George Roop vs. George Sotiropoulos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
George Roop
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 5 |
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
George Sotiropoulos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
George Roop
Distance 74.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 6.5%)
George Sotiropoulos
Distance 89.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
George Roop
Head 77.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
George Sotiropoulos
Head 89.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Roop L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Sotiropoulos L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 269 / 900 | 29.9% | 39.0% | 217 / 940 | 23.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 88 / 154 | 57.1% | 68.7% | 12 / 32 | 37.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 114 / 163 | 69.9% | 70.2% | 52 / 78 | 66.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 294 / 948 | 31.0% | 34.9% | 224 / 940 | 23.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 119 / 186 | 64.0% | 66.8% | 36 / 80 | 45.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 58 / 83 | 69.9% | 79.4% | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 81.9% |
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 · Lightweight: 201 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 Roop L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Sotiropoulos L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 215 / 532 | 40.4% | 39.3% | 231 / 773 | 29.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 66 / 119 | 55.5% | 70.4% | 31 / 47 | 66.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 50 / 93 | 53.8% | 72.4% | 14 / 31 | 45.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 194 / 580 | 33.4% | 34.9% | 170 / 696 | 24.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 71 / 89 | 79.8% | 66.0% | 64 / 99 | 64.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 66 / 75 | 88.0% | 79.1% | 42 / 56 | 75.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Roop has more cage time on record.