Pro Record
21-4-0
Jim Miller
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- Name: Jim Miller
- Professional MMA Record: 21-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: N/A
- Current Streak: 1 Loss
- Age: 28 | Date of Birth: 1983.08.30
- Last Fight: May 05, 2012 in UFC
- Weight Class: Lightweight | Last Weigh-In: 156.0 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $261,000 USD
- Height: 5'8" (173cm) | Reach: 71.0" (180cm)
- Gym/Affiliation: AMA Fight Club
- Born: Sparta, New Jersey, United States
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG | UFC.com
- Fighting out of: Whippany, New Jersey
- Personal Pages: Twitter | Facebook | Official Site
| Consensus Rank |
#7 Current Best MMA Lightweight Fighter
#60 Top Fan Favorite MMA Fighter #33 Greatest MMA Grappler of All Time #48 Current Best Pound For Pound MMA Fighter |
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An accomplished high school wrestler and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, Jim Miller entered professional MMA competition in 2005, running his record to 5-0 before running into fellow New Jersey native and future UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar in Atlantic City, where he lost a competitive decision. Following the loss, Miller bounced back with eight straight victories—including two in the UFC—defeating Matt Wiman and David Baron along the way. After suffering the second defeat of his career to Gray Maynard at UFC 96—again by decision—Miller went on another winning streak, defeating notable lightweights such as Mac Danzig, Duane Ludwig, and Mark Bocek to establish himself as a contender in the UFC lightweight division.
Although he has made strides in recent camps with his boxing technique, Miller—like his older brother, Dan—is predominantly known as a wrestler and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter, often dragging his opponents down to the matt in an attempt to look for a submission or grind out a decision. More than half of his career wins have come by way of submission.
Jim Miller MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
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Loss | Submission | Choke
4:09 Round 2 of 5, 9:09 Total |
Nate Diaz
Ref: Keith Peterson |
UFC on FOX 3: Diaz vs. Miller
Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2012.05.05 |
| Odds: -175 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 156.0 lbs | |||
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#48 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2012
UFC on FOX 3 Submission of the Night |
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Win | Submission | Choke
2:04 Round 1 of 3 |
Melvin Guillard
Ref: Herb Dean |
UFC on FX 1: Guillard vs. Miller
Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2012.01.20 |
| Odds: -170 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $45,000 Sub/Night | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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#14 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2012
#2 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2012 UFC on FX 1 Submission of the Night |
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Ben Henderson
Ref: Josh Rosenthal |
UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs. Lytle
Co-Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2011.08.14 |
| Odds: -175 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $35,000 Base | Weigh-In: 155.5 lbs | |||
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#97 Greatest Fight of All Time
#83 Biggest Upset of All Time #35 Greatest Lightweight MMA Fight of All Time #29 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2011 |
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Win | KO/TKO | Strikes
2:15 Round 3 of 3, 12:15 Total |
Kamal Shalorus
Ref: Kevin Mulhall |
UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2011.03.19 |
| Odds: -270 Moderate Favorite | Weigh-In: 155.5 lbs | |||
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Win | Submission | Leglock
1:59 Round 1 of 3 |
Charles Oliveira
Ref: Dan Miragliotta |
UFC 124: St. Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2010.12.11 |
| Odds: +140 Slight Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $50,000 Sub/Night | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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#6 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2010
UFC 124 Submission of the Night |
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Gleison Tibau
Ref: Jon Schorle |
UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2010.09.15 |
| Odds: -135 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 155.5 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Mark Bocek
Ref: Yves Lavigne |
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2010.03.27 |
| Odds: -423 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
| Cancelled Bout | Tyson Griffin | UFC 108 - Reason: Griffin Injury | 2010.01.02 |
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Win | Submission | Armlock
2:31 Round 1 of 3 |
Duane Ludwig
Ref: Mario Yamasaki |
