Josh Grispi vs.
George Roop
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Josh Grispi
Full career not yet synced for Josh Grispi — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500
George Roop
Full career not yet synced for George Roop — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Josh Grispi
Distance 80.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 6.5%)
George Roop
Distance 74.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Grispi
Head 64.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.7% (norm 7.8%)
George Roop
Head 77.9% (norm 77.4%) · 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 | Grispi L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Roop L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 30 / 86 | 34.9% | 40.9% | 269 / 900 | 29.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 88 / 154 | 57.1% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 114 / 163 | 69.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 14 / 69 | 20.3% | 37.2% | 294 / 948 | 31.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 119 / 186 | 64.0% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 58 / 83 | 69.9% | 79.4% |
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: 126 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Grispi L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Roop L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 65 / 142 | 45.8% | 39.2% | 215 / 532 | 40.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 58 / 102 | 56.9% | 70.3% | 66 / 119 | 55.5% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 67 / 97 | 69.1% | 69.4% | 50 / 93 | 53.8% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 269 | 48.7% | 35.9% | 194 / 580 | 33.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 67.9% | 71 / 89 | 79.8% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 66 / 75 | 88.0% | 79.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Roop has more cage time on record.