Stipe Miocic
Encyclopedia
Stipe Miocic is a American professional
mixed martial arts
(MMA) fighter of Croatian
descent. He is currently under contract with the UFC
.
and Bellator
's Chris Lozano
and Brian Rogers. He received interest from Major League Baseball
teams during his collegiate years at Cleveland State University
and ranked nationally in wrestling at 197 lbs alongside such names as Nik Fekete, Ryan Bader
, and Muhammed Lawal
.
Stipe Miocic Played baseball his senior year at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tenn. Helped led team to the TranSouth Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championship. Hit .344 with 14 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs and 43 RBI Earned the TranSouth Player of the Week award.
champion and NCAA Division I wrestler, Stipe made a huge splash on the MMA scene winning his first 5 fights by knockout. He then fought for the NAAFS Heavyweight Championship where he defeated Bobby Brents by submission after delivering numerous crushing leg kicks.
.
Miocic made his UFC debut against Joey Beltran
on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136
and won the fight via unanimous decision.
|Win
|align=center|7-0
|Joey Beltran
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 136
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Houston, Texas
, United States
|UFC Debut
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|Win
|align=center|6-0
|Bobby Brents
|Submission (leg kicks)
|NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 7
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:27
|Cleveland, Ohio
, United States
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|Win
|align=center|5-0
|William Penn
|KO (punch)
|NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 9
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:23
|Canton, Ohio
, United States
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|Win
|align=center|4-0
|Gregory Maynard
|TKO (punches)
|NAAFS: Night of Champions 2010
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:43
|Cleveland, Ohio
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Jeremy Holm
|KO (punches)
|NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 4
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:36
|Cleveland, Ohio
, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Paul Barry
|TKO (punches)
|Moosin: God of Martial Arts
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:32
|Worcester, Massachusetts
, United States
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Corey Mullis
|TKO (punches)
|NAAFS: Caged Fury 9
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:17
|Cleveland, Ohio
, United States
|
|-
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
(MMA) fighter of Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
descent. He is currently under contract with the UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
.
Background
Miocic trains out of Strong Style Fight Team in Ohio along with UFC veteran Forrest PetzForrest Petz
Forrest Petz is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Petz is a Ultimate Fighting Championships veteran formerly competing in their welterweight division...
and Bellator
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
's Chris Lozano
Chris Lozano
Chris Lozano is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships and North American Allied Fight Series .-Background:...
and Brian Rogers. He received interest from Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
teams during his collegiate years at Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University is a public university located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 when the state of Ohio assumed control of Fenn College, and it absorbed the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1969...
and ranked nationally in wrestling at 197 lbs alongside such names as Nik Fekete, Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader
Ryan DuWayne Bader is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. On December 13, 2008, Bader defeated Vinicius Magalhães to win a contract with the UFC and the title of The Ultimate Fighter...
, and Muhammed Lawal
Muhammed Lawal
|-| Win|align=center| 8–1| Roger Gracie| KO | Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov| |align=center| 1|align=center| 4:37|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States|||-| Loss|align=center| 7–1| Rafael Cavalcante| TKO...
.
Stipe Miocic Played baseball his senior year at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tenn. Helped led team to the TranSouth Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championship. Hit .344 with 14 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs and 43 RBI Earned the TranSouth Player of the Week award.
Mixed Martial Arts
As a former Golden GlovesGolden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
champion and NCAA Division I wrestler, Stipe made a huge splash on the MMA scene winning his first 5 fights by knockout. He then fought for the NAAFS Heavyweight Championship where he defeated Bobby Brents by submission after delivering numerous crushing leg kicks.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On June 14, 2011, it was announced that Stipe had signed a multi-fight deal with the UFCUltimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
.
Miocic made his UFC debut against Joey Beltran
Joey Beltran
For the American electronic music producer and DJ, see Joey Beltram.Jose Felipe Beltran is an Mexican-American mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship , fighting in their heavyweight division...
on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136
UFC 136
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 8, 2011, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event coincided with a two day UFC Fan Expo held at the George R...
and won the fight via unanimous decision.
Titles and accomplishments
- NAAFS Heavyweight Champion
- NCAA Division I wrestler
- Golden Gloves Champion
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
|align=center|7-0
|Joey Beltran
Joey Beltran
For the American electronic music producer and DJ, see Joey Beltram.Jose Felipe Beltran is an Mexican-American mixed martial artist. He is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship , fighting in their heavyweight division...
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 136
UFC 136
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 8, 2011, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event coincided with a two day UFC Fan Expo held at the George R...
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, United States
|UFC Debut
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|Win
|align=center|6-0
|Bobby Brents
|Submission (leg kicks)
|NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 7
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:27
|Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, United States
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|Win
|align=center|5-0
|William Penn
|KO (punch)
|NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 9
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:23
|Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, United States
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|Win
|align=center|4-0
|Gregory Maynard
|TKO (punches)
|NAAFS: Night of Champions 2010
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:43
|Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, United States
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|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Jeremy Holm
|KO (punches)
|NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 4
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:36
|Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, United States
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Paul Barry
|TKO (punches)
|Moosin: God of Martial Arts
Moosin: God of Martial Arts
Moosin: God of Martial Arts was a MMA event held on May 21, 2010 in Worcester, Massachusetts at the DCU Center. The event was promoted by Corey Fischer and Eric "Butterbean" Esch in association with the Korean promotion Moosin...
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|align=center|1:32
|Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, United States
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Corey Mullis
|TKO (punches)
|NAAFS: Caged Fury 9
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:17
|Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, United States
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