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Jim Miller (fighter)
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| Jim Miller | |
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| Born | August 30, 1983 Sparta, New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality |  American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Whippany, New Jersey |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu NCAA Division I Wrestler |
| MMA record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 10 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| University | Virginia Tech |
| Notable relatives | Dan Miller, brother |
| Notable school(s) | Sparta High School |
| Website | http://www.millerbrothersmma.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
James Andrew Miller (born August 30, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist. He has held the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Lightweight Championship and Reality Fighting Featherweight Championship. He currently fights for the UFC’s lightweight division.
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Martial arts background
Miller began training in mixed martial arts in 2005, when he began training at Planet Jiu Jitsu with his brother Dan Miller. He entered into the sport with a background in wrestling. Miller competed in wrestling in high school at Sparta High School in Sparta, New Jersey as well as one year of collegiate wrestling at Virginia Tech. He currently holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jamie Cruz.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Miller had his first professional fight on November 19, 2005 against Eddie Fyvie at Reality Fighting 10. Miller controlled the fight and earned a unanimous decision. Miller earned two more victories with Reality Fighting, with a Rear Naked Choke victory over Kevin Roddy and an Arm Triangle Choke victory over Joe Andujar. The quick victories earned Miller a title shot and he cut down a weigh to fight Muhsin Corbbrey for the Featherweight Title. Miller mounted Corrbrey in the second round and punched his opponent before securing an arm for the Armbar victory. At Reality Fighting 14, Miller took on Frank Edgar for the Lightweight Title. Edgar controlled the fight, but Miller secured a tight Guillotine Choke late in the final round. Edgar fought through the choke to earn the unanimous decision and maintain his title.
In the weeks prior to Reality Fighting 14, Planet Jiu-Jitsu closed down. Miller began training at American Martial Arts in Whippany, New Jersey with his brother Dan in January, 2007.
Miller debuted with the Cage Fury Fighting Championships in a Lightweight title fight April 13, 2007 against Evo’s Al Buck. Jim fought on the same card as his brother for the first time since Reality Fighting XII and both were victorious. Miller and Buck squared off, but were forced to separate early after an accidental knee to Buck’s groin. When the fight resumed, Miller began working for a takedown and after escaping an attempted guillotine, secured a slam, from which he quickly attained the mount and then back, sinking in a Rear Naked Choke for the win.
Miller defended his title for the first time at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5 against Atlantic City MMA’s Anthony Morrison, an event which featured the much-hyped fight between Kimbo Slice and Ray Mercer. Morrison delivered some big slams early, but Miller worked through a chain of submissions before securing the victory by Triangle Choke at 4:56 of the first round to retain his title.
Miller’s second defense was scheduled for the Cage Fury Fighting Championships 6 card, where he was to face King of the Cage Champion Clay French, but the event was cancelled a week prior to the event, when a primary investor dropped out.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Jim and his brother Dan were signed to the UFC and made his debut at UFC 89 where he defeated David Baron via Rear naked Choke in the 3rd round. At UFC 100, Miller won a bloody one-sided unanimous decision over Mac Danzig.
Miller was scheduled to face Thiago Tavares on September 19, 2009 at UFC 103, but Tavares was forced to drop out due to a knee injury suffered while training.[2] UFC newcomer Steve Lopez stepped in to replace Tavares. Both fighters exchanged competitively on the feet, but Miller won after Lopez injured his shoulder in round two.
