"y":198.1,"elo":1566,"date":"2006-07-08","opp":"Dan Christison","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":342.6,"y":234.3,"elo":1546,"date":"2006-11-18","opp":"Brandon Vera","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":10,"x":381,"y":209,"elo":1560,"date":"2007-08-25","opp":"Antoni Hardonk","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":11,"x":403,"y":185.5,"elo":1573,"date":"2008-02-02","opp":"Brock Lesnar","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":12,"x":448.1,"y":147.8,"elo":1593,"date":"2008-12-27","opp":"Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":13,"x":475,"y":198.1,"elo":1566,"date":"2009-07-11","opp":"Brock Lesnar","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":14,"x":496.1,"y":167.2,"elo":1583,"date":"2009-12-12","opp":"Cheick Kongo","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":15,"x":510.5,"y":212.5,"elo":1558,"date":"2010-03-27","opp":"Shane Carwin","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":16,"x":535.5,"y":186.7,"elo":1572,"date":"2010-09-25","opp":"Mirko Filipovic","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":17,"x":569.1,"y":162.8,"elo":1585,"date":"2011-05-28","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":18,"x":596,"y":134.4,"elo":1601,"date":"2011-12-10","opp":"Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":19,"x":619,"y":170.1,"elo":1581,"date":"2012-05-26","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":20,"x":664.1,"y":209.6,"elo":1560,"date":"2013-04-20","opp":"Daniel Cormier","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":21,"x":682.3,"y":241.2,"elo":1542,"date":"2013-08-31","opp":"Josh Barnett","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":22,"x":703.5,"y":278.7,"elo":1522,"date":"2014-02-01","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":23,"x":756.4,"y":248.9,"elo":1538,"date":"2015-02-22","opp":"Antonio Silva","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":24,"x":776,"y":216.7,"elo":1556,"date":"2015-07-15","opp":"Todd Duffee","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":25,"x":783.1,"y":240.1,"elo":1543,"date":"2015-09-05","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":26,"x":810,"y":274.1,"elo":1524,"date":"2016-03-19","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 19, 2016 Mark Hunt L -18
Sep 5, 2015 Andrei Arlovski L -13
Jul 15, 2015 Todd Duffee W +18
Feb 22, 2015 Antonio Silva W +16
Feb 1, 2014 Alistair Overeem L -20
4 post-fight bonuses
  • Submission of the Night ×2
  • Performance of the Night ×2
$100,000 in bonus money, plus 2 at rates we can't cite

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Frank Mir has earned 4. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
81%
13 / 16
Finish rate
KO
5
31% of wins
SUB
8
50% of wins
DEC
2
13% of wins
KO: 5 (33%) 5 Sub: 8 (53%) 8 Dec: 2 (13%) 2
Finishes by round
13 total
R1
10 77%
R2
2 15%
R3
1 8%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 339 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
54% Head
  • Head 54%
  • Body 30%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
42% Distance
  • Distance 42%
  • Clinch 33%
  • Ground 24%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
73%
of losses by finish
8 of 11 · usually R1
8 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1568
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 16 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Tim Sylvia
Elo 1626 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
15.0
+1.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 27 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1586
Notable wins
Tim Sylvia 1626
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 36m
Avg fight time
5:46
Fights per year
1.9
Since last fight
10y 5mo
Title fights
2-3
Bonuses
4
Ground control
39m
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#1 · Elo 1690
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#2 · Elo 1674
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#3 · Elo 1655
Alex Pereira
#4 · Elo 1655
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Frank Mir on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.