George Roop vs. Josh Grispi
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
Josh Grispi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 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%)
Josh Grispi
Distance 80.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 6.5%)
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%)
Josh Grispi
Head 64.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.7% (norm 7.8%)
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 | Grispi L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 269 / 900 | 29.9% | 39.0% | 30 / 86 | 34.9% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 88 / 154 | 57.1% | 68.7% | 5 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 114 / 163 | 69.9% | 70.2% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 294 / 948 | 31.0% | 34.9% | 14 / 69 | 20.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 119 / 186 | 64.0% | 66.8% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 58 / 83 | 69.9% | 79.4% | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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 · Featherweight: 126 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 Grispi L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 215 / 532 | 40.4% | 39.3% | 65 / 142 | 45.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 66 / 119 | 55.5% | 70.4% | 58 / 102 | 56.9% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 50 / 93 | 53.8% | 72.4% | 67 / 97 | 69.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 194 / 580 | 33.4% | 34.9% | 131 / 269 | 48.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 71 / 89 | 79.8% | 66.0% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 66 / 75 | 88.0% | 79.1% | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 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.