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Reuben Duran 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.

1-3-0 Reuben Duran · UFC
5-8-0 George Roop · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-3-0
UFC record
5-8-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
43.1
AgeΔ 1.6 yrs
44.7
5'7"
HeightΔ 6"
6'1"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
160.7
Layoff (months)Δ 30.4 mo
130.3
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
The read

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.

Reuben Duran is a submission threat — 0.65 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Reuben Duran owns the mat — in control 34% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
George Roop owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Reuben Duran

Full career not yet synced for Reuben Duran — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1473.19/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4713.48/min · norm 3.52
1202.61/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
3312.44/min · norm 3.58
49.0%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
38.7%norm 43.4%
50.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
55.5%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.22/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Reuben Duran

Distance 73.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.0% (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)

Reuben Duran

Head 74.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)

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 Duran L/AAccBantamweight med Roop L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 84 / 220 38.2% 39.0% 269 / 900 29.9% 39.0%
In the clinch 44 / 53 83.0% 68.7% 88 / 154 57.1% 68.7%
On the ground 19 / 27 70.4% 70.2% 114 / 163 69.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 76 / 223 34.1% 34.9% 294 / 948 31.0% 34.9%
To the body 46 / 52 88.5% 66.8% 119 / 186 64.0% 66.8%
To the legs 25 / 25 100.0% 79.4% 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 (Bantamweight: 117 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 Duran L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Roop L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 66 / 175 37.7% 39.3% 215 / 532 40.4% 39.3%
In the clinch 27 / 35 77.1% 70.4% 66 / 119 55.5% 70.4%
On the ground 27 / 34 79.4% 72.4% 50 / 93 53.8% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 63 / 167 37.7% 34.9% 194 / 580 33.4% 34.9%
To the body 30 / 37 81.1% 66.0% 71 / 89 79.8% 66.0%
To the legs 27 / 40 67.5% 79.1% 66 / 75 88.0% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

323.1% acc · 0.98/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
850.0% acc · 0.89/15 · norm 1.12
225.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3459.6% def · norm 66.7%
15:4934.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
35:3626.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
10:163:20 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
45:135:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
20.65/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.11/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Roop has more cage time on record.

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