George Roop vs. Shane Nelson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
George Roop
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.21 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Shane Nelson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.56 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
George Roop
Distance 74.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 6.4%)
Shane Nelson
Distance 71.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 15.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
George Roop
Head 77.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Shane Nelson
Head 83.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Roop L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Nelson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 269 / 900 | 29.9% | 39.2% | 36 / 145 | 24.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 88 / 154 | 57.1% | 69.0% | 15 / 32 | 46.9% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 114 / 163 | 69.9% | 70.2% | 12 / 26 | 46.2% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 294 / 948 | 31.0% | 35.3% | 39 / 170 | 22.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 119 / 186 | 64.0% | 66.9% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 58 / 83 | 69.9% | 79.2% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Roop L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Nelson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 215 / 532 | 40.4% | 39.4% | 51 / 189 | 27.0% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 66 / 119 | 55.5% | 70.6% | 48 / 83 | 57.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 50 / 93 | 53.8% | 72.1% | 31 / 63 | 49.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 194 / 580 | 33.4% | 34.9% | 77 / 261 | 29.5% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 71 / 89 | 79.8% | 66.1% | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 66 / 75 | 88.0% | 78.8% | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Roop has more cage time on record.