Jim Miller vs. Matt Wiman
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Matt Wiman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Matt Wiman
Distance 55.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.3% (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%)
Matt Wiman
Head 80.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.4% (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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Wiman L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 945 / 2547 | 37.1% | 37.9% | 247 / 612 | 40.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 194 / 303 | 64.0% | 67.3% | 139 / 207 | 67.1% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 183 / 287 | 63.8% | 69.1% | 171 / 293 | 58.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 775 / 2431 | 31.9% | 35.0% | 386 / 891 | 43.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 266 / 372 | 71.5% | 69.1% | 69 / 94 | 73.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 281 / 334 | 84.1% | 81.9% | 102 / 127 | 80.3% | 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Wiman L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1185 / 3031 | 39.1% | 38.9% | 263 / 717 | 36.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 174 / 255 | 68.2% | 68.6% | 193 / 292 | 66.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 195 / 307 | 63.5% | 68.0% | 171 / 273 | 62.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1055 / 2895 | 36.4% | 35.1% | 457 / 1067 | 42.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 351 / 496 | 70.8% | 68.1% | 123 / 152 | 80.9% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 148 / 202 | 73.3% | 81.5% | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 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.