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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
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
  • 87% of wins by KO or submission
Elo rating
1523
Global Elo 1564 ±32
Rank
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UFC record
15-11-0
KO 5 · Sub 8 · Dec 2
Streak
-2
Δ90d -3 · Δ1y -3
Last fight
Mar 19, 2016
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 33m
Avg fight time
5:52
Title fights
2-3
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
37m
Since last fight
10y 3mo

Honest Elo history

26 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+33Jan 31, 2004 — W vs Wes Sims Δ+27Jun 19, 2004 — W vs Tim Sylvia Δ+26Feb 4, 2006 — L vs Marcio Cruz Δ-23Jul 8, 2006 — W vs Dan Christison Δ+13Nov 18, 2006 — L vs Brandon Vera Δ-19Aug 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-27Dec 12, 2009 — W vs Cheick Kongo Δ+17Mar 27, 2010 — L vs Shane Carwin Δ-24Sep 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-21Aug 31, 2013 — L vs Josh Barnett Δ-17Feb 1, 2014 — L vs Alistair Overeem Δ-20Feb 22, 2015 — W vs Antonio Silva Δ+17Jul 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":338.9,"elo":1489,"date":"2001-11-02","opp":"Roberto Traven","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":109.2,"y":284.7,"elo":1519,"date":"2002-03-22","opp":"Pete Williams","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":124.7,"y":350.4,"elo":1483,"date":"2002-07-13","opp":"Ian Freeman","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":3,"x":156.2,"y":289.5,"elo":1516,"date":"2003-02-28","opp":"David Abbott","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":4,"x":202.4,"y":239.2,"elo":1543,"date":"2004-01-31","opp":"Wes Sims","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":221.6,"y":192.6,"elo":1569,"date":"2004-06-19","opp":"Tim Sylvia","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":6,"x":303.2,"y":233.9,"elo":1546,"date":"2006-02-04","opp":"Marcio Cruz","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":7,"x":324.3,"y":209.8,"elo":1560,"date":"2006-07-08","opp":"Dan Christison","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":342.6,"y":245.1,"elo":1540,"date":"2006-11-18","opp":"Brandon Vera","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":9,"x":381,"y":219.3,"elo":1554,"date":"2007-08-25","opp":"Antoni Hardonk","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":403,"y":195,"elo":1568,"date":"2008-02-02","opp":"Brock Lesnar","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":11,"x":448.1,"y":156.6,"elo":1589,"date":"2008-12-27","opp":"Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":12,"x":475,"y":206.3,"elo":1561,"date":"2009-07-11","opp":"Brock Lesnar","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":13,"x":496.1,"y":174.8,"elo":1579,"date":"2009-12-12","opp":"Cheick Kongo","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":14,"x":510.5,"y":219.5,"elo":1554,"date":"2010-03-27","opp":"Shane Carwin","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":15,"x":535.5,"y":193.3,"elo":1569,"date":"2010-09-25","opp":"Mirko Filipovic","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":16,"x":569.1,"y":168.8,"elo":1582,"date":"2011-05-28","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":17,"x":596,"y":140.1,"elo":1598,"date":"2011-12-10","opp":"Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":18,"x":619,"y":175.2,"elo":1578,"date":"2012-05-26","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":19,"x":664.1,"y":214.5,"elo":1557,"date":"2013-04-20","opp":"Daniel Cormier","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":20,"x":682.3,"y":245.6,"elo":1540,"date":"2013-08-31","opp":"Josh Barnett","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":21,"x":703.5,"y":282.7,"elo":1520,"date":"2014-02-01","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":22,"x":756.4,"y":252.7,"elo":1536,"date":"2015-02-22","opp":"Antonio Silva","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":23,"x":776,"y":220.2,"elo":1554,"date":"2015-07-15","opp":"Todd Duffee","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":24,"x":783.1,"y":243.4,"elo":1541,"date":"2015-09-05","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":25,"x":810,"y":276.9,"elo":1523,"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 +17
Feb 1, 2014 Alistair Overeem L -20

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.
87%
13 / 15
Finish rate
KO
5
33% of wins
SUB
8
53% 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. 335 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
53% Head
  • Head 53%
  • Body 31%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
43% Distance
  • Distance 43%
  • Clinch 34%
  • 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 15 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.
14.2
+0.8 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 26 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1586
Notable wins
Tim Sylvia 1626

Top heavyweight

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Alex Pereira
#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
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.