Jim Miller has been with the UFC since October 2008. Let that sink in. Miller has been with the UFC longer than the two fighters heading Saturday’s UFC 260 pay-per-view card, Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou have been professional fighters. That’s impressive. However, Miller’s tenure with the promotion — and the records he has set with the UFC — apparently matter very little to the folks who control the purse strings.
Here is what Miller has given to the UFC:
36 fights: Tied for most in UFC history
45 submission attempts: Most in UFC history
34 lightweight fights: Most in divisional history
19 lightweight wins: Most in divisional history
Nine lightweight submission wins: Most in divisional history
5:36:47 of total lightweight fight time: Most in divisional history
12 lightweight finishes: Second most in divisional history
Lightweight total strikes landed = 1346: Third most in divisional history
11 lightweight fight-night bonuses: Tied for third most in divisional history
1:01:35 of lightweight top position time: Fifth most in divisional history
1:14:08 of lightweight control time: Seventh most in divisional history
Lightweight significant strikes landed = 938: 10th most in divisional history
That’s a nice resume for a fighter who has never fought for a UFC title.