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Mirko Filipovic vs.
Pat Barry

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
5-7-0 Pat Barry · 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
5-7-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
51.9
AgeΔ 4.8 yrs
47.1
6'2"
HeightΔ 3"
5'11"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
135.8
Layoff (months)Δ 16.2 mo
152
WLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Pat Barry carries real power — 1.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Mirko Filipovic is a submission threat — 0.39 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Pat Barry 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

Pat Barry

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 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
1882.72/min · norm 3.36
3142.69/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2453.54/min · norm 3.19
44.1%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
52.1%norm 47.8%
57.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
59.6%norm 52.5%
30.39/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
81.74/15 · 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%)

Pat Barry

Distance 91.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.8% (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%)

Pat Barry

Head 68.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 26.6% (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 Barry L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 128 / 372 34.4% 40.1% 166 / 330 50.3% 40.1%
In the clinch 66 / 98 67.3% 70.6% 7 / 10 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 42 / 65 64.6% 70.2% 15 / 21 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 168 / 445 37.8% 38.9% 96 / 248 38.7% 38.9%
To the body 50 / 66 75.8% 76.8% 12 / 17 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 18 / 24 too few to rate 87.8% 80 / 96 83.3% 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 Barry L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 155 / 526 29.5% 40.7% 134 / 452 29.6% 40.7%
In the clinch 91 / 116 78.4% 70.6% 89 / 131 67.9% 70.6%
On the ground 68 / 104 65.4% 72.0% 22 / 23 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 154 / 537 28.7% 38.8% 138 / 461 29.9% 38.8%
To the body 95 / 127 74.8% 75.1% 45 / 64 70.3% 75.1%
To the legs 65 / 82 79.3% 84.4% 62 / 81 76.5% 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
1676.2% def · norm 64.3%
14:5712.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
6:299.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
33:334:18 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
17:083:42 per 15 · norm 2:28
30.39/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.22/15 · norm 0.16

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

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