Heavyweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Junior Dos Santos won · KO/TKO R2
UFC Event·Saturday, May 26, 2012·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupJunior Dos Santos: StrikervsFrank Mir: Wrestler
Classic striker-vs-wrestler. The wrestler historically gets the edge if they can close distance and finish takedowns.
Model Prediction: Junior Dos Santos wins(59.0%)
Actual result: Junior Dos Santos wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Junior Dos Santos enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Junior Dos Santos is a KO finisher (55% of wins). Frank Mir has lost 57% of fights by KO.
- Junior Dos Santos has 18pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Junior Dos Santos has 27pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.
- Stance matchup historically favors Frank Mir (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Junior Dos Santos
Red Corner
VS
Frank Mir
Blue Corner
-475
(83%)
Vegas Odds
+420
(19%)
42
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'4"
Height
6'3"
195.58 cm
Reach
200.66 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Junior Dos SantosL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Mar 19L
KOvs Francis Ngannou · Jun 19L
KOvs Curtis Blaydes · Jan 20L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Aug 20L
KOvs Ciryl Gane · Dec 20Frank MirL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Alistair Overeem · Feb 14W
KOvs Antonio Silva · Feb 15W
KOvs Todd Duffee · Jul 15L
vs Andrei Arlovski · Sep 15L
KOvs Mark Hunt · Mar 16Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Junior Dos SantosMetricFrank Mir
4.49
Strikes / min
2.18
3.33
Strikes absorbed / min
3.84
56%
Strike defense
38%
0.30
TDs / 15 min
2.02
81%
Takedown defense
54%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
2.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.16Δ 2.82 — meaningful gap-1.66
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Junior Dos SantosFrank Mir
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Junior Dos Santos(10 fights)Frank Mir(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+23.9-23.9
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+28.0-28.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.5-1.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
Junior Dos Santos
StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19
Frank Mir
StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12