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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Alistair Overeem won · U-DEC R3
Elo1357
Frank Mir
Elo1493

Frank MirvsAlistair OvereemUFC Prediction Result

UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 · Saturday, February 1, 2014Newark, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Alistair Overeem won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupFrank Mir: WrestlervsAlistair Overeem: Elusive striker

The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.

Model Prediction: Alistair Overeem wins(60.2%)

Actual result: Alistair Overeem wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alistair Overeem at -420 American odds

+$24 profit

$124 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Frank Mir is a KO finisher (60% of wins). Alistair Overeem has lost 100% of fights by KO.
  • Alistair Overeem is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Frank Mir has lost 57% of fights by KO.
  • Alistair Overeem has 19pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Alistair Overeem has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Frank Mir (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Frank Mir
Red Corner
VS
Alistair Overeem
Blue Corner
+375
(21%)
Vegas Odds
-420
(81%)
1357
Elo
1493
47
Age
46
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'4"
200.66 cm
Reach
203.2 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Frank MirL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Josh Barnett · Aug 13
W
KOvs Antonio Silva · Feb 15
W
KOvs Todd Duffee · Jul 15
L
vs Andrei Arlovski · Sep 15
L
KOvs Mark Hunt · Mar 16
latest
Alistair Overeem
oldest →
W
KOvs Aleksei Oleinik · Apr 19
L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Dec 19
W
KOvs Walt Harris · May 20
W
KOvs Augusto Sakai · Sep 20
L
KOvs Alexander Volkov · Feb 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Frank MirMetricAlistair Overeem
2.18
Strikes / min
3.67
3.84
Strikes absorbed / min
2.44
38%
Strike defense
57%
2.02
TDs / 15 min
1.42
54%
Takedown defense
73%
2.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.66Δ 2.89 — meaningful gap+1.23

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1488 vs 1488Strikes12.9 vs 37.0Takedowns0.9 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.91 vs 0.00Form-0.7 vs -0.8
Frank MirAlistair Overeem

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Frank Mir(10 fights)Alistair Overeem(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -136.6|Blue +136.6
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -14.0|Blue +14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Frank MirTargetAlistair Overeem

By target zone

0
0% acc
Head
40
77% acc · 65%
1
33% acc · 33%
Body
19
100% acc · 31%
2
67% acc · 67%
Leg
3
100% acc · 5%

By position

3
13% acc · 100%
Distance
14
70% acc · 23%
0
Clinch
6
100% acc · 10%
0
Ground
42
88% acc · 68%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Frank Mir rounds
0
even
3
Alistair Overeem rounds
Round 1Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
30Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:29Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns1
Control0:29
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
3:05Control
Round 3Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns0
Control0:00
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
3:03Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
3 / 23
Sig Strikes
62 / 74
10.3%
Sig Str %
82.7%
5 / 26
Total Strikes
139 / 157
1 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
50%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:29
Ctrl Time
8:37

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alistair Overeem30 / 3550 / 570 / 00
1Frank Mir1 / 112 / 120 / 00
2Alistair Overeem14 / 1735 / 400 / 00
2Frank Mir2 / 93 / 111 / 11
3Alistair Overeem18 / 2254 / 600 / 00
3Frank Mir0 / 30 / 30 / 20

Frank Mir

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12

Alistair Overeem

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights20