Dan Miller vs. Demian Maia
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dan Miller
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Demian Maia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 22 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.45 · 22 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dan Miller
Distance 83.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 10.0%)
Demian Maia
Distance 70.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 22.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dan Miller
Head 80.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.4%)
Demian Maia
Head 88.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Middleweight med | Maia L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 207 / 691 | 30.0% | 40.5% | 371 / 1188 | 31.2% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 70.6% | 89 / 135 | 65.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 48 / 80 | 60.0% | 69.4% | 279 / 373 | 74.8% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 193 / 662 | 29.2% | 38.8% | 592 / 1493 | 39.7% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 63 / 114 | 55.3% | 71.6% | 108 / 153 | 70.6% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 83.3% | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 83.0% |
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: 178 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 | Middleweight med | vs Maia L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 258 / 625 | 41.3% | 39.5% | 655 / 2026 | 32.3% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 75 / 96 | 78.1% | 70.4% | 58 / 95 | 61.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 125 / 177 | 70.6% | 69.0% | 133 / 206 | 64.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 340 / 768 | 44.3% | 37.9% | 567 / 1924 | 29.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 46 / 56 | 82.1% | 71.3% | 106 / 185 | 57.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 72 / 74 | 97.3% | 82.1% | 173 / 218 | 79.4% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Maia has more cage time on record.