Gray Maynard vs. Jim Miller
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Gray Maynard
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Jim Miller
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 28 | 18 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 28 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 59 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-17 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gray Maynard
Distance 80.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)
Jim Miller
Distance 81.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gray Maynard
Head 88.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.9%)
Jim Miller
Head 77.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Maynard L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Miller L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 320 / 1215 | 26.3% | 37.9% | 945 / 2547 | 37.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 123 | 59.3% | 67.3% | 194 / 303 | 64.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 100 / 177 | 56.5% | 69.1% | 183 / 287 | 63.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 371 / 1340 | 27.7% | 35.0% | 775 / 2431 | 31.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 100 / 144 | 69.4% | 69.1% | 266 / 372 | 71.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 81.9% | 281 / 334 | 84.1% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Maynard L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Miller L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 509 / 1768 | 28.8% | 38.9% | 1185 / 3031 | 39.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 101 / 174 | 58.0% | 68.6% | 174 / 255 | 68.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 69 / 95 | 72.6% | 68.0% | 195 / 307 | 63.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 466 / 1679 | 27.8% | 35.1% | 1055 / 2895 | 36.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 117 / 237 | 49.4% | 68.1% | 351 / 496 | 70.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 96 / 121 | 79.3% | 81.5% | 148 / 202 | 73.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miller has more cage time on record.