Jim Miller vs. Scott Holtzman
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
Scott Holtzman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 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%)
Scott Holtzman
Distance 76.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 13.6% (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%)
Scott Holtzman
Head 80.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (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 | Holtzman L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 945 / 2547 | 37.1% | 37.9% | 461 / 1148 | 40.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 194 / 303 | 64.0% | 67.3% | 115 / 157 | 73.2% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 183 / 287 | 63.8% | 69.1% | 147 / 206 | 71.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 775 / 2431 | 31.9% | 35.0% | 528 / 1223 | 43.2% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 266 / 372 | 71.5% | 69.1% | 117 / 183 | 63.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 281 / 334 | 84.1% | 81.9% | 78 / 105 | 74.3% | 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 Holtzman L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1185 / 3031 | 39.1% | 38.9% | 453 / 1136 | 39.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 174 / 255 | 68.2% | 68.6% | 122 / 169 | 72.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 195 / 307 | 63.5% | 68.0% | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1055 / 2895 | 36.4% | 35.1% | 382 / 1079 | 35.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 351 / 496 | 70.8% | 68.1% | 137 / 181 | 75.7% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 148 / 202 | 73.3% | 81.5% | 93 / 101 | 92.1% | 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.