When Is Stipe Miocic’s Next Fight?

Stipe Miocic was a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion after successfully beating Fabricio Werdum in May 2016 and reclaiming the title against Daniel Cormier in August 2019. He also has the most title defenses in the division’s history, with four. This made Miocic an MMA superstar, and he a top choice among fans whenever his UFC odds are available at BetMGM’s online sportsbook.

Despite all of this success in his UFC career, he lost his most recent title defense against Francis Ngannou in their March 2021 championship rematch. Still, he remains one of the most popular and fan-favorite athletes from the Las Vegas-based promotion. He’s coming off a loss to Jon Jones in his previous fight. Will he return to action again after that fight?

When Is Stipe Miocic’s Next Fight

Miocic has announced his retirement from professional fighting after losing to Jones in their UFC heavyweight title fight, which headlined UFC 309 inside Madison Square Garden.

This capped off a successful 13-year career under the Las Vegas-based promotion. He made his professional debut in February 2010.

Stipe Miocic MMA Record and Statistics

• MMA record: 20-5
• Wins by TKO/KO: 15
• Wins by submission: 0
• Wins by decision: 5
• Striking accuracy: 53%
• Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.82
• Significant strikes absorbed: 3.82
• Takedown average per 15 minutes: 1.86
• Submission average per 15 minutes: 0
• Significant strikes defense: 55%
• Takedown defense: 68%
• Knockdown average: 0.52
• Average fight time: 11:11

Stipe Miocic Notable Wins

Miocic competed in 18 UFC fights and won 14 of those, which includes victories over Roy Nelson, Gabriel Gonzaga, Fabio Maldonado, Mark Hunt, Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum, Alistair Overeem, Junior Dos Santos, Francis Ngannou and Daniel Cormier.

Stipe Miocic UFC Earnings

Miocic’s estimated career earnings in the UFC is $6,680,000, which includes his base pay, performance bonuses and pay-per-view incentives. This $6.6 million threshold excludes other earnings from other sponsors, deals and endorsements outside the UFC.

Stipe Miocic Team and Corner

Miocic trains in Strong Style Fight Team in Independence, Ohio, where founder and owner Marcus Marinelli is his head coach and trainer. Other coaches and cornermen of Miocic are boxing coach Alex Cooper and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach Pablo Castro.

UFC welterweight fighter veteran Matt Brown and former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt were the other notable names who trained in the same gym as Miocic.