Featherweight

Cole Miller

Last fought: Dec 2016

RECORD

Pro

21-11-0 (1 NC)

UFC

10-9-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:04
Fight Completion Rate	67.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.02
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	39-34 (53.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	12-10 (54.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	26-23 (53.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	56.9%
% Time in Control	15.2%
% Time Controlled	27.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	35.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.15
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.01
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.85
Distance Strike Accuracy	29.4%
Distance Strike Defense	63.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.86
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.80
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.96
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.92
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	11.73
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.92

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field

Cole Miller League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Cole Miller
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	33.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Strike Differential	-0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	36.4%
Takedown Defense	38.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	1.8
Control Time/15min	2:16
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	10.0%
Submission % of Wins	70.0%
Decision % of Wins	20.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:04
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.7

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	31.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Takedown Accuracy	60.0%
Takedown Defense	20.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:54

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Mizuto Hirota

UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson • Dec 2016Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cole Miller21/6035%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:03

Mizuto Hirota57/11450%TD 6/7Ctrl 9:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mizuto Hirota	23/48	48%	4/4	2:27	—

R2	Cole Miller	3/13	23%	0/0	1:03	—
	Mizuto Hirota	16/32	50%	1/1	3:12	—

R3	Cole Miller	7/16	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mizuto Hirota	18/34	53%	1/2	4:10	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Caceres

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 • Jun 2016Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cole Miller33/12726%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:33

Alex Caceres97/15662%TD 5/5Ctrl 3:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	8/42	19%	2/2	0:52	—
	Alex Caceres	27/38	71%	2/2	1:13	1

R2	Cole Miller	13/50	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Caceres	46/81	57%	2/2	0:26	—

R3	Cole Miller	12/35	34%	1/1	1:41	—
	Alex Caceres	24/37	65%	1/1	1:22	—

vs. Jim Alers

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Featherweight

CNC • Rd 2, 1:34

Cole Miller28/7736%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jim Alers25/7932%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	22/54	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jim Alers	19/58	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cole Miller	6/23	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jim Alers	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Max Holloway

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch • Feb 2015Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cole Miller31/13223%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:31

Max Holloway57/17632%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	10/39	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	12/48	25%	0/0	1:15	—

R2	Cole Miller	12/45	27%	0/1	0:03	—
	Max Holloway	12/50	24%	1/1	0:37	—

R3	Cole Miller	9/48	19%	0/1	0:28	—
	Max Holloway	33/78	42%	0/0	0:41	—

WIN

vs. Sam Sicilia

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou • Jan 2014Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:54

Cole Miller38/9142%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24KD 1

Sam Sicilia14/5625%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	24/62	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sam Sicilia	8/45	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cole Miller	14/29	48%	0/0	0:24	1
	Sam Sicilia	6/11	55%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andy Ogle

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz • Oct 2013Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cole Miller21/4052%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:27

Andy Ogle27/5153%TD 2/6Ctrl 7:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	12/18	67%	0/0	2:57	—
	Andy Ogle	2/8	25%	1/2	1:11	—

R2	Cole Miller	3/8	38%	0/0	1:30	—
	Andy Ogle	4/6	67%	0/3	2:46	—

R3	Cole Miller	6/14	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andy Ogle	21/37	57%	1/1	3:47	—

LOSS

vs. Manvel Gamburyan

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen • Aug 2013Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cole Miller32/11229%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Manvel Gamburyan23/6237%TD 5/7Ctrl 7:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	11/48	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	6/23	26%	1/1	1:28	—

R2	Cole Miller	14/33	42%	0/0	0:06	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	6/14	43%	3/5	3:15	—

R3	Cole Miller	7/31	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Manvel Gamburyan	11/25	44%	1/1	3:09	—

WIN

vs. Bart Palaszewski

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale • Apr 2013Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:23

Cole Miller5/4312%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:45

Bart Palaszewski18/6229%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	5/43	12%	1/1	0:45	—
	Bart Palaszewski	18/62	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nam Phan

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera • Aug 2012Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cole Miller143/42234%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Nam Phan129/36635%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	38/120	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nam Phan	40/107	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cole Miller	56/132	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nam Phan	36/120	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Cole Miller	49/170	29%	0/1	0:00	—
	Nam Phan	53/139	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Steven Siler

UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann • Mar 2012Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cole Miller72/15247%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:44

Steven Siler81/22137%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	22/37	59%	0/1	0:16	—
	Steven Siler	22/72	31%	1/3	0:35	—

R2	Cole Miller	24/60	40%	0/3	0:53	—
	Steven Siler	37/84	44%	0/1	0:41	—

R3	Cole Miller	26/55	47%	1/1	1:35	—
	Steven Siler	22/65	34%	0/2	0:02	—

WIN

vs. TJ O'Brien

UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle • Aug 2011Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:38

Cole Miller32/7642%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:49KD 1

TJ O'Brien28/6146%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	TJ O'Brien	23/45	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Cole Miller	16/27	59%	0/0	0:49	1
	TJ O'Brien	5/16	31%	0/0	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Wiman

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 • Jan 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cole Miller22/5342%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

Matt Wiman76/16546%TD 1/1Ctrl 10:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	13/31	42%	0/0	0:02	—
	Matt Wiman	26/61	43%	0/0	2:35	—

R2	Cole Miller	6/14	43%	0/0	0:01	—
	Matt Wiman	26/51	51%	1/1	4:05	—

R3	Cole Miller	3/8	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Matt Wiman	24/53	45%	0/0	4:16	—

WIN

vs. Ross Pearson

UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares • Sep 2010Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:49

Cole Miller24/7831%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:39KD 1

Ross Pearson26/7137%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	13/51	25%	1/3	0:32	—
	Ross Pearson	16/48	33%	0/0	0:11	—

R2	Cole Miller	11/27	41%	0/1	0:07	1
	Ross Pearson	10/23	43%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Dan Lauzon

UFC 108: Evans vs Silva • Jan 2010Lightweight

Submission (Inverted Triangle) • Rd 1, 3:05

Cole Miller15/3444%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Dan Lauzon10/2442%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:46KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	15/34	44%	0/0	0:06	—
	Dan Lauzon	10/24	42%	1/1	0:46	1

LOSS

vs. Efrain Escudero

UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort • Sep 2009Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:36

Cole Miller6/5311%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Efrain Escudero10/3231%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	6/53	11%	0/0	0:00	—
	Efrain Escudero	10/32	31%	1/1	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Junie Browning

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann • Apr 2009Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:58

Cole Miller3/1619%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Junie Browning1/333%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Junie Browning	1/3	33%	0/1	1:05	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Gurgel

UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin • Jul 2008Lightweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 4:48

Cole Miller41/14129%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:05

Jorge Gurgel54/12743%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	14/56	25%	0/0	0:07	—
	Jorge Gurgel	21/50	42%	0/0	0:58	—

R2	Cole Miller	20/52	38%	1/1	1:52	—
	Jorge Gurgel	21/40	52%	1/1	0:34	—

R3	Cole Miller	7/33	21%	0/1	0:06	—
	Jorge Gurgel	12/37	32%	2/2	2:28	—

LOSS

vs. Jeremy Stephens

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman • Jan 2008Lightweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 4:44

Cole Miller5/2917%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:54

Jeremy Stephens30/5456%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:19KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	5/27	19%	0/1	2:40	—
	Jeremy Stephens	7/18	39%	0/0	1:01	—

R2	Cole Miller	0/2	0%	0/0	0:14	—
	Jeremy Stephens	23/36	64%	1/1	3:18	1

WIN

vs. Leonard Garcia

UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian • Sep 2007Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Cole Miller21/4844%TD 1/2Ctrl 11:17

Leonard Garcia16/3250%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	2/8	25%	0/0	3:10	—
	Leonard Garcia	6/11	55%	0/1	1:13	—

R2	Cole Miller	10/20	50%	1/1	4:07	—
	Leonard Garcia	3/8	38%	0/0	0:32	—

R3	Cole Miller	9/20	45%	0/1	4:00	—
	Leonard Garcia	7/13	54%	0/0	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Andy Wang

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale • Jun 2007Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:10

Cole Miller12/3238%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

Andy Wang4/1136%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Cole Miller	12/32	38%	0/0	0:15	1
	Andy Wang	4/11	36%	0/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com