Stipe Miocic

American mixed martial artist (born 1982)

Stipe Miocic

Miocic in 2019

Born|  (1982-08-19) August 19, 1982 (age 41)
Euclid, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality| American
Height| 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight| 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Division| Heavyweight
Reach| 80 in (203 cm)[1]
Stance| Orthodox
Fighting out of| Independence, Ohio, U.S.
Team| Strong Style Fight Team[2]
Trainer| Marcus Marinelli
Rank| Purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[3][4]
Wrestling| NCAA Division I Wrestling[5]
Years active| 2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total| 24
Wins| 20
By knockout| 15
By decision| 5
Losses| 4
By knockout| 3
By decision| 1
Occupation| Firefighter Paramedic in Westlake, Ohio.[6]
University| Cleveland State University
AMA University
Trevecca Nazarene University
Coker College
Website| stipemiocic.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Stipe Miocic[7][8] (born August 19, 1982)[9] is an American professional mixed martial artist.[10][11] He currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two time UFC Heavyweight Champion.[12] As of August 13, 2024, he is #7 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.[13]

Having successfully defended his title four times during his two title reigns, he holds the record for most wins in heavyweight title fights along with the longest title defense streak in the heavyweight division, at three consecutive defenses. Miocic holds the record for fight-night bonus awards, with nine, the most in the UFC heavyweight division's history. He is widely regarded as the greatest UFC heavyweight of all time.[14][15]

Prior to his MMA career, Miocic was a Golden Gloves boxing champion and NCAA Division I wrestler at Cleveland State University.

## Early life

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He was born and raised in Euclid, Ohio, on August 19, 1982, the son of Croatian immigrants Kathy and Bojan Miocic[16] (Croatian: Miočić, pronounced [mîotʃitɕ];[17][18]). His father originates from Rtina, while his mother is from Cetingrad, Croatia.[11][19][20][21] His parents separated when he was still a child and he continued to live with his mother, initially with grandparents, and later lived with his stepfather and younger half-brother Jonathan.[11][22]

Since childhood, his mother encouraged his involvement in sports.[11] Miocic played baseball and American football and wrestled while at Eastlake North High School.[23] He received interest from Major League Baseball teams during his collegiate years at Cleveland State University and Trevecca Nazarene University.[24] He also played Division II baseball at Coker College his junior year of college.

While wrestling in the 197 lbs weight class for Cleveland State Vikings, Miocic competed in the 2003 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Kansas City.[25]

As a member of Jeff Forehand's baseball team, he hit .344 with seven home runs in his senior year and helped the Trojans win the 2005 TranSouth Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles.[26] He graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University. He majored in marketing and communications at CSU.[11]

## Mixed martial arts career

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### Early career

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During his school days, in 2005, he was brought as a training partner to wrestle with Dan Bobish in Strong Style MMA Training Centre, in Independence, Ohio. Miocic at the time trained various sports (wrestling and baseball), to once again come train with them after finishing his paramedic education at Cuyahoga Community College.[11] He initially trained in mixed martial arts but soon changed to boxing. His coach Marcus Marinelli recalled that although he trained only for several months he was beating boxers with much more experience.[11] In MMA he quickly achieved a 5-0 amateur record with all five wins coming by first-round stoppage. After this he decided to take a foray into amateur boxing bouts. He won the Cleveland Golden Gloves and made it to the nationals, winning his first two bouts in the quarter-finals before being eliminated in a decision loss to future world title contender Bryant Jennings.[27] His record in Golden Gloves boxing matches stands 4-1, with 2 victories by knockout.[28] After only eight months of training with a background of being a Cleveland Golden Gloves boxing champion and NCAA Division I wrestler at Cleveland State, Miocic began his MMA career by winning his first six professional fights by knockout.[29] He initially fought for NAAFS (an Ohio-based MMA promotion), where he won the NAAFS Heavyweight Championship.[11]

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

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On June 14, 2011, it was announced that Miocic had signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC.[30]

Miocic made his UFC debut against Joey Beltran on October 8, 2011, at UFC 136 and won the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, and 29–28).[31]

Miocic faced Phil De Fries on February 15, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger.[32] Miocic won the fight via first-round KO,[33] and in the process won a "Knockout of the Night" award.[34]

Miocic faced promotional newcomer Shane del Rosario on May 26, 2012, at UFC 146.[35] He won via TKO (elbows) in the second round.[36]

Miocic faced Stefan Struve on September 29, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV 5.[37] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[38] The performance earned both participants "Fight of the Night" honors.[39]

Miocic was scheduled to face returning veteran Soa Palelei on June 15, 2013, at UFC 161.[40] After an injury to UFC 161 headliner Renan Barao, the card was slightly reshuffled. Miocic was paired with Roy Nelson.[41] Miocic, as a significant betting underdog, defeated Nelson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–27).

