Stipe Miocic defeated Daniel Cormier by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Heavyweight title main event of UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier, held Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 49-46, 49-46, 48-47, Stipe Miocic won the decision.
Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 26 media scorecards
- MMAMania.com50-45Miocic
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com49-46Miocic
- Marcel Dorff · mmadna.nl49-46Miocic
- Hadi Mohamed Ali · albiladpress.com49-47Miocic
- Phil Murphy · ESPN48-47Miocic
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48-47Miocic
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com48-47Miocic
- MMAJunkie.com48-47Miocic
- Scott Fontana · Couchside Judges48-47Miocic
- Joe McDonagh · Cageside Press48-47Miocic
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com48-47Miocic
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com48-47Miocic
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com48-47Miocic
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Miocic
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com48-47Miocic
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com48-47Miocic
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Miocic
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com48-47Miocic
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com48-47Miocic
- Jim Edwards · MMALatestNews.com48-47Miocic
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport48-47Miocic
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling48-47Miocic
- MMABrasil.com.br48-47Miocic
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com48-47Cormier
- Nick Baldwin · theScore48-47Cormier
- Kevin Iole · Yahoo.com48-47Cormier
Fan Scorecards
927 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 9 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Stipe Miocic | Daniel Cormier |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -102 | -118 |
| Bookmaker | -105 | -116 |
| Bovada | -110 | -120 |
| Cloudbet | -101 | -111 |
| MyBookie | -110 | -120 |
| Pinnacle | -102 | -112 |
| sportsbetio | -119 | -119 |
| sports-interaction | -110 | -125 |
| unibet | -109 | -112 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Stipe Miocic lands 4.67 significant strikes a minute, more than 83% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- 2011NAAFS Heavyweight ChampionshipNAAFS (North American Allied Fight Series)
- 2009Champion · Golden Glovessuper heavyweight (201+ lbs)
- 2009Quarterfinalist · Golden GlovesSuper Heavyweight
- —Boxing 4-1Record
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Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
5 early stoppages have no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier?
Stipe Miocic defeated Daniel Cormier by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Heavyweight title main event of UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier, held Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 49-46, 49-46, 48-47, Stipe Miocic won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier?
The judges scored it 49-46, 49-46, 48-47, Stipe Miocic won the decision.
Was Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 87% of 927 fan cards scored it for Stipe Miocic; 88% of 26 media scores picked Stipe Miocic.
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