Association: Cro Cop Top Team
Pro Debut Date: 2001-08-19
Pro Record: 38-11-2
Win Finish %: 89.4%
Quality Perf. %: 43.1%
Last Ranked: 1/01/2019

#17 Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2007

#2 Heavyweight

All-Time Rank:

#15 Heavyweight+

Last Loss Date: 11/08/2013
Last Loss: [#50 HW] Alexey Oleynik
Opponent's Last 5: L W L L W
UFC Debut: 2007-02-03
Last UFC Fight: 2015-04-11

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2019 1 #17 Heavyweight 37-11-2
247
10/01/2018 4 #16 Heavyweight 37-11-2
252
07/01/2018 2 #12 Heavyweight 36-11-2
258
04/01/2018 3 #14 Heavyweight 36-11-2
265
01/01/2018 1 #11 Heavyweight 36-11-2
273
10/01/2017 1 #12 Heavyweight 35-11-2
276
07/01/2017   #13 Heavyweight 35-11-2
276
04/01/2017 2 #13 Heavyweight 35-11-2
276
01/01/2017 11 #11 Heavyweight 35-11-2
276
10/01/2016 1 #22 Heavyweight 32-11-2
156
07/01/2016 7 #21 Heavyweight 31-11-2
175
04/01/2016 1 #14 Heavyweight 31-11-2
200
01/01/2016 1 #13 Heavyweight 31-11-2
200
10/01/2015 1 #14 Heavyweight 31-11-2
200
07/01/2015 6 #13 Heavyweight 31-11-2
200
04/01/2015 1 #19 Heavyweight 30-11-2
159
01/01/2015 3 #20 Heavyweight 30-11-2
159
10/01/2014 77 #23 Heavyweight 29-11-2
127
07/01/2014 4 #100 Heavyweight 28-11-2
43
04/01/2014 6 #96 Heavyweight 28-11-2
44
01/01/2014 24 #90 Heavyweight 28-11-2
44
10/01/2013 4 #66 Heavyweight 28-10-2
53
07/01/2013 28 #62 Heavyweight 28-10-2
54
04/01/2013   #34 Heavyweight 28-10-2
82
01/01/2013 2 #34 Heavyweight 28-10-2
83
10/01/2012 1 #32 Heavyweight 27-10-2
93
07/01/2012 2 #31 Heavyweight 27-10-2
96
04/01/2012 3 #29 Heavyweight 27-10-2
100
01/01/2012 3 #26 Heavyweight 27-10-2
104
10/01/2011 3 #23 Heavyweight 27-9-2
121
07/01/2011 2 #20 Heavyweight 27-9-2
124
04/01/2011 4 #22 Heavyweight 27-9-2
125
01/01/2011   #18 Heavyweight 27-8-2
151
10/01/2010 4 #18 Heavyweight 27-8-2
151
07/01/2010 9 #14 Heavyweight 27-7-2
173
04/01/2010 8 #23 Heavyweight 26-7-2
110
01/01/2010 5 #15 Heavyweight 25-7-2
153
10/01/2009 11 #20 Heavyweight 25-7-2
142
07/01/2009   #9 Heavyweight 25-6-2
241
04/01/2009   #9 Heavyweight 24-6-2
244
01/01/2009 1 #9 Heavyweight 24-6-2
246
10/01/2008 1 #10 Heavyweight 23-6-2
238
07/01/2008 3 #11 Heavyweight 23-6-2
241
04/01/2008 1 #8 Heavyweight 23-6-2
257
01/01/2008   #7 Heavyweight 22-6-2
264
10/01/2007 3 #7 Heavyweight 22-6-2
272
07/01/2007 2 #4 Heavyweight 22-5-2
359
04/01/2007   #2 Heavyweight 22-4-2
558
01/01/2007   #2 Heavyweight 21-4-2
558
10/01/2006 3 #2 Heavyweight 21-4-2
558
07/01/2006   #5 Heavyweight 19-4-2
288
04/01/2006 1 #5 Heavyweight 17-4-2
275
01/01/2006   #4 Heavyweight 17-4-2
275
10/01/2005   #4 Heavyweight 16-3-2
278
07/01/2005   #4 Heavyweight 16-2-2
293
04/01/2005   #4 Heavyweight 15-2-2
283
01/01/2005 3 #4 Heavyweight 14-2-2
267
10/01/2004 3 #7 Heavyweight 12-2-2
137
07/01/2004 5 #10 Heavyweight 10-2-2
119
04/01/2004   #5 Heavyweight 9-1-2
170
01/01/2004   #5 Heavyweight 7-1-2
164
10/01/2003 1 #5 Heavyweight 6-0-2
191
07/01/2003 3 #4 Heavyweight 5-0-2
176
04/01/2003 1 #7 Heavyweight 4-0-2
146
01/01/2003   #6 Heavyweight 4-0-2
146
10/01/2002 1 #6 Heavyweight 3-0-2
135
07/01/2002 12 #7 Heavyweight 2-0-2
117
04/01/2002 2 #19 Heavyweight 2-0-1
82
01/01/2002 1 #17 Heavyweight 2-0-1
82
10/01/2001 NR #16 Heavyweight 1-0-0
87


