Miller vs Hernandez

Who won Miller vs Hernandez?

Alexander Hernandez beat Jim Miller by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexander Hernandez.

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 Hernandez stats

Jim Miller stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 19 by submission.

Alexander Hernandez made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jim Miller's 45th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008. Alexander Hernandez marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Jim Miller's UFC record stood at 27-17-0, while Alexander Hernandez's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Hernandez had a large advantage in power over Miller, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Miller's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had a massive advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 54% submission rate over Hernandez's 15%.

Jim Miller was the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

Hernandez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Miller. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Miller was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 33 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, 123 to Hernandez's 51.

Miller vs Hernandez form

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

In his last fight before 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.

Hernandez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Billy Quarantillo at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Renato Moicano at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Mike Breeden at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had won against Francisco Trinaldo at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jim Miller had last fought 11 months ago, while Alexander Hernandez's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 3 days ago.

Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Miller vs Hernandez?

Jim Miller was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Alexander Hernandez made his way into the ring at 23/50 (-220) with oddsmakers.