Mirko Cro Cop (38-11-2, 34) was born in Vinkovci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia on September 10, 1974. At the age of 26 years on August 19, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Kazuyuki Fujita, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On February 3, 2007, 32-year old Mirko Cro Cop made his UFC debut on his 28th professional MMA fight at UFC 67 against a 24-year old Eddie Sanchez, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Cop's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Roy Nelson at Bellator 216 at age 44 on February 16, 2019. He retired with a 10-fight winning streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mirko Cro Cop's best fights have been against Amir Aliakbari, Satoshi Ishii, Eddie Sanchez, Mostapha al-Turk, Heath Herring, Igor Vovchanchyn and Ron Waterman.
Cop has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52  | Feb 16, 2019 44 years, 5 months 38-11-2 (34) | 42 years, 7 months 23-16 (19) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
51  | Sep 30, 2018 44 years 37-11-2 (34) | 32 years, 6 months 12-3-2 (8) | Rizin | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
50  | Dec 31, 2017 43 years, 3 months 36-11-2 (33) | 47 years, 9 months 29-19-2 (18) | Rizin | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
49  | Dec 31, 2016 42 years, 3 months 35-11-2 (32) | 29 years 5-0 (3) | Rizin | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
48  | Dec 31, 2016 42 years, 3 months 34-11-2 (31) | 32 years, 1 months 3-0 (0) | Rizin | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee to the body |
47  | Dec 29, 2016 42 years, 3 months 33-11-2 (30) | 35 years, 11 months 20-5 (13) | Rizin | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
46 | Sep 25, 2016 42 years 32-11-2 (29) | Myung Hyun-man | Rizin | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
45  | Apr 11, 2015 40 years, 7 months 31-11-2 (28) | 35 years, 10 months 16-9 (16) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches |
44  | Dec 31, 2014 40 years, 3 months 30-11-2 (27) | 28 years 12-3-1 (4) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
43 | Aug 23, 2014 39 years, 11 months 29-11-2 (26) | 27 years, 8 months 12-2-1 (4) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
42  | Nov 8, 2013 39 years, 1 months 28-11-2 (25) | 36 years, 4 months 50-9-1 (46) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Scarf hold | |
41 | Dec 31, 2012 38 years, 3 months 28-10-2 (25) | Shinichi Suzukawa | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
40 | Oct 29, 2011 37 years, 1 months 27-10-2 (24) | 35 years, 4 months 15-6 (13) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
39  | Mar 19, 2011 36 years, 6 months 27-9-2 (24) | 28 years 7-1 (6) | UFC | HW | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch |
38  | Sep 25, 2010 36 years 27-8-2 (24) | 31 years, 4 months 13-5 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | KO | LOSS Knee |
37  | Jun 12, 2010 35 years, 9 months 27-7-2 (24) | 30 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | UFC | HW | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
36 | Feb 20, 2010 35 years, 5 months 26-7-2 (23) | Anthony Perosh | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
35  | Sep 19, 2009 35 years 25-7-2 (22) | 25 years, 7 months 8-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punch |
34  | Jun 13, 2009 34 years, 9 months 25-6-2 (22) | 35 years, 10 months 6-4 (6) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
33  | Dec 31, 2008 34 years, 3 months 24-6-2 (21) | 28 years, 2 months 1-1 (1) | Dynamite | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kick |
32  | Sep 23, 2008 34 years 23-6-2 (20) | 28 years, 4 months 28-11 (27) | Dream | HW | 1 | NC | NC Knee to the groin |
31  | Mar 15, 2008 33 years, 6 months 23-6-2 (20) | 26 years, 9 months 3-2 (2) | Dream | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
