Stipe Miocic (20-5, 15) was born in Euclid, Ohio, U.S. on August 19, 1982. At the age of 27 years on February 20, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Corey Mullis, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 8, 2011, 29-year old Stipe Miocic made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 136 against a 29-year old Joey Beltran, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC heavyweight champion on May 14, 2016 at age 33 on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 198 after defeating a 38-year old FabrĂcio Werdum via 1st-round KO.
Miocic's last fight was a heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones for Jones' UFC Championship title on November 16, 2024. He lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 13 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Stipe Miocic's best fights have been against FabrĂcio Werdum, Junior dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Daniel Cormier, Francis Ngannou, Andrei Arlovski and Shane del Rosario.
Miocic has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Nov 16, 2024 42 years, 2 months 20-5 (15) | 37 years, 3 months 27-1 (16) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Spinning back kick and punches For UFC heavyweight title |
24  | Mar 27, 2021 38 years, 7 months 20-4 (15) | 34 years, 6 months 15-3 (15) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch Lost UFC heavyweight title |
23  | Aug 15, 2020 37 years, 11 months 20-3 (15) | 41 years, 4 months 22-2 (14) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC heavyweight title |
22 | Aug 17, 2019 36 years, 11 months 19-3 (15) | 40 years, 4 months 22-1 (14) | UFC | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC heavyweight title |
21 | Jul 7, 2018 35 years, 10 months 18-3 (14) | 39 years, 3 months 20-1 (12) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC heavyweight title |
20 | Jan 20, 2018 35 years, 5 months 18-2 (14) | 31 years, 4 months 11-1 (11) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC heavyweight title |
19  | May 13, 2017 34 years, 8 months 17-2 (14) | 33 years, 3 months 18-4 (14) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UFC heavyweight title |
18  | Sep 10, 2016 34 years 16-2 (13) | 36 years, 3 months 41-14 (37) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Defended UFC heavyweight title |
17  | May 14, 2016 33 years, 8 months 15-2 (12) | 38 years, 9 months 20-5-1 (16) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Won UFC heavyweight title |
16  | Jan 2, 2016 33 years, 4 months 14-2 (11) | 36 years, 10 months 25-10 (20) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | May 10, 2015 32 years, 8 months 13-2 (10) | 41 years, 1 months 10-9-1 (7) | UFC | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14 | Dec 13, 2014 32 years, 3 months 12-2 (9) | 30 years, 10 months 16-3 (14) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | LOSS |
13  | May 31, 2014 31 years, 9 months 12-1 (9) | 34 years, 2 months 21-6 (15) | TUF | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Jan 25, 2014 31 years, 5 months 11-1 (8) | 34 years, 8 months 16-7 (16) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Jun 15, 2013 30 years, 9 months 10-1 (8) | 36 years, 11 months 19-7 (17) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Sep 29, 2012 30 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | 24 years, 7 months 24-5 (22) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
9  | May 26, 2012 29 years, 9 months 9-0 (8) | 28 years, 8 months 11-0 (11) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
8 | Feb 15, 2012 29 years, 5 months 8-0 (7) | Philip De Fries | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
7  | Oct 8, 2011 29 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | 29 years, 10 months 13-5 (12) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
6 | Jun 4, 2011 28 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | Bobby Brents | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to leg kicks | |
5 | Apr 16, 2011 28 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | William Penn | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
4 | Dec 4, 2010 28 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Gregory Maynard | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Aug 28, 2010 28 years 3-0 (3) | Jeremy Holm | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
2 | May 21, 2010 27 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Paul Barry | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Feb 20, 2010 27 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Corey Mullis | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
