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Mizuto Hirota
Mizuto Hirota
17-7-2 · JPN
VS
Cole Miller
Cole Miller
21-10 · USA
December 17, 2016 · Sacramento, California, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Mizuto Hirota def. Cole Miller by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Hirota23/484/402:27
Miller11/310/000:00
R2
Hirota16/321/103:12
Miller3/130/001:03
R3
Hirota18/341/204:10
Miller7/160/000:00
Total
Hirota57/1146/709:49
Miller21/600/001:03

Scorecards

Hirota vs Miller

RdBrandon SaucedoDerek ClearyMarcos RosalesCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.9-9
R310-910-810-910-8.7
Total30-2730-2630-2729.8-26.8

Media (13 cards) · avg 3027 · 13 Hirota · 0 Miller

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Hirota-Miller.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
HirotaWin probabilityMiller
47.7%52.3%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
12%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Hirota, blue toward Miller. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Hirota48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%32%
Submission1%2%
Decision31%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2659)act 57
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 6
Miller52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%19%
Submission11%21%
Decision31%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 21
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R212%
R36%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Hirota
54.7%-124
Miller
+12444.0%
Most takedownstie 40.8%
Hirota
19.6%+202
Miller
-20239.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hirota
Expected: 45.7
45.5
Over 45.5
42.7%
+134
Under 45.5
57.3%
-134
058115
Miller
Expected: 40.6
40.5
Over 40.5
42.7%
+134
Under 40.5
57.3%
-134
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Hirota
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.7%
+237
Under 0.5
70.3%
-237
035
Miller
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.1%
+169
Exactly 1
16.3%
push
Under 1
52.6%
-169
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.6 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Hirota47.7%48.9%−1.2-105
Miller52.3%51.1%+1.2-115

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
60.1Striking57.7
Hirota +2.4
42.5Grappling55.9
Miller +13.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HirotaMiller
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1490
Pound-for-pound
1532
1490
Divisional
1494
1496
Striking offense
1475
1521
Striking defense
1503
1492
Grappling offense
1518
1505
Grappling defense
1521
Physical
35 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'7"
Height
6'1"
67"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.73
Strikes landed / min
3.13
42%
Strike accuracy
33%
3.93
Strikes absorbed / min
3.89
51%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.64
43%
Takedown accuracy
36%
65%
Takedown defense
43%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
53%
0
Win/loss streak
-3
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
448
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mizuto Hirota
  • DTeruto IshiharaS-DEC R3
    Close -2801y 3mo before
  • LRodrigo DammS-DEC R3
    Close +1453y 6mo before
  • LRani YahyaU-DEC R3
    Close -1503y 10mo before
Cole Miller
  • LAlex CaceresU-DEC R3
    Close -1656mo before
  • LMax HollowayU-DEC R3
    Close +4001y 10mo before
  • WSam SiciliaSUB R2
    Close -1202y 11mo before
  • WAndy OgleU-DEC R3
    Close -2003y 2mo before
  • LManvel GamburyanU-DEC R3
    Close +1303y 4mo before
Hirota — win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-2

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 6 losses
W
41% of wins
L
86% of losses
UFC
0win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
17win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (59%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
7 (41%)Decision(80%) 4
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 21-10-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 8 losses
W
14% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
10win8loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(25%) 2
7 (70%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(75%) 6
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Hirota
Miller
3
UFC fights
19
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
186.7 min · 9.8 avg
21y 6m
Career length
21y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Hirota
Miller
27W–13L · 67.5%
Overall
233W–84L · 73.5%
0W–0L
Wins
126W–40L · 75.9%
27W–13L · 67.5%
Losses
107W–44L · 70.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hirota
Miller
258W–112L · 69.7%
Overall
77W–33L · 70.0%
188W–87L · 68.4%
Wins
67W–31L · 68.4%
70W–25L · 73.7%
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Hirota
Miller
5.81
Landed / min
4.44
41.1%
Accuracy
29.2%
51.2%
Defense
63.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
58.6%
Time at distance
55.1%
Grappling & control
Hirota
Miller
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.64
42.9%
Takedown accuracy
36.4%
65.0%
Takedown defense
43.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.93
37.8%
Control share
38.9%
Strike target map
Hirota
  • Head70%(118)div 64%
  • Body22%(37)div 19%
  • Legs8%(13)div 17%
Miller
  • Head70%(410)div 64%
  • Body17%(98)div 19%
  • Legs13%(76)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Mizuto Hirota
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Cole Miller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.