Last fight
Vencer
Jones vs Miocic
Nov. 16, 2024
Atleta Destacado
Estadísticas y récords
15
Wins by Knockout
4
Title Defenses
9
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Efectividad de golpeo
- Golpes Significativos Conectados
- 1007
- Golpes Significativos Intentados
- 1910
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Efectividad De Derribo
- Derribos conseguidos
- 24
- Derribos intentados
- 73
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Récord del Atleta
Info
Status
Retirado
Ciudad natal
Euclid, United States
Trenes en
Strongstyle Fight Team
Años
42
Alto
77.00
Peso
248.60
Debut del octágono
Oct. 9, 2011
Alcance
80.00
Alcance de la pierna
39.00
- 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 14 and two of his last four
- Holds record for most consecutive successful UFC heavyweight title defenses (3)
- Nine 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
