Phillip Miller vs. Mark Weir

UFC 2-0-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-0-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
47
AgeΔ 11 yrs
58
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
284.5
Layoff (months)Δ 5.1 mo
279.4
WW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mark Weir is a submission threat — 3.23 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Mark Weir carries real power — 2.16 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Phillip Miller owns the mat — in control 65% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Phillip Miller

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 110

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.59 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Mark Weir

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2016

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.16 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 40 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

401.61/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
251.80/min · norm 3.25
481.93/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
261.87/min · norm 3.20
54.1%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
64.1%norm 47.4%
50.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
38.1%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
22.16/15 · norm 0.32

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

Phillip Miller

Distance 18.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 14.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 66.2% (norm 10.3%)

Mark Weir

Distance 23.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 74.4% (norm 10.3%)

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

Phillip Miller

Head 83.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 8.4%)

Mark Weir

Head 94.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (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/AAccMiddleweight med Weir L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 14 too few to rate 40.5% 5 / 9 too few to rate 40.5%
In the clinch 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.3% 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 25 / 49 51.0% 69.1% 19 / 29 65.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 30 / 62 48.4% 38.9% 23 / 37 62.2% 38.9%
To the body 8 / 10 too few to rate 71.7% 2 / 2 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 83.3% 0 / 0 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/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Weir L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 11 / 31 35.5% 39.5% 1 / 2 too few to rate 39.5%
In the clinch 11 / 18 too few to rate 70.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 26 / 48 54.2% 69.0% 25 / 40 62.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 39 / 87 44.8% 37.9% 21 / 37 56.8% 37.9%
To the body 8 / 9 too few to rate 71.3% 4 / 4 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.1% 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
625.0% acc · 3.62/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
1100.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
125.0% def · norm 63.1%
16:1265.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
2:4219.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
5:283:18 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
10:0210:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.60/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
33.23/15 · norm 0.47

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