Shane Nelson 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.
Shane Nelson
Full career not yet synced for Shane Nelson — 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
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)
Shane Nelson
Distance 71.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 8.0%)
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)
Shane Nelson
Head 83.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 7.9%)
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 | Nelson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Roop L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 36 / 145 | 24.8% | 37.9% | 269 / 900 | 29.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 32 | 46.9% | 67.3% | 88 / 154 | 57.1% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 12 / 26 | 46.2% | 69.1% | 114 / 163 | 69.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 170 | 22.9% | 35.0% | 294 / 948 | 31.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.1% | 119 / 186 | 64.0% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Nelson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Roop L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 51 / 189 | 27.0% | 38.9% | 215 / 532 | 40.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 83 | 57.8% | 68.6% | 66 / 119 | 55.5% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 31 / 63 | 49.2% | 68.0% | 50 / 93 | 53.8% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 261 | 29.5% | 35.1% | 194 / 580 | 33.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 68.1% | 71 / 89 | 79.8% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 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.