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Cole Miller 
Born April 26, 1984
Macon, Georgia, United StatesOther names Magrinho Nationality American Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Division Featherweight(2011-)
Lightweight(2005-2011)Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida Team American Top Team Rank brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Years active 2005–present (MMA) Mixed martial arts record Total 23 Wins 18 By knockout 3 By submission 13 By decision 2 Losses 5 By knockout 2 By decision 3 Notable relatives Micah Miller, brother Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Jeremiah Cole Miller (born April 26, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division in the UFC. His nickname "Magrinho" means "skinny" in Portuguese.
Before giving it up to train for MMA full time, Miller was a standout baseball player at Mount de Sales Academy in Macon, Georgia where he was raised. He was also a member of Macon-based Team Praxis, before moving on to American Top Team. Cole's younger brother, Micah, was a professional mixed martial artist with the WEC promotion.
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Mixed martial arts career
He is the WKA Mixed Martial Arts Lightweight Champion. He trains at the American Top Team academy in Coconut Creek, Florida under Ricardo Liborio. He is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu brown belt under Ricardo Liborio.[1] He also teaches mixed martial arts and jiu-jitsu at the Ultimate Self Defense Academy in Boca Raton Florida.[2] Miller made his featherweight debut in Shooto, being defeated by Shooto World Champion Takeshi Inoue by unanimous decision, while taking the fight on short notice.
The Ultimate Fighter
Miller was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5 show, featuring lightweights. He was a member of Jens Pulver's Team. Cole won his preliminary fight on the show against Allen Berube by Triangle Choke in the first round. Cole then fought against Joe Lauzon in the quarter-finals of the competition. After a competitive first round, the two fighters engaged quickly in the second, with Cole Miller looking for submissions off his back. Lauzon then landed an illegal elbow to the back of Miller's head. After taking the recovery time, Miller signaled that he was okay and the fight resumed. Lauzon immediately took Miller down and starting landing clean shots. Miller covered up and refused to improve his position, prompting the ref to stop the fight. After the fight, both Dana White and Lauzon were unhappy with the outcome of the fight, stating that the illegal blow was what caused Miller to stop attacking and cover up.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Miller made his official UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale, defeating Andy Wang via TKO at 1:10 of the 1st round.
He then moved on to defeat Leonard Garcia at UFC: Fight Night 11. His winning streak came to a halt when he lost to Jeremy Stephens at UFC: Fight Night 12 by TKO in the 2nd round.
On July 5, 2008, at UFC 86, Cole submitted Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt and 6-time Brazilian State champion, Jorge Gurgel, with a triangle choke in the 3rd round.[3] Cole was a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the time. He later said that it was the biggest win of his career.[4] He was awarded Submission of the Night.
Cole Miller went on to dominate Junie Browning on April 1, 2009 at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann, finishing the fight early in the first round. After Browning was caught by a right hook from Miller, he attempted a takedown. Miller stuffed it, and locked in a guillotine choke on Browning. Immediately after Miller got the win, he leaned down and yelled in Browning's face, "Who's overrated now?!"
Miller next fought Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero at UFC 103,[5] losing via first round KO.
Miller submitted Dan Lauzon on January 2, 2010, at UFC 108 using a kimura with an inverted triangle hold in round one. He was once again awarded Submission of the Night honors.
Miller was expected to face Andre Winner on March 31, 2010, at UFC Fight Night 21,[6] but an injury to Miller forced him from the card.[7] He was replaced by Rafaello Oliveira.[8]
Miller submitted The Ultimate Fighter 9 winner, Ross Pearson, via second round rear-naked choke on September 15, 2010, at UFC Fight Night 22.[9] Coming into his fight with Pearson, many suggested that Miller would look for a takedown due to Pearson's superior striking. However, Miller outstruck Pearson in the second round, rocked him with a flying knee, and hopped onto his back to sink in the fight ending rear naked choke. Miller won his second straight Submission of the Night honors.
Miller was expected to face Matt Wiman on January 1, 2011, at UFC 125,[10] but the bout eventually took place on January 22, 2011, at UFC Fight Night 23.[11] Miller was dominated by Wiman, resulting in a unanimous decision defeat.
Miller was called out by Donald Cerrone after his WEC 53 win, referring to the WEC/UFC merger. When asked about the fight, Miller said, "I'm taking his arm off and bringing it home for my trophy case."[12]
Miller faced TJ O'Brien on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5.[13] He won the fight via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:38 of round 2. [14]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 23 matches 18 wins 5 losses By knockout 3 2 By submission 13 0 By decision 2 3 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 18–5 TJ O'Brien Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle August 14, 2011 2 2:38 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Loss 17–5 Matt Wiman Decision (unanimous) UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 January 22, 2011 3 5:00 Fort Hood, Texas, United States Win 17–4 Ross Pearson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares September 15, 2010 2 1:49 Austin, Texas, United States Submission of the Night Win 16–4 Dan Lauzon Submission (kimura) UFC 108 January 2, 2010 1 3:05 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Submission of the Night Loss 15–4 Efrain Escudero KO (punches) UFC 103 September 19, 2009 1 3:36 Dallas, Texas, United States Win 15–3 Junie Browning Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann April 1, 2009 1 1:58 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Win 14–3 Jorge Gurgel Submission (triangle choke) UFC 86 July 5, 2008 3 4:48 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Submission of the Night Loss 13–3 Jeremy Stephens TKO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman January 23, 2008 2 4:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 13–2 Leonard Garcia Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian September 19, 2007 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 12–2 Andy Wang TKO (head kick and punches) The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale June 23, 2007 1 1:10 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Knockout of the Night Win 11–2 Josh Souder Decision (split) LOF 10: Unbreakable November 3, 2006 3 5:00 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Win 10–2 John Strawn Submission (armbar) Absolute Fighting Championships 19 October 21, 2006 1 2:21 Boca Raton, Florida, United States Moves up to Lightweight Loss 9–2 Takeshi Inoue Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2006: 7/21 in Korakuen Hall July 21, 2006 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 9–1 Saul Mitchell Submission (triangle choke) Diesel Fighting Championships 1 June 30, 2006 1 3:19 Dallas, Texas, United States Win 8–1 Joe Germain Submission (guillotine choke) Full Throttle 7 June 10, 2006 1 0:36 Georgia, United States Win 7–1 Vince Libardi Submission (guillotine choke) International Freestyle Fighting 1 May 6, 2006 1 0:16 Fort Worth, Texas, United States Win 6–1 Dwayne Shelton Submission (rear naked choke) CSC: River City Rumble February 18, 2006 3 3:48 Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States Win 5–1 Jarrett Becks Submission (guillotine choke) Full Throttle 6 February 11, 2006 1 1:01 Atlanta, Georgia, United States Win 4–1 David Love TKO North American Combat Challenge 2 December 17, 2005 1 1:26 Key West, Florida, United States Loss 3–1 Josh Odom Decision (majority) Full Throttle 5 November 4, 2005 3 5:00 Georgia, United States Win 3–0 Tim Honeycutt KO Full Throttle 4 September 9, 2005 1 0:23 Duluth, Georgia, United States Win 2–0 Chris Mickle Submission (triangle choke) Full Throttle 3 July 15, 2005 1 1:39 Georgia, United States Win 1–0 Harris Norwood Submission (triangle choke) Full Throttle 2 June 3, 2005 1 3:14 Atlanta, Georgia, United States References
- ^ http://www.americantopteam.com/news_detail.php?NewsArticleID=592
- ^ "Ultimate Self Defense Academy". http://bocamma.com/. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ Gerbasi, Thomas. "'Napao' is Back; Miller submits Gurgel in UFC 86 Prelims". UFC.com. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=13197. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
- ^ http://colemiller.com/?q=node/154
- ^ "Efrain Escudero vs. Cole Miller lined up for UFC 103 on Sept. 26". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/14650/efrain-escudero-vs-cole-miller-lined-up-for-ufc-103-in-september.mma. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "Cole Miller vs. Andre Winner targeted for lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night 21". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17615/cole-miller-vs-andre-winner-targeted-for-lightweight-bout-at-ufc-fight-night-21.mma. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ "http://mmajunkie.com/news/18100/cole-miller-vs-andre-winner-scratched-from-ufc-fight-night-21-florian-vs-gomi.mma". MMAjunkie.com. 2010-02-26. http://mmajunkie.com/news/18100/cole-miller-vs-andre-winner-scratched-from-ufc-fight-night-21-florian-vs-gomi.mma.
- ^ "OLIVEIRA IN AGAINST WINNER AT UFC FIGHT NIGHT 21". mmaweekly.com. 2010-02-26. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10847&zoneid=13.
- ^ "Pearson-Miller at UFN 22; Baroni-Salter at UFC 118". MMAFighting.com. http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/05/29/pearson-miller-at-ufn-22-baroni-salter-at-ufc-118/. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ "Matt Wiman vs. Cole Miller in the works for UFC 125 in January". mmajunkie.com. October 20, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21087/matt-wiman-vs-cole-miller-in-the-works-for-ufc-125-in-january.mma.
- ^ "UFC NEWS: Miller vs. Wiman moved from UFC 125 to UFC Fight for the Troops 2 in January". mmatorch.com. November 16, 2010. http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_7547.shtml.
- ^ http://www.mmanewsleak.com/latest-news/miller-to-cerrone-gonna-take-your-arm-home-with-me/11193
- ^ "UFC on Versus 5: T.J. O’Brien vs Cole Miller fights set for Milwaukee on Aug. 14". mmamania.com. April 26, 2011. http://www.mmamania.com/2011/4/26/2135465/ufc-on-versus-5.
- ^ "UFC on Versus 5 Play-by-Play: Cole Miller vs. T.J. O’Brien". MMAweekly.com. 2011-08-14. http://mmaweekly.com/ufc-on-versus-5-play-by-play-cole-miller-vs-t-j-obrien.
External links
- Official Website
- Official UFC Profile
- Professional MMA record for Cole Miller from Sherdog
- Official American Top Team Website
Allen Berube · Nathan Diaz · Rob Emerson · Manvel Gamburyan · Brian Geraghty · Corey Hill · Joe Lauzon · Gray Maynard · Brandon Melendez · Cole Miller · Gabe Ruediger · Marlon Sims · Noah Thomas · Andy Wang · Wayne Weems · Matt WimanCategories:- American mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Lightweight mixed martial artists
- American practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Living people
- 1984 births
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