Miller vs Jackson

Who won Miller vs Jackson?

Jim Miller beat Damon Jackson by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 Jackson stats

Jim Miller stepped into the octagon with a record of 37 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 20 by submission.

Damon Jackson made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

This was Jim Miller's 46th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008. Damon Jackson marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Jim Miller's UFC record stood at 27-18-0, while Damon Jackson's came in at 6-6-1.

The stats suggested Miller had a slight advantage in power over Jackson, with a 19% knock out percentage over Jackson's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jackson had an advantage over Miller, with a 65% submission rate over Miller's 54%.

Jim Miller was the older man by 5 years, at 41 years old.

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

Miller was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 126 to Jackson's 62.

Miller vs Jackson 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, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Jackson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Miller vs Jackson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Miller vs Jackson?

Jim Miller was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Damon Jackson made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.