Jim Miller vs. Roosevelt Roberts – Preview & Matchup Analysis

Jim Miller vs. Roosevelt Roberts fight preview

UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Jim “A-10” Miller will take on Roosevelt “The Predator” Roberts in the Catch Weight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 11 card.

In this post, we will break down Jim Miller vs. Roosevelt Roberts matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 40-year-old, Jim Miller is coming in with a 31-14-0 (1 NC) record. Miller will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Scott Holtzman at UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz in February.

Roberts, meanwhile, is coming off a submission win against Brok Weaver on February 15, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns and holds a 10-1-0 record.

Jim Miller vs. Roosevelt Roberts
40
Age
30
5′ 8″
Height
6′ 2″
155 lbs.
Weight
155 lbs.
71″
Reach
73″
31-14-0 (1 NC)
Record
10-1-0
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox

Jim Miller has an southpaw fighting stance with a 71″ reach. The 30-year-old, Roosevelt Roberts is an orthodox fighter with a 73″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Miller comes in with 40% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 2.83 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Roberts fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 3.12 significant strikes per minute. Jim Miller also has a 41% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.69 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Roberts’s 1.83 takedowns and 58% takedown accuracy.

Roosevelt spent on average 10:55 minutes in the Octagon and Jim has an average fight time of 9:54 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 11 is live in , who do you think will win, Jim or Roosevelt? Sound off in the comments.

Event Name
UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov
Date
June 20, 2020
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Matchup
Jim Miller vs. Roosevelt Roberts

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