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Stipe Miocic

Active Retired · age 43 · Orthodox · 6'4" 193 cm · 240 lb 109 kg · reach 80" 203 cm
Retired. Ratings shown are a historical snapshot at the time of the last fight.
At a glance
  • 5 successful title defenses
  • 64% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 43% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2011
Elo rating
1644
Global Elo 1697 ±41
Rank
—
—
UFC record
14-5-0
KO 9 · Sub 0 · Dec 5
Streak
-2
Δ90d -14 · Δ1y -14
Last fight
Nov 16, 2024
Loss by KO · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 36m
Avg fight time
11:21
Title fights
6-3
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
1.4
Ground control
57m
Since last fight
1y 7mo

Honest Elo history

19 fights · tap & drag
Oct 8, 2011 — W vs Joey Beltran Δ+31Feb 15, 2012 — W vs Philip De Fries Δ+33May 26, 2012 — W vs Shane del Rosario Δ+27Sep 29, 2012 — L vs Stefan Struve Δ-32Jun 15, 2013 — W vs Roy Nelson Δ+32Jan 25, 2014 — W vs Gabriel Gonzaga Δ+16May 31, 2014 — W vs Fabio Maldonado Δ+14Dec 13, 2014 — L vs Junior Dos Santos Δ-13May 9, 2015 — W vs Mark Hunt Δ+17Jan 2, 2016 — W vs Andrei Arlovski Δ+22May 14, 2016 — W vs Fabricio Werdum Δ+24Sep 10, 2016 — W vs Alistair Overeem Δ+17May 13, 2017 — W vs Junior Dos Santos Δ+23Jan 20, 2018 — W vs Francis Ngannou Δ+17Jul 7, 2018 — L vs Daniel Cormier Δ-24Aug 17, 2019 — W vs Daniel Cormier Δ+26Aug 15, 2020 — W vs Daniel Cormier Δ+20Mar 27, 2021 — L vs Francis Ngannou Δ-26Nov 16, 2024 — L vs Jon Jones Δ-14 14001450150015501600165017001750 2014201720202023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":351,"elo":1465,"date":"2011-10-08","opp":"Joey Beltran","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":1,"x":109.5,"y":320.9,"elo":1498,"date":"2012-02-15","opp":"Philip De Fries","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":124.7,"y":296.2,"elo":1525,"date":"2012-05-26","opp":"Shane del Rosario","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":3,"x":143.7,"y":325.9,"elo":1492,"date":"2012-09-29","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":4,"x":182.6,"y":296.5,"elo":1524,"date":"2013-06-15","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":5,"x":216.3,"y":281.7,"elo":1540,"date":"2014-01-25","opp":"Gabriel Gonzaga","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":235.3,"y":269.1,"elo":1554,"date":"2014-05-31","opp":"Fabio Maldonado","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":7,"x":264.7,"y":281,"elo":1541,"date":"2014-12-13","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":8,"x":286.8,"y":265.2,"elo":1558,"date":"2015-05-09","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":9,"x":322.6,"y":245.5,"elo":1580,"date":"2016-01-02","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":10,"x":342.6,"y":223.4,"elo":1604,"date":"2016-05-14","opp":"Fabricio Werdum","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":11,"x":360.5,"y":207.7,"elo":1621,"date":"2016-09-10","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":12,"x":397.4,"y":186.8,"elo":1644,"date":"2017-05-13","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":13,"x":435.3,"y":171.1,"elo":1661,"date":"2018-01-20","opp":"Francis Ngannou","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":14,"x":460.5,"y":193,"elo":1637,"date":"2018-07-07","opp":"Daniel Cormier","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":15,"x":521.6,"y":168.9,"elo":1664,"date":"2019-08-17","opp":"Daniel Cormier","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":16,"x":576.3,"y":150.7,"elo":1684,"date":"2020-08-15","opp":"Daniel Cormier","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":17,"x":610,"y":174.7,"elo":1657,"date":"2021-03-27","opp":"Francis Ngannou","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":18,"x":810,"y":187.1,"elo":1644,"date":"2024-11-16","opp":"Jon Jones","result":"L","delta":-14}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 16, 2024 Jon Jones L -14
Mar 27, 2021 Francis Ngannou L -26
Aug 15, 2020 Daniel Cormier W +20
Aug 17, 2019 Daniel Cormier W +26
Jul 7, 2018 Daniel Cormier L -24

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
64%
9 / 14
Finish rate
KO
9
64% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
5
36% of wins
KO: 9 (64%) 9 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 5 (36%) 5
Finishes by round
9 total
R1
6 67%
R2
1 11%
R3
R4
1 11%
R5
1 11%

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1007 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
73% Head
  • Head 73%
  • Body 14%
  • Leg 13%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Distance
  • Distance 72%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 16%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
80%
of losses by finish
4 of 5 · usually R2
4 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1755
Elite slate
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
6
of 14 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Daniel Cormier
Elo 1755 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
9.4
+4.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 19 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1531
1875
Notable wins
Daniel Cormier ×2 1755 Andrei Arlovski 1685 Junior Dos Santos 1685 Fabricio Werdum 1665 Francis Ngannou 1661

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Stipe Miocic on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.