Miller vs Motta

Who won Miller vs Motta?

Jim Miller beat Nikolas Motta by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th February 2022 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 Motta stats

Jim Miller stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 18 by submission.

Nikolas Motta made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jim Miller's 46th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008. Nikolas Motta marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jim Miller's UFC record stood at 27-18-0, while Nikolas Motta's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Motta had a massive power advantage over Miller, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Miller's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had a massive advantage over Motta, boasting a 55% submission rate over Motta's 0%.

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

Motta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Miller. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Miller was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Motta, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 87 more professional rounds, 126 to Motta's 39.

Miller vs Motta form

Miller had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to 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.

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

He was victorious against Nikolas Motta at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Motta's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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