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Mirko Filipovic vs.
Mostapha Al-Turk

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

5-6-0 Mirko Filipovic · UFC
0-3-0 Mostapha Al-Turk · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

5-6-0
UFC record
0-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
51.9
AgeΔ 1.2 yrs
53.1
6'2"
HeightΔ 0"
6'2"
73"
ReachΔ 4"
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
135.8
Layoff (months)Δ 60.1 mo
195.9
WLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Mirko Filipovic is a submission threat — 0.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Mostapha Al-Turk's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Heavyweight norm.
Mostapha Al-Turk rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Mirko Filipovic

Full career not yet synced for Mirko Filipovic — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Mostapha Al-Turk

Full career not yet synced for Mostapha Al-Turk — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2362.02/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
311.36/min · norm 3.36
3142.69/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
823.61/min · norm 3.19
44.1%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
19.3%norm 47.8%
57.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
53.4%norm 52.5%
30.39/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Mirko Filipovic

Distance 69.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 18.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 12.1% (norm 9.3%)

Mostapha Al-Turk

Distance 97.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Mirko Filipovic

Head 83.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.6%)

Mostapha Al-Turk

Head 86.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Filipovic L/AAccHeavyweight med Al-Turk L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 128 / 372 34.4% 40.1% 28 / 157 17.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 66 / 98 67.3% 70.6% 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 42 / 65 64.6% 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 168 / 445 37.8% 38.9% 13 / 139 9.4% 38.9%
To the body 50 / 66 75.8% 76.8% 3 / 6 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 18 / 24 too few to rate 87.8% 15 / 16 too few to rate 87.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Filipovic L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Al-Turk L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 155 / 526 29.5% 40.7% 48 / 128 37.5% 40.7%
In the clinch 91 / 116 78.4% 70.6% 9 / 12 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 68 / 104 65.4% 72.0% 25 / 36 69.4% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 154 / 537 28.7% 38.8% 64 / 156 41.0% 38.8%
To the body 95 / 127 74.8% 75.1% 8 / 9 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 65 / 82 79.3% 84.4% 10 / 11 too few to rate 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

233.3% acc · 0.26/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
2773.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
14:5712.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:397.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
33:334:18 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
1:381:04 per 15 · norm 2:28
30.39/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Filipovic has more cage time on record.

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