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Mark Hunt "Super Samoan"

Inactive · age 52 · Orthodox · 5'10" 178 cm · 265 lb 120 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 88% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 38% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1506
Global Elo 1554 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
8-8-1
KO 7 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
-3
Δ90d +1 · Δ1y +1
Last fight
Dec 1, 2018
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 6m
Avg fight time
10:56
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
8
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
7y 7mo

Honest Elo history

17 fights · tap & drag
Sep 25, 2010 — L vs Sean McCorkle Δ-33Feb 26, 2011 — W vs Chris Tuchscherer Δ+33Sep 24, 2011 — W vs Ben Rothwell Δ+29Feb 25, 2012 — W vs Cheick Kongo Δ+41Mar 2, 2013 — W vs Stefan Struve Δ+37May 25, 2013 — L vs Junior Dos Santos Δ-14Dec 6, 2013 — D vs Antonio Silva Δ-3Sep 20, 2014 — W vs Roy Nelson Δ+18Nov 15, 2014 — L vs Fabricio Werdum Δ-23May 9, 2015 — L vs Stipe Miocic Δ-17Nov 14, 2015 — W vs Antonio Silva Δ+16Mar 19, 2016 — W vs Frank Mir Δ+18Mar 4, 2017 — L vs Alistair Overeem Δ-20Jun 10, 2017 — W vs Derrick Lewis Δ+21Feb 10, 2018 — L vs Curtis Blaydes Δ-18Sep 15, 2018 — L vs Aleksei Oleinik Δ-18Dec 1, 2018 — L vs Justin Willis Δ-15 14001450150015501600 2012201420162018 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":378,"elo":1420,"date":"2010-09-25","opp":"Sean McCorkle","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":1,"x":127.1,"y":324.6,"elo":1453,"date":"2011-02-26","opp":"Chris Tuchscherer","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":177.7,"y":277.7,"elo":1483,"date":"2011-09-24","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":214.8,"y":212.1,"elo":1524,"date":"2012-02-25","opp":"Cheick Kongo","result":"W","delta":41},{"i":4,"x":304.1,"y":152.2,"elo":1561,"date":"2013-03-02","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":5,"x":324.4,"y":174.3,"elo":1547,"date":"2013-05-25","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":6,"x":371.4,"y":178.6,"elo":1545,"date":"2013-12-06","opp":"Antonio Silva","result":"D","delta":-3},{"i":7,"x":440.7,"y":150,"elo":1563,"date":"2014-09-20","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":8,"x":454.2,"y":186.5,"elo":1540,"date":"2014-11-15","opp":"Fabricio Werdum","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":9,"x":496.4,"y":214.2,"elo":1522,"date":"2015-05-09","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":10,"x":541.9,"y":187.9,"elo":1539,"date":"2015-11-14","opp":"Antonio Silva","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":11,"x":572.2,"y":158.5,"elo":1557,"date":"2016-03-19","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":12,"x":656.6,"y":191.3,"elo":1537,"date":"2017-03-04","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":13,"x":680.2,"y":158.3,"elo":1557,"date":"2017-06-10","opp":"Derrick Lewis","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":14,"x":739.2,"y":186.5,"elo":1540,"date":"2018-02-10","opp":"Curtis Blaydes","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":15,"x":791.5,"y":215.1,"elo":1522,"date":"2018-09-15","opp":"Aleksei Oleinik","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":16,"x":810,"y":239.9,"elo":1506,"date":"2018-12-01","opp":"Justin Willis","result":"L","delta":-15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 1, 2018 Justin Willis L -15
Sep 15, 2018 Aleksei Oleinik L -18
Feb 10, 2018 Curtis Blaydes L -18
Jun 10, 2017 Derrick Lewis W +21
Mar 4, 2017 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.
88%
7 / 8
Finish rate
KO
7
88% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
13% of wins
KO: 7 (88%) 7 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 1 (13%) 1
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
3 43%
R2
2 29%
R3
1 14%
R4
1 14%
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 466 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
79% Head
  • Head 79%
  • Body 11%
  • Leg 11%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
85% Distance
  • Distance 85%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 8%

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.
75%
of losses by finish
6 of 8 · usually R1
4 KO/TKO 2 Sub 2 Dec

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.
1587
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.
3
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Derrick Lewis
Elo 1625 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.
8.3
−0.3 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 17 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1580
Notable wins
Derrick Lewis 1625 Stefan Struve 1616 Cheick Kongo 1614

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#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Mark Hunt on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.