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Frank Mir vs Steve Cunningham

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Frank Mir and Steve Cunningham met once (2021). Steve Cunningham won in 2021.

SOURCE·Frank Mir and Steve Cunningham — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Frank MirSteve Cunningham
79″ (200.7 cm)Reach82″ (208.3 cm)
75″ (190.5 cm)Height75″ (190.5 cm)
+5.35%Reach advantage+9.34%
18–13Record30–9
78%Finish rate43%
5Longest unbeaten run17
34Recorded bouts40
SouthpawStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Frank Mir

200020102020win v Roberto Traven, 2001, submissionwin v Dan Quinn, 2001, submissionwin v Jerome Smith, 2001, decisionloss v Ian Freeman, 2002, kowin v Pete Williams, 2002, submissionwin v Wes Sims, 2003, dqwin v Tank Abbott, 2003, submissionwin v Tim Sylvia, 2004, submissionwin v Wes Sims, 2004, koloss v Brandon Vera, 2006, kowin v Dan Christison, 2006, decisionloss v Márcio Cruz, 2006, kowin v Antoni Hardonk, 2007, submissionwin v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2008, kowin v Brock Lesnar, 2008, submissionwin v Cheick Kongo, 2009, submissionloss v Brock Lesnar, 2009, kowin v Mirko Cro Cop, 2010, koloss v Shane Carwin, 2010, kowin v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2011, submissionwin v Roy Nelson, 2011, decisionloss v Junior dos Santos, 2012, koloss v Josh Barnett, 2013, koloss v Daniel Cormier, 2013, decisionloss v Alistair Overeem, 2014, decisionloss v Andrei Arlovski, 2015, decisionwin v Todd Duffee, 2015, kowin v Antônio Silva, 2015, koloss v Mark Hunt, 2016, koloss v Javy Ayala, 2018, submissionloss v Fedor Emelianenko, 2018, kowin v Roy Nelson, 2019, decisionloss v Steve Cunningham, 2021loss v Kubrat Pulev, 2021
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2021
2010 2020 win vs Roberto Traven (2001)win vs Dan Quinn (2001)win vs Jerome Smith (2001)loss vs Ian Freeman (2002)win vs Pete Williams (2002)win vs Wes Sims (2003)win vs Tank Abbott (2003)win vs Tim Sylvia (2004)win vs Wes Sims (2004)loss vs Brandon Vera (2006)win vs Dan Christison (2006)loss vs Márcio Cruz (2006)win vs Antoni Hardonk (2007)win vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2008)win vs Brock Lesnar (2008)win vs Cheick Kongo (2009)loss vs Brock Lesnar (2009)win vs Mirko Cro Cop (2010)loss vs Shane Carwin (2010)win vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2011)win vs Roy Nelson (2011)loss vs Junior dos Santos (2012)loss vs Josh Barnett (2013)loss vs Daniel Cormier (2013)loss vs Alistair Overeem (2014)loss vs Andrei Arlovski (2015)win vs Todd Duffee (2015)win vs Antônio Silva (2015)loss vs Mark Hunt (2016)loss vs Javy Ayala (2018)loss vs Fedor Emelianenko (2018)win vs Roy Nelson (2019)loss vs Steve Cunningham (2021)loss vs Kubrat Pulev (2021)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2021

Steve Cunningham

200020102020UNFILEDwin v Norman Jones, 2000win v Caseny Truesdale, 2001, decisionwin v Shawn Townsend, 2001, kowin v John Battle, 2001, kowin v Mike Williams, 2001, kowin v Richard Perry, 2001, kowin v Jeff Bowman, 2001win v Kanovas Alexander, 2001, kowin v Nate Frazier, 2001win v Robert Marsh, 2001win v Joseph Awinongya, 2002win v Terry McGroom, 2003, decisionwin v Demetrius Jenkins, 2003, decisionwin v Forrest Neal, 2004, kowin v Sebastiaan Rothmann, 2004win v Kelvin Davis, 2005, decisionwin v Guillermo Jones, 2005, decisionloss v Krzysztof Włodarczyk, 2006, decisionwin v Lloyd Bryan, 2006, kowin v Marco Huck, 2007, kowin v Krzysztof Włodarczyk, 2007, decisionloss v Tomasz Adamek, 2008, decisionwin v Wayne Braithwaite, 2009, decisionwin v Troy Ross, 2010, koloss v Yoan Pablo Hernández, 2011win v Enad Licina, 2011, decisionloss v Tomasz Adamek, 2012, decisionwin v Jason Gavern, 2012, decisionloss v Yoan Pablo Hernández, 2012, decisionwin v Manuel Quezada, 2013, decisionloss v Tyson Fury, 2013, kowin v Natu Visinia, 2014win v Amir Mansour, 2014, decisiondraw v Antonio Tarver, 2015, drawloss v Vyacheslav Glazkov, 2015, decisionloss v Krzysztof Głowacki, 2016, decisionloss v Andrew Tabiti, 2017, decisionwin v Felipe Romero, 2017, decisionwin v Frank Mir, 2021, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2000–2021 · 1 UNDATED
2000 2010 2020 win vs Norman Jones (2000)win vs Caseny Truesdale (2001)win vs Shawn Townsend (2001)win vs John Battle (2001)win vs Mike Williams (2001)win vs Richard Perry (2001)win vs Jeff Bowman (2001)win vs Kanovas Alexander (2001)win vs Nate Frazier (2001)win vs Robert Marsh (2001)win vs Joseph Awinongya (2002)win vs Terry McGroom (2003)win vs Demetrius Jenkins (2003)win vs Forrest Neal (2004)win vs Sebastiaan Rothmann (2004)win vs Kelvin Davis (2005)win vs Guillermo Jones (2005)loss vs Krzysztof Włodarczyk (2006)win vs Lloyd Bryan (2006)win vs Marco Huck (2007)win vs Krzysztof Włodarczyk (2007)loss vs Tomasz Adamek (2008)win vs Wayne Braithwaite (2009)win vs Troy Ross (2010)loss vs Yoan Pablo Hernández (2011)win vs Enad Licina (2011)loss vs Tomasz Adamek (2012)win vs Jason Gavern (2012)loss vs Yoan Pablo Hernández (2012)win vs Manuel Quezada (2013)loss vs Tyson Fury (2013)win vs Natu Visinia (2014)win vs Amir Mansour (2014)draw vs Antonio Tarver (2015)loss vs Vyacheslav Glazkov (2015)loss vs Krzysztof Głowacki (2016)loss vs Andrew Tabiti (2017)win vs Felipe Romero (2017)win vs Frank Mir (2021)
winlossdraw / NC2000–2021
Cross-references
Frank Mir

The full ledger: 34 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

18–13 Steve Cunningham

The same, from the other corner — 40 bouts and the cohort Cunningham is ranked inside.

30–9 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

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