Mirko Filipovic vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Gabriel Gonzaga
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Gabriel Gonzaga
Distance 67.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 22.5% (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%)
Gabriel Gonzaga
Head 78.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.8% (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/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Gonzaga L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 128 / 372 | 34.4% | 40.1% | 156 / 440 | 35.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 66 / 98 | 67.3% | 70.6% | 43 / 64 | 67.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 42 / 65 | 64.6% | 70.2% | 94 / 146 | 64.4% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 168 / 445 | 37.8% | 38.9% | 186 / 507 | 36.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 50 / 66 | 75.8% | 76.8% | 42 / 60 | 70.0% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 65 / 83 | 78.3% | 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/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Gonzaga L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 155 / 526 | 29.5% | 40.7% | 189 / 643 | 29.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 91 / 116 | 78.4% | 70.6% | 92 / 130 | 70.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 68 / 104 | 65.4% | 72.0% | 90 / 133 | 67.7% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 154 / 537 | 28.7% | 38.8% | 310 / 820 | 37.8% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 95 / 127 | 74.8% | 75.1% | 33 / 50 | 66.0% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 65 / 82 | 79.3% | 84.4% | 28 / 36 | 77.8% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gonzaga has more cage time on record.