Mirko Filipovic vs Roy Nelson

Mirko Filipovic vs Roy Nelson: Matchup Breakdown

Mirko Filipovic is 5-6 in the Heavyweight division with a 45.5% win rate. Roy Nelson is 9-10 at Heavyweight, winning 47.4% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Roy Nelson leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz on Oct 29, 2011, won by Roy Nelson by KO/TKO in round 3.

Roy Nelson holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 924 to 868. Career peaks are 1,029 for Mirko Filipovic and 1,093 for Roy Nelson. Mirko Filipovic has 4 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 5 victories, a 100.0% finish rate. Roy Nelson has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 88.9% of the time.

Mirko Filipovic stands 6' 2" with a reach of 73" and fights southpaw. Roy Nelson is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", orthodox. Their reach is identical. Mirko Filipovic is 52, Roy Nelson is 50.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Mirko Filipovic has landed 236 significant strikes at 44.1% accuracy with 2 takedowns and 14:57 of control time. Roy Nelson has landed 439 at 37.3% with 16 takedowns and 41:04 of control.

They share 4 common opponents: Brendan Schaub, Frank Mir, Junior Dos Santos, Cheick Kongo.