George Sotiropoulos

LightweightSubmission Artist
7 - 4

11 UFC Fights | 64% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (71%)

Height
5' 10"
Reach
71"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
49
Orthodox

George Sotiropoulos UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

George Sotiropoulos is 7-4 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 4 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 14-7 (1 NC), 7-3 of it outside the UFC. Sotiropoulos competes at lightweight as an orthodox submission artist, standing 5'10" with a 71" reach at 49 years old. The last bout was a no contest against Josh Togo in May 2023.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 72nd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (1.6/fight).

George Sotiropoulos's UFC win rate is 64% (7 of 11 fights), and 71% of those wins came by finish. Sotiropoulos averages 1.6 takedowns per fight at 32% accuracy and stops 50% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
14-7 (1 NC)
UFC Record
7-4
Height
5'10"
Reach
71"
Age
49
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
NC vs Josh Togo · No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke) · May 2023

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

George Sotiropoulos's Last 5 Fights

Sotiropoulos is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs KJ Noons · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · Oct 2013
  2. Loss vs Ross Pearson · KO/TKO · R3 0:41 · UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson · Dec 2012
  3. Loss vs Rafael Dos Anjos · KO/TKO · R1 0:59 · UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · Jul 2011
  4. Loss vs Dennis Siver · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · Feb 2011
  5. Win vs Joe Lauzon · Submission · R2 2:43 · UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · Nov 2010

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.7
Accuracy
27%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.09

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.6
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+0.1
Opp. Accuracy Against
32%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.6
Takedown Accuracy
32%
Takedown Defense
50%
Control Time / Fight
2:54
Sub Attempts / Fight
1.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
9% Sub
R2
9% KO
27% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — George Sotiropoulos vs Average

George Sotiropoulos lands 8.7 strikes in R1 but 12.6 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

George Sotiropoulos's UFC Fight History

11 UFC fights on record (7-4), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LKJ NoonsDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 32013-10-19
LRoss PearsonKO/TKOR3 · 0:41UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson2012-12-14
LRafael Dos AnjosKO/TKOR1 · 0:59UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber2011-07-02
LDennis SiverDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch2011-02-26
WJoe LauzonSubmissionR2 · 2:43UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20
WKurt PellegrinoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin2010-07-03
WJoe StevensonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez2010-02-20
WJason DentSubmissionR2 · 4:36UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 22009-11-21
WGeorge RoopSubmissionR2 · 1:59UFC 101: Declaration2009-08-08
WRoman MitichyanKO/TKOR2 · 2:24UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon2008-04-02
WBilly MilesSubmissionR1 · 1:36The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale2007-12-08

How Sotiropoulos Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.7 sig. strikes/min
37th percentile
Striking accuracy27%
3rd percentile
Strikes absorbed2.6/min
71st percentile
Takedowns1.6/fight
72nd percentile
Takedown defense50%
27th percentile
Knockdown power0.09/fight
38th percentile

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