Dan Miller vs. John Salter
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dan Miller
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
John Salter
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.32 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dan Miller
Distance 83.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 10.3%)
John Salter
Distance 91.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dan Miller
Head 80.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.4%)
John Salter
Head 95.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 2.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Miller L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Salter L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 207 / 691 | 30.0% | 40.5% | 25 / 120 | 20.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 70.3% | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 48 / 80 | 60.0% | 69.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 193 / 662 | 29.2% | 38.9% | 27 / 125 | 21.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 63 / 114 | 55.3% | 71.7% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 83.3% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Miller L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Salter L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 258 / 625 | 41.3% | 39.5% | 38 / 139 | 27.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 75 / 96 | 78.1% | 70.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 125 / 177 | 70.6% | 69.0% | 7 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 340 / 768 | 44.3% | 37.9% | 37 / 146 | 25.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 46 / 56 | 82.1% | 71.3% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 72 / 74 | 97.3% | 82.1% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miller has more cage time on record.