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Jim Miller vs.
Mac Danzig

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

28-18-0 (1 NC) Jim Miller · UFC
5-8-0 Mac Danzig · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

28-18-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42.9
AgeΔ 3.7 yrs
46.6
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
2.9
Layoff (months)Δ 148.8 mo
151.7
WLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
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.

Jim Miller is a submission threat — 1.72 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Mac Danzig is a submission threat — 0.64 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Mac Danzig carries real power — 0.32 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight 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.

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

Mac Danzig

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

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

13222.92/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
4923.49/min · norm 3.42
15543.43/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
4773.39/min · norm 3.37
42.1%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
49.9%norm 43.5%
56.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
57.2%norm 56.3%
60.20/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.32/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jim Miller

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

Mac Danzig

Distance 77.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jim Miller

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

Mac Danzig

Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Miller L/AAccLightweight med Danzig L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 945 / 2547 37.1% 37.9% 338 / 762 44.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 194 / 303 64.0% 67.3% 97 / 132 73.5% 67.3%
On the ground 183 / 287 63.8% 69.1% 57 / 92 62.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 775 / 2431 31.9% 35.0% 337 / 802 42.0% 35.0%
To the body 266 / 372 71.5% 69.1% 95 / 116 81.9% 69.1%
To the legs 281 / 334 84.1% 81.9% 60 / 68 88.2% 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 Miller L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Danzig L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1185 / 3031 39.1% 38.9% 243 / 780 31.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 174 / 255 68.2% 68.6% 139 / 189 73.5% 68.6%
On the ground 195 / 307 63.5% 68.0% 95 / 146 65.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 1055 / 2895 36.4% 35.1% 289 / 893 32.4% 35.1%
To the body 351 / 496 70.8% 68.1% 100 / 128 78.1% 68.1%
To the legs 148 / 202 73.3% 81.5% 88 / 94 93.6% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

4545.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1237.5% acc · 1.28/15 · norm 1.38
5047.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2347.9% def · norm 64.0%
94:1220.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
30:3321.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
121:424:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
46:294:57 per 15 · norm 2:46
521.72/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
60.64/15 · 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.

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