Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Daniel Cormier
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +7.5 wins over .500
Frank Mir
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Daniel Cormier
Distance 70.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 10.4%)
Frank Mir
Distance 59.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 20.7% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.8% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daniel Cormier
Head 81.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 9.7%)
Frank Mir
Head 75.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cormier L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Mir L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 546 / 1175 | 46.5% | 41.4% | 143 / 429 | 33.3% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 209 / 284 | 73.6% | 70.9% | 113 / 149 | 75.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 156 / 205 | 76.1% | 72.3% | 83 / 143 | 58.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 682 / 1359 | 50.2% | 38.9% | 182 / 543 | 33.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 119 / 167 | 71.3% | 71.9% | 103 / 118 | 87.3% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 110 / 138 | 79.7% | 81.8% | 54 / 60 | 90.0% | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Cormier L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Mir L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 570 / 1236 | 46.1% | 40.4% | 203 / 480 | 42.3% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 134 / 201 | 66.7% | 68.7% | 195 / 259 | 75.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 70.4% | 200 / 241 | 83.0% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 412 / 1062 | 38.8% | 37.5% | 391 / 746 | 52.4% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 199 / 256 | 77.7% | 72.3% | 139 / 161 | 86.3% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 117 / 152 | 77.0% | 83.0% | 68 / 73 | 93.2% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mir has more cage time on record.