Sherdog’s Top 10: UFC on Fox Main Events

5. 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 cinching the submission and coaxing 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 Round 1. Miller withstood the blow, but his face was bloodied and he was struggling to keep pace. Diaz did not let him breathe in the second, where he battered the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt 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.

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