Miocic faced Gabriel Gonzaga on January 25, 2014, at UFC on Fox 10.[42] He won the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28).[43]

Miocic was expected to face Junior dos Santos on May 24, 2014, at UFC 173.[44] The bout was then expected to take place a week later on May 31, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale.[45] On May 5, 2014, dos Santos pulled out of the fight, citing a hand injury[46] and was replaced by Fábio Maldonado.[47] Miocic won the fight by TKO due to punches early in the first round and received a "Performance of the Night" bonus as well.[48][49]

A rescheduled bout with dos Santos eventually took place as the main event at UFC on Fox 13 on December 13, 2014.[50] Miocic lost the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision.[51] The performance earned both participants "Fight of the Night" honors.[52]

Miocic faced Mark Hunt on May 10, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 65.[53] Miocic won the one-sided fight via TKO in the fifth round. At the time of the stoppage, Miocic was ahead on all three scorecards (40–36, 40–35, and 40–34).[54][55][56] Miocic set a UFC record for the most strikes landed in a fight and largest strike margin, outlanding Hunt 361–48 over the duration of the bout.[57][58]

Miocic was expected to face Ben Rothwell on October 24, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 76.[59] Miocic pulled out on October 13 citing injury.[60] Subsequently, Rothwell was removed from the card the following day after the promotion deemed that a suitable opponent could not be arranged on short notice.[61] In turn, Miocic was quickly rebooked and faced Andrei Arlovski in a title eliminator on January 2, 2016, at UFC 195.[62] Miocic defeated Arlovski via TKO at 0:54 in the first round.[63] The win also earned him his second "Performance of the Night" bonus award.[64]

Miocic was briefly scheduled to replace the injured Cain Velasquez and fight Fabrício Werdum for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on February 6, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 82.[65] On January 25, 2016, the day after this announcement, Werdum pulled out of the fight with a back injury.[66]

### UFC Heavyweight Championship

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Miocic attending a baseball game in Cleveland in 2016

Miocic eventually faced Werdum at UFC 198 on May 14, 2016.[67] He caught Werdum with a short right hook counter while backpedaling away from a flurry of punches in the first round, earning the championship and giving Werdum his first defeat since June 2011.[68] He was also awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.[69]

On September 10, 2016, Miocic made his first title defense at UFC 203 against Alistair Overeem.[70] Although he got knocked down early in the fight, he came back quickly and won via knockout in the first round.[71] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors.[72]

Miocic made his second title defense against Junior dos Santos on May 13, 2017, at UFC 211 in a rematch.[73] Dos Santos previously beat Miocic by a close unanimous decision at UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic in 2014. This time, Miocic started strong and took control of the octagon early. Despite taking hard kicks to the shin, Miocic landed powerful punches with devastating accuracy to drop dos Santos, he then followed up with ground and pound to win the fight via TKO midway through the first round. The win also earned Miocic his fourth Performance of the Night bonus award.[74][75]

Miocic faced Francis Ngannou on January 20, 2018, at UFC 220.[76] The fight was anticipated as one of the most exciting in UFC history, and Miocic openly felt disrespected because he never received the amount of promotion and support Ngannou did from UFC.[77][78] Miocic dominated Ngannou for five rounds using strikes with clinch or ground control following takedowns, winning by unanimous decision and breaking the record for most consecutive title defenses for the heavyweight championship with his third successful defense.[79][80] When he was announced as the winner, instead of the usual practice, he took the belt from Dana White and had his coach Marcus Marinelli put it around him.[81][82] Miocic received congratulations from both the President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković.[83][84]

