Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC on Fox Submissions

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1. Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller
UFC on Fox 3
May 5, 2012 | East Rutherford, New Jersey
Diaz did what 23 previous men could not: He finished Miller. “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 5 winner submitted Miller with a second-round guillotine choke at the Izod Center. Diaz cinched the submission and coaxed the tapout from the New Jersey native 4:09 into Round 2. Miller’s game plan became clear from the outset, as he initiated the clinch and tried to engage Diaz in close quarters. It was ineffective, and once the two men separated, Diaz established his superiority on the feet. The Cesar Gracie disciple floored Miller with a straight left hand late in the first round. The AMA Fight Club ace withstood the blow, but his face was bloodied and he struggled to keep pace. Diaz did not let him breathe in the second. He battered him with the high-volume punching attack that has become his calling card. Miller staggered forward and soon found himself trapped in the choke. Diaz adjusted his grip, rolled into full mount and sealed the deal there.

Sherdog’s Top 10 series is voted upon by a panel of Sherdog.com staff members and contributors: Jordan Breen, Tristen Critchfield, Mike Fridley, Brian Knapp, Eric Stinton, Jesse Denis, Todd Martin, Josh Stillman, Nick Grinups and Anthony Walker.