Mirko Filipovic vs. Eddie Sanchez

UFC 5-6-0 vs. 3-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-6-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
51
AgeΔ 8 yrs
43
6'2"
HeightΔ 0"
6'2"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
135.9
Layoff (months)Δ 76 mo
211.9
WLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Eddie Sanchez carries real power — 1.13 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Mirko Filipovic is a submission threat — 0.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Mirko Filipovic rarely shoots — 0.26 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 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

Eddie Sanchez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 3 — regional circuit 104

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2362.02/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
1833.45/min · norm 3.36
3142.69/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1753.30/min · norm 3.19
44.1%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
43.3%norm 47.8%
57.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
43.4%norm 52.5%
30.39/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
41.13/15 · 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%)

Eddie Sanchez

Distance 59.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 27.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.2% (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%)

Eddie Sanchez

Head 89.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.1% (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 Sanchez L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 128 / 372 34.4% 40.1% 71 / 251 28.3% 40.1%
In the clinch 66 / 98 67.3% 70.6% 78 / 116 67.2% 70.6%
On the ground 42 / 65 64.6% 70.2% 34 / 56 60.7% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 168 / 445 37.8% 38.9% 149 / 379 39.3% 38.9%
To the body 50 / 66 75.8% 76.8% 25 / 31 80.6% 76.8%
To the legs 18 / 24 too few to rate 87.8% 9 / 13 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 Sanchez L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 155 / 526 29.5% 40.7% 70 / 156 44.9% 40.7%
In the clinch 91 / 116 78.4% 70.6% 77 / 107 72.0% 70.6%
On the ground 68 / 104 65.4% 72.0% 28 / 46 60.9% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 154 / 537 28.7% 38.8% 113 / 226 50.0% 38.8%
To the body 95 / 127 74.8% 75.1% 33 / 42 78.6% 75.1%
To the legs 65 / 82 79.3% 84.4% 29 / 41 70.7% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
233.3% acc · 0.26/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
426.7% acc · 1.13/15 · norm 0.95
2773.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
342.9% def · norm 64.3%
14:5712.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
13:5026.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
33:334:18 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
18:155:09 per 15 · norm 2:28
30.39/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · 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.