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Light Heavyweight

Misha Cirkunov

15-9-0 UFC 6-7-0
Finisher Relentless Attack KO-Prone Gets Dropped
6'3"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
1KO wins
5Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
4:43Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 44.4 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 80.2 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 62.0 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 6.4 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 81.0 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 75.1 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 81.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 71.1 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Above avg 81
  2. Grappling Above avg 81
  3. Accuracy Above avg 80
  4. TD Defense Above avg 75
  5. Control Above avg 71
  6. Striking D Average 62
  7. Striking Below avg 44
  8. Durability Weak 6

Built on 61 minutes of tracked cage time across 13 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Finisher 100% of wins by knockout or submission (1 KO, 5 sub)
Relentless Attack 84 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
KO-Prone 5 of 7 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 4 times in 61 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.86
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.06
Striking accuracy51.9%
Striking defense57.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min4.15
Takedown accuracy39.5%
Takedown defense76.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.71
Control time28.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-6

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
December 16, 2017 vs Glover Teixeira — 7.64/min (L) — only 2.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '17 October 27, 2018 vs Patrick Cummins — 4.12/min (W) — only 2.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '18 March 2, 2019 vs Johnny Walker — 1.67/min (L) — only 0.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '19 September 14, 2019 vs Jimmy Crute — 1.65/min (W) — only 3.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '19 March 13, 2021 vs Ryan Spann — 4.23/min (L) — only 1.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '21 October 2, 2021 vs Krzysztof Jotko — 2.73/min (L) Oct '21 February 26, 2022 vs Wellington Turman — 4.63/min (L) Feb '22 October 15, 2022 vs Alonzo Menifield — 3.41/min (L) — only 1.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '22

Fight history

13 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Alonzo Menifield 12-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:28 — UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo · October 15, 2022
5/8Sig. strikes
8/17Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Wellington Turman 17-5 walk-in Submission · R2 1:29 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green · February 26, 2022
30/44Sig. strikes
15/19Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:04Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Krzysztof Jotko 22-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker · October 2, 2021
41/91Sig. strikes
41/95Absorbed
5/17Takedowns
4:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ryan Spann 18-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:11 — UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · March 13, 2021
5/18Sig. strikes
16/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jimmy Crute 10-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:38 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje · September 14, 2019
6/10Sig. strikes
21/35Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Johnny Walker 16-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:36 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · March 2, 2019
1/2Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Patrick Cummins 10-5 walk-in Submission · R1 2:40 — UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · October 27, 2018
11/18Sig. strikes
3/5Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Glover Teixeira 26-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:45 — UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · December 16, 2017
21/43Sig. strikes
13/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Volkan Oezdemir 11-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:28 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · May 28, 2017
9/19Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Nikita Krylov 21-4 walk-in Submission · R1 4:38 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · December 10, 2016
8/18Sig. strikes
16/29Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Ion Cutelaba 11-1 walk-in Submission · R3 1:22 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · June 18, 2016
44/94Sig. strikes
24/115Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:14Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Alex Nicholson 6-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:28 — UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · February 6, 2016
32/63Sig. strikes
16/51Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
2:08Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Daniel Jolly 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:45 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · August 23, 2015
24/29Sig. strikes
6/14Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
2:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
15-9-0Pro record
Xtreme Couture (2010–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 9
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 3
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 13
Hard Knocks 2
PFC 1
Fivestar FL 1
King of the Ring VI 1
Score Fighting Series 1
Knockout Entertainment - MMA 1
Ultimate Generation Combat 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 24 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Alonzo Menifield KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo
October 15, 2022
 UFC 1 1:28
L Wellington Turman Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
February 26, 2022
 UFC 2 1:29
L Krzysztof Jotko Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
October 2, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ryan Spann TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
March 13, 2021
 UFC 1 1:11
W Jimmy Crute Submission (peruvian necktie) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
September 14, 2019
 UFC 1 3:38
L Johnny Walker TKO (flying knee and punches) UFC 235
March 2, 2019
 UFC 1 0:38
W Patrick Cummins Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
October 27, 2018
 UFC 1 2:40
L Glover Teixeira TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos
December 16, 2017
 UFC 1 2:45
L Volkan Oezdemir KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
May 28, 2017
 UFC 1 0:28
W Nikita Krylov Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 206
December 10, 2016
 UFC 1 4:38
W Ion Cuțelaba Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
June 18, 2016
 UFC 3 1:22
W Alex Nicholson Submission (neck crank) UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson
February 6, 2016
 UFC 2 1:28
W Daniel Jolly KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira
August 23, 2015
 UFC 1 4:45
W Shaun Asher Submission (armbar) Hard Knocks 43
May 22, 2015
 Hard Knocks 1 1:20
W Rodney Wallace TKO (head kick) Hard Knocks 41
January 30, 2015
 Hard Knocks 1 2:00
W Martin Desilets Submission (inverted triangle choke) PFC 2
March 8, 2014
 PFC 1 2:36
W Jon Ganshorn Submission (armbar) Fivestar FL 9: Northern Nightmare
September 7, 2013
 Fivestar FL 1 1:59
L Aaron Johnson Submission (heel hook) King of the Ring VI
March 17, 2012
 King of the Ring VI 1 2:11
W Ali Mokdad Decision (unanimous) Score Fighting Series 3
December 3, 2011
 Score Fighting Series 3 5:00
W Ion Cherdivara Decision (unanimous) Knockout Entertainment - MMA: The Reckoning
April 2, 2011
 Knockout Entertainment - MMA 3 5:00
W Ricardeau Francois TKO (punches) Ultimate Generation Combat 26
March 4, 2011
 Ultimate Generation Combat 1 0:56
W Shawn Pauliuk Submission (punches) Armageddon FC 3: Evolution
July 17, 2010
 Armageddon FC 1 0:57
L Roy Boughton Submission (armbar) Warrior One MMA 5
June 19, 2010
 Warrior One MMA 2 2:33
W Jeff Doyle TKO (punches) Ringside MMA 5: Triple Threat
January 30, 2010
 Ringside MMA 1 0:40

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Misha Cirkunov) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 51.9% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 57.8% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 4.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 39.5% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 76.9% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.7 avg 0.5
Control time 28.4% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.3%