Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović is a 47 year old Male fighter from Croatia (Hrvatska) with a 38-11-2 pro MMA record. Filipović most recently fought Roy Nelson at Bellator 216 on Saturday February 16, 2019. Mirko Filipović beat Roy Nelson by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3 in the Heavyweight division.
Mirko Filipović has 38 wins with a 90% finish rate, including 28 by knockout, 6 by submission, 4 by decision.
Mirko Filipović is currently riding a 10 fight win streak.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 37-11-2 | Roy Nelson |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Bellator 216 | 2019-02-16 | Heavyweight | BFC |
| Win | 36-11-2 | Roque Martinez |
KO/TKO
R1 4:58
|
RIZIN 13 | 2018-09-30 | 110 kg | RFF |
| Win | 35-11-2 | Tsuyoshi Kosaka |
KO/TKO
R1 1:02
|
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 | 2017-12-31 | Heavyweight | RFF |
| Win | 34-11-2 | Amir Aliakbari |
KO/TKO
R1 2:02
|
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016 | 2016-12-31 | Open Weight | RFF |
| Win | 33-11-2 | Baruto Kaito |
KO/TKO
R1 0:49
|
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016 | 2016-12-31 | Open Weight | RFF |
| Win | 32-11-2 | Muhammed Lawal |
KO/TKO
R2 1:41
|
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016 | 2016-12-29 | Open Weight | RFF |
| Win | 31-11-2 | Hyun Man Myung |
SUB
R1 2:20
|
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2016 | 2016-09-25 | Open Weight | RFF |
| Win | 30-11-2 | Gabriel Gonzaga |
KO/TKO
R3 3:30
|
UFC Fight Night 64 | 2015-04-11 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 29-11-2 | Satoshi Ishii |
KO/TKO
R2 5:00
|
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 | 2014-12-31 | Open Weight | IGF |
| Win | 28-11-2 | Satoshi Ishii |
KO/TKO
R2 2:37
|
IGF 2 | 2014-08-23 | Open Weight | IGF |
| Loss | 28-10-2 | Aleksei Oleinik |
SUB
R1 4:42
|
Legend 2 | 2013-11-08 | Heavyweight | LFS |
| Win | 27-10-2 | Shinichi Suzukawa |
SUB
R1 1:18
|
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 | 2012-12-31 | Heavyweight | IGF |
| Loss | 27-9-2 | Roy Nelson |
KO/TKO
R3 1:30
|
UFC 137 | 2011-10-29 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 27-8-2 | Brendan Schaub |
KO/TKO
R3 3:44
|
UFC 128 | 2011-03-19 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 27-7-2 | Frank Mir |
KO/TKO
R3 4:02
|
UFC 119 | 2010-09-25 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 26-7-2 | Pat Barry |
SUB
R3 4:30
|
UFC 115 | 2010-06-12 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 25-7-2 | Anthony Perosh |
KO/TKO
R2 5:00
|
UFC 110 | 2010-02-20 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 25-6-2 | Junior dos Santos |
SUB
R3 2:00
|
UFC 103 | 2009-09-19 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 24-6-2 | Mostapha Al Turk |
KO/TKO
R1 3:06
|
UFC 99 | 2009-06-13 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 23-6-2 | Hong Man Choi |
KO/TKO
R1 6:32
|
K-1 | 2008-12-31 | Heavyweight | K-1 |
| No Contest | 23-6-2 | Alistair Overeem |
R1 6:09
|
Dream 6 | 2008-09-23 | Heavyweight | |
| Win | 22-6-2 | Tatsuya Mizuno |
KO/TKO
R1 0:56
|
Dream 1 | 2008-03-15 | Heavyweight | |
| Loss | 22-5-2 | Cheick Kongo |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 75 | 2007-09-08 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 22-4-2 | Gabriel Gonzaga |
KO/TKO
R1 4:51
|
UFC 70 | 2007-04-21 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 21-4-2 | Eddie Sanchez |
KO/TKO
R1 4:33
|
UFC 67 | 2007-02-03 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 20-4-2 | Josh Barnett |
SUB
R1 5:32
|
Pride Final Conflict Absolute | 2006-09-10 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 19-4-2 | Wanderlei Silva |
KO/TKO
R1 5:26
|
Pride Final Conflict Absolute | 2006-09-10 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 18-4-2 | Hidehiko Yoshida |
KO/TKO
R1 7:38
|
Pride Critical Countdown Absolute | 2006-07-01 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 17-4-2 | Ikuhisa Minowa |
KO/TKO
R1 1:10
|
Pride Total Elimination Absolute | 2006-05-05 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 17-3-2 | Mark Hunt |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pride Shockwave 2005 | 2005-12-31 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 16-3-2 | Josh Barnett |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pride 30 | 2005-10-23 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 16-2-2 | Fedor Emelianenko |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pride Final Conflict 2005 | 2005-08-28 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 15-2-2 | Ibragim Magomedov |
KO/TKO
R1 3:53
|
Pride Critical Countdown 2005 | 2005-06-26 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 14-2-2 | Mark Coleman |
KO/TKO
R1 3:40
|
Pride 29 | 2005-02-20 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 13-2-2 | Kevin Randleman |
