Biography(references)He was born and raised in Euclid, Ohio, on August 19, 1982, the son of Croatian immigrants Kathy and Bojan Miocic . 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. Miocic played baseball and football and wrestled while at Eastlake North High School. 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.
Fighter Trivia(references)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. He married Ryan Marie Carney on June 18, 2016, at the Divine Word Catholic Church in Kirtland, Ohio. They welcomed their second child, a boy named Mateo Cruz, on August 28, 2021 as announced on Miocic's instagram by Bruce Buffer.
Awards & Accolades
UFC: UFC Heavyweight Championship (Two times). Four successful title defenses (overall). Three successful title defenses (first reign). One successful title defense (second reign)
UFC: Four successful title defenses (overall). Three successful title defenses (first reign). One successful title defense (second reign)
UFC: Three successful title defenses (first reign)
UFC: One successful title defense (second reign)
UFC: Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Stefan Struve, Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem
UFC: Performance of the Night (Five times) vs. Fábio Maldonado, Andrei Arlovski, Fabrício Werdum, Junior dos Santos and Daniel Cormier
UFC: Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Philip De Fries
UFC: Most consecutive UFC Heavyweight Championship defenses (three)
UFC: Most UFC Heavyweight Championship defenses (four)
UFC: Tied (with Randy Couture) for most wins in UFC Heavyweight title fights (six)
UFC: Most head strikes landed in a fight (330) vs. Mark Hunt
UFC: Most post-fight bonus awards in UFC heavyweight division (9)
UFC: UFC Honors 2019 Comeback of the Year vs. Daniel Cormier
UFC: Four successful title defenses (overall). Three successful title defenses (first reign). One successful title defense (second reign)
UFC: Three successful title defenses (first reign)
UFC: One successful title defense (second reign)
UFC: Three successful title defenses (first reign)
UFC: One successful title defense (second reign)
North American Allied Fight Series: NAAFS Heavyweight Championship (One time)
MMAJunkie.com: 2014 December Fight of the Month vs. Junior dos Santos
UFC Debut: Stipe Miocic vs Joey Beltran | Free Fight
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