Stipe Miocic

Fighter Facts

• Pro since 2010
   
• Has finished 15 of 20 wins – all by knockout
   
• Division I, nationally ranked wrestler for Cleveland State. Also played third base for the Cleveland State baseball team.
   
• Earned eight varsity letters in high school (baseball, football, wrestling)
   
• Has won 11 of his last 13 and two in a row
   
• Holds record for most consecutive successful UFC heavyweight title defenses (3)
   
• Nine first round finishes

UFC History

UFC 260 (3/27/21) Miocic was knocked out by Francis Ngannou at :52 of the second round, losing his UFC heavyweight title
UFC 252 (8/15/20) Miocic won a five round unanimous decision over Daniel Cormier to retain his UFC heavyweight title
UFC 241 (8/17/19) Miocic stopped Daniel Cormier via strikes at 4:09 of the fourth round to regain the UFC heavyweight title
UFC 226 (7/7/18) Miocic was knocked out by Daniel Cormier at 4:33 of the first round, losing his UFC heavyweight title
UFC 220 (1/20/18) Miocic won a five round unanimous decision over Francis Ngannou to retain his UFC heavyweight title
UFC 211 (5/13/17) Miocic stopped Junior Dos Santos via strikes at 2:22 of the first round to retain his UFC heavyweight title
UFC 203 (9/10/16) Miocic knocked out Alistair Overeem at 4:27 of the first round to retain his UFC heavyweight title
UFC 198 (5/14/16) Miocic knocked out Fabricio Werdum at 2:47 of the first round to win the UFC heavyweight championship
UFC 195 (1/2/16) Miocic stopped Andrei Arlovski via strikes at :54 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (5/10/15) Miocic stopped Mark Hunt via strikes at 2:47 of the fifth round
UFC on FOX (12/13/14) Miocic lost a five round unanimous decision to Junior Dos Santos
TUF Brazil 3 Finale (5/31/14) Miocic stopped Fabio Maldonado via strikes at :35 of the first round
UFC on FOX (1/25/14) Miocic won a three round unanimous decision over Gabriel Gonzaga
UFC 161 (6/15/13) Miocic won a three round unanimous decision over Roy Nelson
UFC on FUEL TV (9/29/12) Miocic was stopped by Stefan Struve via strikes at 3:50 of the second round
UFC 146 (5/26/12) Miocic stopped Shane del Rosario via strikes at 3:14 of the second round
UFC on FUEL TV (2/15/12) Miocic knocked out Phil De Fries at :43 of round one
UFC 136 (10/8/11) Miocic won a three round unanimous decision over Joey Beltran

Q&A

TRAINING: Twice a day Mon-Friday and once on Saturday. Conditioning and strength in the morning and some type of sparring in the evening.
When and why did you start training for fighting? 2005 - I was helping a guy train for a fight and never left the gym
What ranks and titles have you held? UFC heavyweight champion, NAFFS heavyweight champion
Do you have any heroes? Mirko Cro Cop
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? A great accomplishment, but I still have to prove myself
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Communications/ Marketing – Cleveland State University
What was your job before you started fighting? Bartender. Now I'm a firefighter/paramedic
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Golden Gloves Champ
Favorite grappling technique: Shoot fighting
Favorite Striking technique: Boxing and Muay Thai