Jim Miller

Overview

Twelve of Jim Miller's 28 UFC wins came in the first round, and 14 came by submission. He also has 18 UFC losses, 13 of them by decision.

"A-10" is a Lightweight out of Newton, NJ, fighting for Miller Brothers MMA in Sparta. His UFC record is 28-18 with one no contest, and 20 of those wins ended before the judges got involved. Few fighters on the roster have more UFC fights, and he made his debut in 2008. He is not a champion, and the fight list gives no title fights.

He wins by finishing. When it goes to the cards, it usually goes against him.

UFC Career

Miller debuted at UFC 89 in October 2008 with a third-round submission of David Baron. A decision win over Matt Wiman followed, then a unanimous decision loss to Gray Maynard, an opponent our model rates as strong. He came back with a run that peaked at seven straight wins, his longest streak in the UFC. Along the way he submitted Charles Oliveira in the first round at UFC 124 and knocked out Kamal Shalorus in the third.

His first main event was a first-round submission of Melvin Guillard in January 2012. His next, against Nate Diaz on FOX that May, ended in a second-round submission loss. Later losses included a second-round TKO to Donald Cerrone, a fighter our model rates as elite.

From 2015 to 2021 the decision losses pile up: Beneil Dariush, Diego Sanchez, Anthony Pettis, Francisco Trinaldo, Scott Holtzman and Vinc Pichel, among others. The finishes never went away, though. He submitted Alex White in 1:29 and Clay Guida in 0:58, and in 2022 he got his own back on Cerrone with a second-round submission at UFC 276.

Later wins include a first-round TKO of Jesse Butler in 23 seconds and a first-round submission of Damon Jackson. His last fight was a first-round submission of Jared Gordon at UFC 328.

He carries that win into his next fight.

Fighting Style

Miller is a submission hunter. He goes after chokes and locks far more often than most UFC fighters, and his record backs it up. Fourteen of his UFC wins have come by submission, 10 of them in the first round.

He is also hard to hit. He absorbs fewer strikes than most and defends well, though he lands fewer than most. His takedown output is about average, and he gets taken down more than most.

He is not only a grappler. He has six UFC wins by KO/TKO, three of them in the second round.

When the finish doesn't come, the cards haven't been kind to him. Thirteen of his 18 UFC losses have gone to a decision.

Notable Wins

• Charles Oliveira — submission, round 1, UFC 124 (2010)
• Joe Lauzon — unanimous decision, UFC 155 (2012)
• Donald Cerrone — submission, round 2, UFC 276 (2022)
• Roosevelt Roberts — submission, round 1, UFC Fight Night (2020)

Quick Facts

• Division: Lightweight
• UFC record: 28-18, 1 no contest
• Professional record (all promotions): 39-19-0
• UFC debut: 2008
• Stance: Southpaw
• Reach: 71"
• Height: 5'8"
• Team: Miller Brothers MMA, Sparta, NJ
• Born: Newton, NJ, United States