Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Stipe Miocic won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Wednesday, February 15, 2012·Omaha, Nebraska, USA, USA
Style matchupStipe Miocic: Pressure fightervsPhilip De Fries: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: Stipe Miocic wins(61.7%)
Actual result: Stipe Miocic wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Stipe Miocic is a KO finisher (64% of wins). Philip De Fries has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Stipe Miocic has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Philip De Fries has 35pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Stipe Miocic
Red Corner
VS
Philip De Fries
Blue Corner
-515
(84%)
Vegas Odds
+410
(20%)
43
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'5"
203.2 cm
Reach
200.66 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Stipe MiocicL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Daniel Cormier · Jul 18W
KOvs Daniel Cormier · Aug 19W
vs Daniel Cormier · Aug 20L
KOvs Francis Ngannou · Mar 21L
KOvs Jon Jones · Nov 24Philip De FriesL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Rob Broughton · Nov 11W
SUBvs Oli Thompson · Aug 12L
KOvs Todd Duffee · Dec 12L
KOvs Matt Mitrione · Apr 13Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Stipe MiocicMetricPhilip De Fries
4.67
Strikes / min
2.30
4.01
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
52%
Strike defense
37%
1.74
TDs / 15 min
3.29
65%
Takedown defense
100%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.66Δ 1.36 — meaningful gap-0.70
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Stipe MiocicPhilip De Fries
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Stipe Miocic(10 fights)Philip De Fries(5 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-0.00.0
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+28.0-28.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
0.00.0
Stipe Miocic
StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights19
Philip De Fries
StanceOrthodox
Height77.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights5