Fighter profile

Stipe Miocic

Heavyweight · UFC record 14-5 · 19 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 16 Nov 2024

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)84

Power82

Striking defense66

Takedown defense71

WrestlingProvisional measure75

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (19 detailed fights; as of Sat 16 Nov 2024). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED76.3

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED80.6

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Reach: 203 cm (6'8")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 44

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

19 detailed UFC fights · 49 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 16 Nov 2024; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.6significant, per round

Strikes absorbed17.7per round

Striking differential+2.9per round

Takedown attempts1.49per round

Takedown defense65.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate64.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 20.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 17.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +2.9
Striking accuracy: 52.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 52.3%
Knockdowns per round: 0.14
Target: head / body / leg: 73.2% / 13.8% / 13.0%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 71.6% / 12.0% / 16.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.49
Takedowns landed per round: 0.51
Takedown accuracy: 34.2%
Takedown defense: 65.0%
Control time per round: 1:10
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 14-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 64.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 9 · 0 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 6
Average fight time: 11:19 (over 17 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Stipe Miocic — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 16 Nov 2024	Jon Jones	L	KO/TKO Spinning Back Kick	R3 4:29	UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Sat 27 Mar 2021	Francis Ngannou	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 0:52	UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Sat 15 Aug 2020	Daniel Cormier	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Sat 17 Aug 2019	Daniel Cormier	W	KO/TKO Punches	R4 4:09	UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Sat 7 Jul 2018	Daniel Cormier	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:33	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

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Stipe Miocic — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 20 Jan 2018	Francis Ngannou	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Sat 13 May 2017	Junior Dos Santos	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:22	UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
Sat 10 Sep 2016	Alistair Overeem	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:27	UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
Sat 14 May 2016	Fabricio Werdum	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:47	UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic
Sat 2 Jan 2016	Andrei Arlovski	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:54	UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit
Sat 9 May 2015	Mark Hunt	W	KO/TKO Punches	R5 2:47	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
Sat 13 Dec 2014	Junior Dos Santos	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
Sat 31 May 2014	Fabio Maldonado	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:35	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Maldonado
Sat 25 Jan 2014	Gabriel Gonzaga	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
Sat 15 Jun 2013	Roy Nelson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson
Sat 29 Sep 2012	Stefan Struve	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:50	UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
Sat 26 May 2012	Shane del Rosario	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R2 3:14	UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
Wed 15 Feb 2012	Philip De Fries	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:43	UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger
Sat 8 Oct 2011	Joey Beltran	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3

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