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Mikey Burnett vs.
Pat Miletich

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

2-1-0 Mikey Burnett · UFC
8-2-0 Pat Miletich · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-1-0
UFC record
8-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
52.3
AgeΔ 6.1 yrs
58.4
5'6"
HeightΔ 4"
5'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
330.9
Layoff (months)Δ 38.4 mo
292.5
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
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.

Mikey Burnett is a submission threat — 1.95 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Mikey Burnett carries real power — 0.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Pat Miletich owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight 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.

Mikey Burnett

Full career not yet synced for Mikey Burnett — 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 +0.3 wins over .500

Pat Miletich

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

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1083.51/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1471.69/min · norm 3.17
591.92/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1201.38/min · norm 3.06
41.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
44.8%norm 44.9%
51.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
64.4%norm 55.25%
10.49/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.17/15 · norm 0.38

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

Mikey Burnett

Distance 52.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 34.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 8.0%)

Pat Miletich

Distance 71.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.1%)

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

Mikey Burnett

Head 77.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 7.9%)

Pat Miletich

Head 70.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 14.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Burnett L/AAccLightweight med Miletich L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 34 / 136 25.0% 37.9% 76 / 233 32.6% 38.6%
In the clinch 52 / 89 58.4% 67.3% 46 / 62 74.2% 67.8%
On the ground 22 / 33 66.7% 69.1% 25 / 33 75.8% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 55 / 200 27.5% 35.0% 73 / 232 31.5% 37.2%
To the body 46 / 49 93.9% 69.1% 39 / 50 78.0% 70.7%
To the legs 7 / 9 too few to rate 81.9% 35 / 46 76.1% 82.9%

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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Burnett L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Miletich L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 29 / 70 41.4% 38.9% 43 / 200 21.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 30 / 51 58.8% 68.6% 47 / 63 74.6% 68.9%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0% 30 / 74 40.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 11 / 53 20.8% 35.1% 45 / 246 18.3% 35.6%
To the body 27 / 35 77.1% 68.1% 42 / 49 85.7% 69.6%
To the legs 21 / 33 63.6% 81.5% 33 / 42 78.6% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

3100.0% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1055.6% acc · 1.72/15 · norm 1.27
1694.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1354.2% def · norm 63.9%
— of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
15:4635.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
— per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
7:261:16 per 15 · norm 3:15
41.95/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
50.86/15 · norm 0.45

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

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