UFC 108: Evans vs Silva
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2010.01.02 |
| Odds: -430 Heavy Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $30,000 ($15K Base, $15K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
| Cancelled Bout | Thiago Tavares | UFC 103 - Reason: Tavares Knee Injury | 2009.09.19 |
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Win | KO/TKO | Injury
0:48 Round 2 of 3, 5:48 Total |
Steve Lopez
Ref: Don Turnage |
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2009.09.19 |
| Odds: -511 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 154.5 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Mac Danzig
Ref: Steve Mazzagatti |
UFC 100
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2009.07.11 |
| Odds: -180 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $22,000 ($11K Base, $11K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Gray Maynard
Ref: Dan Miragliotta |
UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2009.03.07 |
| Odds: +163 Slight Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $9,000 Base | Weigh-In: 154.5 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Matt Wiman
Ref: Mario Yamasaki |
UFC Fight Night 16: Fight for the Troops
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2008.12.10 |
| Odds: -125 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $30,000 Fight/Night | Weigh-In: 156.0 lbs | |||
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UFC Fight Night 16 Fight of the Night
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Win | Submission | Choke
3:19 Round 3 of 3, 13:19 Total |
David Baron
Ref: Marc Goddard |
UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2008.10.18 |
| Odds: -180 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $40,000 Sub/Night | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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UFC 89 Submission of the Night
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| Cancelled Bout | Fabricio Camoes | IFL 22 - Reason: Camoes Injury | 2008.05.16 |
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 12:00 Total |
Bart Palaszewski
Ref: Dan Miragliotta |
IFL 21: New Jersey
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2008.04.04 |
| Odds: +160 Slight Underdog | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
| Win | Submission | Choke | Chris Liguori | Ring of Combat 18 | 2008.03.07 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Chris Liguori | Ring of Combat 17 | 2007.11.30 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Nuri Shakir | BCX 3 | 2007.10.20 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Anthony Morrison | CFFC 5 | 2007.06.23 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Al Buck | CFFC 4 | 2007.04.13 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Frankie Edgar | RF 14 | 2006.11.18 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | James Jones | CITC | 2006.09.30 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Muhsin Corbbrey | RF 13 | 2006.08.05 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Joseph Andujar | RF 12 | 2006.04.29 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Kevin Roddy | RF 11 | 2006.02.11 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Eddie Fyvie | RF 10 | 2005.11.19 |
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"I fucked up and didn't notice it wasn't."
It was just a tingle midway through the Yves Jabouin vs. Jeff Hougland fight at UFC on FUEL TV 3 last night (May, 15, 2012), but then it hit me like a clean Dan Henderson right hand the moment Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White uttered that simple eight-word phrase on Twitter.com.
I didn't care. I was bored. And not even a sensat...
Wednesday 05.16.2012 11:31am ET | View Full Article
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"I still think I’m sitting pretty good. I’m ranked number 10 right now. I was ranked number five. When you look at our division it’s so stacked so you don’t see too many five and six fight win streaks against the top guys. So I think any the top guys deserve a shot at the belt at some point. There’s no dominate guy in our weight class anymore at all, there’s too much talent. I’m content with wh...
Tuesday 05.15.2012 4:26pm ET | View Full Article
We posted video yesterday of UFC president Dana White's odd video blog for UFC on Fuel TV 3 which instead devoted itself entirely to Dana White responding to Wrestling Observer (and former Yahoo!) writer Dave Meltzer's analysis of the UFC on Fox 3 numbers (subscription required).
Meltzer responded in the WO Forum:
"Here's all I want to say.
Dana called me and told me what he was going to do ah...
Tuesday 05.15.2012 12:59pm ET | View Full Article
Generally we break these things down fight-by-fight, but for this event we're going to do one primer for the whole undercard. There are a few fighters that you might not immediately recognize, so we'll provide a little background info on each and break down the matchups a bit. For a much more thorough breakdown of each of these fights, you can check out Dallas Winston's awesome u...
