Jim Miller vs. Vinc Pichel – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 252: Stipe vs. Cormier 3 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 15, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Jim “A-10” Miller will take on Vinc “From Hell” Pichel in the Lightweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 252 card.

In this post, we will break down Jim Miller vs. Vinc Pichel 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 32-14-0 (1 NC) record. Miller will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Roosevelt Roberts at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov in June.

Pichel, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Roosevelt Roberts on June 20, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos and holds a 12-2-0 record.

Jim Miller has an southpaw fighting stance with a 71″ reach. The 41-year-old, Vinc Pichel is an orthodox fighter with a 72″ 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.

Jim Miller:
→ Miller’s striking accuracy is 40%.
→ Miller lands 2.81 significant strikes per minute.
→ Miller’s takedown accuracy is 41%.
→ Miller’s takedown average is 1.68 per 15 minutes.
→ Miller’s takedown defense is 46%.

Miller comes in with 40% striking accuracy, typically landing about 2.81 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Pichel fires at 45% accuracy, landing about 3.29 significant strikes per minute. Jim Miller also has a 41% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.68 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Pichel’s 4.00 takedowns and 22% takedown accuracy.

Vinc Pichel:
→ Pichel’s striking accuracy is 45%.
→ Pichel lands 3.29 significant strikes per minute.
→ Pichel’s takedown accuracy is 60%.
→ Pichel’s takedown average is 4.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Pichel’s takedown defense is 22%.

Vinc spent on average 10:43 minutes in the Octagon and Jim has an average fight time of 9:41 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 252 is live in , who do you think will win, Jim or Vinc? Sound off in the comments.

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