Brian Bowles vs. George Roop

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 5-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
5-8-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
46
AgeΔ 2 yrs
44
5'7"
HeightΔ 6"
6'1"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
158.4
Layoff (months)Δ 28 mo
130.4
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Brian Bowles is a submission threat — 0.95 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Brian Bowles's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Bantamweight norm.
George Roop owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brian Bowles

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

George Roop

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 58
Tier 3 — regional circuit 105

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.21 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

852.68/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4713.48/min · norm 3.52
1113.51/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
3312.44/min · norm 3.58
29.6%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
38.7%norm 43.4%
62.9%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
55.5%norm 56.6%
10.47/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.22/15 · norm 0.30

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

Brian Bowles

Distance 89.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 5.2% (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)

Brian Bowles

Head 87.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.3% (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 Bowles L/AAccBantamweight med Roop L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 66 / 257 25.7% 39.0% 269 / 900 29.9% 39.0%
In the clinch 13 / 15 too few to rate 68.7% 88 / 154 57.1% 68.7%
On the ground 6 / 15 too few to rate 70.2% 114 / 163 69.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 58 / 252 23.0% 34.9% 294 / 948 31.0% 34.9%
To the body 26 / 34 76.5% 66.8% 119 / 186 64.0% 66.8%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 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 Bowles L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Roop L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 78 / 250 31.2% 39.3% 215 / 532 40.4% 39.3%
In the clinch 5 / 12 too few to rate 70.4% 66 / 119 55.5% 70.4%
On the ground 28 / 37 75.7% 72.4% 50 / 93 53.8% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 81 / 248 32.7% 34.9% 194 / 580 33.4% 34.9%
To the body 14 / 24 too few to rate 66.0% 71 / 89 79.8% 66.0%
To the legs 16 / 27 59.3% 79.1% 66 / 75 88.0% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2100.0% acc · 0.95/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
850.0% acc · 0.89/15 · norm 1.12
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3459.6% def · norm 66.7%
7:0422.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
35:3626.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
3:341:41 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
45:135:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
20.95/15 · 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.