Who won Miller vs Gomi?
Jim Miller beat Takanori Gomi by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 200, on Saturday 9th July 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).
Miller vs Gomi stats
Jim Miller stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.
Takanori Gomi made his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
This was Jim Miller's 46th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008.
Jim Miller's UFC record stood at 27-18-0, while Takanori Gomi's came in at 4-9-0.
The stats suggested Gomi had a large advantage in power over Miller, boasting a 37% knock out percentage over Miller's 12%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had a massive advantage over Gomi, boasting a 56% submission rate over Gomi's 17%.
Jim Miller was the younger man by 5 years, at 41 years old.
Miller had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Miller was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 11 months later than Gomi, whose first professional fight was in 1998. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 126 to Gomi's 100.
Miller vs Gomi form
Miller had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Pettis at UFC 213 on 8th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Dustin Poirier at UFC 208 on 11th February 2017 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.
Before that, he had won against Thiago Alves at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had beaten Takanori Gomi at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
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Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
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