SUB
R1 0:41
|
Pride Shockwave 2004 | 2004-12-31 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 12-2-2 | Josh Barnett |
SUB
R1 0:46
|
Pride 28 | 2004-10-31 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 11-2-2 | Aleksander Emelianenko |
KO/TKO
R1 2:09
|
Pride Final Conflict 2004 | 2004-08-15 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 10-2-2 | Shungo Oyama |
KO/TKO
R1 1:00
|
Pride Bushido 4 | 2004-07-19 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 9-2-2 | Hiromitsu Kanehara |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pride Bushido 3 | 2004-05-23 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 9-1-2 | Kevin Randleman |
KO/TKO
R1 1:57
|
Pride Total Elimination 2004 | 2004-04-25 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 8-1-2 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto |
KO/TKO
R1 2:12
|
Pride Bushido 2 | 2004-02-15 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 7-1-2 | Ron Waterman |
KO/TKO
R1 4:37
|
Pride 27 | 2004-02-01 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Loss | 7-0-2 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira |
SUB
R2 1:45
|
Pride Final Conflict 2003 | 2003-11-09 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 6-0-2 | Alberto Rodriguez |
KO/TKO
R1 0:46
|
Pride Bushido 1 | 2003-10-05 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 5-0-2 | Igor Vovchanchyn |
KO/TKO
R1 1:29
|
Pride Total Elimination 2003 | 2003-08-10 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 4-0-2 | Heath Herring |
KO/TKO
R1 3:17
|
Pride 26 | 2003-06-08 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 3-0-2 | Kazuyuki Fujita |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 | 2002-12-31 | Heavyweight | IGF |
| Win | 2-0-2 | Kazushi Sakuraba |
KO/TKO
R2 5:00
|
Pride Shockwave | 2002-08-28 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Draw | 2-0-1 | Wanderlei Silva |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pride 20 | 2002-04-28 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 1-0-1 | Yuji Nagata |
KO/TKO
R1 0:21
|
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 | 2001-12-31 | Heavyweight | IGF |
| Draw | 1-0-0 | Nobuhiko Takada |
DEC
R5 3:00
|
Pride 17 | 2001-11-03 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Kazuyuki Fujita |
KO/TKO
R1 0:39
|
K-1 | 2001-08-19 | Heavyweight | K-1 |
Filipović made his professional debut against Kazuyuki Fujita on August 19, 2001, fighting on the main card of K-1: Spirits 2001.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Kazuyuki Fujita who carried a 7-1-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Mirko Filipović beat Kazuyuki Fujita by KO/TKO at 0:39 of Round 1.
Filipović made his debut in the UFC against Eddie Sanchez on February 3, 2007, fighting on the main card of UFC 67: All or Nothing having compiled a 21-4-2 professional MMA record.
Mirko Filipović beat Eddie Sanchez by KO/TKO at 4:33 of Round 1.
Since his debut, Filipović has gone on to fight a total of 11 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 5-6-0.
Filipović defeated the previously unbeaten Eddie Sanchez on February 3, 2007, at UFC 67: All or Nothing. Eddie Sanchez came into the fight with a 8-0-0 record. Filipović was a -1400 betting favorite going into the fight. Mirko Filipović beat Eddie Sanchez by KO/TKO at 4:33 of Round 1.
After his UFC stint, Filipović took his next fight at on March 15, 2008, fighting against Tatsuya Mizuno on the main card of Dream 1: Lightweight GP 2008 First Round.
Mirko Filipović beat Tatsuya Mizuno by KO/TKO at 0:56 of Round 1.
After 3 fights outside of the promotion, Filipović returned to the UFC on June 13, 2009, fighting against Mostapha Al Turk on the main card of UFC 99: The Comeback.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 24-6-2
Mirko Filipović beat Mostapha Al Turk by KO/TKO at 3:06 of Round 1.
After 4 fights outside of the promotion, Filipović returned to the UFC on April 11, 2015, fighting against Gabriel Gonzaga on the main event of UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 30-11-2
Mirko Filipović beat Gabriel Gonzaga by KO/TKO at 3:30 of Round 3. Both fighters earned a post-fight bonus, after the bout was awarded Fight of the Night.
Filipović's last win came against Roy Nelson at Bellator 216 on Saturday February 16, 2019. Mirko Filipović beat Roy Nelson by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Filipović is not currently booked for any fights.
Filipović's last loss came against Aleksei Oleinik at Legend 2 on Friday November 8, 2013. Mirko Filipović lost to Aleksei Oleinik by Submission at 4:42 of Round 1.
Filipović has fought 11 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 5-6-0.
Filipović has knocked out 28 opponents.
Filipović has submitted 6 opponents.
Filipović has been knocked out 5 times.
Filipović has been submitted 3 times.
