Jim Miller

Picked against with an explicit root-beer framing -- the analyst says he has a hard time with this one and is only slightly leaning the other way.

Solid, technical striker who leans on straightforward combinations rather than anything flashy, executing them cleanly. Power is present but not usually a one-shot finisher; he typically needs to land two or three shots in a row to close a fight. Leg kicks are a real weapon for him. He might actually grade out better on the mat than he does standing -- a sharp, adaptable guillotine choke that still catches people even though that submission lands less often at the sport's highest level now, smooth positional movement once matches hit the floor, and enough takedown ability to get fights there in the first place. What separates him most is fight intelligence: a shrewd matchmaker of styles who steers bouts toward an opponent's soft spots, though he has run into clear skill gaps before against certain opponents, both standing and on the ground.