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UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall
Phillip Miller
Phillip Miller
13-0 · USA
VS
James Zikic
James Zikic
12-2 · GBR
July 13, 2002 · London, England, United Kingdom
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
199.0lb
Weigh-in
202.0lb
Phillip Miller def. James Zikic by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Miller13/241/404:15
Zikic6/80/100:05
R2
Miller8/133/1203:56
Zikic5/130/000:16
R3
Miller9/160/601:29
Zikic18/450/002:26
Total
Miller30/534/2209:40
Zikic29/660/102:47

Scorecards

Miller vs Zikic

RdCecil PeoplesJeff MullenNelson HamiltonCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---9.7-9.5
R3---9-10
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.5

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

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
MillerWin probabilityZikic
57.5%42.5%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
21%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Miller58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%45%
Submission9%16%
Decision23%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 30
Takedowns1.8 (0.33.8)act 4
Zikic42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%32%
Submission12%28%
Decision17%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2864)act 29
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R221%
R37%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Miller
46.8%+111
Zikic
-11152.1%
Most takedownstie 17.9%
Miller
76.5%-1353
Zikic
+13535.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Miller
Expected: 46.8
47
Over 47
41.5%
+137
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
57.0%
-137
059118
Zikic
Expected: 49.6
49.5
Over 49.5
42.6%
+135
Under 49.5
57.4%
-135
062124
Takedowns — over/under
Miller
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.3%
+104
Exactly 2
27.9%
push
Under 2
36.8%
-104
036
Zikic
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
52.0%
Exactly 0
48.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.2 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

No market on record for this bout.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1544
Pound-for-pound
1528
1544
Divisional
1528
1482
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1533
1561
Grappling offense
1494
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
23 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Phillip Miller
No prior UFC fights.
James Zikic
No prior UFC fights.
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 13-0-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
77% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (77%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (8%)Submission() 0
2 (15%)Decision() 0
Zikic — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (8%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Miller
Zikic
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Miller
Zikic
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Miller
Zikic
26W–25L · 51.0%
Overall
18W–18L · 50.0%
26W–25L · 51.0%
Wins
16W–16L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–2L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Miller
Zikic
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Miller
Zikic
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Miller
  • Head0%(0)div 52%
  • Body0%(0)div 9%
  • Legs0%(0)div 39%
  • No strike data on record.
Zikic
  • Head0%(0)div 52%
  • Body0%(0)div 9%
  • Legs0%(0)div 39%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Phillip Miller

No UFC fights on record.

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

James Zikic

No UFC fights on record.

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