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Jim Miller "A-10"

Active #16 lightweight · age 42 · Southpaw · 5'8" 173 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 71% of wins by KO or submission
  • 46% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1574
Global Elo 1620 ±35
Rank
#16
top 17% of division
UFC record
28-18-0
KO 6 · Sub 14 · Dec 8
Streak
+1
Δ90d +16 · Δ1y +16
Last fight
May 9, 2026
Win by Submission · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
7h 19m
Avg fight time
9:32
Bonuses
18
Fights per year
2.6
Ground control
1h 31m
Since last fight
1mo

Honest Elo history

46 fights · tap & drag
Oct 18, 2008 — W vs David Baron Δ+33Dec 10, 2008 — W vs Matt Wiman Δ+34Mar 7, 2009 — L vs Gray Maynard Δ-25Jul 11, 2009 — W vs Mac Danzig Δ+25Sep 19, 2009 — W vs Steve Lopez Δ+27Jan 2, 2010 — W vs Duane Ludwig Δ+17Mar 27, 2010 — W vs Mark Bocek Δ+13Sep 15, 2010 — W vs Gleison Tibau Δ+13Dec 11, 2010 — W vs Charles Oliveira Δ+15Mar 19, 2011 — W vs Kamal Shalorus Δ+11Aug 14, 2011 — L vs Benson Henderson Δ-22Jan 20, 2012 — W vs Melvin Guillard Δ+15May 5, 2012 — L vs Nate Diaz Δ-20Dec 29, 2012 — W vs Joe Lauzon Δ+15Dec 28, 2013 — W vs Fabricio Camoes Δ+10Apr 26, 2014 — W vs Yancy Medeiros Δ+9Jul 16, 2014 — L vs Donald Cerrone Δ-20Apr 18, 2015 — L vs Beneil Dariush Δ-19Jul 25, 2015 — W vs Danny Castillo Δ+13Dec 10, 2015 — L vs Michael Chiesa Δ-21Mar 5, 2016 — L vs Diego Sanchez Δ-17Jul 9, 2016 — W vs Takanori Gomi Δ+13Aug 27, 2016 — W vs Joe Lauzon Δ+15Nov 12, 2016 — W vs Thiago Alves Δ+15Feb 11, 2017 — L vs Dustin Poirier Δ-17Jul 8, 2017 — L vs Anthony Pettis Δ-17Oct 28, 2017 — L vs Francisco Trinaldo Δ-16Apr 21, 2018 — L vs Dan Hooker Δ-21Sep 8, 2018 — W vs Alex White Δ+13Dec 15, 2018 — L vs Charles Oliveira Δ-18Apr 27, 2019 — W vs Jason Gonzalez Δ+13Aug 3, 2019 — W vs Clay Guida Δ+17Feb 15, 2020 — L vs Scott Holtzman Δ-18Jun 20, 2020 — W vs Roosevelt Roberts Δ+18Aug 15, 2020 — L vs Vinc Pichel Δ-17Apr 10, 2021 — L vs Joe Solecki Δ-17Oct 16, 2021 — W vs Erick Gonzalez Δ+15Feb 19, 2022 — W vs Nikolas Motta Δ+14Jul 2, 2022 — W vs Donald Cerrone Δ+19Feb 18, 2023 — L vs Alexander Hernandez Δ-20Jun 3, 2023 — W vs Jesse Butler Δ+13Jan 13, 2024 — W vs Gabriel Benitez Δ+13Apr 13, 2024 — L vs King Green Δ-18Nov 16, 2024 — W vs Damon Jackson Δ+15Apr 12, 2025 — L vs Chase Hooper Δ-18May 9, 2026 — W vs Jared Gordon Δ+16 14501500155016001650 201120142017202020232026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":350.5,"elo":1487,"date":"2008-10-18","opp":"David Baron","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":96,"y":296.2,"elo":1521,"date":"2008-12-10","opp":"Matt Wiman","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":2,"x":105.7,"y":335.9,"elo":1496,"date":"2009-03-07","opp":"Gray Maynard","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":3,"x":119.9,"y":295.6,"elo":1522,"date":"2009-07-11","opp":"Mac Danzig","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":4,"x":127.7,"y":252.7,"elo":1548,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Steve Lopez","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":139.5,"y":225.8,"elo":1565,"date":"2010-01-02","opp":"Duane Ludwig","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":149,"y":204.4,"elo":1579,"date":"2010-03-27","opp":"Mark Bocek","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":168.3,"y":183.1,"elo":1592,"date":"2010-09-15","opp":"Gleison Tibau","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":178,"y":159.3,"elo":1607,"date":"2010-12-11","opp":"Charles Oliveira","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":189,"y":142,"elo":1618,"date":"2011-03-19","opp":"Kamal Shalorus","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":10,"x":205.7,"y":176.7,"elo":1596,"date":"2011-08-14","opp":"Benson Henderson","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":11,"x":223.5,"y":152.1,"elo":1611,"date":"2012-01-20","opp":"Melvin Guillard","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":12,"x":235.4,"y":183.9,"elo":1591,"date":"2012-05-05","opp":"Nate Diaz","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":13,"x":262.1,"y":160.6,"elo":1606,"date":"2012-12-29","opp":"Joe Lauzon","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":14,"x":303,"y":144.2,"elo":1616,"date":"2013-12-28","opp":"Fabricio Camoes","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":15,"x":316.4,"y":129.4,"elo":1625,"date":"2014-04-26","opp":"Yancy Medeiros","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":16,"x":325.5,"y":160.7,"elo":1606,"date":"2014-07-16","opp":"Donald Cerrone","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":17,"x":356.5,"y":190.5,"elo":1587,"date":"2015-04-18","opp":"Beneil Dariush","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":18,"x":367.5,"y":170.2,"elo":1600,"date":"2015-07-25","opp":"Danny Castillo","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":19,"x":383,"y":204.6,"elo":1578,"date":"2015-12-10","opp":"Michael Chiesa","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":20,"x":392.6,"y":231.1,"elo":1562,"date":"2016-03-05","opp":"Diego