Juliana Miller earned the first finish of UFC Fight Night 284, submitting Ravena Oliveira with a rear-naked choke in the second round of their prelim bout at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. Miller, now 5-4 in MMA and 3-3 in the UFC, said she was driven to finish after losing a choke attempt in a previous fight against Carli Judice in Houston that cost her the decision. Oliveira drops to 7-5-1 overall and 0-4 in the UFC with the loss.
Juliana Miller opened the finishing account at UFC Fight Night 284, submitting Ravena Oliveira via rear-naked choke in the second round of their strawweight prelim bout at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on August 11, 2026.
Miller, known as "Killer," improves to 6-4 overall with the victory, moving to 3-3 inside the UFC. The 30-year-old American trains out of 10th Planet San Diego and stands five-foot-seven with a 66-inch reach. Her grappling-forward style is backed by 2.16 takedowns per 15 minutes and 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes, numbers that speak to her persistent finishing intent. Miller credited her motivation to complete the choke to a prior setback against Carli Judice in Houston, where a failed submission attempt cost her the decision.
Oliveira, nicknamed "Kenoudy," falls to 7-5-1 overall and slides to 0-4 inside the UFC with the defeat. The 29-year-old Brazilian, representing Life MMA, entered the bout at five-foot-five with a 65-inch reach. She lands 1.91 significant strikes per minute at 30 percent accuracy and averages 0.88 takedowns per 15 minutes, a profile that leans more toward striking than grappling — a mismatch that Miller was able to exploit once the fight hit the mat.
Why it matters
- Miller snaps a pattern of close losses by securing the finish she has been chasing, giving her career momentum heading into future UFC bookings.
- Oliveira's 0-4 UFC record puts her roster status under serious pressure, as the promotion rarely extends runs of that length without a result.
- The stylistic contrast — Miller's high-volume grappling against Oliveira's limited submission output — made a submission finish a credible threat throughout the bout.
