LAS VEGAS – Jim Miller continues to make history.
The longtime fighter became the first man to submit Donald Cerrone in the UFC, and also became the fighter with the most wins inside the octagon. Miller (35-16 MMA, 24-15 UFC) submitted Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC) with a guillotine choke at the 1:32 mark of Round 2. Cerrone announced his retirement after the loss, which was his sixth in a row.
The welterweight bout was part of the UFC 276 preliminary card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The bout was a rematch of a 2014 main event in Atlantic City, N.J., in which Cerrone picked up a post-fight bonus award with a knockout that stemmed from a head kick.
The rematch was playing out to be a competitive contest until the submission was locked.
The first round started slow while both fighters looked to size each other up. Over time, Cerrone became the fighter pressing forward. He put together solid combinations and tagged Miller. Three minutes in, Miller caught a kick from Cerrone and took the fight to the canvas. Miller kept busy with ground-and-pound from the guard, but got reversed a minute in from top control. Cerrone kept top control and toward the end attempted a kneebar, but wasn’t close to finalizing it.
In the second, both exchanged solid shots early. Cerrone slipped in a head-kick that he threw and got caught in a guillotine choke when he looked to scramble back to his feet. Cerrone tried for several seconds to slip out, but Miller’s squeeze didn’t cease, getting the tap moments after.
Miller now is on a three-fight winning streak. The 38-year-old entered UFC 276 with back-to-back finishes over Erick Gonzalez and Nikolas Motta. Miller’s last defeat came in April 2021 in a unanimous decision against Joe Solecki.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 276 results include:
- Jim Miller def. Donald Cerrone via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 1:32
- Ian Garry def. Gabe Green via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Dricus Du Plessis def. Brad Tavares via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Andre Muniz def. Uriah Hall via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Maycee Barber def. Jessica Eye via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Julija Stoliarenko def. Jessica-Rose Clark via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 0:42
