Miller vs Hernandez

Who won Miller vs Hernandez?

Alexander Hernandez beat Jim Miller by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexander Hernandez.

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 Hernandez stats

Jim Miller stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 19 by submission.

Alexander Hernandez made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jim Miller's 46th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008. Alexander Hernandez marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Jim Miller's UFC record stood at 27-18-0, while Alexander Hernandez's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Hernandez had a large advantage in power over Miller, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Miller's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had a massive advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 54% submission rate over Hernandez's 15%.

Jim Miller was the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

Hernandez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Miller. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Miller was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 33 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, 126 to Hernandez's 54.

Miller vs Hernandez form

Miller had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Donald Cerrone at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Nikolas Motta at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Erick Gonzalez at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Roosevelt Roberts at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Clay Guida at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Hernandez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Billy Quarantillo at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Renato Moicano at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mike Breeden at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Drew Dober at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had defeated Francisco Trinaldo at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Jim Miller had been fighting more than Alexander Hernandez.

Going to this contest, Jim Miller had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 21 days ago, while Alexander Hernandez's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 13 days ago.

Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Miller vs Hernandez?

Jim Miller was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Alexander Hernandez made his way into the ring at 23/50 (-220) with oddsmakers.