For his fourth title defense, Miocic faced UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier on July 7, 2018, in the main event at UFC 226.[85] The champion vs. champion matchup was billed as "The Superfight". Miocic was the favorite heading into the bout, mainly due to his natural size and power advantage as well as his dangerous striking on the feet. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round, ending his championship reign.[86] The knockout came in controversial fashion, as Cormier was warned multiple times by referee Marc Goddard for extending his fingers towards Miocic's face and poking him in the eye.[87]

A rematch between Miocic and Daniel Cormier took place on August 17, 2019, at UFC 241 for the UFC Heavyweight Championship.[88] Miocic won the fight by TKO in the fourth round after landing several clean left hooks to the body and following it up with punches to the head, reclaiming the title.[89] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[90] He was out until 2020 due to retinal damage from an accidental Cormier eye poke.[91]

On June 9, 2020, it was announced that the trilogy bout between Miocic and Cormier was signed to take place at UFC 252 on August 15, 2020.[92] Miocic won the fight via unanimous decision,[93] this time with both fighters receiving eye pokes during the fight.[94]

Miocic faced Francis Ngannou in a rematch on March 27, 2021, at UFC 260.[95] He lost the title via knockout in the second round.[96]

Following a two-year hiatus, Miocic was scheduled to face Jon Jones for the UFC Heavyweight Championship on November 11, 2023, at UFC 295.[97] However on October 25, it was announced that the bout was scrapped after Jones sustained a pectoral muscle injury that required surgery which will put him out for 8 months.[98]

## Personal life

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Miocic works as a full-time firefighter and paramedic, becoming full-time in 2022 after many years of part-time work, in Oakwood and Valley View, Ohio.[6] The reason he stated he switched to full-time was for health care and insurance coverage for his family long-term. When asked by Joe Rogan why he still works as a firefighter despite being a UFC champion, he stated that he needs something to fall back to after his fighting career is over.[77]

He married Ryan Marie Carney on June 18, 2016, at the Divine Word Catholic Church in Kirtland, Ohio.[11] On January 20, 2018, Miocic announced that the couple are expecting their first child. His daughter, Meelah, was born in 2018.[99][100] They welcomed their second child, a boy named Mateo Cruz, on August 28, 2021, as announced on Miocic's Instagram by Bruce Buffer.[101]

Miocic can understand Croatian, though he is not fluent and has been learning the language.[102]

On November 22, 2022, Miocic announced the death of his father.[103]

## Championships and accomplishments

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### Mixed martial arts

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* Ultimate Fighting Championship
* UFC Heavyweight Championship (Two times)
* Four successful title defenses overall
* Three successful title defenses in his first reign
* Most consecutive title defenses in UFC Heavyweight division history (3)
* One successful title defense in his second reign
* Most combined total defenses in UFC Heavyweight division history (4)
* Tied (Randy Couture) for most wins in UFC Heavyweight title fights (6)[104]
* Most finishes in UFC heavyweight title fights (4)
* Most knockouts in UFC heavyweight title fights (4)
* Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Stefan Struve,  Junior dos Santos 1 and  Alistair Overeem
* Performance of the Night (Five times) vs. Fábio Maldonado, Andrei Arlovski, Fabrício Werdum,  Junior dos Santos 2 and  Daniel Cormier 2[90]
* Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Philip De Fries
* Most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC Heavyweight division history (9)[105]
* Most head strikes landed in a fight (330) vs. Mark Hunt
* Fourth most significant strikes landed in UFC Heavyweight division history (970)[106]
* Second most total strikes landed in UFC Heavyweight division history (1537)[106]
* UFC Honors 2019 Comeback of the Year vs. Daniel Cormier 2[107]
* North American Allied Fight Series
* NAAFS Heavyweight Champion
* MMAJunkie.com
* 2014 December Fight of the Month vs. Junior dos Santos[108]
* 2019 Comeback Fighter of the Year[109]
* Sherdog
* 2015 Beatdown of the Year vs. Mark Hunt[110]
* Fight Matrix
* Two-time MMA Heavyweight Lineal Champion[111]
* MMADNA.nl
* 2016 Fighter of the Year.[112]
* World MMA Awards
* 2019 – July 2020 Comeback of the Year vs. Daniel Cormier at UFC 241[113]

### Other

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* Greater Cleveland Sports Awards Professional Athlete of the Year (2019)[114]
* International Sports Hall of Fame (class of 2022)[115]

## Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown  24 matches | 20 wins | 4 losses