30  | Sep 8, 2007 32 years, 11 months 22-6-2 (19) | 32 years, 3 months 10-3-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29 | Apr 21, 2007 32 years, 7 months 22-5-2 (19) | 27 years, 11 months 7-1 (7) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick |
28  | Feb 3, 2007 32 years, 4 months 22-4-2 (19) | 24 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27 | Sep 10, 2006 32 years 21-4-2 (18) | Josh Barnett | Pride | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
26  | Sep 10, 2006 32 years 20-4-2 (17) | 30 years, 2 months 31-5-1 (25) | Pride | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
25  | Jul 1, 2006 31 years, 9 months 19-4-2 (16) | 36 years, 9 months 7-3-1 (6) | Pride | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks |
24  | May 5, 2006 31 years, 7 months 18-4-2 (15) | 30 years, 3 months 32-23-8 (25) | Pride | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Dec 31, 2005 31 years, 3 months 17-4-2 (14) | 31 years, 9 months 2-1 (1) | Pride | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
22 | Oct 23, 2005 31 years, 1 months 17-3-2 (14) | Josh Barnett | Pride | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Aug 28, 2005 30 years, 11 months 16-3-2 (14) | 28 years, 11 months 22-1 (16) | Pride | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS For Pride heavyweight title |
20 | Jun 26, 2005 30 years, 9 months 16-2-2 (14) | Ibragim Magomedov | Pride | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Kick to the body |
19  | Feb 20, 2005 30 years, 5 months 15-2-2 (13) | 40 years, 2 months 13-6 (10) | Pride | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches and soccer kick |
18  | Dec 31, 2004 30 years, 3 months 14-2-2 (12) | 33 years, 4 months 15-9 (9) | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
17 | Oct 31, 2004 30 years, 1 months 13-2-2 (11) | Josh Barnett | Pride | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Shoulder injury |
16  | Aug 15, 2004 29 years, 11 months 12-2-2 (10) | 23 years 3-0 (2) | Pride | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches |
15  | Jul 19, 2004 29 years, 10 months 11-2-2 (9) | 30 years, 3 months 2-5 (1) | Pride | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches and soccer kick |
14  | May 23, 2004 29 years, 8 months 10-2-2 (8) | 33 years, 7 months 17-10-1 (10) | Pride | HW | 2 | UD | WIN |
13 | Apr 25, 2004 29 years, 7 months 9-2-2 (8) | 32 years, 8 months 14-7 (8) | Pride | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
12  | Feb 15, 2004 29 years, 5 months 9-1-2 (8) | 33 years, 7 months 15-17-1 (14) | Pride | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
11  | Feb 1, 2004 29 years, 4 months 8-1-2 (7) | 38 years, 2 months 10-1-2 (9) | Pride | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Soccer kicks |
10  | Nov 9, 2003 29 years, 1 months 7-1-2 (6) | 27 years, 5 months 20-2-1 (12) | Pride | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For Pride heavyweight title Interim |
9 | Oct 5, 2003 29 years 7-0-2 (6) | Dos Caras Jr. | Pride | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
8  | Aug 10, 2003 28 years, 11 months 6-0-2 (5) | 30 years 51-7 (44) | Pride | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
7  | Jun 8, 2003 28 years, 8 months 5-0-2 (4) | 25 years, 3 months 20-8 (18) | Pride | 1 | TKO | WIN Body kick and punches | |
6  | Dec 31, 2002 28 years, 3 months 4-0-2 (3) | 32 years, 2 months 8-2 (6) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5  | Aug 28, 2002 27 years, 11 months 3-0-2 (3) | 33 years, 1 months 13-4-1 (9) | Pride | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
4 | Apr 28, 2002 27 years, 7 months 2-0-2 (2) | 25 years, 9 months 19-3 (16) | Pride | 5 | UD | DRAW Time limit | |
3 | Dec 31, 2001 27 years, 3 months 2-0-1 (2) | Yuji Nagata | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2  | Nov 3, 2001 27 years, 1 months 1-0-1 (1) | 39 years, 6 months 2-5 (2) | Pride | 5 | UD | DRAW Time limit | |
1 | Aug 19, 2001 26 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | 30 years, 10 months 7-1 (5) | K-1 | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut |
