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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Jim Miller won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1516
Jim Miller
Elo1502
Nikolas Motta

Jim MillervsNikolas MottaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill · Saturday, February 19, 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Jim Miller won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:58

Style matchupJim Miller: Submission grapplervsNikolas Motta: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.

Model Prediction: Jim Miller wins(59.8%)

Actual result: Jim Miller wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jim Miller at +150 American odds

+$150 profit

$250 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Nikolas Motta has 36pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Jim Miller (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Jim Miller
Red Corner
VS
Nikolas Motta
Blue Corner
+150
(40%)
Vegas Odds
-170
(63%)
1516
Elo
1502
42
Age
33
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Jim Miller
oldest →
W
SUBvs Gabriel Benitez · Jan 24
L
vs King Green · Apr 24
W
SUBvs Damon Jackson · Nov 24
L
vs Chase Hooper · Apr 25
W
SUBvs Jared Gordon · May 26
latest
Nikolas Motta
oldest →
W
KOvs Cameron VanCamp · Sep 22
L
KOvs Manuel Torres · Jun 23
W
KOvs Tom Nolan · Jan 24
W
vs Maheshate · Nov 24
L
KOvs Nazim Sadykhov · Jun 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Jim MillerMetricNikolas Motta
2.92
Strikes / min
4.13
3.43
Strikes absorbed / min
5.28
56%
Strike defense
52%
1.49
TDs / 15 min
0.00
47%
Takedown defense
83%
1.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.51evenly matched on net striking-1.15

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1527 vs 1500Strikes3.0 vs 3.1Takedowns1.5 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.70 vs 0.00Form0.1 vs 0.0
Jim MillerNikolas Motta

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Jim Miller(10 fights)Nikolas Motta(6 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +14.0|Blue -14.0
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red -48.5|Blue +48.5
Grappler Score
Red -49.4|Blue +49.4
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Jim MillerTargetNikolas Motta

By target zone

24
36% acc · 50%
Head
17
32% acc · 81%
6
86% acc · 13%
Body
2
100% acc · 10%
18
100% acc · 38%
Leg
2
100% acc · 10%

By position

34
50% acc · 71%
Distance
21
37% acc · 100%
3
100% acc · 6%
Clinch
0
11
52% acc · 23%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Jim Miller rounds
0
even
0
Nikolas Motta rounds
Round 1Jim Miller edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:26
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Jim Miller edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control0:08
Knockdowns1
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
48 / 92
Sig Strikes
21 / 57
52.5%
Sig Str %
35.5%
49 / 93
Total Strikes
21 / 57
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:34
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nikolas Motta14 / 3514 / 350 / 00
1Jim Miller26 / 5427 / 550 / 00
2Nikolas Motta7 / 227 / 220 / 00
2Jim Miller22 / 3822 / 380 / 00

Jim Miller

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights40

Nikolas Motta

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights6