Jim Miller, an American professional mixed martial artist, competes in the UFC lightweight division. He holds the UFC records for most bouts, total wins, and wins in the lightweight division. Notably, he is the younger sibling of former UFC fighter Dan Miller. Given his impressive record, let’s examine how many losses Jim Miller has accumulated in the UFC.
Jim Miller’s losses in UFC
Here are the key moments and defeats in the career of Miller, who has experienced 17 losses:
- UFC 96 – March 7, 2009: Jim Miller faced Gray Maynard and experienced his first defeat in the UFC via unanimous decision.
- UFC on Versus 5 – August 14, 2011: Miller suffered a unanimous decision loss to Benson Henderson.
- UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller – May 5, 2012: Miller faced Nate Diaz and lost via submission.
- UFC Fight Night 45 – July 16, 2014: Donald Cerrone knocked out Miller in the second round.
- UFC on Fox 15 – April 18, 2015: Miller lost via unanimous decision to Beneil Dariush due to a knee injury.
- UFC Fight Night 80 – December 10, 2015: Miller suffered a submission loss to Michael Chiesa.
- UFC 196 – March 5, 2016: Miller faced Diego Sanchez and lost via unanimous decision.
- UFC 208 – February 11, 2017: Miller lost to Dustin Poirier by majority decision.
- UFC 213 – July 8, 2017: Anthony Pettis defeated Miller via unanimous decision.
- UFC Fight Night 119 – October 28, 2017: Miller suffered a unanimous decision loss to Francisco Trinaldo.
- UFC Fight Night 128 – April 21, 2018: Dan Hooker knocked out Miller in the first round.
- UFC on Fox 31 – December 15, 2018: Miller faced Charles Oliveira and lost via submission.
- UFC Fight Night 167 – February 15, 2020: Miller lost a unanimous decision to Scott Holtzman.
- UFC 252 – August 15, 2020: Miller suffered a unanimous decision loss to Vinc Pichel.
- UFC on ABC 2 – April 10, 2021: Joe Solecki defeated Miller via unanimous decision.
- UFC Fight Night 219 – February 18, 2023: Miller was scheduled to face Gabriel Benítez but fought Alexander Hernandez instead, losing by unanimous decision
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