Last fight


15
Wins by Knockout
4
Title Defenses
9
First Round Finishes
UFC 309 (11/16/24) Miocic was stopped by Jon Jones via strikes at 4:29 of the third round in a fight for the UFC heavyweight title
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
When and why did you start training for fighting? 2005 - I was helping a guy train for a fight and never left the gym
Training: Two times a day and once on Saturday. Sunday off.
What ranks and titles have you held? Two-time 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