Miocic Retires After UFC 309 Loss to Jones
Stipe Miocic retired after Jon Jones stopped him with strikes at 4:29 of Round 3 in their heavyweight title fight on November 16, 2024. The promotion’s event recap reports both the result and Miocic’s retirement announcement.
A Two-Time Heavyweight Champion
Miocic won the heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Fabricio Werdum in Curitiba in 2016. He made three consecutive defenses against Alistair Overeem, Junior dos Santos and Francis Ngannou before losing the belt to Daniel Cormier in 2018. Miocic regained the title in their 2019 rematch and defended it against Cormier in 2020. The promotion credits Miocic with a record four successful title defenses overall and a record three in a row in its career highlights.
Miocic retired with a 20–5 record, following a career that also included NCAA Division I wrestling at Cleveland State and his work as a firefighter in Ohio. The official athlete profile lists him as retired and records his final result.
The Jones loss ended with Miocic announcing his retirement, closing a career that included two separate heavyweight title reigns. His record four successful defenses overall and three consecutive defenses are distinct marks. The Cleveland State wrestling background and Ohio firefighting work add context beyond the title ledger.
