The Ultimate Fighter 30 results: Juliana Miller vs. Claire Guthrie

Juliana Miller earned herself a spot in The Ultimate Fighter 30 semifinals and gained a measure of revenge in the process.

In the season’s best fight thus far, Miller (2-1) won a unanimous decision over Claire Guthrie (3-1)* after three high-paced rounds of action. The two previously fought at an Invicta FC event in May 2021, with Guthrie earning a unanimous nod, but Miller’s non-stop offense and superior grappling gave her the edge in their rematch.

With the win, Miller is now just one fight away from the TUF 30 flyweight finals, and Team Julianna Pena now holds a 4-2 lead over Team Amanda Nunes with two fights remaining this season.

Guthrie was present to see Miller as she came out firing in every round. The game plan for Miller was to use her jab to control the range, then close the distance to create grappling opportunities. Guthrie’s takedown defense was on point, and she did most of her damage with a strong right hand that Miller absorbed repeatedly. A competitive opening round ended with both fighters brawling.

The second round saw Miller and Guthrie continue to trade clean punches to great delight from Forrest Griffin and Dana White, UFC President. Guthrie scored a takedown of her own, but Miller’s ground game gave her second thoughts about engaging on the mat, and the fight returned to the feet. Miller won the fight by taking Guthrie’s arm and scoring a takedown with bodylocks.

Unsurprisingly, the first two rounds were split, so the fight went to a third “sudden victory” round, and it was the relentless Miller who set the tone. Guthrie was forced to stop her from charging across the cage, and she responded with a bodylock that turned the tide of the fight. Guthrie tried to get out, but Miller moved quickly into position for the kimura. Although the submission was not there, Miller ended up in Guthrie’s half guard on top, which she refused to relinquish. Miller maintained control and landed enough ground-and pound to win the fight.

Prior to the contest, there was weigh-in drama as Guthrie found herself a pound over at the scale. Even after stripping down and then using another hour to attempt to make the weight, Guthrie was still over by about a quarter of a pound, so it was decided that she should chop off some of her hair. That did the trick as she hit 126 pounds to make the fight official.

The last two heavyweights yet to compete are set to face off on next week’s episode as Team Pena’s Jordan Heiderman (5-0) fights Team Nunes’ Chandler Cole (8-3).

Here’s the first round :

Zac Pauga def. Nyle Bartling via unanimous decision

Kaytlin Neil def. Helen Peralta via split decision

Mohammed Usman def. Mitchell Sipe via unanimous decision

Laura Gallardo def. Kathryn Paprocki via majority decision

Eduardo Perez def. Bobby Maximus via TKO (strikes) (R1, 3:58)

Juliana Miller def. Claire Guthrie via unanimous decision

Team Pena’s Jordan Heiderman will be fighting Team Nunes’ Chandler Cole next week in a heavyweight fight.

(*TUF bouts are considered exhibitions and fighters’ pro records are not affected by the results on the show)

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Season 30 of The Ultimate Fighter is coached by UFC bantamweight champion Julianna Pena and UFC featherweight champion Amanda Nunes. Pena defends her title against Nunes in a rematch that serves as the main event of UFC 277 on July 30 in Dallas.

The finalists of the TUF 30 heavyweight and flyweight tournaments will compete for a six-figure UFC contract at a finale event with a date still to be announced.

Exclusively on ESPN+, every Monday at midnight new episodes air.

Here is the TUF 30 roster divided by team:

Team Nunes

Heavyweights
Nyle Bartling
Chandler Cole
Eduardo Perez
Mitchell Sipe

Flyweights
Claire Guthrie
Kaytlin Neil
Kathryn Paprocki
Brogan Walker

Team Pena

Heavyweights
Jordan Heiderman
Bobby Maximus
Zac Pauga
Mohammed Usman

Flyweights
Chantel Coates
Laura Gallardo*
Hannah Guy
Juliana Miller
Helen Peralta

*replacement for Chantel Coates

Advancing into semifinals: Neil, Pauga, Usman and Gallardo. Perez, Miller .

Eliminated: Bartling, Peralta, Sipe, Coates, Paprocki, Maximus, Guthrie