Mirko Cro Cop
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Mirko Cro Cop is a Croatian former kickboxer and mixed martial artist renowned for his devastating left high kick and success in organizations like PRIDE and the UFC.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mirko Cro Cop canonical | 14 |
| Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3881833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mirko Cro Cop Context triple: [Mark Hunt, hasWonAgainst, Mirko Cro Cop]
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A.
Igor Martinovic
Igor Martinovic is a cinematographer best known for his acclaimed work on the Oscar-winning documentary "Man on Wire" and various high-profile film and television projects.
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B.
Miroslav Šatan
Miroslav Šatan is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey forward best known for his long NHL career and for captaining Slovakia to the 2002 IIHF World Championship gold medal.
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C.
Sibi Blazic
Sibi Blazic is an American former model, makeup artist, and stunt driver best known as the longtime wife of actor Christian Bale.
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D.
Tomaz Cesen
Tomaz Cesen is a Slovenian mountaineer and alpinist known for his bold and sometimes controversial high-difficulty ascents in the Himalayas and Alps.
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E.
Goran Visnjic
Goran Visnjic is a Croatian-American actor best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač on the television medical drama "ER."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mirko Cro Cop Target entity description: Mirko Cro Cop is a Croatian former kickboxer and mixed martial artist renowned for his devastating left high kick and success in organizations like PRIDE and the UFC.
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A.
Igor Martinovic
Igor Martinovic is a cinematographer best known for his acclaimed work on the Oscar-winning documentary "Man on Wire" and various high-profile film and television projects.
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B.
Miroslav Šatan
Miroslav Šatan is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey forward best known for his long NHL career and for captaining Slovakia to the 2002 IIHF World Championship gold medal.
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C.
Sibi Blazic
Sibi Blazic is an American former model, makeup artist, and stunt driver best known as the longtime wife of actor Christian Bale.
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D.
Tomaz Cesen
Tomaz Cesen is a Slovenian mountaineer and alpinist known for his bold and sometimes controversial high-difficulty ascents in the Himalayas and Alps.
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E.
Goran Visnjic
Goran Visnjic is a Croatian-American actor best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač on the television medical drama "ER."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
kickboxer ⓘ mixed martial artist ⓘ politician ⓘ professional wrestler ⓘ |
| birthName | Mirko Filipović ⓘ |
| competedIn |
Dream (MMA promotion)
ⓘ
Inoki Genome Federation ⓘ K-1 ⓘ PRIDE Fighting Championships ⓘ
linked to:
Pride Fighting Championships
RIZIN Fighting Federation ⓘ
linked to:
Rizin Fighting Federation
Ultimate Fighting Championship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Croatia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1974-09-10 ⓘ |
| defeated |
Gabriel Gonzaga (in rematch)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gabriel Gonzaga
Igor Vovchanchyn ⓘ Josh Barnett ⓘ Kazushi Sakuraba ⓘ Mark Coleman ⓘ Roy Nelson ⓘ Wanderlei Silva ⓘ |
| fightingOutOf |
Zagreb, Croatia
ⓘ
linked to:
Zagreb
|
| knownFor |
devastating head-kick knockouts
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success in PRIDE heavyweight division ⓘ |
| militaryService | Croatian Army ⓘ |
| nickname | Cro Cop ⓘ |
| notableTechnique |
left body kick
ⓘ
left high kick ⓘ |
| occupation |
member of parliament
ⓘ
police officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Vinkovci, Croatia
ⓘ
linked to:
Vinkovci
|
| politicalParty |
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
ⓘ
linked to:
Croatian Social Democratic Party
|
| positionHeld | Member of the Croatian Parliament ⓘ |
| retiredFromMMA | 2019 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
boxing
ⓘ
kickboxing ⓘ mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| stance | southpaw ⓘ |
| style |
boxing
ⓘ
kickboxing ⓘ submission wrestling ⓘ |
| team | Cro Cop Team ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
IGF Championship
ⓘ
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final Champion ⓘ
linked to:
K-1 World Grand Prix
PRIDE 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix Champion ⓘ RIZIN Openweight Grand Prix 2016 Champion ⓘ |
| weightClass |
heavyweight
ⓘ
light heavyweight ⓘ |
| yearsActiveInKickboxing | 1996–2014 ⓘ |
| yearsActiveInMMA | 2001–2019 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mirko Cro Cop Description of subject: Mirko Cro Cop is a Croatian former kickboxer and mixed martial artist renowned for his devastating left high kick and success in organizations like PRIDE and the UFC.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Super Samoan
linked to: Mirko Cro Cop
linked to: Mirko Cro Cop
subject linked to:
Roy “Big Country” Nelson