Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Hatsu Hioki
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 27 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Hatsu Hioki
Distance 83.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 6.5%)
George Roop
Distance 74.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Hatsu Hioki
Head 70.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 25.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.9%)
George Roop
Head 77.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hioki L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Roop L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 178 / 480 | 37.1% | 40.5% | 269 / 900 | 29.9% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 70.5% | 88 / 154 | 57.1% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 52 / 65 | 80.0% | 69.3% | 114 / 163 | 69.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 152 / 408 | 37.3% | 37.1% | 294 / 948 | 31.0% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 82 / 149 | 55.0% | 68.0% | 119 / 186 | 64.0% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 18 / 21 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 58 / 83 | 69.9% | 79.2% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Hioki L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Roop L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 160 / 565 | 28.3% | 39.3% | 215 / 532 | 40.4% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 65 | 66.2% | 70.3% | 66 / 119 | 55.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 40 / 65 | 61.5% | 69.4% | 50 / 93 | 53.8% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 137 / 502 | 27.3% | 35.9% | 194 / 580 | 33.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 61 / 103 | 59.2% | 68.0% | 71 / 89 | 79.8% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 45 / 90 | 50.0% | 81.5% | 66 / 75 | 88.0% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Roop has more cage time on record.