Jim Miller makes history every time he sets foot inside the Octagon.
As Miller and Hernandez approach their forthcoming battle at 155 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
39: Years of age for Miller, who was born on Aug. 30, 1983 in Sparta, New Jersey.
19: Miller wins by submission, accounting for 54% of his career total (35). His methods of choice: seven rear-naked chokes, four armbars, four guillotine chokes, two triangle chokes, one arm-triangle choke and one kneebar. Miller owns six other wins by knockout or technical knockout (17%) and 10 more by decision (29%).
1,029: Significant strikes landed by Miller as a UFC lightweight, placing him eighth on the promotion’s all-time list at 155 pounds. Only Bobby Green (1,477), Evan Dunham (1,225), John Makdessi (1,210), Dustin Poirier (1,139), the aforementioned Cerrone (1,127), Michael Johnson (1,116) and Tony Ferguson (1,105) have connected with more.
82: Rounds completed by Miller as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 21 different occasions and carries a 10-11 record in those bouts.
369: Combined victories between the 16 men—Joe Solecki, Vinc Pichel, Scott Holtzman, Charles Oliveira, Dan Hooker, Francisco Trinaldo, Anthony Pettis, Dustin Poirier, Diego Sanchez, Michael Chiesa, Beneil Dariush, Donald Cerrone, Nate Diaz, Benson Henderson, Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar—who have beaten Miller. They sport a .715 cumulative winning percentage at 369-146-3.
30: Years of age for Hernandez, who was born in St. Louis on Oct. 1, 1992.
6: Hernandez victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 46% of his career total (13). His list of UFC victims: Dariush, Mike Breeden and Chris Gruetzemacher. Hernandez holds two other victories by submission (15%) and five more by decision (38%).
34: Seconds needed for Hernandez to put away David Salazar with punches at an El Orgullo del Valle show on March 16, 2013. Nearly a decade later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
150,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Hernandez across his 10 appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” twice and “Fight of the Night” once.
.727: Cumulative winning percentage between the six men—Quarantillo, Cerrone, Renato Carneiro, Thiago Moises, Drew Dober and Jamall Emmers—who have defeated Hernandez. They boast a combined record of 131-49-1.