He is currently signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he competes in the heavyweight division and is the two-time and current UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Struve was riding a three fight winning streak heading into this bout, while Miocic was undefeated at 9-0 in his career. Dutchman Stefan Struve put on a striking clinic while knocking out Stipe Miocic in the UFC on Fuel TV 5 main event on Saturday.

Hear a number of UFC heavyweights talk about the three big heavyweight bouts on the main card of Fight Night Phoenix.
The tall and lanky Struve held a 7.5 inch reach advantage over Miocic. The most in depth stats for UFC/MMA fighter Stipe Miocic.

... Stefan Struve: 265: UFC on Fuel TV 5 - Struve vs Miocic: Sep 29th 2012: Nottingham, UK: TKO: 2: 3:50: Win: Shane Del Rosario: 265: UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs … Stefan Struve: TKO (golpes) UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic: 29 de septiembre de 2012: 2 3:50 Nottingham: Pelea de la Noche.

After losing his second, pro-MMA fight in 2005, Struve went on to win 10 straight fights: the longest winning streak of his career.

Miocic had gone 9-0 before facing the Dutch fighter. Stipe Miocic (/ ˈ s t iː p eɪ m i ˈ oʊ tʃ ɪ tʃ /; Croatian: Miočić, pronounced [stǐːpe mîotʃitɕ]; born August 19, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist and firefighter-paramedic of Croatian descent.

Heading into Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 5 event, UFC President Dana White said a headliner between Stefan Struve and Stipe Miocic would move the wi

In 2012, Struve became the first person to defeat future UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, as he stopped the American in round two at UFC on FUEL TV 5.
In the main event of UFC on Fuel 5, Dutch fighter Stefan Struve took on the American Stipe Miocic in a heavyweight contest. Record of opponents, results, weight, events, method/time of victory and link to fight footage.

By: MMA Junkie Staff. Round 1

Junior Dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic is the main event, Stefan Struve meets Alistair Overeem, and Matt Mitrione fights Gabriel Gonzaga. In his following fights, Miocic defeated the likes of Joey Beltran, Phil de Fries, and Shane de Rosario before eventually suffering his first Octagon loss to Stefan Struve at UFC on Fuel TV 5 in 2012.

Miocic (9-1), a hard-hitting EMT from the Cleveland, showed little fear of the 7-foot Struve's reach advantage in the early going, wading in and landing early and often on route to winning the round.