Cole Miller

	Name	Cole Miller
	Nickname	Magrino
	Association	American Top Team
	Weight Class	Lightweight (155 lbs.)
	Height	6' 1" (185 cm)
	Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
	Birth Date	April 26, 1984
	Fighting Out Of	Coconut Creek, Florida
	Country	USA
	Cole Miller Pictures	Official Website

Jeremiah Cole Miller a.k.a Cole "Magrino" Miller, is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Lightweight division in the UFC. 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 also teaches mixed martial arts and Jiu Jitsu at the self defense academy in Boca Raton Florida. Miller made his Featherweight debut in Shooto against Shooto World Champion Takeshi Inoue. Cole was defeated via unanimous decision, while taking the fight on short notice.

Miller was a Lightweight contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5: Team Penn vs. Team Pulver where he was coached by former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver.

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 Miller, is also a professional mixed martial artist with the WEC promotion.

Professional Record

Record	18 - 7 - 0 (Win – Loss – Draw)
Wins	3 (T)KOs 13 Submissions 2 Decisions
Losses	2 (T)KOs 0 Submissions 5 Decisions

Result	Opponent	Method	Event Title	Date	Round	Time	Notes
Loss	Nam Phan	Decision (Split)	UFC on FOX 4: Shogun vs. Vera	8/4/2012	3	5:00
Loss	Steven Siler	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann	3/3/2012	3	5:00
Win	T.J. O'Brien	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC on Versus 5: Hardy vs Lytle	8/14/2011	2	2:38
Loss	Matt Wiman	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night 23: UFC Fight for the Troops 2	1/22/2011	3	5:00
Win	Ross Pearson	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares	9/15/2010	2	1:49	Won Submission of the Night Honors
Win	Dan Lauzon	Submission (Kimura)	UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva	1/02/2010	1	3:05	Bout aired on SpikeTV; Miller won Submission of the Night Honors
Loss	Efrain Escudero	TKO (Punches)	UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort	9/19/2009	1	3:36	Bout aired on SpikeTV
Win	Junie Browning	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC Fight Night 18: Condit vs. Kampmann	4/01/2009	1	1:58
Win	Jorge Gurgel	Submission (Triangle Choke)	UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin	7/05/2008	3	4:48	Won Submission of the Night Honors
Loss	Jeremy Stephens	TKO (Punches and Elbows)	UFC Fight Night 12: Swick vs. Burkman	1/23/2008	2	4:44
Win	Leonard Garcia	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian	9/19/2007	3	5:00
Win	Andy Wang	TKO (Head Kick and Punches)	The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale	6/23/2007	1	1:10	UFC Debut
Win	Josh Sauder	Decision (Split)	LOF 10: Unbreakable	11/03/2006	3	5:00
Win	John Strawn	Submission (Armbar)	AFC 19: Absolute Fighting Championships 19	10/21/2006	1	2:21
Loss	Takeshi Inoue	Decision (Unanimous)	Shooto 2006: 7/21 in Korakuen Hall	7/21/2006	3	5:00
Win	Saul Mitchell	Submission (Triangle Choke)	DFC 1: Diesel Fighting Championships 1	6/30/2006	1	3:19
Win	Joe Germain	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	FT 7: Full Throttle 7	6/10/2006	1	0:36
Win	Vince Libardi	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	IFF 1: International Freestyle Fighting 1	5/06/2006	1	0:16
Win	Dwayne Shelton	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	CSC: River City Rumble	2/18/2006	3	3:48
Win	Jarrett Becks	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	FT 6: Full Throttle 6	2/11/2006	1	1:01
Win	David Love	TKO	NACC: North American Combat Challenge 2	12/17/2005	1	1:26
Loss	Josh Odom	Decision (Majority)	FT 5: Full Throttle 5	11/04/2005	3	5:00
Win	Tim Honeycutt	KO	FT 4: Full Throttle 4	9/09/2005	1	0:23
Win	Chris Mickle	Submission (Triangle Choke)	FT 3: Full Throttle 3	7/15/2005	3	1:39
Win	Harris Norwood	Submission (Triangle Choke)	FT 2: Full Throttle 2	6/03/2005	1	3:14

Mixed Martial Arts Career

The Ultimate Fighter

Cole Miller was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5: Team Penn vs. Team Pulver reality TV show, featuring Lightweights. He was a member of Jens Pulver's Team. Cole won his preliminary fight on the show against Alan Berube by Triangle Choke in the first round. Cole was defeated by Joe Lauzon in the quarter-finals of the competition. The loss, though, was somewhat controversial due to an illegal strike to the back of Cole's head. Cole appeared obviously dazed by the illegal strike and was given time to recover. However, when action was restarted, it was clear the Cole was still feeling the effects of the strike. Joe Lauzon capitalized on Miller's depleted state and won the fight.

UFC Career

Since then, Cole was able to win his bout on The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale against Andy Wang. Later he moved on to beat Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night 11.

His winning streak came to a hault when he lost to Jeremy Stephens by TKO in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Night 12: Swick vs. Burkman. On July 5th, 2008 Cole submitted Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Jorge Gurgel, with a Triangle Choke in the 3rd round.

His next fight was against The Ultimate Fighter 8 Lightweight contestant Junie Browning at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann on April 1, 2009. There was quite a bit of smack-talk back and forth between the two fighters, where Browning ended up calling Miller "over-rated." Miller caught browning in a Guillotine Choke as he attempted a take-down in the first round to pull out the submission victory. As soon as Browning tapped, Miller stood over a winded Browning and screamed, "Who's overrated now?" During the post-fight interview, Miller asked Joe Silva to allow him to fight the winner of the Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno fight that is to take place at the UFC's first fight card in Germany.

Miller returned to action at UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort on September 19, 2009 against The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero on the undercard. Though on the undercard, the bout was aired live on SpikeTV. The two traded punches for much of the first round, before Escudero caught Miller, ending the fight via TKO (Punches) at 3:36 of the first round.

Miller would return on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva against Dan Lauzon. The bout, though on the undercard, was aired live on SpikeTV, much like his last bout with Escudero. Lauzon dropped Miller early, but Miller regained his composure almost instantly, where the two traded with one another for the next few minutes. Lauzon got in a takedown, but it was Miller who ended up in the dominant position, where he secured an Inverted Triangle Choke and then locked in a fight ending Kimura at 3:05 of the first round. The impressive submission earned Miller his second Submission of the Night Honors.

His next bout took place on September 15, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 22, where he faced off against Britain's The Ultimate Fighter 9 winner Ross Pierson. Pearson's heavy hands allowed him to win the first round while the lanky Miller looked for submissions and an opening to pull guard. With no such room available, Miller tried another takedown in the second round but ultimately opted to stand and trade. The decision proved a good one; a minute and a half into the round, he caught Pearson with a big left hook that sent the "TUF 9" winner crashing to the mat. Miller followed and locked in the fight-ending Rear Naked Choke at the 1:49 mark of the round. The submission won one of the two Submission of the Night Honors.

"I'm just happy I came out here and did what I said I was going to do," Miller said. "I see all these wrestlers, point-fighting strikers and lay-and-pray jiu-jitsu guys all doing the same thing. Nobody is trying to finish, pass guard, mount – nothing (but) just control the clock. This isn't football. People need to come in here and fight."

Ranks and Titles

• WKA National Lightweight MMA Champion, LFC 155 lb. Champion
• Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio