Mirko Cro Cop
Croatian mixed martial artist
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| March 1 2019 | Announced retirement from professional fighting due to health reasons, specifically a stroke he suffered. |
| February 16 2019 | Defeats Roy Nelson by unanimous decision at Bellator 216, avenging a previous loss and securing his tenth consecutive win |
| March 5 2018 | Signs with Bellator MMA |
| December 31 2017 | Defeats Tsuyoshi Kohsaka via early first-round TKO at Rizin World Grand Prix |
| October 20 2017 | Expresses interest in rematching Fedor Emelianenko and discusses successful knee stem cell treatment |
| December 31 2016 | Wins Rizin Openweight Grand Prix by defeating Baruto Kaito and then Amir Aliakbari, becoming the inaugural tournament champion |
| December 29 2016 | Defeats Muhammed Lawal via TKO in the second round, handing Lawal his first heavyweight loss |
| September 25 2016 | Begins 16-man openweight tournament in Tokyo, defeating Korean Hyun Man Myung in the first round via arm-triangle choke |
| July 2016 | Mirko Cro Cop announces he is ending his retirement and returning to mixed martial arts with Rizin Fighting Federation |
| July 20 2016 | UFC terminated the remaining bouts of Cro Cop's contract following his suspension and admission of using human growth hormone. |
| November 25 2015 | USADA suspended Cro Cop for two years, retroactively effective from November 9, 2015, for admitting to using a prohibited substance. |
| November 11 2015 | U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) provisionally suspended Cro Cop due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation, which he confirmed was related to using human growth hormone for a shoulder injury. |
| November 10 2015 | Cro Cop abruptly announced his retirement and pulled out of his scheduled fight against Anthony Hamilton at UFC Fight Night 79. |
| November 4 2015 | Out-of-competition drug test conducted in Zagreb, Croatia, which led to an investigation into Mirko Filipović's potential anti-doping policy violations. |
| April 11 2015 | Cro Cop fought a rematch against Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC Fight Night 64, winning by TKO in the third round after landing decisive elbows and punches. Both fighters earned Fight of the Night bonus honors. |
| January 23 2015 | Cro Cop was stripped of the IGF Championship following his return to UFC. |
| January 20 2015 | Bloody Elbow reported that Mirko Cro Cop re-signed with the UFC, marking his third stint with the promotion. |
| December 31 2014 | Cro Cop fought a rematch against Satoshi Ishii, defeating him via TKO with a head kick and follow-up punches at the end of the second round. |
| August 23 2014 | Cro Cop defeated Satoshi Ishii via TKO (doctor stoppage) at an Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) event in Japan, winning the IGF Championship. |
| June 21 2014 | Defeats Jarrell Miller by unanimous decision in a rematch at Glory 17: Los Angeles in Inglewood, California. |
| March 8 2014 | Loses to Remy Bonjasky by a disputed majority decision at Glory 14: Zagreb. |
| November 8 2013 | Cro Cop fought Oleksiy Oliynyk at Legends 2 in Moscow, losing the fight by submission in the first round. |
| March 15 2013 | Wins the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Zagreb, defeating Jarrell Miller in quarter-finals, Pavel Zhuravlev in semi-finals, and ultimately winning against Ismael Londt by knockout with his signature left high kick in the final. |
| December 31 2012 | Cro Cop made his MMA comeback at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2012 in Tokyo, defeating Shinichi Suzukawa by submission (armbar) in the first round. |
| October 14 2012 | Won majority decision against Randy Blake in K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo first round |
| October 14 2012 | Defeats Randy Blake at K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16 by majority decision, overcoming a knockdown incident in the third round. |
| August 8 2012 | Mirko Cro Cop announced his intention to return to MMA. |
| May 27 2012 | Cro Cop wins by knockout against Loren Javier Jorge in the second round with a left uppercut at K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Madrid, Spain. |
| March 10 2012 | Mirko Cro Cop returns to kickboxing, defeating Ray Sefo by unanimous decision at Cro Cop Final Fight 2012 in Zagreb Arena. |
| March 19 2011 | Defeated by Brendan Schaub at UFC 128, losing by KO in the third round, which prompted speculation about his retirement. |
| September 25 2010 | Faced Frank Mir at UFC 119, ultimately losing by KO in the third round via a knee strike to the head. |
| February 21 2010 | Fought against Anthony Perosh at UFC 110, dominating for two rounds and winning by TKO when a cut forced a doctor stoppage. |
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