Stipe Miocic is widely considered the greatest UFC heavyweight of all time. The favorite son of Cleaveland saves life as a firefighter when he is not dominating the heavyweight elites in the UFC octagon.
Miocic created history when he fought the former UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum at UFC 198 in Brazil. Miocic knocked out Fabricio Werdum in the first round to become the UFC heavyweight champion.
He successfully defended the title against Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, and Francis Ngannou to become the only heavyweight to have three consecutive title defenses.
Miocic lost his title to Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 226. However, Miocic avenged his loss by knocking out Daniel Cormier in the fourth round and regained his heavyweight title at UFC 242. Miocic also defended his title against Daniel Cormier in a historic heavyweight trilogy at UFC 252.
Miocic has been an NCAA Division 1 wrestler. He made an impact in boxing by winning the Golden Gloves Boxing Championship. He competed in NAAFS Fighting Promotion before making his UFC debut on 9th October 2011. Miocic made his UFC debut against Joey Beltran.
The UFC heavyweight champion, Miocic has some huge endorsements deals including Reebok, Revive MD, BYLT Basics, Iconmeals, IGNITE, Ravegear, Modelo, Cub Cadet, Pulp.
Miocic’s apparel will be available on GVARTWORK. He also endorses FireDeptCoffee, showing love to his fellow firemen.
When Miocic is not defending his UFC title inside the octagon he is serving as a firefighter. He also competed in a charity grappling match at Fight2Win to raise money for firefighters.
Miocic has made a fortune beating the UFC heavyweights inside the octagon. After he became the UFC heavyweight champion, Miocic earned $640,000k (show money) for his fight against Alistair Overeem, Junior Dos Santos, and Francis Ngannou.
For his historic trilogy against Daniel Cormier, Miocic earned $750,000k for each fight. These figures do not include bonuses, fight week incentives, and PPV points.
The net worth of the UFC heavyweight champion, Miocic is close to $5.5 million.
The biggest wins in Stipe Miocic’s career were against Daniel Cormier, Fabricio Werdum, Francis Ngannou, Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Mark Hunt, etc.
Miocic has lost three times in the UFC octagon. He lost to Junior Dos Santos, Stefan Struve, and Daniel Cormier(UFC 226). But, Miocic beat Junior Dos Santos in the rematch at UFC 211. He also beat Daniel Cormier at UFC 241 and UFC 252.
| Date | Opponent | Res. | Decision | Rnd | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug, 2020 | Daniel Cormier |
W
|
Decision – Unanimous
|
5 | 5:00 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 |
| 18 Aug, 2019 | Daniel Cormier |
W
|
KO/TKO
|
4 | 4:09 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 |
| 8 Jul, 2018 | Daniel Cormier |
L
|
KO/TKO
|
1 | 4:33 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier |
| 20 Jan, 2018 | Francis Ngannou |
W
|
Decision – Unanimous
|
5 | 5:00 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou |
| 13 May, 2017 | Junior Dos Santos |
W
|
KO/TKO
|
1 | 2:22 | UFC 211: Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 |
| 11 Sep, 2016 | Alistair Overeem |
W
|
KO/TKO
|
1 | 4:27 | UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem |
| 14 May, 2016 | Fabricio Werdum |
W
|
KO/TKO
|
1 | 2:47 | UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic |
| 3 Jan, 2016 | Andrei Arlovski |
W
|
KO/TKO
|
1 | 0:54 | UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit |
| 10 May, 2015 | Mark Hunt |
W
|
KO/TKO
|
5 | 2:47 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt |
| 13 Dec, 2014 | Junior Dos Santos |
L
|
Decision – Unanimous
|
5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Miocic |
| 1 Jun, 2014 | Fabio Maldonado |
W
|
KO/TKO
|
1 | 0:35 | TUF Brazil Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado |
| 25 Jan, 2014 | Gabriel Gonzaga |
W
|
Decision – Unanimous
|
3 | 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson |
| 16 Jun, 2013 | Roy Nelson |
W
|
Decision – Unanimous
|
3 | 5:00 | UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson |
| 30 Sep, 2012 | Stefan Struve |
L
|
KO/TKO
|
2 | 3:50 | UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs. Miocic |
| 27 May, 2012 | Shane Del Rosario |
W
|
KO/TKO
|
2 | 3:14 | UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir |
| 16 Feb, 2012 | Phil de Fries |
W
|
KO/TKO
|
1 | 0:43 | UFC on Fuel TV: Ellenberger vs. Sanchez |
| 9 Oct, 2011 | Joey Beltran |
W
|
Decision – Unanimous
|
3 | 5:00 | UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 |
| 4 Jun, 2011 | Bobby Brents |
W
|
Submission
|
2 | 4:27 | NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 7 |
| 16 Apr, 2011 | William Penn |
W
|
KO
|
1 | 2:23 | NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 9 |
| 4 Dec, 2010 | Gregory Maynard |
W
|
TKO
|
2 | 1:43 | NAAFS: Night of Champions 2010 |
| 28 Aug, 2010 | Jeremy Holm |
W
|
KO
|
1 | 1:36 | NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 4 |
| 21 May, 2010 | Paul Barry |
W
|
TKO
|
2 | 1:32 | Moosin MMA: Sylvia vs. Pudzianowski |
| 20 Feb, 2010 | Corey Mullis |
W
|
TKO
|
1 | 0:17 | NAAFS: Caged Fury 9 |
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