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Dan Miller vs.
Rob Kimmons

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

6-7-0 Dan Miller · UFC
3-4-0 Rob Kimmons · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

6-7-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
45
AgeΔ 0 yrs
45
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
132.8
Layoff (months)Δ 52.3 mo
185.1
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Rob Kimmons is a submission threat — 2.37 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Dan Miller is a submission threat — 1.63 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Rob Kimmons's takedown defense leaks — 25% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Dan Miller

Full career not yet synced for Dan Miller — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Rob Kimmons

Full career not yet synced for Rob Kimmons — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2982.02/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
941.86/min · norm 3.25
4583.11/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2424.79/min · norm 3.20
36.0%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
48.7%norm 47.4%
49.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
38.4%norm 53.8%
20.20/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Dan Miller

Distance 83.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 10.3%)

Rob Kimmons

Distance 44.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 38.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 10.3%)

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%)

Rob Kimmons

Head 77.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (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 Kimmons L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 207 / 691 30.0% 40.5% 26 / 86 30.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 43 / 56 76.8% 70.3% 45 / 74 60.8% 70.3%
On the ground 48 / 80 60.0% 69.1% 23 / 33 69.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 193 / 662 29.2% 38.9% 61 / 150 40.7% 38.9%
To the body 63 / 114 55.3% 71.7% 27 / 37 73.0% 71.7%
To the legs 42 / 51 82.4% 83.3% 6 / 6 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 Kimmons L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 258 / 625 41.3% 39.5% 49 / 126 38.9% 39.5%
In the clinch 75 / 96 78.1% 70.9% 93 / 125 74.4% 70.9%
On the ground 125 / 177 70.6% 69.0% 100 / 142 70.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 340 / 768 44.3% 37.9% 133 / 270 49.3% 37.9%
To the body 46 / 56 82.1% 71.3% 94 / 107 87.9% 71.3%
To the legs 72 / 74 97.3% 82.1% 15 / 16 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1551.7% acc · 1.53/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
746.7% acc · 2.08/15 · norm 1.42
1647.1% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
225.0% def · norm 63.1%
29:2820.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
13:2126.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
58:025:54 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
28:538:34 per 15 · norm 3:00
161.63/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
82.37/15 · norm 0.47

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

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