Steven Siler vs. Cole Miller

UFC 5-4-0 vs. 10-9-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-4-0
UFC record
10-9-0 (1 NC)
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
39
AgeΔ 3 yrs
42
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
144.4
Layoff (months)Δ 28.7 mo
115.7
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLNCLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Cole Miller is a submission threat — 1.79 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Steven Siler is a submission threat — 1.58 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Steven Siler rarely shoots — 0.47 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Steven Siler

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 88
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2518

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.23 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 59 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Cole Miller

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 109
Tier 3 — regional circuit 112

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3053.21/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
6053.00/min · norm 3.54
2812.96/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
7833.88/min · norm 3.47
41.6%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
33.3%norm 45.0%
54.5%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
59.3%norm 54.85%
10.16/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
40.30/15 · norm 0.29

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

Steven Siler

Distance 73.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 20.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)

Cole Miller

Distance 89.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 6.5%)

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

Steven Siler

Head 82.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 7.8%)

Cole Miller

Head 84.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Siler L/AAccFeatherweight med Miller L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 179 / 536 33.4% 40.9% 476 / 1621 29.4% 40.9%
In the clinch 99 / 150 66.0% 70.8% 70 / 109 64.2% 70.8%
On the ground 27 / 48 56.2% 69.2% 59 / 86 68.6% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 194 / 606 32.0% 37.2% 421 / 1530 27.5% 37.2%
To the body 78 / 88 88.6% 68.2% 103 / 186 55.4% 68.2%
To the legs 33 / 40 82.5% 80.7% 81 / 100 81.0% 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Siler L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Miller L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 149 / 435 34.3% 39.2% 574 / 1565 36.7% 39.2%
In the clinch 69 / 89 77.5% 70.3% 66 / 115 57.4% 70.3%
On the ground 63 / 94 67.0% 69.4% 143 / 243 58.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 168 / 470 35.7% 35.9% 512 / 1568 32.7% 35.9%
To the body 52 / 76 68.4% 67.9% 130 / 188 69.1% 67.9%
To the legs 61 / 72 84.7% 81.5% 141 / 167 84.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
321.4% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
836.4% acc · 0.60/15 · norm 1.19
2755.1% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1738.6% def · norm 61.5%
14:2515.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
30:4115.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
38:346:05 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
56:194:11 per 15 · norm 3:12
101.58/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
241.79/15 · norm 0.46

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