Jones (27-1-1NC) is always in the conversation for greatest fighter of all time, but in Miocic he faces a man considered the most consistent heavyweight champion of all time in the UFC.
Miocic (20-4) has twice captured the title and has fought a who’s who of heavyweights down the years. He has wins over Francis Ngannou, Daniel Cormier, Andrei Arlovski and Fabricio Werdum.
The big-hitter has 15 stoppages in 20 wins and has lost just four times. Those came against Cormier, Ngannou, Junior dos Santos and Stefan Struve.
Miocic relies on his excellent cardio and striking to overwhelm his opponents and has the most finishes in UFC heavyweight title fights (4).
He is also tied with all-time great Randy Couture for most wins in title fights (6). No-one has successfully defended a heavyweight UFC title more than Miocic.
Albuquerque’s Jones has just one loss on his record, a disqualification loss to Matt Hamill in 2009. He has 27 wins in 29 fights, after a win in 2017 over his bitter rival Cormier was changed to a no-contest because of a failed drug test. Jones has served two doping bans in his UFC career.
Jones is the youngest UFC champion in history, winning the light-heavyweight title when he was just 23 years old.
At 6ft 4in he was an unstoppable force at light-heavyweight, beating every contender in front of him including Cormier, Ryan Bader, Mauricio Rua, Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort and Rashad Evans.
Jones is known for being a near-perfect all-round fighter, able to stop, submit or outclass an opponent.
He has 10 stoppages and seven submissions on his record and has the most successful title defences in light-heavyweight history (11), which ties him with flyweight legend Demetrious Johnson for the most title defences in UFC history.
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