Jim Miller vs. Jesse Butler
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jim Miller
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 28 | 18 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
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
Jesse Butler
Full career not yet synced for Jesse Butler — 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 +4.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jim Miller
Distance 81.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)
Jesse Butler
Distance 100.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jim Miller
Head 77.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 8.0%)
Jesse Butler
Head 76.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.6% (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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Butler L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 945 / 2547 | 37.1% | 38.3% | 31 / 89 | 34.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 194 / 303 | 64.0% | 67.5% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 183 / 287 | 63.8% | 68.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 775 / 2431 | 31.9% | 35.1% | 17 / 68 | 25.0% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 266 / 372 | 71.5% | 69.1% | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 281 / 334 | 84.1% | 81.8% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 79.2% |
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 · Bantamweight: 121 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 | Lightweight med | vs Butler L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1185 / 3031 | 39.1% | 38.8% | 29 / 60 | 48.3% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 174 / 255 | 68.2% | 68.6% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 195 / 307 | 63.5% | 68.0% | 41 / 57 | 71.9% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1055 / 2895 | 36.4% | 35.2% | 62 / 106 | 58.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 351 / 496 | 70.8% | 68.2% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 148 / 202 | 73.3% | 81.5% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miller has more cage time on record.