James Zikic vs.
Phillip Miller
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
James Zikic
Full career not yet synced for James Zikic — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Phillip Miller
Full career not yet synced for Phillip Miller — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
James Zikic
Distance 37.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 27.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 34.8% (norm 10.4%)
Phillip Miller
Distance 18.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 14.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 66.2% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
James Zikic
Head 84.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 1.5% (norm 9.7%)
Phillip Miller
Head 83.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Zikic L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Miller L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 8 / 25 | 32.0% | 41.4% | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 10 / 23 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 25 / 49 | 51.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 20 / 56 | 35.7% | 38.9% | 30 / 62 | 48.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 2 / 2 | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Zikic L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Miller L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 40.4% | 11 / 31 | 35.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 15 / 28 | 53.6% | 70.4% | 26 / 48 | 54.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 24 / 45 | 53.3% | 37.5% | 39 / 87 | 44.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miller has more cage time on record.