Danny Castillo vs. Jim Miller

UFC 7-7-0 vs. 28-18-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-7-0
UFC record
28-18-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
46
AgeΔ 4 yrs
42
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
127.6
Layoff (months)Δ 124.6 mo
3
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jim Miller is a submission threat — 1.72 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Danny Castillo hunts takedowns — 2.68 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Danny Castillo owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Danny Castillo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 77
Tier 3 — regional circuit 103

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Jim Miller

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2818
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 28 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 59 documented bouts

In the UFC: 16-17 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4712.72/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
13222.92/min · norm 3.42
3692.13/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
15543.43/min · norm 3.37
43.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.1%norm 43.5%
61.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.7%norm 56.3%
20.17/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
60.20/15 · norm 0.25

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

Danny Castillo

Distance 72.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 19.6% (norm 8.0%)

Jim Miller

Distance 81.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Danny Castillo

Head 82.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 7.9%)

Jim Miller

Head 77.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Castillo L/AAccLightweight med Miller L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 267 / 788 33.9% 37.9% 945 / 2547 37.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 72 / 84 85.7% 67.3% 194 / 303 64.0% 67.3%
On the ground 132 / 213 62.0% 69.1% 183 / 287 63.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 312 / 894 34.9% 35.0% 775 / 2431 31.9% 35.0%
To the body 70 / 93 75.3% 69.1% 266 / 372 71.5% 69.1%
To the legs 89 / 98 90.8% 81.9% 281 / 334 84.1% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Castillo L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Miller L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 306 / 866 35.3% 38.9% 1185 / 3031 39.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 32 / 55 58.2% 68.6% 174 / 255 68.2% 68.6%
On the ground 31 / 38 81.6% 68.0% 195 / 307 63.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 185 / 716 25.8% 35.1% 1055 / 2895 36.4% 35.1%
To the body 90 / 138 65.2% 68.1% 351 / 496 70.8% 68.1%
To the legs 94 / 105 89.5% 81.5% 148 / 202 73.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3134.8% acc · 2.68/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
4545.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.38
2060.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
5047.6% def · norm 64.0%
65:0337.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
94:1220.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
20:211:45 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
121:424:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
30.26/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
521.72/15 · norm 0.49

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