Miller vs Gonzalez

Who won Miller vs Gonzalez?

Jim Miller beat Erick Gonzalez by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 40, on Saturday 16th October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Miller vs Gonzalez stats

Jim Miller stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 18 by submission.

Erick Gonzalez made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jim Miller's 45th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008.

Jim Miller's UFC record stood at 27-17-0, while Erick Gonzalez's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had a massive power advantage over Miller, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Miller's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had a massive advantage over Gonzalez, boasting a 56% submission rate over Gonzalez's 7%.

Jim Miller was the older man by 8 years, at 41 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Miller. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Miller was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 9 years and 1 month earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, 123 to Gonzalez's 45.

Miller vs Gonzalez form

Miller had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Bobby Green at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Gabriel Benitez at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jesse Butler at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Donald Cerrone at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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