Roy Nelson vs Stipe Miocic

Roy Nelson vs Stipe Miocic: Matchup Breakdown

Roy Nelson is 9-10 in the Heavyweight division with a 47.4% win rate. Stipe Miocic is 14-5 at Heavyweight, winning 73.7% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Stipe Miocic leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson on Jun 15, 2013, won by Stipe Miocic by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Stipe Miocic holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,348 to 915. Career peaks are 1,091 for Roy Nelson and 1,470 for Stipe Miocic. Roy Nelson has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 9 victories, an 88.9% finish rate. Stipe Miocic has 9 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 64.3% of the time.

Roy Nelson stands 6' 0" with a reach of 73" and fights orthodox. Stipe Miocic is 6' 4" with a reach of 80", orthodox. That is a 7-inch reach advantage for Stipe Miocic. Roy Nelson is 50, Stipe Miocic is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Roy Nelson has landed 439 significant strikes at 37.3% accuracy with 16 takedowns and 41:04 of control time. Stipe Miocic has landed 1,007 at 52.7% with 25 takedowns and 57:16 of control.

Roy Nelson has 0 title fights (0 won) against 9 (6 won) for Stipe Miocic. They share 6 common opponents: Alistair Overeem, Mark Hunt, Daniel Cormier, Fabricio Werdum, Junior Dos Santos, Stefan Struve.