Jim Miller vs. Gray Maynard

UFC 28-18-0 (1 NC) vs. 11-7-1 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
28-18-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
11-7-1 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 5 yrs
47
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
3
Layoff (months)Δ 91.1 mo
94.1
WLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jim Miller is a submission threat — 1.72 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Gray Maynard hunts takedowns — 2.91 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Gray Maynard owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jim Miller

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2818
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

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

Gray Maynard

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 117
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

13222.92/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
4931.92/min · norm 3.42
15543.43/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
6792.64/min · norm 3.37
42.1%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
32.5%norm 43.5%
56.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
66.7%norm 56.3%
60.20/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
60.35/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jim Miller

Distance 81.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)

Gray Maynard

Distance 80.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jim Miller

Head 77.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 7.9%)

Gray Maynard

Head 88.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Miller L/AAccLightweight med Maynard L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 945 / 2547 37.1% 37.9% 320 / 1215 26.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 194 / 303 64.0% 67.3% 73 / 123 59.3% 67.3%
On the ground 183 / 287 63.8% 69.1% 100 / 177 56.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 775 / 2431 31.9% 35.0% 371 / 1340 27.7% 35.0%
To the body 266 / 372 71.5% 69.1% 100 / 144 69.4% 69.1%
To the legs 281 / 334 84.1% 81.9% 22 / 31 71.0% 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 Miller L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Maynard L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1185 / 3031 39.1% 38.9% 509 / 1768 28.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 174 / 255 68.2% 68.6% 101 / 174 58.0% 68.6%
On the ground 195 / 307 63.5% 68.0% 69 / 95 72.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 1055 / 2895 36.4% 35.1% 466 / 1679 27.8% 35.1%
To the body 351 / 496 70.8% 68.1% 117 / 237 49.4% 68.1%
To the legs 148 / 202 73.3% 81.5% 96 / 121 79.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4545.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
5047.6% acc · 2.91/15 · norm 1.38
5047.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
5281.3% def · norm 64.0%
94:1220.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
74:3929.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
121:424:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
17:521:02 per 15 · norm 2:46
521.72/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
120.70/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miller has more cage time on record.