Frank Mir

D.O.B.: 05/24/1979
Weight: 253lb/115kg
Height: 6'3"
Fighting style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 9 - 3 - 0
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada

Frank Mir is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is a former Heavyweight Champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Commentator for the WEC.

Mir met UFC matchmaker Joseph Silva at a school Silva was visiting. Silva saw potential in Mir as a future UFC fighter and suggested that he first prove himself against some fighters in the mixed martial arts community. Mir would make his professional MMA debut against Jerome Smith at HOOKnSHOOT - Showdown on July 14, 2001. Mir won the bout by judges' decision after two rounds. He won another match by submission at IFC Warriors Challenge 15. After these events, Silva proposed a match up between Mir and Roberto Travern, a new UFC fighter; Mir accepted the offer.

Mir defeated Roberto Travern by armbar at 1:05 of round one at UFC 34 - High Voltage on November 2, 2001. The submission earned Mir the "Tapout of the Night" award.

Mir then fought at UFC 36 - Worlds Collide on March 22, 2002 against Pete Williams, Mir won via submission (Key lock) in 0:46 seconds of the first round.

He faced Ian "The Machine" Freeman, at UFC 38 - Brawl at the Hall, held in London, England on July 13, 2002. Despite several leglock attempts by Mir, Freeman achieved side control at around four minutes into the first round, landing numerous elbows and punches on Mir's head. After Freeman separated, the referee signaled an exhausted Mir to stand back up. A time out was called due to an apparent cut on Mir's face, and the referee stopped the fight when a wobbly Mir had difficulty standing up.

He faced David "Tank" Abbott at UFC 41 - Onslaught on February 28, 2003. Mir won by Submission (Toe Hold) in 0:46 seconds of the first round.

On June 26, 2003 Mir fought Wes Sims at UFC 43 - Meltdown. Mir won by disqualification at 2:55 of round one after Sims stomped down on Mir's face after slamming his way out of Mir's armbar attempt.

Mir then had a rematch with Wes Sims at UFC 46 - Supernatural on January 31, 2004. Frank Mir defeats Wes Sims by knockout in 4:21 in round two.

Mir fought Tim Sylvia for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Title at UFC 48 - Payback on June 19, 2004. Referee Herb Dean stopped the fight at 50 seconds into the first round when Mir's armbar broke Sylvia's right forearm. With the TKO win, Mir became the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.

On 17 September 2004, Mir was knocked off his motorcycle by a car. Some reports suggest that he flew 60 to 70 feet off the bike. The accident caused a break in Mir's femur bone. The bone had broken in two places but the injury did not end Mir's career as a MMA fighter. Major surgery was needed to repair the bone in his leg.

Mir recovered from his motorcycle accident and fought Márcio Cruz at UFC 57 - Liddell vs. Couture 3 on February 4, 2006. In a shocking upset, Mir was defeated by the relative newcomer in the first round by TKO due to strikes, initially, referee Herb Dean called for a break to check a large, bleeding cut on Mir's face, Mir was given the opportunity to continue, and did so.