By The Numbers: Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon

Jim Miller makes a little bit of history every time he steps inside the Octagon.

The most prolific Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor of all-time will accept his 42nd assignment with the promotion—no one else has more than 39—when he confronts Jared Gordon in a UFC on ESPN 46 lightweight showcase this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Miller has won three of his last four fights. However, he finds himself on the rebound after a unanimous decision loss to Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night 219 on Feb. 18. Gordon, meanwhile, has gone winless over his past two outings. The Kill Cliff Fight Club export last appeared at UFC Fight Night 222, where an accidental clash of heads resulted in a no contest with Bobby Green on April 22.

As Miller and Gordon make final preparations for their forthcoming clash 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%).

1,551: Total strikes landed by Miller as a UFC lightweight, placing him fourth on the promotion’s all-time list at 155 pounds. Only Green (1,718), Clay Guida (1,622) and Evan Dunham (1,587) have registered more.

58: Seconds needed for Miller to dispose of Guida with a guillotine choke at UFC on ESPN 5 on Aug. 3, 2019. Nearly four years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

384: Combined victories between the 17 opponents—Hernandez, 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 boast a .714 cumulative winning percentage at 384-153-3.

34: Years of age for Gordon, who was born in Queens, New York, on Sept. 6, 1988.

6: Gordon victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 32% of his career total (19). Michel Quinones and Anthony Morrison highlight his list of victims. Gordon holds two other victories by submission (10%) and 11 more by decision (58%).

53: Rounds completed by Gordon as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 12 different occasions and carries an 11-1 record in those bouts.

3: Organizations for which Gordon has plied his MMA trade. He has gone 7-5 with one no contest in the UFC, 8-1 in Cage Fury Fighting Championships and 4-0 in Duelo De Gigantes.

.797: Cumulative winning percentage between the six opponents—Paddy Pimblett, Grant Dawson, Charles Oliveira, Joaquim Silva, Diego Ferreira and Jeff Lentz—who have defeated Gordon. They sport a combined record of 113-28-2.