Shane Roller vs. John Alessio
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Shane Roller
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
John Alessio
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 34 | 12 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.4 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 27 finish wins over 54 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Shane Roller
Distance 84.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 8.0%)
John Alessio
Distance 90.3% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shane Roller
Head 84.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.0%)
John Alessio
Head 91.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Roller L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Alessio L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 294 | 26.9% | 38.3% | 82 / 299 | 27.4% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 67.5% | 15 / 28 | 53.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 36 / 40 | 90.0% | 68.8% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 93 / 294 | 31.6% | 35.1% | 80 / 303 | 26.4% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 13 / 33 | 39.4% | 69.1% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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: 204 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Roller L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Alessio L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 123 / 369 | 33.3% | 38.8% | 92 / 285 | 32.3% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 36 | 80.6% | 68.6% | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 18 / 35 | 51.4% | 68.0% | 58 / 72 | 80.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 122 / 369 | 33.1% | 35.2% | 114 / 310 | 36.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 23 / 41 | 56.1% | 68.2% | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 81.5% | 55 / 66 | 83.3% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Roller has more cage time on record.