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 44th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008.
Jim Miller's UFC record stood at 26-17-0, 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 40 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 77 more professional rounds, 122 to Gonzalez's 45.
Miller vs Gonzalez form
Jim Miller had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Roosevelt Roberts at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Clay Guida at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee.
Before that, 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.
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.
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Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Miller vs Gonzalez?
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