Miller was expected to face Tyson Griffin on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108.[3], but an injury has forced Griffin off the card.[4] Sean Sherk agreed to step up from the undercard and fight Miller, rather than his original opponent in Rafaello Oliveira.[5] Sean Sherk removed himself from the fight because of a cut that required many stitches; returning veteran Duane Ludwig was named as Sherk’s replacement. Miller looked comfortable and sharp on his feet exchanging with the seasoned striker in Ludwig, he scored a knockdown halfway through the round with a fast combination and swarmed to secure an armbar, winning by submission at 2:31 of the first round.[6]
Miller faced Mark Bocek on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111.[7] He beat Bocek by a very close unianimous decision. The fight’s unanimous decision for Miller has been highly criticized by some MMA fans and websites. [8]
Miller is expected to face Gleison Tibau on September 15, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 22.[9]
Personal life
Jim got married in 2008. [10] The couple had their first child, a daughter named Amelia, in June 2010.[1]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 19 matches | 17 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gleison Tibau |
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares | September 15, 2010 | Austin, Texas USA | ||||||
| Win | 17-2 |  Mark Bocek |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy | March 27, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | 16-2 | Duane Ludwig |
Submission (Armbar) | UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva | January 2, 2010 | 1 | 2:31 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | 15-2 | Steve Lopez |
TKO (Shoulder Injury) | UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort | September 19, 2009 | 2 | 0:48 | Dallas, Texas, USA | |
| Win | 14-2 | Mac Danzig |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 100 | July 11, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | 13-2 | Gray Maynard |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine | March 7, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | |
| Win | 13-1 | Matt Wiman |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 16: Fight for the Troops | December 10, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA | Won Fight of the Night Honors |
| Win | 12-1 |  David Baron |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben | October 18, 2008 | 3 | 3:19 | Birmingham, England | Submission of the Night |
| Win | 11-1 |  Bart Palaszewski |
Decision (Unanimous) | IFL: New Jersey | May 16, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | 10-1 | Chris Liguori |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Ring of Combat 18 | March 7, 2008 | 2 | 2:22 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | 9-1 | Chris Liguori |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Ring of Combat 17 | November 30, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | 8-1 | Nuri Shakir |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Battle Cage Xtreme 3 | October 20, 2007 | 3 | 2:17 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | 7-1 | Anthony Morrison |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | CFFC 5: Two Worlds, One Cage | June 23, 2007 | 1 | 4:56 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Defended Lightweight Title |
| Win | 6-1 | Al Buck |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 4 | April 13, 2007 | 1 | 1:58 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Won Lightweight Title |
| Loss | 5-1 | Frank Edgar |
Decision (Unanimous) | Reality Fighting 14 | November 18, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Lost Lightweight Title |
| Win | 5-0 | James Jones |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | Combat in the Cage III | September 30, 2006 | 2 | 1:55 | Lincroft, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | 4-0 | Muhsin Corbbrey |
Submission (Armbar) | RF 13: Battle at the Beach | August 5, 2006 | 2 | 3:35 | Wildwood, New Jersey, USA | Won Lightweight Title |
| Win | 3-0 | Joseph Andujar |
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | Reality Fighting 12 | April 29, 2006 | 1 | 1:04 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | 2-0 | Kevin Roddy |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Reality Fighting 11 | February 11, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | 1-0 | Eddie Fyvie |
Decision (Unanimous) | Reality Fighting 10 | November 19, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
References
- ^ a b “Sparta’s Jim Miller receives BJJ black belt”. WHIG.com. 2010-07-13. http://www3.whig.com/njh/blogs/martialarts/2010/07/jimmiller-blackbelt. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
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- ^ “Tyson Griffin vs. Jim Miller in the works for UFC 108 lightweight contest in Las Vegas”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16514/tyson-griffin-vs-jim-miller-in-the-works-for-ufc-108-lightweight-contest-in-las-vegas.mma. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ “”UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva” takes another hit; lightweight Tyson Griffin out”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17172/ufc-108-evans-vs-silva-takes-another-hit-lightweight-tyson-griffin-out.mma. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ^ “Sean Sherk promoted to “UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva” main card, faces Jim Miller”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17178/sean-sherk-promoted-to-ufc-108-main-card-faces-jim-miller.mma. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
- ^ “Report: Sean Sherk out at UFC 108, Duane Ludwig returns to face Jim Miller”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17263/report-sean-sherk-out-at-ufc-108-duane-ludwig-returns-to-face-jim-miller.mma. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/17488/mark-bocek-vs-jim-miller-targeted-for-marchs-ufc-111-in-new-jersey.mma
- ^ “GSP Shuts Out Hardy; Carwin KOs Mir”. SHERDOG.com. 2010-03-28. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/GSP-Shuts-Out-Hardy-Carwin-KOs-Mir-23505. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ^ “MILLER VS TIBAU SEPT. 15, TUF 12 DEBUT EXPECTED”. mmaweekly.com. 2010-05-24. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=11580&zoneid=13.
- ^ “NO HESITATION, JIM MILLER STEPS UP LAST MINUTE”. MMAWEEKLY.com. 2008-12-07. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7737&zoneid=13. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
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