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CRO COP
Overview
Mirko Cro Cop is a retired Croatia mixed martial artist who competed in Rizin's Heavyweight division, with a professional MMA record of 38-11-2. (Record and vitals verified from Wikipedia/Wikidata; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Cro Cop defeated Roy Nelson via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Bellator 216 on Feb. 16, 2019, taking his record to 38–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Roque Martinez via TKO (doctor stoppage) in round 1 (4:58) at Rizin 13 - Saitama on Sept. 30, 2018, taking his record to 37–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Tsuyoshi Kohsaka via TKO (corner stoppage) in round 1 (1:02) at Rizin World Grand-Prix 2017: Final Round on Dec. 31, 2017, taking his record to 36–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Amir Aliakbari via KO (punches) in round 1 (2:03) at Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round on Dec. 31, 2016, taking his record to 35–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Baruto Kaito via KO (knee to the body) in round 1 (0:49) at Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round on Dec. 31, 2016, taking his record to 34–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Muhammed Lawal via TKO (punches) in round 2 (1:41) at Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round on Dec. 29, 2016, taking his record to 33–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Myung Hyun-man via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 1 (2:20) at Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 1st Round on Sept. 25, 2016, taking his record to 32–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Gabriel Gonzaga via TKO (elbows and punches) in round 3 (3:30) at UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 on April 11, 2015, taking his record to 31–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Satoshi Ishii via TKO (head kick and punches) in round 2 (5:00) at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 on Dec. 31, 2014, taking his record to 30–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Satoshi Ishii via TKO (doctor stoppage) in round 2 (2:37) at Inoki Genome Fighting 2 on Aug. 23, 2014, taking his record to 29–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop lost to Alexey Oleynik via Submission (scarf hold) in round 1 (4:42) at Legend: Part 2: Invasion on Nov. 8, 2013, taking his record to 28–11–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Shinichi Suzukawa via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (1:18) at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 on Dec. 31, 2012, taking his record to 28–10–2 (1).
Cro Cop lost to Roy Nelson via TKO (punches) in round 3 (1:30) at UFC 137 on Oct. 29, 2011, taking his record to 27–10–2 (1).
Cro Cop lost to Brendan Schaub via KO (punch) in round 3 (3:44) at UFC 128 on March 19, 2011, taking his record to 27–9–2 (1).
Cro Cop lost to Frank Mir via KO (knee) in round 3 (4:02) at UFC 119 on Sept. 25, 2010, taking his record to 27–8–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Pat Barry via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 3 (4:30) at UFC 115 on June 12, 2010, taking his record to 27–7–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Anthony Perosh via TKO (doctor stoppage) in round 2 (5:00) at UFC 110 on Feb. 20, 2010, taking his record to 26–7–2 (1).
Cro Cop lost to Junior dos Santos via TKO (submission to punch) in round 3 (2:00) at UFC 103 on Sept. 19, 2009, taking his record to 25–7–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Mostapha al-Turk via TKO (punches) in round 1 (3:06) at UFC 99 on June 13, 2009, taking his record to 25–6–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Choi Hong-man via TKO (leg kick) in round 1 (6:32) at Dynamite!! 2008 on Dec. 31, 2008, taking his record to 24–6–2 (1).
Cro Cop's bout with Alistair Overeem was ruled a no contest in round 1 (6:09) at Dream 6 on Sept. 23, 2008, taking his record to 23–6–2 (1).
Cro Cop defeated Tatsuya Mizuno via TKO (punches) in round 1 (0:56) at Dream 1 on March 15, 2008, taking his record to 23–6–2.
Cro Cop lost to Cheick Kongo via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC 75 on Sept. 8, 2007, taking his record to 22–6–2.
Cro Cop lost to Gabriel Gonzaga via KO (head kick) in round 1 (4:51) at UFC 70 on April 21, 2007, taking his record to 22–5–2.
Cro Cop defeated Eddie Sanchez via TKO (punches) in round 1 (4:33) at UFC 67 on Feb. 3, 2007, taking his record to 22–4–2.
Cro Cop defeated Josh Barnett via TKO (submission to punches) in round 1 (7:32) at Pride Conflict Absolute on Sept. 10, 2006, taking his record to 21–4–2.
Cro Cop defeated Wanderlei Silva via KO (head kick) in round 1 (5:22) at Pride Conflict Absolute on Sept. 10, 2006, taking his record to 20–4–2.
