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Dan Miller
Dan Miller
13-5 · USA
August 27, 2011 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Rousimar Palhares def. Dan Miller by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Palhares22/281/110:43
Miller9/250/010:38
R2
Palhares16/251/104:38
Miller3/70/000:00
R3
Palhares29/580/000:00
Miller30/650/000:00
Total
Palhares67/1112/215:21
Miller42/970/010:38

Scorecards

Palhares vs Miller

RdAndy RobertsChris LeeDouglas CrosbyCommunity
R1-10-9-10-8.6
R2-10-9-10-8.4
R3-10-9-9.9-9.1
Total29-2730-2730-2529.9-26.1

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.526.5 · 6 Palhares · 0 Miller

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Palhares-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
PalharesWin probabilityMiller
56.3%43.7%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
14%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Palhares56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%34%
Submission9%16%
Decision28%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 67
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 2
Miller44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%35%
Submission5%11%
Decision24%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 42
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R219%
R36%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Palhares
53.0%-117
Miller
+11745.2%
Most takedownstie 30.5%
Palhares
56.2%-424
Miller
+42413.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Palhares
Expected: 30.9
31
Over 31
41.3%
+137
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.6%
-137
03978
Miller
Expected: 28.4
28.5
Over 28.5
42.2%
+137
Under 28.5
57.8%
-137
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Palhares
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
45.9%
+118
Under 1.5
54.1%
-118
035
Miller
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.5%
+293
Under 0.5
74.5%
-293
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 10.5 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
Palhares56.3%69.8%−13.5-245
Miller43.7%30.2%+13.5+225

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
65.3Striking55.6
Palhares +9.8
56.5Grappling66.9
Miller +10.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PalharesMiller
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1536
1562
Divisional
1535
1468
Striking offense
1487
1516
Striking defense
1502
1530
Grappling offense
1513
1507
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'1"
71"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.04
Strikes landed / min
1.64
44%
Strike accuracy
30%
1.48
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
63%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.18
Takedowns / 15 min
2.11
34%
Takedown accuracy
61%
0%
Takedown defense
38%
3.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
56%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
80%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
177
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rousimar Palhares
  • WDavid BranchSUB R2
    Close -1606mo before
  • LNate MarquardtKO/TKO R1
    Close +21511mo before
  • WTomasz DrwalSUB R1
    Close -2201y 5mo before
  • WLucio LinharesSUB R2
    Close -3651y 8mo before
  • WJeremy HornU-DEC R3
    Close -4262y 7mo before
Dan Miller
  • LNate MarquardtU-DEC R3
    Close +2855mo before
  • WJoe DoerksenS-DEC R3
    Close -2509mo before
  • WJohn SalterSUB R2
    Close -2301y before
  • LMichael BispingU-DEC R3
    Close +1801y 3mo before
  • LDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close +2581y 7mo before
Palhares — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (80%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (86%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(100%) 2
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0, 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
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
31% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (63%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Palhares
Miller
7
UFC fights
9
51.9 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
99.4 min · 11.0 avg
22y 3m
Career length
20y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Palhares
Miller
180W–47L · 79.3%
Overall
182W–52L · 77.8%
130W–31L · 80.7%
Wins
100W–28L · 78.1%
50W–16L · 75.8%
Losses
82W–24L · 77.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Palhares
Miller
50W–18L · 73.5%
Overall
43W–24L · 64.2%
46W–17L · 73.0%
Wins
40W–23L · 63.5%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
3W–1L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Palhares
Miller
1.50
Landed / min
3.03
39.5%
Accuracy
24.5%
70.3%
Defense
62.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
41.1%
Time at distance
36.5%
Grappling & control
Palhares
Miller
3.18
Takedowns / 15 min
2.11
34.4%
Takedown accuracy
60.9%
0.0%
Takedown defense
38.1%
3.47
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.66
69.2%
Control share
44.4%
Strike target map
Palhares
  • Head89%(48)div 63%
  • Body7%(4)div 19%
  • Legs4%(2)div 17%
Miller
  • Head63%(102)div 63%
  • Body17%(28)div 19%
  • Legs20%(33)div 17%

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

Rousimar Palhares
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dan Miller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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