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By knockout | 15  | 3
By decision | 5  | 1
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Loss  | 20–4  | Francis Ngannou | KO (punch)  | UFC 260 | March 27, 2021 | 2  | 0:52  | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  | Lost the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win  | 20–3  | Daniel Cormier | Decision (unanimous)  | UFC 252 | August 15, 2020 | 5  | 5:00  | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  | Defended the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Extended the record for overall UFC Heavyweight Championship defenses (4).
Win  | 19–3  | Daniel Cormier | TKO (punches)  | UFC 241 | August 17, 2019 | 4  | 4:09  | Anaheim, California, United States  | Won the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Loss  | 18–3  | Daniel Cormier | KO (punches)  | UFC 226 | July 7, 2018 | 1  | 4:33  | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  | Lost the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win  | 18–2  | Francis Ngannou | Decision (unanimous)  | UFC 220 | January 20, 2018 | 5  | 5:00  | Boston, Massachusetts, United States  | Defended the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Broke the record for the most consecutive UFC Heavyweight Championship title defenses (3).
Win  | 17–2  | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches)  | UFC 211 | May 13, 2017 | 1  | 2:22  | Dallas, Texas, United States  | Defended the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win  | 16–2  | Alistair Overeem | KO (punches)  | UFC 203 | September 10, 2016 | 1  | 4:27  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  | Defended the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win  | 15–2  | Fabrício Werdum | KO (punch)  | UFC 198 | May 14, 2016 | 1  | 2:47  | Curitiba, Brazil  | Won the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Performance of the Night.
Win  | 14–2  | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (punches)  | UFC 195 | January 2, 2016 | 1  | 0:54  | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  | UFC Heavyweight title eliminator. Performance of the Night.
Win  | 13–2  | Mark Hunt | TKO (punches)  | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | May 10, 2015 | 5  | 2:47  | Adelaide, Australia  |
Loss  | 12–2  | Junior dos Santos | Decision (unanimous)  | UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic | December 13, 2014 | 5  | 5:00  | Phoenix, Arizona, United States  | Fight of the Night.
Win  | 12–1  | Fábio Maldonado | TKO (punches)  | The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado | May 31, 2014 | 1  | 0:35  | São Paulo, Brazil  | Performance of the Night.
Win  | 11–1  | Gabriel Gonzaga | Decision (unanimous)  | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson | January 25, 2014 | 3  | 5:00  | Chicago, Illinois, United States  |
Win  | 10–1  | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous)  | UFC 161 | June 15, 2013 | 3  | 5:00  | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  |
Loss  | 9–1  | Stefan Struve | TKO (punches)  | UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic | September 29, 2012 | 2  | 3:50  | Nottingham, England  | Fight of the Night.
Win  | 9–0  | Shane del Rosario | TKO (elbows)  | UFC 146 | May 26, 2012 | 2  | 3:14  | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  |
Win  | 8–0  | Philip De Fries | KO (punches)  | UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger | February 15, 2012 | 1  | 0:43  | Omaha, Nebraska, United States  | Knockout of the Night.
Win  | 7–0  | Joey Beltran | Decision (unanimous)  | UFC 136 | October 8, 2011 | 3  | 5:00  | Houston, Texas, United States  |
Win  | 6–0  | Bobby Brents  | TKO (submission to leg kicks)  | NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 7  | June 4, 2011 | 2  | 4:27  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  | Won the NAAFS Heavyweight Championship.
Win  | 5–0  | William Penn  | KO (punch)  | NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 9  | April 16, 2011 | 1  | 2:23  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  | NAAFS Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win  | 4–0  | Gregory Maynard  | TKO (punches)  | NAAFS: Night of Champions 2010  | December 4, 2010 | 2  | 1:43  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  |
Win  | 3–0  | Jeremy Holm  | KO (punches)  | NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 4  | August 28, 2010 | 1  | 1:36  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  |
Win  | 2–0  | Paul Barry  | TKO (punches)  | Moosin: God of Martial Arts  | May 21, 2010 | 2  | 1:32  | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  |
Win  | 1–0  | Corey Mullis  | TKO (punches)  | NAAFS: Caged Fury 9  | February 20, 2010 | 1  | 0:17  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  | Heavyweight debut.