Cro Cop defeated Hidehiko Yoshida via TKO (leg kicks) in round 1 (7:38) at Pride Countdown Absolute on July 1, 2006, taking his record to 19–4–2.
Cro Cop defeated Ikuhisa Minowa via TKO (punches) in round 1 (1:10) at Pride Elimination Absolute on May 5, 2006, taking his record to 18–4–2.
Cro Cop lost to Mark Hunt via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at Pride Shockwave 2005 on Dec. 31, 2005, taking his record to 17–4–2.
Cro Cop defeated Josh Barnett via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Pride 30: Fully Loaded on Oct. 23, 2005, taking his record to 17–3–2.
Cro Cop lost to Fedor Emelianenko via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Pride Conflict 2005 on Aug. 28, 2005, taking his record to 16–3–2.
Cro Cop defeated Ibragim Magomedov via KO (kick to the body) in round 1 (3:53) at Pride Countdown 2005 on June 26, 2005, taking his record to 16–2–2.
Cro Cop defeated Mark Coleman via KO (punches and soccer kick) in round 1 (3:40) at Pride 29: Fists of Fire on Feb. 20, 2005, taking his record to 15–2–2.
Cro Cop defeated Kevin Randleman via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 1 (0:41) at Pride Shockwave 2004 on Dec. 31, 2004, taking his record to 14–2–2.
Cro Cop defeated Josh Barnett via TKO (shoulder injury) in round 1 (0:46) at Pride 28: High Octane on Oct. 31, 2004, taking his record to 13–2–2.
Cro Cop defeated Alexander Emelianenko via KO (head kick and punches) in round 1 (2:09) at Pride Final Conflict 2004 on Aug. 15, 2004, taking his record to 12–2–2.
Cro Cop defeated Shungo Oyama via KO (punches and soccer kick) in round 1 (1:00) at Pride Bushido 4 on July 19, 2004, taking his record to 11–2–2.
Cro Cop defeated Hiromitsu Kanehara via Decision (unanimous) in round 2 (5:00) at Pride Bushido 3 on May 23, 2004, taking his record to 10–2–2.
Cro Cop lost to Kevin Randleman via KO (punches) in round 1 (1:57) at Pride Total Elimination 2004 on April 25, 2004, taking his record to 9–2–2.
Cro Cop defeated Yoshihisa Yamamoto via KO (punches) in round 1 (2:12) at Pride Bushido 2 on Feb. 15, 2004, taking his record to 9–1–2.
Cro Cop defeated Ron Waterman via TKO (soccer kicks) in round 1 (4:37) at Pride 27: Inferno on Feb. 1, 2004, taking his record to 8–1–2.
Cro Cop lost to Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira via Submission (armbar) in round 2 (1:45) at Pride Final Conflict 2003 on Nov. 9, 2003, taking his record to 7–1–2.
Cro Cop defeated Dos Caras Jr. via KO (head kick) in round 1 (0:46) at Pride Bushido 1 on Oct. 5, 2003, taking his record to 7–0–2.
Cro Cop defeated Igor Vovchanchyn via KO (head kick) in round 1 (1:29) at Pride Total Elimination 2003 on Aug. 10, 2003, taking his record to 6–0–2.
Cro Cop defeated Heath Herring via TKO (body kick and punches) in round 1 (3:17) at Pride 26: Bad to the Bone on June 8, 2003, taking his record to 5–0–2.
Cro Cop defeated Kazuyuki Fujita via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 on Dec. 31, 2002, taking his record to 4–0–2.
Cro Cop defeated Kazushi Sakuraba via TKO (doctor stoppage) in round 2 (5:00) at Pride Shockwave Dynamite! on Aug. 28, 2002, taking his record to 3–0–2.
Cro Cop fought Wanderlei Silva to a draw in round 5 (3:00) at Pride 20: Armed and Ready on April 28, 2002, taking his record to 2–0–2.
Cro Cop defeated Yuji Nagata via TKO (punches) in round 1 (0:21) at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 on Dec. 31, 2001, taking his record to 2–0–1.
Cro Cop fought Nobuhiko Takada to a draw in round 5 (3:00) at Pride 17: Champions Chaos on Nov. 3, 2001, taking his record to 1–0–1.
Cro Cop defeated Kazuyuki Fujita via TKO (cut) in round 1 (0:39) at K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan on Aug. 19, 2001, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO30 · 79%
- Submission4 · 11%
- Decision4 · 11%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
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