Michael Bisping vs. Jason Miller

UFC 20-9-0 vs. 0-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
20-9-0
UFC record
0-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
47
AgeΔ 2 yrs
45
6'1"
HeightΔ 0"
6'1"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
104.4
Layoff (months)Δ 66 mo
170.4
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jason Miller's takedown defense leaks — 25% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight norm.
Jason Miller rarely shoots — 0.69 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Michael Bisping defends head shots well — opponents land just 26%, vs a 38% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Michael Bisping

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 209
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.45 · 20 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 39 documented bouts

In the UFC: 14-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Jason Miller

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 03
Tier 3 — regional circuit 237

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.51 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

15674.29/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
571.31/min · norm 3.25
9992.73/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1954.48/min · norm 3.20
37.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
29.4%norm 47.4%
65.4%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
42.5%norm 53.8%
80.33/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Michael Bisping

Distance 88.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 10.3%)

Jason Miller

Distance 88.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Michael Bisping

Head 86.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)

Jason Miller

Head 84.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bisping L/AAccMiddleweight med Miller L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1271 / 3664 34.7% 40.5% 43 / 171 25.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 152 / 241 63.1% 70.3% 6 / 13 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 144 / 255 56.5% 69.1% 8 / 10 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 1132 / 3600 31.4% 38.9% 34 / 163 20.9% 38.9%
To the body 195 / 283 68.9% 71.7% 20 / 26 76.9% 71.7%
To the legs 240 / 277 86.6% 83.3% 3 / 5 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 (Middleweight: 174 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 Bisping L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Miller L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 820 / 2543 32.2% 39.5% 88 / 189 46.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 84 / 168 50.0% 70.9% 22 / 29 75.9% 70.9%
On the ground 95 / 173 54.9% 69.0% 85 / 121 70.2% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 587 / 2294 25.6% 37.9% 152 / 293 51.9% 37.9%
To the body 185 / 312 59.3% 71.3% 30 / 33 90.9% 71.3%
To the legs 227 / 278 81.7% 82.1% 13 / 13 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2643.3% acc · 1.07/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
211.8% acc · 0.69/15 · norm 1.42
6263.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
325.0% def · norm 63.1%
33:069.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
4:119.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
54:532:15 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
25:228:44 per 15 · norm 3:00
50.21/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
20.69/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bisping has more cage time on record.