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Misha Cirkunov

Inactive · age 39 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
  • 100% of wins by KO or submission
  • 67% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1475
Global Elo 1517 ±32
Rank
—
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UFC record
6-7-0
KO 1 · Sub 5 · Dec 0
Streak
-4
Δ90d +7 · Δ1y +7
Last fight
Oct 15, 2022
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 1m
Avg fight time
4:44
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
17m
Since last fight
3y 8mo

Honest Elo history

13 fights · tap & drag
Aug 23, 2015 — W vs Daniel Jolly Δ+33Feb 6, 2016 — W vs Alex Nicholson Δ+30Jun 18, 2016 — W vs Ion Cutelaba Δ+27Dec 10, 2016 — W vs Nikita Krylov Δ+33May 28, 2017 — L vs Volkan Oezdemir Δ-41Dec 16, 2017 — L vs Glover Teixeira Δ-15Oct 27, 2018 — W vs Patrick Cummins Δ+17Mar 2, 2019 — L vs Johnny Walker Δ-19Sep 14, 2019 — W vs Jimmy Crute Δ+19Mar 13, 2021 — L vs Ryan Spann Δ-19Oct 2, 2021 — L vs Krzysztof Jotko Δ-15Feb 26, 2022 — L vs Wellington Turman Δ-22Oct 15, 2022 — L vs Alonzo Menifield Δ-17 14501475150015251550157516001625 201720192021 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":323.1,"elo":1498,"date":"2015-08-23","opp":"Daniel Jolly","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":136.1,"y":268.3,"elo":1528,"date":"2016-02-06","opp":"Alex Nicholson","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":172.8,"y":218.5,"elo":1555,"date":"2016-06-18","opp":"Ion Cutelaba","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":3,"x":221,"y":157.8,"elo":1588,"date":"2016-12-10","opp":"Nikita Krylov","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":4,"x":267.7,"y":233.4,"elo":1547,"date":"2017-05-28","opp":"Volkan Oezdemir","result":"L","delta":-41},{"i":5,"x":323.4,"y":260.2,"elo":1532,"date":"2017-12-16","opp":"Glover Teixeira","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":6,"x":410.3,"y":229.3,"elo":1549,"date":"2018-10-27","opp":"Patrick Cummins","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":7,"x":445,"y":264.3,"elo":1530,"date":"2019-03-02","opp":"Johnny Walker","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":8,"x":499.1,"y":230.1,"elo":1548,"date":"2019-09-14","opp":"Jimmy Crute","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":9,"x":649.7,"y":264.3,"elo":1530,"date":"2021-03-13","opp":"Ryan Spann","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":10,"x":705.7,"y":292.6,"elo":1514,"date":"2021-10-02","opp":"Krzysztof Jotko","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":11,"x":746.3,"y":333.2,"elo":1492,"date":"2022-02-26","opp":"Wellington Turman","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":12,"x":810,"y":364.5,"elo":1475,"date":"2022-10-15","opp":"Alonzo Menifield","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 15, 2022 Alonzo Menifield L -17
Feb 26, 2022 Wellington Turman L -22
Oct 2, 2021 Krzysztof Jotko L -15
Mar 13, 2021 Ryan Spann L -19
Sep 14, 2019 Jimmy Crute W +19

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.
100%
6 / 6
Finish rate
KO
1
17% of wins
SUB
5
83% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 1 (17%) 1 Sub: 5 (83%) 5 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
4 67%
R2
1 17%
R3
1 17%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 237 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
65% Head
  • Head 65%
  • Body 24%
  • Leg 11%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
57% Distance
  • Distance 57%
  • Clinch 22%
  • Ground 21%

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.
86%
of losses by finish
6 of 7 · usually R1
5 KO/TKO 1 Sub 1 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.
1551
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.
0
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Nikita Krylov
Elo 1592 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.
6.8
−0.8 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 13 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1552

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Misha Cirkunov on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.