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Bantamweight

George Roop

15-13-1 UFC 5-8-0
Positional Grappler Defensive Striker KO-Prone Gets Dropped
6'1"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
44Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
10:25Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 38.9 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 14.3 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 68.9 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 13.0 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 31.8 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 24.4 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 33.9 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 70.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Above avg 71
  2. Striking D Average 69
  3. Striking Below avg 39
  4. Grappling Below avg 34
  5. Wrestling Below avg 32
  6. TD Defense Weak 24
  7. Accuracy Weak 14
  8. Durability Weak 13
Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 69 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone 4 of 8 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 6 times in 135 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.48
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.44
Striking accuracy38.7%
Striking defense55.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.22
Takedowns / 15 min0.89
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense59.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.11
Control time26.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
October 29, 2011 vs Hatsu Hioki — 2.33/min (L) Oct '11 January 28, 2012 vs Cub Swanson — 4.75/min (L) Jan '12 March 16, 2013 vs Reuben Duran — 2.2/min (W) Mar '13 May 25, 2013 vs Brian Bowles — 6.55/min (W) May '13 November 6, 2013 vs Francisco Rivera — 3.14/min (L) Nov '13 April 16, 2014 vs Dustin Kimura — 3.53/min (W) Apr '14 July 5, 2014 vs Rob Font — 4.32/min (L) — only 2.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '14 September 26, 2015 vs Takeya Mizugaki — 3.13/min (L) Sep '15

Fight history

13 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Takeya Mizugaki 20-9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · September 26, 2015
47/112Sig. strikes
70/160Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
5:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Rob Font 10-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:19 — UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · July 5, 2014
10/37Sig. strikes
12/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dustin Kimura 11-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy · April 16, 2014
53/109Sig. strikes
7/31Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
8:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Francisco Rivera 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:20 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · November 6, 2013
23/61Sig. strikes
27/73Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
2:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Brian Bowles 10-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:43 — UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · May 25, 2013
44/100Sig. strikes
24/72Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:31Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Reuben Duran 8-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz · March 16, 2013
33/75Sig. strikes
30/56Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
4:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Cub Swanson 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:22 — UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · January 28, 2012
35/99Sig. strikes
43/66Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Hatsu Hioki 24-4-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz · October 29, 2011
35/104Sig. strikes
24/49Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Josh Grispi 14-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:14 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · June 4, 2011
91/142Sig. strikes
11/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
6:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Mark Hominick 19-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:28 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 · January 22, 2011
12/32Sig. strikes
9/16Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L George Sotiropoulos 9-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:59 — UFC 101: Declaration · August 8, 2009
5/46Sig. strikes
14/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W David Kaplan 0-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 98: Evans vs Machida · May 23, 2009
62/226Sig. strikes
50/105Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Shane Nelson 10-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale · December 13, 2008
21/74Sig. strikes
10/32Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
15-13-1Pro record
APEX MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 4
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 4
Decision 4
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 13
Rage in the Cage 10
WEC 3
Road FC 1
WFC 1
Cage Supremacy 1
Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Yoon Jun Lee TKO (broken leg) Road FC 31
May 14, 2016
 Road FC 1 1:15
L Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson
September 27, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
L Rob Font KO (punch) UFC 175
July 5, 2014
 UFC 1 2:19
W Dustin Kimura Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy
April 16, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Francisco Rivera TKO (punches) UFC: Fight for the Troops 3
November 6, 2013
 UFC 2 2:20
W Brian Bowles TKO (punches) UFC 160
May 25, 2013
 UFC 2 1:43
W Reuben Duran Decision (unanimous) UFC 158
March 16, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
L Cub Swanson TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
January 28, 2012
 UFC 2 2:22
L Hatsu Hioki Decision (split) UFC 137
October 29, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W Josh Grispi TKO (body punch) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale
June 4, 2011
 UFC 3 3:14
L Mark Hominick TKO (punches) UFC: Fight for the Troops 2
January 22, 2011
 UFC 1 1:28
W Chan Sung Jung KO (head kick) WEC 51
September 30, 2010
 WEC 2 1:30
D Leonard Garcia Draw (split) WEC 47
March 6, 2010
 WEC 3 5:00
L Eddie Wineland Decision (unanimous) WEC 46
January 10, 2010
 WEC 3 5:00
W Matt Dell Decision (unanimous) Rage in the Cage 137
November 14, 2009
 Rage in the Cage 3 5:00
L George Sotiropoulos Submission (kimura) UFC 101
August 8, 2009
 UFC 2 1:59
W Dave Kaplan Decision (split) UFC 98
May 23, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Shane Nelson Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale
December 13, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
W Nick Buschman TKO (punches) WFC: Armageddon
March 12, 2008
 WFC 1 0:24
W Tito Jones Decision (unanimous) Rage in the Cage 101
October 6, 2007
 Rage in the Cage 3 3:00
W Andrew Belvado Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Supremacy 2
July 22, 2007
 Cage Supremacy 1 1:01
L Austin Pascucci Submission (armbar) Rage in the Cage 96
June 15, 2007
 Rage in the Cage 1 2:08
L Ray Robinson Submission (armbar) Rage in the Cage 93
March 20, 2007
 Rage in the Cage 1 2:29
W Matt Dell Decision (split) Rage in the Cage 91
February 24, 2007
 Rage in the Cage 3 3:00
W Carlos Ortega Decision (unanimous) Rage in the Cage 88
November 11, 2006
 Rage in the Cage 3 3:00
W Louie Rosa Submission (punches) Rage in the Cage 86
August 15, 2006
 Rage in the Cage 2 2:15
L Nick Hedrick Submission (guillotine choke) Rage in the Cage 85
August 5, 2006
 Rage in the Cage 1 1:42
W Jason Sterling Submission (rear-naked choke) Rage in the Cage 84
July 1, 2006
 Rage in the Cage 1 0:37
W Austin Pascucci Submission (armbar) Rage in the Cage 82
May 26, 2006
 Rage in the Cage 2 2:42

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (George Roop) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.5 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 2.4 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 38.7% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 55.5% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 59.6% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.5
Control time 26.3% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 40.0% avg 48.2%