Daniel Cormier
Stipe Miocic
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The verdict
Daniel Cormier leads 2 of 4 categories. Our all-time ranking places Daniel Cormier at #10 and Stipe Miocic at #12.
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The case for Daniel Cormier
A two-time Olympic wrestler and 2008 U.S. team captain, 'DC' translated elite grappling into a two-division championship career, holding both the light heavyweight and heavyweight belts. He captured the vacant light heavyweight title against Anthony Johnson at UFC 187 in 2015, defended it against Johnson again and Alexander Gustafsson, then moved up and knocked out the great Stipe Miocic to take the heavyweight crown at UFC 226 in 2018. His stellar record of 22-3 carries an asterisk that defines his career: every one of his losses came against Jon Jones, and one of those was overturned to a no-contest after Jones failed a drug test. Endlessly durable, technical and cerebral, Cormier would likely be remembered as an all-time great champion in any era that did not also contain his one impossible rival.
The case for Stipe Miocic
The most accomplished heavyweight in UFC history, Miocic set the record for most consecutive successful heavyweight title defenses with three, a mark that stood alone in the sport's most volatile division. A working firefighter and paramedic, he won the title by knocking out Fabricio Werdum in Brazil at UFC 198 in 2016, then defended against Alistair Overeem, Junior dos Santos and Francis Ngannou. After dropping the belt to Daniel Cormier he reclaimed it in their 2019 rematch at UFC 241, avenging the loss. Built on crisp boxing, an underrated clinch and championship-round cardio, his reign gave heavyweight a rare stretch of stability. His career sits around 20-5, with the closing chapters — a knockout loss to Ngannou in 2021 and a stoppage by Jon Jones at UFC 309 in 2024 — coming against two of the hardest hitters the division has ever seen.