1. Cole Miller was born on April 26,1984 and is a retired American mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the featherweight division in the UFC.
43 Facts About Cole Miller
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Cole Miller was a member of Macon-based Team Praxis, under instructor Cam McHargue, before moving on to American Top Team.
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Cole Miller's younger brother, Micah, was a professional mixed martial artist with the WEC promotion.
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Cole Miller is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Black Belt under Marcos "Parrumpinha" Da Matta who frequently corners him in his UFC fights.
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Cole 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.
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Cole Miller was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5 show, featuring lightweights.
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Cole Miller won his preliminary fight on the show against Allen Berube by Triangle Choke in the first round.
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Cole Miller then fought against Joe Lauzon in the quarter-finals of the competition.
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Cole Miller covered up and refused to improve his position, prompting the referee to stop the fight.
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Cole Miller made his official UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale, defeating Andy Wang via TKO at 1:10 of the 1st round.
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Cole Miller then went on to defeat Leonard Garcia at UFC: Fight Night 11.
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Cole Miller's winning streak came to a halt when he lost to Jeremy Stephens at UFC: Fight Night 12 by TKO in the 2nd round.
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On July 5,2008, at UFC 86, Cole Miller submitted Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt and 6-time Brazilian State champion, Jorge Gurgel, with a triangle choke in the 3rd round.
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Cole Miller was a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the time.
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Cole Miller later said that it was the biggest win of his career.
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Cole Miller went on to defeat Junie Browning on April 1,2009, at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann, finishing the fight early in the first round.
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Cole Miller stuffed it, and locked in a guillotine choke on Browning.
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Cole Miller next fought Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero at UFC 103, losing via first-round KO.
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Cole Miller submitted Dan Lauzon on January 2,2010, at UFC 108 using a kimura with an inverted triangle hold in round one.
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Cole Miller was awarded Submission of the Night honors.
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Cole Miller was expected to face Andre Winner on March 31,2010, at UFC Fight Night 21, but an injury to Cole Miller forced him from the card.
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Cole Miller submitted The Ultimate Fighter 9 winner, Ross Pearson, via second round rear-naked choke on September 15,2010, at UFC Fight Night 22.
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Cole Miller won his second straight Submission of the Night honors.
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Cole Miller was expected to face Matt Wiman on January 1,2011, at UFC 125, but the bout eventually took place on January 22,2011, at UFC Fight Night 23.
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Cole Miller was dominated by Wiman, resulting in a unanimous decision defeat.
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Cole Miller faced TJ O'Brien on August 14,2011, at UFC on Versus 5.
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Cole Miller won the fight via submission due to a one arm guillotine choke in the second round.
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Cole Miller fought Nam Phan at UFC on Fox 4 on August 4,2012.
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Cole Miller lost the bout via split decision after three rounds.
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Cole Miller faced Bart Palaszewski on April 13,2013, at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale.
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Cole Miller won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Cole Miller faced Manny Gamburyan on August 17,2013, at UFC Fight Night 26.
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Cole Miller faced Andy Ogle on October 26,2013, at UFC Fight Night 30.
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Cole Miller faced Sam Sicilia on January 15,2014, at UFC Fight Night 35.
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Cole Miller won the fight via rear naked choke in the second round.
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Cole Miller was expected to face Conor McGregor on July 19,2014, at UFC Fight Night 46.
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However, Cole Miller pulled out of the bout citing a thumb injury and was replaced by Diego Brandao.
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Cole Miller faced Max Holloway on February 14,2015, at UFC Fight Night 60.
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Cole Miller faced Jim Alers on December 19,2015, at UFC on Fox 17.
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The bout was ruled a No Contest after Cole Miller was accidentally poked in the eye by Alers in the second round and was unable to continue.
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Cole Miller was expected to face Mizuto Hirota on October 15,2016, at UFC Fight Night 97.
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In turn, the fight was rescheduled and eventually took place on December 17,2016, at UFC on Fox 22 Cole Miller lost the bout by unanimous decision.
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Cole Miller has since been removed from the roster page on the UFC's website.