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Amateur record breakdown |

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5 matches | 5 wins | 0 losses
By knockout | 5  | 0
Res.  | Record  | Opponent  | Method  | Event  | Date  | Round  | Time  | Location  | Notes

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Win  | 5-0  | Nick Turco  | TKO (punches)  | NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 4  | June 7, 2008 | 1  | 0:51  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  |
Win  | 4-0  | Josh Stansbury | TKO (punches)  | NAAFS: Caged Fury 4  | Feb 16, 2008 | 1  | 2:59  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  |
Win  | 3-0  | Matt Lust  | TKO (punches)  | NAAFS: Caged Fury 3  | November 3, 2007 | 1  | 1:01  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  |
Win  | 2-0  | Seth Cole  | TKO (punches)  | NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 1  | September 8, 2007 | 1  | 0:56  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  |
Win  | 1-0  | Dave Bush  | TKO (punches)  | NAAFS: Thursday Night Fights  | August 3, 2006 | 1  | 0:45  | Cleveland, Ohio, United States  |

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## Pay-per-view bouts

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No  | Event  | Fight  | Date  | Venue  | City  | PPV buys

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1\.  | UFC 198 | Werdum vs. Miocic | May 14, 2016  | Arena da Baixada | Curitiba, Brazil  | 217,000[118]
2\.  | UFC 203 | Miocic vs. Overeem | September 10, 2016  | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.  | 475,000[119]
3\.  | UFC 211 | Miocic vs. dos Santos 2 | May 13, 2017  | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas, U.S.  | 300,000[120]
4\.  | UFC 220 | Miocic vs. Ngannou | January 20, 2018  | TD Garden | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.  | 380,000[121]
5\.  | UFC 226 | Miocic vs. Cormier | July 7, 2018  | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.  | 380,000[122]
6\.  | UFC 241 | Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | August 17, 2019  | Honda Center | Anaheim, California, U.S.  | Not Disclosed[123]
7\.  | UFC 252 | Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | August 15, 2020  | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.  | 500,000[124]
8\.  | UFC 260 | Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 | March 27, 2021  | UFC Apex | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.  | Not Disclosed[125]

## See also

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* List of current UFC fighters
* List of male mixed martial artists
* Ultimate Fighting Championship Pound for Pound rankings

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## External links

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* Stipe Miocic at UFC
* Professional MMA record for Stipe Miocic from Sherdog

Achievements

Preceded by

Fabrício Werdum

|  19th UFC Heavyweight Champion
May 14, 2016 – July 7, 2018  | Succeeded by

Daniel Cormier

Preceded by

Daniel Cormier

|  21st UFC Heavyweight Champion
August 17, 2019 – March 27, 2021  | Succeeded by

Francis Ngannou

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* Mark Coleman
* Maurice Smith
* Randy Couture
* Bas Rutten
* Kevin Randleman
* Randy Couture (2)
* Josh Barnett
* Ricco Rodriguez
* Tim Sylvia
* Frank Mir
* Andrei Arlovski (ic)
* Andrei Arlovski
* Tim Sylvia (2)
* Randy Couture (3)
* Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (ic)
* Brock Lesnar
* Frank Mir (ic)
* Shane Carwin (ic)
* Cain Velasquez
* Junior dos Santos
* Cain Velasquez (2)
* Fabrício Werdum (ic)
* Fabrício Werdum
* Stipe Miocic
* Daniel Cormier
* Stipe Miocic (2)
* Francis Ngannou
* Ciryl Gane (ic)
* Jon Jones (current)
* Tom Aspinall (ic, current)

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* 1. Islam Makhachev
* 2. Alex Pereira
* 3. Jon Jones

* 4. Ilia Topuria
* 5. Belal Muhammad
* 6. Sean O'Malley

* 7. Leon Edwards
* 8. Alexander Volkanovski
* 9. Tom Aspinall

* 10. Max Holloway
* 11. Dricus du Plessis
* 12. Alexandre Pantoja

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UFC Champion:  Jon Jones • Interim Champion:  Tom Aspinall

* ic. Tom Aspinall
* 2. Ciryl Gane
* 3. Alexander Volkov

* 4. Sergei Pavlovich
* 5. Curtis Blaydes
* 6. Stipe Miocic

* 7. Jailton Almeida
* 8. Marcin Tybura
* 9. Sergey Spivak

* 10. Tai Tuivasa
* 11. Derrick Lewis
* 12. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

* 13. Alexander Romanov
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