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George Roop

Inactive · age 44 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • UFC veteran since 2008
Elo rating
1430
Global Elo 1479 ±38
Rank
—
—
UFC record
5-8-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d +18 · Δ1y +18
Last fight
Sep 26, 2015
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 15m
Avg fight time
10:25
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.9
Ground control
36m
Since last fight
10y 9mo

Honest Elo history

13 fights · tap & drag
Dec 13, 2008 — L vs Shane Nelson Δ-29May 23, 2009 — W vs David Kaplan Δ+28Aug 8, 2009 — L vs George Sotiropoulos Δ-27Jan 22, 2011 — L vs Mark Hominick Δ-24Jun 4, 2011 — W vs Josh Grispi Δ+35Oct 29, 2011 — L vs Hatsu Hioki Δ-15Jan 28, 2012 — L vs Cub Swanson Δ-18Mar 16, 2013 — W vs Reuben Duran Δ+17May 25, 2013 — W vs Brian Bowles Δ+21Nov 6, 2013 — L vs Francisco Rivera Δ-16Apr 16, 2014 — W vs Dustin Kimura Δ+19Jul 5, 2014 — L vs Rob Font Δ-18Sep 26, 2015 — L vs Takeya Mizugaki Δ-12 1380140014201440146014801500 201020122014 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":248.1,"elo":1441,"date":"2008-12-13","opp":"Shane Nelson","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":1,"x":136.8,"y":172.4,"elo":1469,"date":"2009-05-23","opp":"David Kaplan","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":2,"x":159.2,"y":243.9,"elo":1442,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"George Sotiropoulos","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":3,"x":313.7,"y":308.9,"elo":1418,"date":"2011-01-22","opp":"Mark Hominick","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":4,"x":352.4,"y":214.8,"elo":1453,"date":"2011-06-04","opp":"Josh Grispi","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":5,"x":395.1,"y":255.3,"elo":1438,"date":"2011-10-29","opp":"Hatsu Hioki","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":6,"x":421.5,"y":304.4,"elo":1420,"date":"2012-01-28","opp":"Cub Swanson","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":7,"x":541.5,"y":258.5,"elo":1437,"date":"2013-03-16","opp":"Reuben Duran","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":561.9,"y":201.7,"elo":1458,"date":"2013-05-25","opp":"Brian Bowles","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":9,"x":609.8,"y":244.9,"elo":1442,"date":"2013-11-06","opp":"Francisco Rivera","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":10,"x":656.6,"y":195.1,"elo":1461,"date":"2014-04-16","opp":"Dustin Kimura","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":11,"x":679.8,"y":242.8,"elo":1443,"date":"2014-07-05","opp":"Rob Font","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":12,"x":810,"y":275.6,"elo":1430,"date":"2015-09-26","opp":"Takeya Mizugaki","result":"L","delta":-12}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 26, 2015 Takeya Mizugaki L -12
Jul 5, 2014 Rob Font L -18
Apr 16, 2014 Dustin Kimura W +19
Nov 6, 2013 Francisco Rivera L -16
May 25, 2013 Brian Bowles W +21

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
40%
2 / 5
Finish rate
KO
2
40% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
3
60% of wins
KO: 2 (40%) 2 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 3 (60%) 3
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
R2
1 50%
R3
1 50%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 471 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
62% Head
  • Head 62%
  • Body 25%
  • Leg 12%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
57% Distance
  • Distance 57%
  • Clinch 19%
  • Ground 24%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
63%
of losses by finish
5 of 8 · usually R2
4 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1528
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 5 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Dustin Kimura
Elo 1533 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
5.8
−0.8 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 13 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1555

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from George Roop on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.