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Erick Gonzalez vs. Jim Miller

UFC 0-3-0 vs. 28-18-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-3-0
UFC record
28-18-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
34
AgeΔ 9 yrs
43
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
5'8"
75"
ReachΔ 4"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
43.8
Layoff (months)Δ 38.4 mo
5.4
LLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Erick Gonzalez hunts takedowns — 6.00 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Jim Miller is a submission threat — 1.72 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Erick Gonzalez absorbs 8.08 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Erick Gonzalez

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 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

302.40/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
13222.92/min · norm 3.44
1018.08/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
15543.43/min · norm 3.38
36.6%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
42.1%norm 43.65%
40.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.7%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
60.20/15 · norm 0.25

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

Erick Gonzalez

Distance 93.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 8.0%)

Jim Miller

Distance 81.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Erick Gonzalez

Head 82.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.0%)

Jim Miller

Head 77.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gonzalez L/AAccLightweight med Miller L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 27 / 77 35.1% 38.3% 945 / 2547 37.1% 38.3%
In the clinch 2 / 3 too few to rate 67.5% 194 / 303 64.0% 67.5%
On the ground 1 / 2 too few to rate 68.8% 183 / 287 63.8% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 68 30.9% 35.1% 775 / 2431 31.9% 35.1%
To the body 5 / 8 too few to rate 69.1% 266 / 372 71.5% 69.1%
To the legs 4 / 6 too few to rate 81.8% 281 / 334 84.1% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Gonzalez L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Miller L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 68 / 129 52.7% 38.8% 1185 / 3031 39.1% 38.8%
In the clinch 20 / 25 80.0% 68.6% 174 / 255 68.2% 68.6%
On the ground 13 / 17 too few to rate 68.0% 195 / 307 63.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 78 / 145 53.8% 35.2% 1055 / 2895 36.4% 35.2%
To the body 15 / 18 too few to rate 68.2% 351 / 496 70.8% 68.2%
To the legs 8 / 8 too few to rate 81.5% 148 / 202 73.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
555.6% acc · 6.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
4545.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.34
250.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
5047.6% def · norm 63.7%
3:1726.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
94:1220.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
3:033:39 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
121:424:01 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
521.72/15 · norm 0.48

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