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Lightweight

Shane Roller

11-7-0 UFC 2-4-0
Positional Grappler Defensive Striker Submission-Vulnerable
5'10"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
47Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
8:55Avg 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 — Weak, rated 22.3 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 11.8 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 64.4 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 30.2 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 60.8 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 34.2 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 69.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Average 69
  2. Striking D Average 64
  3. Wrestling Average 61
  4. Grappling Average 45
  5. TD Defense Below avg 34
  6. Durability Below avg 30
  7. Striking Weak 22
  8. Accuracy Weak 12

Built on 53 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler average control — rates 69 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 64 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 2 of 4 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.32
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.18
Striking accuracy35.7%
Striking defense61.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.28
Takedowns / 15 min1.4
Takedown accuracy21.7%
Takedown defense44.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.56
Control time27.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
March 3, 2011 vs Thiago Tavares — 4.02/min (W) Mar '11 July 2, 2011 vs Melvin Guillard — 0.45/min (L) — only 2.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '11 October 1, 2011 vs TJ Grant — 0.82/min (L) Oct '11 January 28, 2012 vs Michael Johnson — 3.73/min (L) Jan '12 July 7, 2012 vs John Alessio — 2.07/min (W) Jul '12 October 5, 2012 vs Jacob Volkmann — 0.0/min (L) — only 2.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '12

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jacob Volkmann 14-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:38 — UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · October 5, 2012
0/7Sig. strikes
8/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W John Alessio 34-15 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · July 7, 2012
31/69Sig. strikes
35/103Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
7:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Michael Johnson 9-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · January 28, 2012
56/92Sig. strikes
64/136Absorbed
1/12Takedowns
3:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L TJ Grant 16-5 walk-in Submission · R3 2:12 — UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson · October 1, 2011
10/60Sig. strikes
24/64Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:45Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Melvin Guillard 28-8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:12 — UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · July 2, 2011
1/13Sig. strikes
17/42Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Thiago Tavares 15-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:28 — UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · March 3, 2011
26/106Sig. strikes
22/70Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:12Control
1Knockdowns
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)
11-7-0Pro record
Team TakedownGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 6
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 3
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

WEC 8
UFC 6
Xtreme Fighting League 1
CCCF 1
HRP 1
Masters of the Cage 1
Full career — 18 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jacob Volkmann Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot
October 5, 2012
 UFC 1 2:38
W John Alessio Decision (unanimous) UFC 148
July 7, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L Michael Johnson Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
January 28, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L T. J. Grant Submission (armbar) UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson
October 1, 2011
 UFC 3 2:12
L Melvin Guillard KO (punches) UFC 132
July 2, 2011
 UFC 1 2:12
W Thiago Tavares KO (punches) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2011
 UFC 2 1:28
W Jamie Varner Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 53
December 16, 2010
 WEC 1 3:55
L Anthony Pettis Submission (triangle choke) WEC 50
August 18, 2010
 WEC 3 4:51
W Anthony Njokuani Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 48
April 24, 2010
 WEC 1 3:07
W Danny Castillo Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 44
November 18, 2009
 WEC 3 3:32
W Marcus Hicks Decision (unanimous) WEC 42
August 9, 2009
 WEC 3 5:00
L Benson Henderson TKO (punches) WEC 40
April 5, 2009
 WEC 1 1:41
W Mike Budnik Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 37
December 3, 2008
 WEC 1 1:01
W Todd Moore Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 35
August 3, 2008
 WEC 1 3:00
W Yoshihiro Kitaoka TKO (punches) Xtreme Fighting League
March 15, 2008
 Xtreme Fighting League 1 1:50
W Erick Fernandez Submission (guillotine choke) CCCF: Contenders
January 19, 2008
 CCCF 1 2:23
W Ryan Winthers TKO (punches) HRP: Fight Night
November 16, 2007
 HRP 1 0:16
L Jake Pruitt TKO (punches) Masters of the Cage 16
September 28, 2007
 Masters of the Cage 3 2:15

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

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.3 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 3.2 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 35.7% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 61.4% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.4 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 21.7% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 44.4% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.6 avg 0.6
Control time 27.7% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 50.7%