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UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller
Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone
23-6 · USA
VS
Jim Miller
Jim Miller
24-4 · USA
July 16, 2014 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
155.0lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Donald Cerrone def. Jim Miller by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 3:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cerrone19/370/200:19
Miller22/461/400:35
R2 · 3:31
Cerrone18/410/010:02
Miller8/190/200:00
Total
Cerrone37/780/210:21
Miller30/651/600:35

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
CerroneWin probabilityMiller
28.9%71.1%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
1%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 16.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cerrone29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%65%
Submission0%1%
Decision10%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes109 (63142)act 37
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Miller71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%58%
Submission1%1%
Decision29%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes102 (59133)act 30
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~211 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R232%
R311%
R46%
R54%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Cerrone
52.9%-114
Miller
+11446.6%
Most takedownstie 59.4%
Cerrone
3.9%+941
Miller
-94136.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cerrone
Expected: 109.0
109
Over 109
42.2%
+136
Exactly 109
0.6%
push
Under 109
57.2%
-136
0137273
Miller
Expected: 101.9
102
Over 102
42.1%
+136
Exactly 102
0.7%
push
Under 102
57.2%
-136
0128255
Takedowns — over/under
Cerrone
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
5.6%
Exactly 0
94.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Miller
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
37.8%
+164
Under 0.5
62.2%
-164
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 16.1 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
Cerrone28.9%69.3%−40.4-240
Miller71.1%30.7%+40.4+220

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
63.9Striking65.0
Miller +1.1
65.4Grappling66.8
Miller +1.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CerroneMiller
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1634
Pound-for-pound
1656
1634
Divisional
1656
1527
Striking offense
1483
1493
Striking defense
1529
1510
Grappling offense
1536
1567
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.83
Strikes landed / min
2.54
50%
Strike accuracy
36%
4.99
Strikes absorbed / min
2.29
52%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.98
55%
Takedown accuracy
46%
88%
Takedown defense
39%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.7
Form & résumé
77%
UFC win rate
76%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
70%
Finish rate
62%
Recent opp. quality
88
Days since last fight
81
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Donald Cerrone
  • WEdson BarbozaSUB R1
    Close +1603mo before
  • WAdriano MartinsKO/TKO R1
    Close -1706mo before
  • WEvan DunhamSUB R2
    Close -1258mo before
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close +10511mo before
  • WKJ NoonsU-DEC R3
    Close -2701y 2mo before
Jim Miller
  • WYancy MedeirosSUB R1
    Close -1853mo before
  • WFabricio CamoesSUB R1
    Close -4207mo before
  • WJoe LauzonU-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 7mo before
  • LNate DiazSUB R2
    Close -1602y 2mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R1
    Close -1502y 6mo before
Cerrone — win / loss by method
Record: 23-6-0, 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, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
4 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (85%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (15%)Decision(67%) 2
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 24-4-0, 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, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
13win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (46%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (38%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Cerrone
Miller
13
UFC fights
17
109.8 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
174.1 min · 10.2 avg
20y 6m
Career length
20y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cerrone
Miller
212W–61L · 77.7%
Overall
235W–62L · 79.1%
164W–46L · 78.1%
Wins
201W–53L · 79.1%
48W–15L · 76.2%
Losses
34W–9L · 79.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cerrone
Miller
128W–32L · 80.0%
Overall
80W–44L · 64.5%
93W–28L · 76.9%
Wins
75W–44L · 63.0%
35W–4L · 89.7%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Cerrone
Miller
5.30
Landed / min
3.71
48.3%
Accuracy
28.0%
52.8%
Defense
72.2%
0.82
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.26
75.3%
Time at distance
38.9%
Grappling & control
Cerrone
Miller
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
1.98
55.0%
Takedown accuracy
46.0%
87.5%
Takedown defense
39.5%
0.68
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.67
64.6%
Control share
55.6%
Strike target map
Cerrone
  • Head47%(249)div 63%
  • Body24%(125)div 20%
  • Legs29%(156)div 17%
Miller
  • Head64%(282)div 63%
  • Body19%(82)div 20%
  • Legs18%(78)div 17%

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

Donald Cerrone
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jim Miller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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