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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Las Vegas, USA
8 Jul 2006
Heavyweight
VS
50%
Mir
50%
Christison
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
FM
Frank Mir
1811
6'3"79" reachSouthpaw47 yrs2-fight slideWell-Rounded
CFR 21
DC
Dan Christison
"The Sandman"
207
Submission Hunter54 yrsOrthodox6'8"
CFR 21
★ Official Result
Frank MirwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Dan Christison · UFC 61: Bitter Rivals

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Mir
Actual result
Mir wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Mir at 50% vs Christison at 50% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

Mir has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 11 points.

Risk flags

Mir's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout
MirChristison
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
Strike Accuracy
Mir
Christison
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'3"
Height
+6'8"
79"
Reach
47+
Age
54
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Mir
Christison
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
21.2
20.8
57.4
Performance Avg
47.0
56
Quality of Victory
45
88
Momentum Score
71
Mir
Christison
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
4.3
/ 10
1.0
/ 10
7.5
Style: Pressure
8.5
2.2
Style: Volume
1.0
5 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
0 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
11
Head
5
8
Body
3
1
Leg
1
RangeRange
2Distance4
6Clinch2
12Ground3
Mir
Christison
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
4.3
/ 10
8.0
/ 10
3.0
Wrestling Style (/10)
5.6
5.0
Submission Style (/10)
10.0
8
Submission wins
1
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Mir
Christison
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
0
98
KO risk
Verdict
Never stopped
8
KO/TKO Losses
0
0
Sub Losses
0
Avg R1.3 stoppage
KO round context
Most recent fight
Last KO loss
Strikes absorbed / min
27/29 fights
Chin rating based on
2/27 fights
Mir
Christison
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
88
71
2-fight 📉 slide
Current form
L · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
W · KO · R1
W · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
Last 5
L · Dec · R3
W · Sub · R3
Mir
Christison
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
81%
100%
5
KO / TKO Wins
0
8
Submission Wins
1
3
Decision Wins
0

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Mir
Christison
Striking4.3 / 1.0Volume2.2 / 1.0Grappling4.3 / 8.0Wrestling3.0 / 5.6Submission5.0 / 10.0Pressure7.5 / 8.5
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
4.3
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
1.0
4.3
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
8.0
3.0
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
5.6
5.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
10.0
7.5
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
8.5
2.2
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
1.0
Mir
Strike Zones
Christison
Mir
Attacking
11HEAD8BODY1LEGS20 landed
Absorbing
5HEAD3BODY1LEGS9 absorbed
Christison
Attacking
5HEAD3BODY1LEGS9 landed
Absorbing
11HEAD8BODY1LEGS20 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Mir targets the head (55% of attacks) — Christison absorbs 55% of strikes there
🎯Christison targets the head (56% of attacks) — Mir absorbs 56% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Mir
RND
Christison
0/0R00/0

Mir · Last 5

L · KO · R1
Mark Hunt
KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir · 2016-03
L · Dec · R3
Andrei Arlovski
Decision
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · 2015-09
W · KO · R1
Todd Duffee
KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · 2015-07
W · KO · R1
Antonio Silva
KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · 2015-02
L · Dec · R3
Alistair Overeem
Decision
UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 · 2014-02

Christison · Last 2

L · Dec · R3
Frank Mir
Decision
UFC 61: Bitter Rivals · 2006-07
W · Sub · R3
Brad Imes
Submission
UFC Fight Night 4 · 2006-04

News & Media

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