Mirko Filipovic vs. Brendan Schaub

UFC 5-6-0 vs. 6-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-6-0
UFC record
6-5-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
51
AgeΔ 8 yrs
43
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'4"
73"
ReachΔ 5"
78"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
135.9
Layoff (months)Δ 4.1 mo
140
WLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Brendan Schaub carries real power — 0.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Brendan Schaub hunts takedowns — 2.32 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Mirko Filipovic is a submission threat — 0.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mirko Filipovic

Full career not yet synced for Mirko Filipovic — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Brendan Schaub

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 65
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2362.02/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2272.92/min · norm 3.36
3142.69/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1722.22/min · norm 3.19
44.1%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
37.7%norm 47.8%
57.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
57.2%norm 52.5%
30.39/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
40.77/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Mirko Filipovic

Distance 69.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 18.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 12.1% (norm 9.3%)

Brendan Schaub

Distance 69.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Mirko Filipovic

Head 83.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.6%)

Brendan Schaub

Head 89.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Filipovic L/AAccHeavyweight med Schaub L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 128 / 372 34.4% 40.1% 116 / 418 27.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 66 / 98 67.3% 70.6% 60 / 96 62.5% 70.6%
On the ground 42 / 65 64.6% 70.2% 51 / 88 58.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 168 / 445 37.8% 38.9% 191 / 538 35.5% 38.9%
To the body 50 / 66 75.8% 76.8% 33 / 54 61.1% 76.8%
To the legs 18 / 24 too few to rate 87.8% 3 / 10 too few to rate 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 (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 Filipovic L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Schaub L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 155 / 526 29.5% 40.7% 85 / 282 30.1% 40.7%
In the clinch 91 / 116 78.4% 70.6% 43 / 61 70.5% 70.6%
On the ground 68 / 104 65.4% 72.0% 44 / 59 74.6% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 154 / 537 28.7% 38.8% 113 / 325 34.8% 38.8%
To the body 95 / 127 74.8% 75.1% 32 / 41 78.0% 75.1%
To the legs 65 / 82 79.3% 84.4% 27 / 36 75.0% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
233.3% acc · 0.26/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
1246.2% acc · 2.32/15 · norm 0.95
2773.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
872.7% def · norm 64.3%
14:5712.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
24:3531.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
33:334:18 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
9:191:48 per 15 · norm 2:28
30.39/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
20.39/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Filipovic has more cage time on record.