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Scott Holtzman vs.
Jim Miller

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

7-6-0 Scott Holtzman · UFC
28-18-0 (1 NC) Jim Miller · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

7-6-0
UFC record
28-18-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42.9
AgeΔ 0 yrs
42.9
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
44.1
Layoff (months)Δ 41.2 mo
2.9
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW
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.
Scott Holtzman owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Scott Holtzman carries real power — 0.36 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.

Scott Holtzman

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 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

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7234.32/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
13222.92/min · norm 3.42
6123.66/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
15543.43/min · norm 3.37
47.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.1%norm 43.5%
55.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
56.7%norm 56.3%
40.36/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
60.20/15 · norm 0.25

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

Scott Holtzman

Distance 76.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 8.0%)

Jim Miller

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

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

Scott Holtzman

Head 80.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)

Jim Miller

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

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Holtzman L/AAccLightweight med Miller L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 461 / 1148 40.2% 37.9% 945 / 2547 37.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 115 / 157 73.2% 67.3% 194 / 303 64.0% 67.3%
On the ground 147 / 206 71.4% 69.1% 183 / 287 63.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 528 / 1223 43.2% 35.0% 775 / 2431 31.9% 35.0%
To the body 117 / 183 63.9% 69.1% 266 / 372 71.5% 69.1%
To the legs 78 / 105 74.3% 81.9% 281 / 334 84.1% 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 Holtzman L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Miller L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 453 / 1136 39.9% 38.9% 1185 / 3031 39.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 122 / 169 72.2% 68.6% 174 / 255 68.2% 68.6%
On the ground 37 / 56 66.1% 68.0% 195 / 307 63.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 382 / 1079 35.4% 35.1% 1055 / 2895 36.4% 35.1%
To the body 137 / 181 75.7% 68.1% 351 / 496 70.8% 68.1%
To the legs 93 / 101 92.1% 81.5% 148 / 202 73.3% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2156.8% acc · 1.88/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
4545.0% acc · 1.49/15 · norm 1.38
6267.4% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
5047.6% def · norm 64.0%
50:4630.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
94:1220.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
32:332:55 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
121:424:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.18/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
521.72/15 · 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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