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Jim Miller vs. Terrance McKinney

UFC 28-18-0 (1 NC) vs. 8-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
28-18-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
8-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
43
AgeΔ 11 yrs
32
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 2"
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
5.4
Layoff (months)Δ 2.1 mo
3.3
WLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Terrance McKinney carries real power — 1.31 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Terrance McKinney is a submission threat — 2.18 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Jim Miller is a submission threat — 1.72 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Terrance McKinney

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

13222.92/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
2747.95/min · norm 3.44
15543.43/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1644.76/min · norm 3.38
42.1%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
55.8%norm 43.65%
56.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
41.6%norm 56.3%
60.20/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
31.31/15 · norm 0.25

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%)

Terrance McKinney

Distance 60.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 30.8% (norm 8.0%)

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%)

Terrance McKinney

Head 90.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.2% (norm 8.0%)

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 McKinney L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 945 / 2547 37.1% 38.3% 128 / 297 43.1% 38.3%
In the clinch 194 / 303 64.0% 67.5% 32 / 43 74.4% 67.5%
On the ground 183 / 287 63.8% 68.8% 114 / 151 75.5% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 775 / 2431 31.9% 35.1% 239 / 444 53.8% 35.1%
To the body 266 / 372 71.5% 69.1% 35 / 46 76.1% 69.1%
To the legs 281 / 334 84.1% 81.8% 0 / 1 too few to rate 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 Miller L/AOpp accLightweight med vs McKinney L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1185 / 3031 39.1% 38.8% 104 / 201 51.7% 38.8%
In the clinch 174 / 255 68.2% 68.6% 19 / 24 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 195 / 307 63.5% 68.0% 41 / 56 73.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 1055 / 2895 36.4% 35.2% 102 / 203 50.2% 35.2%
To the body 351 / 496 70.8% 68.2% 44 / 56 78.6% 68.2%
To the legs 148 / 202 73.3% 81.5% 18 / 22 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4545.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
746.7% acc · 3.05/15 · norm 1.34
5047.6% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
872.7% def · norm 63.7%
94:1220.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
15:3345.1% of cage time · norm 18.95%
121:424:01 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
3:351:33 per 15 · norm 2:50
521.72/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
52.18/15 · 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.