Jacob Volkmann vs. Shane Roller

UFC 6-4-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-4-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
45
AgeΔ 2 yrs
47
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
162.2
Layoff (months)Δ 3.9 mo
166.1
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jacob Volkmann is a submission threat — 1.99 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Jacob Volkmann owns the mat — in control 50% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Shane Roller is wasteful with body shots — only 39% land, vs a 69% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jacob Volkmann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 74
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 103

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Shane Roller

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 3 — regional circuit 93

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1341.19/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1242.32/min · norm 3.42
2011.78/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1703.18/min · norm 3.37
34.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
35.7%norm 43.5%
52.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.4%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.28/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jacob Volkmann

Distance 61.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 33.2% (norm 8.0%)

Shane Roller

Distance 84.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jacob Volkmann

Head 81.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 7.9%)

Shane Roller

Head 84.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Volkmann L/AAccLightweight med Roller L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 44 / 239 18.4% 37.9% 79 / 294 26.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 11 / 21 too few to rate 67.3% 9 / 13 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 79 / 129 61.2% 69.1% 36 / 40 90.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 98 / 316 31.0% 35.0% 93 / 294 31.6% 35.0%
To the body 20 / 31 64.5% 69.1% 13 / 33 39.4% 69.1%
To the legs 16 / 42 38.1% 81.9% 18 / 20 too few to rate 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Volkmann L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Roller L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 76 / 238 31.9% 38.9% 123 / 369 33.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 38 / 56 67.9% 68.6% 29 / 36 80.6% 68.6%
On the ground 87 / 132 65.9% 68.0% 18 / 35 51.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 123 / 335 36.7% 35.1% 122 / 369 33.1% 35.1%
To the body 45 / 54 83.3% 68.1% 23 / 41 56.1% 68.1%
To the legs 33 / 37 89.2% 81.5% 25 / 30 83.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2449.0% acc · 3.19/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
521.7% acc · 1.40/15 · norm 1.38
952.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
444.4% def · norm 64.0%
56:0749.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
14:4927.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
26:283:30 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
13:253:45 per 15 · norm 2:46
151.99/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.56/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Volkmann has more cage time on record.