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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
George Roop won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1352
Brian Bowles
Elo1355

Brian BowlesvsGeorge RoopUFC Prediction Result

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · Saturday, May 25, 2013Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

George Roop won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:43

Style matchupBrian Bowles: Submission grapplervsGeorge Roop: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: George Roop wins(60.4%)

Actual result: George Roop wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

George Roop at +265 American odds

+$265 profit

$365 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • George Roop is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Brian Bowles has lost 50% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Brian Bowles
Red Corner
VS
George Roop
Blue Corner
-295
(75%)
Vegas Odds
+265
(27%)
1352
Elo
1355
46
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
6'1"
177.8 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Brian Bowles
oldest →
W
SUBvs Damacio Page · Mar 11
W
vs Takeya Mizugaki · Jul 11
L
SUBvs Urijah Faber · Nov 11
latest
George RoopL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Reuben Duran · Mar 13
L
KOvs Francisco Rivera · Nov 13
W
vs Dustin Kimura · Apr 14
L
KOvs Rob Font · Jul 14
L
vs Takeya Mizugaki · Sep 15
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Brian BowlesMetricGeorge Roop
2.36
Strikes / min
3.43
2.98
Strikes absorbed / min
2.47
64%
Strike defense
60%
1.39
TDs / 15 min
1.05
54%
Takedown defense
59%
1.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.62Δ 1.58 — meaningful gap+0.96

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1515 vs 1485Strikes20.3 vs 36.8Takedowns0.7 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.33 vs 0.13Form0.1 vs 0.2
Brian BowlesGeorge Roop

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Brian Bowles(4 fights)George Roop(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -3.2|Blue +3.2
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +483.0|Blue -483.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Brian BowlesTargetGeorge Roop

By target zone

20
31% acc · 83%
Head
32
40% acc · 73%
4
57% acc · 17%
Body
9
69% acc · 20%
0
Leg
3
43% acc · 7%

By position

21
31% acc · 88%
Distance
32
39% acc · 73%
0
0% acc
Clinch
2
50% acc · 5%
3
75% acc · 13%
Ground
10
77% acc · 23%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Brian Bowles rounds
0
even
1
George Roop rounds
Round 1Brian Bowles edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:48
Knockdowns1
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2George Roop edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
1
24 / 72
Sig Strikes
44 / 100
33%
Sig Str %
46%
28 / 76
Total Strikes
46 / 103
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
0:48
Ctrl Time
0:31

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1George Roop25 / 6627 / 690 / 00
1Brian Bowles20 / 6024 / 640 / 01
2George Roop19 / 3419 / 340 / 00
2Brian Bowles4 / 124 / 120 / 00

Brian Bowles

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights4

George Roop

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights10