 After many back and forth grappling exchanges in round one, he eventually KO'd Tavares with a right hook in the second round, with former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell in his corner.At , Wiman lost a one-sided unanimous decision to fellow rising star, Jim Miller, replacing an injured Frankie Edgar.On April 18, 2009, Wiman faced Canadian striker Sam Stout at UFC 97 in Montreal, Quebec.