Hooper vs Miller

Who won Hooper vs Miller?

Chase Hooper beat Jim Miller by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 314, on Saturday 12th April 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chase Hooper.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hooper vs Miller stats

Chase Hooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Jim Miller made his way to the cage with a record of 38 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 21 by submission.

This was Chase Hooper's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Jim Miller marked his 46th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2008.

Chase Hooper's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Jim Miller's came in at 27-18-0.

The stats suggested Hooper had a slight advantage in power over Miller, with a 27% knock out percentage over Miller's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had a slight advantage over Hooper, with a 55% submission rate over Hooper's 53%.

Chase Hooper was the younger man by 16 years, at 25 years old.

Hooper had a height advantage of 5 inches over Miller. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Hooper was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 37 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 years and 10 months later than Miller, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 83 less professional rounds, 43 to Miller's 126.

Hooper vs Miller form

Chase Hooper had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Clay Guida at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Slava Borshchev at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jordan Leavitt at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Nick Fiore at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Steve Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hooper vs Miller start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:05 AM UTC , which was 8:05 PM EST or 5:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:05 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hooper vs Miller?

Chase Hooper was a 3/25 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Jim Miller made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.