Cormier vs Miocic

Who won Cormier vs Miocic?

Daniel Cormier beat Stipe Miocic by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC 226, on Saturday 7th July 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Last Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Heavyweight championship.

Cormier vs Miocic stats

Daniel Cormier stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Stipe Miocic made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out.

Stipe Miocic marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Daniel Cormier's UFC record stood at 11-3-0, while Stipe Miocic's came in at 14-5-0.

The stats suggested Miocic had a massive power advantage over Cormier, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Cormier's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cormier had an advantage over Miocic, with a 20% submission rate over Miocic's 0%.

Daniel Cormier was the older man by 4 years, at 46 years old.

Miocic had a height advantage of 5 inches over Cormier. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Cormier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 months earlier than Miocic, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 66 to Miocic's 58.

Activity check

Cormier's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Miocic's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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