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George Roop vs Shane Nelson

George Roop is 15-13-1; Shane Nelson is 16-7-0. George Roop is 3 years older than Shane Nelson. George Roop has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Shane Nelson. George Roop is 4" · 10 cm taller than Shane Nelson. They have met once: George Roop 0, Shane Nelson 1.

George Roop
United States
George Roop
15-13-1
TKOUDUD
Met once
S
United States
Shane Nelson
“Sugar” · 16-7-0
MDUDSUB

Style & credentials

George Roop

No background on record

Camp · APEX MMA
Shane Nelson

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

62%
Head
62%
25%
Body
32%
12%
Leg
6%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

George Rooplast 13 fights
57%19%24%
Shane Nelsonlast 4 fights
57%24%19%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

George Roop Shane Nelson
Strikes landed / min
3.431.38
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
George Roop · Average · better than 50% of UFC fightersShane Nelson · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.472.84
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
George Roop · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersShane Nelson · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.051.31
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
George Roop · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersShane Nelson · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
57%18%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
George Roop · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersShane Nelson · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
59%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
George Roop · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersShane Nelson · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.101.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
George Roop · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersShane Nelson · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.43
Strikes landed / min
1.38
2.47
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.84
1.05 / 1.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.31 / 7.3
57%
Takedown accuracy
18%
59%
Takedown defence
54%
2:44
Control time / fight
2:21
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.60

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

George Roop13 UFC fights · 471 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%155/709
13%60/115
11%54/76
Clinch
10%45/96
8%39/51
1%4/7
Ground
20%94/143
4%20/20
0%0/0
Shane Nelson4 UFC fights · 63 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%21/122
17%11/16
6%4/7
Clinch
10%6/22
14%9/10
0%0/0
Ground
19%12/26
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have George Roop and Shane Nelson ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale (Sat, Dec 13, 2008), where Shane Nelson won by Split Decision.

What are the records of George Roop and Shane Nelson?

George Roop is 15-13-1 and Shane Nelson is 16-7-0.

Who has the longer reach, George Roop or Shane Nelson?

George Roop has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Shane Nelson, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, George Roop or Shane Nelson?

George Roop is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Shane Nelson stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, George Roop or Shane Nelson?

George Roop is 44 and Shane Nelson is 41.

Who has more finishes, George Roop or Shane Nelson?

George Roop has 8 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Shane Nelson has 8 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).

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