Francisco Rivera vs. George Roop

UFC 4-6-0 (1 NC) vs. 5-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-6-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-8-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
44
AgeΔ 0 yrs
44
5'8"
HeightΔ 5"
6'1"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
120.3
Layoff (months)Δ 10.1 mo
130.4
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Francisco Rivera carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Francisco Rivera is a submission threat — 0.59 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 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

Francisco Rivera

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 3 — regional circuit 106

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 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

4214.13/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4713.48/min · norm 3.52
3213.15/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
3312.44/min · norm 3.58
41.4%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
38.7%norm 43.4%
68.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
55.5%norm 56.6%
50.74/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.22/15 · norm 0.30

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

Francisco Rivera

Distance 88.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.7% (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)

Francisco Rivera

Head 84.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (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 Rivera L/AAccBantamweight med Roop L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 353 / 901 39.2% 39.0% 269 / 900 29.9% 39.0%
In the clinch 45 / 79 57.0% 68.7% 88 / 154 57.1% 68.7%
On the ground 23 / 38 60.5% 70.2% 114 / 163 69.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 299 / 862 34.7% 34.9% 294 / 948 31.0% 34.9%
To the body 47 / 67 70.1% 66.8% 119 / 186 64.0% 66.8%
To the legs 75 / 89 84.3% 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 Rivera L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Roop L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 216 / 847 25.5% 39.3% 215 / 532 40.4% 39.3%
In the clinch 42 / 71 59.2% 70.4% 66 / 119 55.5% 70.4%
On the ground 63 / 94 67.0% 72.4% 50 / 93 53.8% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 170 / 778 21.9% 34.9% 194 / 580 33.4% 34.9%
To the body 97 / 149 65.1% 66.0% 71 / 89 79.8% 66.0%
To the legs 54 / 85 63.5% 79.1% 66 / 75 88.0% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
763.6% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
850.0% acc · 0.89/15 · norm 1.12
2668.4% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3459.6% def · norm 66.7%
4:204.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
35:3626.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
29:204:18 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
45:135:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
40.59/15 · 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.