Sanchez","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":21,"x":406.8,"y":210.6,"elo":1575,"date":"2016-07-09","opp":"Takanori Gomi","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":22,"x":412.3,"y":186.6,"elo":1590,"date":"2016-08-27","opp":"Joe Lauzon","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":23,"x":420.9,"y":162.5,"elo":1605,"date":"2016-11-12","opp":"Thiago Alves","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":24,"x":431.1,"y":189,"elo":1588,"date":"2017-02-11","opp":"Dustin Poirier","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":25,"x":447.6,"y":216.9,"elo":1571,"date":"2017-07-08","opp":"Anthony Pettis","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":26,"x":460.2,"y":242.6,"elo":1555,"date":"2017-10-28","opp":"Francisco Trinaldo","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":27,"x":479.9,"y":275.8,"elo":1534,"date":"2018-04-21","opp":"Dan Hooker","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":28,"x":495.6,"y":255.3,"elo":1547,"date":"2018-09-08","opp":"Alex White","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":29,"x":506.6,"y":284.4,"elo":1529,"date":"2018-12-15","opp":"Charles Oliveira","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":30,"x":521.5,"y":263.4,"elo":1542,"date":"2019-04-27","opp":"Jason Gonzalez","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":31,"x":532.5,"y":235.8,"elo":1559,"date":"2019-08-03","opp":"Clay Guida","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":32,"x":554.5,"y":264.7,"elo":1541,"date":"2020-02-15","opp":"Scott Holtzman","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":33,"x":568.7,"y":235.4,"elo":1559,"date":"2020-06-20","opp":"Roosevelt Roberts","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":34,"x":575,"y":262.2,"elo":1542,"date":"2020-08-15","opp":"Vinc Pichel","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":35,"x":601.7,"y":289.5,"elo":1525,"date":"2021-04-10","opp":"Joe Solecki","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":36,"x":622.9,"y":266,"elo":1540,"date":"2021-10-16","opp":"Erick Gonzalez","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":37,"x":637.1,"y":243.6,"elo":1554,"date":"2022-02-19","opp":"Nikolas Motta","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":38,"x":652,"y":213.5,"elo":1573,"date":"2022-07-02","opp":"Donald Cerrone","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":39,"x":677.9,"y":245.2,"elo":1553,"date":"2023-02-18","opp":"Alexander Hernandez","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":40,"x":689.7,"y":223.9,"elo":1566,"date":"2023-06-03","opp":"Jesse Butler","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":41,"x":714.9,"y":202.5,"elo":1580,"date":"2024-01-13","opp":"Gabriel Benitez","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":42,"x":725.1,"y":231.3,"elo":1562,"date":"2024-04-13","opp":"King Green","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":43,"x":749.5,"y":207.9,"elo":1576,"date":"2024-11-16","opp":"Damon Jackson","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":44,"x":766,"y":237,"elo":1558,"date":"2025-04-12","opp":"Chase Hooper","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":45,"x":810,"y":212.1,"elo":1574,"date":"2026-05-09","opp":"Jared Gordon","result":"W","delta":16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 9, 2026 Jared Gordon W +16
Apr 12, 2025 Chase Hooper L -18
Nov 16, 2024 Damon Jackson W +15
Apr 13, 2024 King Green L -18
Jan 13, 2024 Gabriel Benitez W +13

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
71%
20 / 28
Finish rate
KO
6
21% of wins
SUB
14
50% of wins
DEC
8
29% of wins
KO: 6 (21%) 6 Sub: 14 (50%) 14 Dec: 8 (29%) 8
Finishes by round
20 total
R1
13 65%
R2
4 20%
R3
3 15%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1295 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
58% Head
  • Head 58%
  • Body 20%
  • Leg 21%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Distance
  • Distance 72%
  • Clinch 15%
  • Ground 13%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
28%
of losses by finish
5 of 18 · usually R2
2 KO/TKO 3 Sub 13 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1552
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 28 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Thiago Alves
Elo 1615 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
26.3
+1.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 46 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1552
Notable wins
Thiago Alves 1615 Donald Cerrone 1608 Joe Lauzon 1607

Top lightweight

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#1 · Elo 1686
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#2 · Elo 1686
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#3 · Elo 1676
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#4 · Elo 1670
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#5 · Elo 1661
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Jim Miller on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.