| Frank Mir | |||||||||||||||
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 Mir in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Francisco Santos Mir May 24, 1979 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 262 lb (119 kg; 18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Muay Thai Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Boxing Wrestling American Kenpo | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Syndicate MMA | ||||||||||||||
| Trainer | John Wood[1] Carl Prince[1] Robert Drysdale | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in Kempo Karate[2] Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Pires | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2001–present (MMA) 2021–present (Boxing) | ||||||||||||||
| Professional boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| By disqualification | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Jennifer (m. 2004) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Notable school(s) | Bonanza High School [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
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Francisco Santos Mir[4] (/ˈmɪər/; born May 24, 1979), is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for sixteen years, and Bellator MMA. A former UFC Heavyweight Champion, he holds the record for the most finishes and the most submission victories in UFC Heavyweight history. Mir possessed the longest uninterrupted tenure of any fighter in UFC history, competing for the company from 2001 to 2016.[5][6] He was the first man to knock out and the first to submit Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.[7]
- ^ a b Icasiano, Nissi (February 12, 2015). "Frank Mir wants to be part of UFC Fight Night Manila". rappler.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ a b "Frank Mir - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001". Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "A cuban in the UFC". www.ufc.com. May 11, 2011.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 61 post-fight facts: Frank Mir further adds to heavyweight record books". mmajunkie.com. February 23, 2015.
- ^ Staff (July 16, 2015). "UFC Fight Night 71 post-fight facts: Frank Mir sets record for first-round finishes". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "History in the making: Frank Mir breaks Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's arm at UFC 140". mmamania.com. May 26, 2012.