Cole Miller
20 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 8 Finishes (80%)
Cole Miller UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Cole Miller is 10-9 in the UFC across 20 fights (1 no contest), with 1 win by knockout, 7 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 21-11 (1 NC), 11-2 of it outside the UFC. Miller competes at lightweight as an orthodox submission artist, standing 6'1" with a 73" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Mizuto Hirota by decision in Dec 2016.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 62nd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (0.21/fight).
Cole Miller's UFC win rate is 50% (10 of 20 fights), and 80% of those wins came by finish. Miller averages 0.4 takedowns per fight at 36% accuracy and stops 39% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 21-11 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 10-9 (1 NC)
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 42
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Mizuto Hirota · Decision · Dec 2016
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Cole Miller's Last 5 Fights
Miller is 1-3, with one no contest, in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Mizuto Hirota · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · Dec 2016
- Loss vs Alex Caceres · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 2016
- No contest vs Jim Alers · Other · R2 1:34 · UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Dec 2015
- Loss vs Max Holloway · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · Feb 2015
- Win vs Sam Sicilia · Submission · R2 1:54 · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · Jan 2014
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Cole Miller vs Average
Cole Miller lands 12.6 strikes in R1 but 13.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Cole Miller's UFC Fight History
20 UFC fights on record (10-9 (1 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mizuto Hirota | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson | 2016-12-17 |
| L | Alex Caceres | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | 2016-06-04 |
| D/NC | Jim Alers | Other | R2 · 1:34 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 2015-12-19 |
| L | Max Holloway | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch | 2015-02-14 |
| W | Sam Sicilia | Submission | R2 · 1:54 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou | 2014-01-15 |
| W | Andy Ogle | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz | 2013-10-26 |
| L | Manvel Gamburyan | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | 2013-08-17 |
| W | Bart Palaszewski | Submission | R1 · 4:23 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale | 2013-04-13 |
| L | Nam Phan | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | 2012-08-04 |
| L | Steven Siler | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann | 2012-03-02 |
| W | TJ O'Brien | Submission | R2 · 2:38 | UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle | 2011-08-14 |
| L | Matt Wiman | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 | 2011-01-22 |
| W | Ross Pearson | Submission | R2 · 1:49 | UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares | 2010-09-15 |
| W | Dan Lauzon | Submission | R1 · 3:05 | UFC 108: Evans vs Silva | 2010-01-02 |
| L | Efrain Escudero | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:36 | UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort | 2009-09-19 |
| W | Junie Browning | Submission | R1 · 1:58 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann | 2009-04-01 |
| W | Jorge Gurgel | Submission | R3 · 4:48 | UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin | 2008-07-05 |
| L | Jeremy Stephens | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:44 | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman | 2008-01-23 |
| W | Leonard Garcia | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian | 2007-09-19 |
| W | Andy Wang | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:10 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale | 2007-06-23 |
How Miller Ranks at Lightweight
Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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