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
W Roy Nelson
#24 Heavyweight
  Bellator 216 - MVP vs. Daley
Saturday, February 16th 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Roque Martinez
#90 Heavyweight
  Rizin FF - Rizin 13
Sunday, September 30th 2018
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
W Tsuyoshi Kosaka
#195 Heavyweight
  Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweigh...
Sunday, December 31st 2017
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Round 1
W Amir Aliakbari
#116 Heavyweight
  Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Fi...
Saturday, December 31st 2016
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Kaido Hoovelson   Rizin 4 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Fi...
Saturday, December 31st 2016
KO (Knee to the Body)
Round 1
W Muhammed Lawal
#13 Light Heavyweight
  Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2n...
Thursday, December 29th 2016
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Hyun Man Myung   Rizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Op...
Sunday, September 25th 2016
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Gabriel Gonzaga
#22 Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night - Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
Saturday, April 11th 2015
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
Round 3
W Satoshi Ishii
#29 Heavyweight
  IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014
Wednesday, December 31st 2014
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 2
W Satoshi Ishii
#18 Heavyweight
  IGF - Inoki Genome Fight 2
Saturday, August 23rd 2014
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
L Alexey Oleynik
#29 Heavyweight
  Legend - Part 2: Invasion
Friday, November 8th 2013
Submission (Neck Crank)
Round 1
W Shinichi Suzukawa   IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012
Monday, December 31st 2012
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
L Roy Nelson
#25 Heavyweight
  UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz
Saturday, October 29th 2011
TKO (Punches)
Round 3
L Brendan Schaub
#19 Heavyweight
  UFC 128 - Shogun vs. Jones
Saturday, March 19th 2011
KO (Punch)
Round 3
L Frank Mir
#8 Heavyweight
  UFC 119 - Mir vs. Cro Cop
Saturday, September 25th 2010
KO (Knee)
Round 3
W Pat Barry
#45 Heavyweight
  UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin
Saturday, June 12th 2010
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Anthony Perosh
#148 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 110 - Nogueira vs. Velasquez
Saturday, February 20th 2010
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
L Junior dos Santos
#8 Heavyweight
  UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort
Saturday, September 19th 2009
Submission (Punch)
Round 3
W Mostapha Al-Turk
#90 Heavyweight
  UFC 99 - The Comeback
Saturday, June 13th 2009
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Hong Man Choi   K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2008
Wednesday, December 31st 2008
TKO (Low Kick)
Round 1
NC Alistair Overeem
#15 Heavyweight
  Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008
No Contest (Knee to the Groin)
Round 1
W Tatsuya Mizuno
#166 Heavyweight
  Dream 1 - Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Opening Round
Saturday, March 15th 2008
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Cheick Kongo
#40 Heavyweight
  UFC 75 - Champion vs. Champion
Saturday, September 8th 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Gabriel Gonzaga
#37 Heavyweight
  UFC 70 - Nations Collide
Saturday, April 21st 2007
KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Eddie Sanchez
#52 Heavyweight
  UFC 67 - All or Nothing
Saturday, February 3rd 2007
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Josh Barnett
#2 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute
Sunday, September 10th 2006
Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Wanderlei Silva
#8 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute
Sunday, September 10th 2006
KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Hidehiko Yoshida
#16 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute
Saturday, July 1st 2006
TKO (Leg Kicks)
Round 1
W Ikuhisa Minowa
#36 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute
Friday, May 5th 2006
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Mark Hunt
#3 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Shockwave 2005
Saturday, December 31st 2005
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Josh Barnett
#6 Heavyweight
  Pride 30 - Fully Loaded
Sunday, October 23rd 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Fedor Emelianenko
#1 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005
Sunday, August 28th 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ibragim Magomedov
#19 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005
Sunday, June 26th 2005
KO (Kick to the Body)
Round 1
W Mark Coleman
#17 Heavyweight
  Pride 29 - Fists of Fire
Sunday, February 20th 2005
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Kevin Randleman
#13 Heavyweight
  Pride - Shockwave 2004
Friday, December 31st 2004
SUB
Round 1
W Josh Barnett
#3 Heavyweight
  Pride 28 - High Octane
Sunday, October 31st 2004
Submission (Shoulder Injury)
Round 1
W Aleksander Emelianenko
#25 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Final Conflict 2004
Sunday, August 15th 2004
KO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 1
W Shungo Oyama   Pride - Bushido 4
Monday, July 19th 2004
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Hiromitsu Kanehara   Pride - Bushido 3
Sunday, May 23rd 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
L Kevin Randleman
#24 Light Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Total Elimination 2004
Sunday, April 25th 2004
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Yoshihisa Yamamoto
#66 Heavyweight
  Pride - Bushido 2
Sunday, February 15th 2004
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Ron Waterman
#30 Heavyweight
  Pride 27 - Inferno
Sunday, February 1st 2004
TKO (Soccer Kicks)
Round 1
L Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
#2 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003
Sunday, November 9th 2003
Submission (Armbar)
Round 2
W Alberto Rodriguez   Pride - Bushido 1
Sunday, October 5th 2003
KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Igor Vovchanchyn
#15 Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003
Sunday, August 10th 2003
KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
W Heath Herring
#10 Heavyweight
  Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone
Sunday, June 8th 2003
TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches)
Round 1
W Kazuyuki Fujita
#24 Heavyweight
  Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002
Tuesday, December 31st 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Kazushi Sakuraba
#17 Light Heavyweight
  Pride FC - Shockwave
Wednesday, August 28th 2002
TKO (Eye Injury)
Round 2
D Wanderlei Silva
#2 Light Heavyweight
  Pride 20 - Armed and Ready
Sunday, April 28th 2002
Draw
Round 5
W Yuji Nagata   Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001 - K-1 vs. Inoki
Monday, December 31st 2001
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
D Nobuhiko Takada
#99 Heavyweight
  Pride 17 - Championship Chaos
Saturday, November 3rd 2001
Draw
Round 5
W Kazuyuki Fujita
#12 Heavyweight
  K-1 - Andy Hug Memorial
Sunday, August 19th 2001
TKO (Cut)
Round 1