Heavyweight
Mike Russow
15-3-0 (1 NC) UFC 4-2-0
Smothering Control
Wrestler
6'1"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
50Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
10:38Avg fight
Skill profile
- Wrestling Above avg 83
- Control Above avg 83
- Striking D Average 65
- Accuracy Average 56
- Grappling Average 45
- TD Defense Below avg 42
- Durability Below avg 31
- Striking Weak 14
Built on 63 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Smothering Control
46% of every fight spent in control position
Wrestler
above avg wrestling — rates 83 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.53
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.02
Striking accuracy47.1%
Striking defense59.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.23
Takedowns / 15 min4.23
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.47
Control time46.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Shawn Jordan 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:48 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson · January 26, 2013
25/45Sig. strikes
42/72Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
3:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Fabricio Werdum 15-5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:28 — UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 · June 23, 2012
3/16Sig. strikes
31/58Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jon Olav Einemo 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · January 28, 2012
21/37Sig. strikes
31/43Absorbed
6/10Takedowns
10:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jon Madsen 7-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · March 26, 2011
14/30Sig. strikes
27/60Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
3:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Todd Duffee 6-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:35 — UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans · May 29, 2010
14/44Sig. strikes
51/182Absorbed
0/9Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin McCully 10-4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira · August 29, 2009
21/36Sig. strikes
11/58Absorbed
8/11Takedowns
11:23Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
8
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
0
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
6
XFO
4
Adrenaline MMA
2
Bourbon Street Brawl
2
Combat
2
Yarennoka!
1
Pride
1
JKD
1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Shawn Jordan | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
January 26, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 3:48 |
| L | Fabrício Werdum | TKO (punches) | UFC 147
June 23, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 2:28 |
| W | John-Olav Einemo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
January 28, 2012 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jon Madsen | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
March 26, 2011 |
UFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Todd Duffee | KO (punch) | UFC 114
May 29, 2010 |
UFC | 3 | 2:32 |
| W | Justin McCully | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 102
August 29, 2009 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Braden Bice | Submission (north-south choke) | Adrenaline MMA 2: Miletich vs. Denny
December 11, 2008 |
Adrenaline MMA | 1 | 1:13 |
| W | Jason Guida | Submission (guillotine choke) | Adrenaline MMA: Guida vs. Russow
June 14, 2008 |
Adrenaline MMA | 1 | 2:13 |
| W | Roman Zentsov | Submission (north-south choke) | Yarennoka!
December 31, 2007 |
Yarennoka! | 1 | 2:58 |
| W | Steve Campbell | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | XFO 21
December 1, 2007 |
XFO | 2 | 4:32 |
| W | Pat Harmon | KO (punch) | Bourbon Street Brawl 4
July 25, 2007 |
Bourbon Street Brawl | 1 | 2:10 |
| W | Demian Decorah | Submission (kimura) | XFO 18
June 30, 2007 |
XFO | 1 | 2:54 |
| W | Scott Harper | Submission (americana) | XFO 16
May 5, 2007 |
XFO | 1 | 0:32 |
| L | Sergei Kharitonov | Submission (armbar) | Pride 33
February 24, 2007 |
Pride | 1 | 3:46 |
| W | Steve Conkel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bourbon Street Brawl 2
January 24, 2007 |
Bourbon Street Brawl | 1 | 1:00 |
| W | Chris Harrison | Submission (americana) | XFO 14
December 9, 2006 |
XFO | 1 | 1:11 |
| W | Brandon Quigley | KO (punches) | Combat: Do Fighting Challenge 7
April 22, 2006 |
Combat | 1 | 0:18 |
| NC | Ed Meyer | NC | Combat: Do Fighting Challenge 6
February 25, 2006 |
Combat | — | — |
| W | Nate Schroeder | Decision (unanimous) | JKD: Challenge 1
April 25, 1998 |
JKD | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Mike Russow) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.