Contrary to UFC Propaganda, Miocic isn't the HW GOAT. Emelianenko is.
By nearly every metric, Fedor's accomplishments and legacy dwarf that of Miocic (who, to be fair, is the UFC HW GOAT). Let's delve into the numbers. Fedor: 40–7 (1) pro record, Fighter of the Decade (2000-2009), Pride HW Champion (3 defenses), 12 elite wins over highly ranked opponents, 9-1 against UFC Champions. Stipe: 20–4 pro record, UFC HW Champion (4 defenses), 10 elite wins over highly ranked opponents, 6-3 against UFC Champions. Now, let's take a deeper look into their careers. Fedor went essentially undefeated in his prime (the sole loss being a cut that wasn't actually that bad, a highly disputed loss), tore through the heavyweight division for a full decade as a 6 foot heavyweight (he arguably had a middleweight / light heavyweight frame), and was one of the great innovators of the sport's history, particularly as a transition fighter and in his vicious application of GnP. Fedor beat a who's who of heavyweight greats from the era, including Nogueira 2x, Crocop, Arlovski, Big Tim, Coleman, and Randleman (Couture being the only major heavyweight champ of the era that Fedor didn't fight, and not for a lack of trying by both fighters). In the second decade of Fedor's career, his prime years behind him, he went 9-6, and became more of a burst counterpuncher, clocking in 7 of 9 wins via KO/TKO. Stipe had a legendary career, and was certainly the most accomplished UFC HW Champion. A true heavyweight, 6'4 and 235 lbs with a six pack, Miocic is one of the great boxer-wrestlers of heavyweight history. He had a game which was simple but effective, using crisp straight punches and good movement to outduel most of his opponents, although he was notably felled by 4 of his rivals in his prime UFC run (3 of those 4 losses by KO/TKO). Despite losing to those 4 men, Miocic was also able to score wins over 3 of them, and overall holds some great name wins, including Cormier, Ngannou, Cigano, Werdum, Arlovski, and Overeem. Unlike Fedor, Miocic's career largely took place inside of one decade; the second decade of Miocic's career contains his close decision win in the rubber match with Cormier, and getting starched by Ngannou. At the end of the day, Fedor simply had higher highs in his career, had a better prime, and had more longevity than Stipe. If Miocic beats Jones, it does breathe life into the second decade of his career, but won't be enough to unseat Fedor as the heavyweight GOAT. submitted by /u/PattMcGroyn [link] [comments]
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By nearly every metric, Fedor's accomplishments and legacy dwarf that of Miocic (who, to be fair, is the UFC HW GOAT). Let's delve into the numbers.
Fedor: 40–7 (1) pro record, Fighter of the Decade (2000-2009), Pride HW Champion (3 defenses), 12 elite wins over highly ranked opponents, 9-1 against UFC Champions.
Stipe: 20–4 pro record, UFC HW Champion (4 defenses), 10 elite wins over highly ranked opponents, 6-3 against UFC Champions.
Now, let's take a deeper look into their careers. Fedor went essentially undefeated in his prime (the sole loss being a cut that wasn't actually that bad, a highly disputed loss), tore through the heavyweight division for a full decade as a 6 foot heavyweight (he arguably had a middleweight / light heavyweight frame), and was one of the great innovators of the sport's history, particularly as a transition fighter and in his vicious application of GnP. Fedor beat a who's who of heavyweight greats from the era, including Nogueira 2x, Crocop, Arlovski, Big Tim, Coleman, and Randleman (Couture being the only major heavyweight champ of the era that Fedor didn't fight, and not for a lack of trying by both fighters). In the second decade of Fedor's career, his prime years behind him, he went 9-6, and became more of a burst counterpuncher, clocking in 7 of 9 wins via KO/TKO.
Stipe had a legendary career, and was certainly the most accomplished UFC HW Champion. A true heavyweight, 6'4 and 235 lbs with a six pack, Miocic is one of the great boxer-wrestlers of heavyweight history. He had a game which was simple but effective, using crisp straight punches and good movement to outduel most of his opponents, although he was notably felled by 4 of his rivals in his prime UFC run (3 of those 4 losses by KO/TKO). Despite losing to those 4 men, Miocic was also able to score wins over 3 of them, and overall holds some great name wins, including Cormier, Ngannou, Cigano, Werdum, Arlovski, and Overeem. Unlike Fedor, Miocic's career largely took place inside of one decade; the second decade of Miocic's career contains his close decision win in the rubber match with Cormier, and getting starched by Ngannou.
At the end of the day, Fedor simply had higher highs in his career, had a better prime, and had more longevity than Stipe. If Miocic beats Jones, it does breathe life into the second decade of his career, but won't be enough to unseat Fedor as the heavyweight GOAT.
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