Shane Roller vs. Melvin Guillard
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Shane Roller
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
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
Melvin Guillard
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 11 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.38 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 62 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Shane Roller
Distance 84.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 8.0%)
Melvin Guillard
Distance 79.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shane Roller
Head 84.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.9%)
Melvin Guillard
Head 82.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Roller L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Guillard L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 294 | 26.9% | 37.9% | 312 / 896 | 34.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 58 / 96 | 60.4% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 36 / 40 | 90.0% | 69.1% | 78 / 136 | 57.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 93 / 294 | 31.6% | 35.0% | 300 / 928 | 32.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 13 / 33 | 39.4% | 69.1% | 90 / 134 | 67.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 58 / 66 | 87.9% | 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 Roller L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Guillard L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 123 / 369 | 33.3% | 38.9% | 219 / 732 | 29.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 36 | 80.6% | 68.6% | 36 / 75 | 48.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 18 / 35 | 51.4% | 68.0% | 12 / 31 | 38.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 122 / 369 | 33.1% | 35.1% | 123 / 604 | 20.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 23 / 41 | 56.1% | 68.1% | 59 / 111 | 53.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 81.5% | 85 / 123 | 69.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Guillard has more cage time on record.