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Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Mark Hunt won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1369
Mark Hunt
Elo1357
Frank Mir

Mark HuntvsFrank MirUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir · Saturday, March 19, 2016Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Official fight result

Mark Hunt won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:01

Style matchupMark Hunt: Well-roundedvsFrank Mir: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Mark Hunt wins(53.8%)

Actual result: Mark Hunt wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Mark Hunt at -150 American odds

+$67 profit

$167 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mark Hunt enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Mark Hunt is a KO finisher (88% of wins). Frank Mir has lost 57% of fights by KO.
  • Frank Mir is a KO finisher (60% of wins). Mark Hunt has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Mark Hunt has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Frank Mir (53.5%).
  • Frank Mir has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Mark Hunt
Red Corner
VS
Frank Mir
Blue Corner
-150
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+130
(43%)
1369
Elo
1357
52
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'10"
Height
6'3"
182.88 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

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

Mark HuntL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Alistair Overeem · Mar 17
W
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Jun 17
L
vs Curtis Blaydes · Feb 18
L
SUBvs Aleksei Oleinik · Sep 18
L
vs Justin Willis · Dec 18
latest
Frank Mir
oldest →
L
KOvs Josh Barnett · Aug 13
L
vs Alistair Overeem · Feb 14
W
KOvs Antonio Silva · Feb 15
W
KOvs Todd Duffee · Jul 15
L
vs Andrei Arlovski · Sep 15
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mark HuntMetricFrank Mir
2.81
Strikes / min
2.18
2.90
Strikes absorbed / min
3.84
51%
Strike defense
38%
0.51
TDs / 15 min
2.02
64%
Takedown defense
54%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
2.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.09Δ 1.57 — meaningful gap-1.66

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1530 vs 1491Strikes30.8 vs 13.0Takedowns0.6 vs 0.8Sub Atts0.09 vs 0.81Form0.1 vs 0.1
Mark HuntFrank Mir

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Mark Hunt(10 fights)Frank Mir(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 +12.5|Blue -12.5
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -70.0|Blue +70.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mark HuntTargetFrank Mir

By target zone

6
43% acc · 75%
Head
1
10% acc · 100%
1
50% acc · 13%
Body
0
1
33% acc · 13%
Leg
0

By position

8
42% acc · 100%
Distance
1
10% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Mark Hunt rounds
0
even
0
Frank Mir rounds
Round 1Mark Hunt edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns1
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
8 / 19
Sig Strikes
1 / 10
42%
Sig Str %
10%
8 / 19
Total Strikes
2 / 11
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 3
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Frank Mir1 / 102 / 110 / 30
1Mark Hunt8 / 198 / 190 / 00

Mark Hunt

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights16

Frank Mir

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12