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

Shane Nelson def. George Roop (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
George Roop
United StatesGeorge 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. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Shane Nelson won the decision.

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Shane Nelson vs George Roop?

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. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Shane Nelson won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Shane Nelson vs George Roop?

The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Shane Nelson won the decision.

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

Win probability

Shane Nelson 41%59% George Roop

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Shane Nelson
Grappling Specialist
5 edges
George Roop
Complete Fighter
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

72Power63
63Speed75
48Precision61
72Durability78
68Engine95
94Wrestling78
96Ground81

Biggest edge Shane Nelson, Submissions +31

Attribute by attribute

Shane Nelson is on the left of every row, George Roop on the right.
78Punch power61
65Kick power64
65Punch speed82
61Kick speed67
48Accuracy61
94Takedowns78
97Ground striking97
95Submissions64
77Chin63
67Body strength92
68Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

16-7-0
Record
15-13-1
1500
Power Index rating
1566
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
44
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

1.38
SLpM
3.43
31%
Str. Acc.
34%
2.84
SApM
2.47
61%
Str. Def.
60%

Grappling Profile

1.31
TD Avg.
1.05
18%
TD Acc.
57%
54%
TD Def.
59%
1.60
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Shane Nelson · 2-2
  • L
    Matt Wiman
    UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez · Dec 12, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Aaron Riley
    UFC 101: DECLARATION · Aug 8, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Aaron Riley
    UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine · Mar 7, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Lightweight
  • W
    George Roop
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale · Dec 13, 2008
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
George Roop · 1-4
  • L
    Yoon Jun Lee
    Road FC 31 · May 14, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 1:15 · Featherweight
  • L
    Takeya Mizugaki
    UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · Sep 28, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Takeya Mizugaki
    UFC Fight Night 75 · Sep 26, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • L
    Rob Font
    UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · Jul 5, 2014
    TKO · R1 · 2:19 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Dustin Kimura
    UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy · Apr 16, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · 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%