Cerrone vs Miller

Who won Cerrone vs Miller?

Jim Miller beat Donald Cerrone by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 276, on Saturday 2nd July 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Cerrone vs Miller stats

Donald Cerrone stepped into the octagon with a record of 36 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 17 by submission.

Jim Miller made his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 18 by submission.

Jim Miller marked his 45th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2008.

Donald Cerrone's UFC record stood at 23-14-0, while Jim Miller's came in at 27-17-0.

The stats suggested Cerrone had a slight advantage in power over Miller, with a 28% knock out percentage over Miller's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had a slight advantage over Cerrone, with a 53% submission rate over Cerrone's 47%.

Donald Cerrone was the same age as Jim Miller, at 41 years old.

Cerrone had a height advantage of 5 inches over Miller. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Cerrone's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Miller's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 months later than Miller, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 115 to Miller's 123.

Cerrone vs Miller form

Cerrone had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alex Morono at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Niko Price at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Conor McGregor at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Justin Gaethje at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

He had lost to Tony Ferguson at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Jim Miller had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Anthony Pettis at UFC 213 on 8th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Dustin Poirier at UFC 208 on 11th February 2017 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

He had won against Thiago Alves at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Donald Cerrone had been fighting more than Jim Miller.

Going to this contest, Donald Cerrone had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 27 days ago, while Jim Miller's last outing had been 6 years, 7 months and 14 days ago.

Cerrone's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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