Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Shane Nelson
Shane Nelson
“Sugar”
16-7-0
RESULT

Shane Nelson def. George Roop (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
George Roop
George Roop
15-13-1
Saturday, December 13, 2008

Shane Nelson defeated George Roop by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale, held Saturday, December 13, 2008.

Fight stats

Shane Nelson
George Roop
0
Knockdowns
0
10 of 32
Significant strikes
21 of 74
31%
Sig. strike accuracy
28%
69 of 95
Total strikes
93 of 153
3 of 10
Takedowns
1 of 1
30%
Takedown accuracy
100%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
7:58
Control time
3:57
Significant strikes by target
10 of 32
Head
10 of 56
0 of 0
Body
8 of 15
0 of 0
Leg
3 of 3
1 of 9
Distance
8 of 45
1 of 3
Clinch
9 of 21
8 of 20
Ground
4 of 8

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
2 of 6
Sig. str.
4 of 14
36 of 44
Total str.
11 of 26
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:18
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
7 of 21
Sig. str.
9 of 22
19 of 33
Total str.
39 of 52
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
2:49
Ctrl
1:11
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 5
Sig. str.
8 of 38
14 of 18
Total str.
43 of 75
1 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
0:51
Ctrl
2:46

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#NelsonRoop
1––
2––
3––
Total2928
Al Lefkowitz
#NelsonRoop
1––
2––
3––
Total2829
Marcos Rosales
#NelsonRoop
1––
2––
3––
Total2928

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

2
Nelson
–
0
Roop
●29–28 Nelson×2
All 2 media scorecards▾
  • MMAJunkie.com29–28Nelson
  • Sherdog.com29–28Nelson

Fan Scorecards

100%
Nelson
0%
Roop
3 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Nelson100%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Nelson
R2
100%
Nelson
R3
100%
Roop

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mario Yamasaki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

16-7-0
Record
15-13-1
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
44
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

1.38
SLpM
3.43
31%
Str. Acc.
34%
2.84
SApM
2.47
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.31
TD Avg.
1.05
18%
TD Acc.
57%
54%
TD Def.
59%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Shane Nelson · 2-2
  • L
    Matt Wiman
    UFC 107: Penn vs SanchezSat, Dec 12, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Aaron Riley
    UFC 101: DECLARATIONSat, Aug 8, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Aaron Riley
    UFC 96: Jackson vs JardineSat, Mar 7, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Lightweight
  • W
    George Roop
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir FinaleSat, Dec 13, 2008
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
George Roop · 2-3
  • L
    Takeya Mizugaki
    UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs NelsonMon, Sep 28, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Rob Font
    UFC 175: Weidman vs MachidaSat, Jul 5, 2014
    TKO · R1 · 2:19 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Dustin Kimura
    UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs KennedyWed, Apr 16, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Francisco Rivera
    UFC Fight Night: Kennedy vs NatalWed, Nov 6, 2013
    TKO · R2 · 2:20 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Brian Bowles
    UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2Sat, May 25, 2013
    TKO · R2 · 1:43 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 4 fights · 13 fights
15.8
Avg sig. strikes
36.2
1.00
Avg takedowns
0.62
2:21
Avg control time
2:44
28
Career high strikes
91
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Shane Nelson
Strike target
George Roop
62%
Head
62%
32%
Body
25%
6%
Leg
12%
Shane Nelson
Strike position
George Roop
57%
Distance
57%
24%
Clinch
19%
19%
Ground
24%