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Pat Miletich "The Croatian Sensation"

Inactive · age 58 · Orthodox · 5'10" 178 cm · 170 lb 77 kg
At a glance
  • 4 successful title defenses
  • 63% of wins by KO or submission
  • Career-best 7-fight win streak
  • UFC veteran since 1998
Elo rating
1559
Global Elo 1610 ±39
Rank
—
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UFC record
8-2-0
KO 1 · Sub 3 · Dec 3
Streak
-1
Δ90d -23 · Δ1y -23
Last fight
Mar 22, 2002
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 27m
Avg fight time
8:42
Title fights
5-1
Fights per year
2.5
Since last fight
24y 3mo

Honest Elo history

10 fights · tap & drag
Mar 13, 1998 — W vs Chris Brennan Δ+33Mar 13, 1998 — W vs Townsend Saunders Δ+26Oct 16, 1998 — W vs Mikey Burnett Δ+33Jan 8, 1999 — W vs Jorge Patino Δ+27Jul 16, 1999 — W vs Andre Pederneiras Δ+24Jun 9, 2000 — W vs John Alessio Δ+14Dec 16, 2000 — W vs Kenichi Yamamoto Δ+17May 4, 2001 — L vs Carlos Newton Δ-33Jun 29, 2001 — W vs Shonie Carter Δ+15Mar 22, 2002 — L vs Matt Lindland Δ-23 140014501500155016001650 1999200020012002 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":333.6,"elo":1460,"date":"1998-03-13","opp":"Chris Brennan","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":90,"y":300.2,"elo":1486,"date":"1998-03-13","opp":"Townsend Saunders","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":196.3,"y":257.6,"elo":1519,"date":"1998-10-16","opp":"Mikey Burnett","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":237.4,"y":223.5,"elo":1546,"date":"1999-01-08","opp":"Jorge Patino","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":330,"y":192.7,"elo":1570,"date":"1999-07-16","opp":"Andre Pederneiras","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":5,"x":491.1,"y":174.6,"elo":1584,"date":"2000-06-09","opp":"John Alessio","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":584.2,"y":152.6,"elo":1601,"date":"2000-12-16","opp":"Kenichi Yamamoto","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":7,"x":652.3,"y":195.5,"elo":1568,"date":"2001-05-04","opp":"Carlos Newton","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":8,"x":679.7,"y":175.8,"elo":1583,"date":"2001-06-29","opp":"Shonie Carter","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":810,"y":206,"elo":1559,"date":"2002-03-22","opp":"Matt Lindland","result":"L","delta":-23}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 22, 2002 Matt Lindland L -23
Jun 29, 2001 Shonie Carter W +15
May 4, 2001 Carlos Newton L -33
Dec 16, 2000 Kenichi Yamamoto W +17
Jun 9, 2000 John Alessio W +14

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.
50%
4 / 8
Finish rate
KO
1
13% of wins
SUB
3
38% of wins
DEC
3
38% of wins
KO: 1 (14%) 1 Sub: 3 (43%) 3 Dec: 3 (43%) 3
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
1 20%
R2
4 80%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 147 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
50% Head
  • Head 50%
  • Body 27%
  • Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
52% Distance
  • Distance 52%
  • Clinch 31%
  • Ground 17%

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.
100%
of losses by finish
2 of 2
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 0 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.
1542
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 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Shonie Carter
Elo 1583 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.
6.2
+1.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 10 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1557

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