Miller vs Butler

Who won Miller vs Butler?

Jim Miller beat Jesse Butler by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 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 Butler stats

Jim Miller stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 19 by submission.

Jesse Butler made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jim Miller's 44th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008. Jesse Butler marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jim Miller's UFC record stood at 26-17-0, while Jesse Butler's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Miller had a slight advantage in power over Butler, with a 17% knock out percentage over Butler's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Butler had an advantage over Miller, with a 67% submission rate over Miller's 54%.

Jim Miller was the older man by 8 years, at 40 years old.

Butler had a height advantage of 2 inches over Miller. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Miller was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 36 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 9 years and 11 months earlier than Butler, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 79 more professional rounds, 122 to Butler's 43.

Miller vs Butler form

Jim Miller had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before 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.

Activity check

Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 7 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 Butler?

Jim Miller was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Jesse Butler made his way into the ring at 39/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.