George Roop
13 UFC Fights | 38% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (40%)
George Roop UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
George Roop is 5-8 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 15-13-1, 10-5 of it outside the UFC. Roop competes at bantamweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 6'1" with a 72" reach at 44 years old. The last bout was a loss to Yoon Jun Lee by knockout in May 2016.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 82nd percentile among 182 bantamweight fighters (2.4/min).
George Roop's UFC win rate is 38% (5 of 13 fights), and 40% of those wins came by finish. Roop averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 50% accuracy and stops 60% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 15-13-1
- UFC Record
- 5-8
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 72"
- Age
- 44
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Yoon Jun Lee · TKO (Leg Injury) · May 2016
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
George Roop's Last 5 Fights
Roop is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Takeya Mizugaki · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · Sep 2015
- Loss vs Rob Font · KO/TKO · R1 2:19 · UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · Jul 2014
- Win vs Dustin Kimura · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy · Apr 2014
- Loss vs Francisco Rivera · KO/TKO · R2 2:20 · UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · Nov 2013
- Win vs Brian Bowles · KO/TKO · R2 1:43 · UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · May 2013
Striking
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Defensive
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — George Roop vs Average
George Roop's UFC Fight History
13 UFC fights on record (5-8), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Takeya Mizugaki | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson | 2015-09-26 |
| L | Rob Font | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:19 | UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida | 2014-07-05 |
| W | Dustin Kimura | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy | 2014-04-16 |
| L | Francisco Rivera | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:20 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 | 2013-11-06 |
| W | Brian Bowles | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:43 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 | 2013-05-25 |
| W | Reuben Duran | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz | 2013-03-16 |
| L | Cub Swanson | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:22 | UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis | 2012-01-28 |
| L | Hatsu Hioki | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz | 2011-10-29 |
| W | Josh Grispi | KO/TKO | R3 · 3:14 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale | 2011-06-04 |
| L | Mark Hominick | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:28 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 | 2011-01-22 |
| L | George Sotiropoulos | Submission | R2 · 1:59 | UFC 101: Declaration | 2009-08-08 |
| W | David Kaplan | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 98: Evans vs Machida | 2009-05-23 |
| L | Shane Nelson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale | 2008-12-13 |
How Roop Ranks at Bantamweight
Percentile among the 182 bantamweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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