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Mark Bocek vs. Jim Miller

UFC 8-5-0 vs. 28-18-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-5-0
UFC record
28-18-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
44
AgeΔ 1 yrs
43
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
75"
ReachΔ 4"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
150.1
Layoff (months)Δ 144.7 mo
5.4
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jim Miller is a submission threat — 1.72 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Mark Bocek owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Mark Bocek is a submission threat — 1.32 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mark Bocek

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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

3472.34/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
13222.92/min · norm 3.44
3442.32/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
15543.43/min · norm 3.38
43.6%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
42.1%norm 43.65%
60.5%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)

Mark Bocek

Distance 52.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 30.4% (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)

Mark Bocek

Head 79.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (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 Bocek L/AAccLightweight med Miller L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 105 / 417 25.2% 38.3% 945 / 2547 37.1% 38.3%
In the clinch 107 / 136 78.7% 67.5% 194 / 303 64.0% 67.5%
On the ground 135 / 242 55.8% 68.8% 183 / 287 63.8% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 212 / 630 33.7% 35.1% 775 / 2431 31.9% 35.1%
To the body 74 / 96 77.1% 69.1% 266 / 372 71.5% 69.1%
To the legs 61 / 69 88.4% 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 Bocek L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Miller L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 181 / 630 28.7% 38.8% 1185 / 3031 39.1% 38.8%
In the clinch 103 / 143 72.0% 68.6% 174 / 255 68.2% 68.6%
On the ground 60 / 98 61.2% 68.0% 195 / 307 63.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 728 32.6% 35.2% 1055 / 2895 36.4% 35.2%
To the body 66 / 96 68.8% 68.2% 351 / 496 70.8% 68.2%
To the legs 41 / 47 87.2% 81.5% 148 / 202 73.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3636.7% acc · 3.65/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
4545.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.34
531.3% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
5047.6% def · norm 63.7%
80:4654.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
94:1220.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
23:032:20 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
121:424:01 per 15 · norm 2:50
131.32/15 · 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.