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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Cub Swanson won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1516
Cub Swanson
Elo1355

Cub SwansonvsGeorge RoopUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · Saturday, January 28, 2012Chicago, Illinois, USA

Official fight result

Cub Swanson won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:22

Style matchupCub Swanson: Pressure fightervsGeorge Roop: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: George Roop wins(62.4%)

Actual result: Cub Swanson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

George Roop at -130 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Cub Swanson is a KO finisher (50% of wins). George Roop has lost 67% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Cub Swanson
Red Corner
VS
George Roop
Blue Corner
+110
(48%)
Vegas Odds
-130
(57%)
1516
Elo
1355
42
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
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.

Cub SwansonW2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Jonathan Martinez · Oct 22
W
vs Hakeem Dawodu · Aug 23
L
vs Andre Fili · Jun 24
W
KOvs Billy Quarantillo · Dec 24
W
KOvs Nate Landwehr · Apr 26
latest
George RoopL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Brian Bowles · May 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.

Cub SwansonMetricGeorge Roop
4.84
Strikes / min
3.43
3.99
Strikes absorbed / min
2.47
59%
Strike defense
60%
1.00
TDs / 15 min
1.05
63%
Takedown defense
59%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.85evenly matched on net striking+0.96

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1485 vs 1484Strikes17.0 vs 37.7Takedowns1.0 vs 0.5Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs -0.4
Cub SwansonGeorge Roop

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Cub Swanson(10 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 +160.5|Blue -160.5
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red -2.0|Blue +2.0
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -14.0|Blue +14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Cub SwansonTargetGeorge Roop

By target zone

24
53% acc · 56%
Head
15
24% acc · 43%
9
90% acc · 21%
Body
12
52% acc · 34%
10
91% acc · 23%
Leg
8
62% acc · 23%

By position

28
58% acc · 65%
Distance
28
32% acc · 80%
5
100% acc · 12%
Clinch
6
60% acc · 17%
10
77% acc · 23%
Ground
1
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Cub Swanson rounds
0
even
0
George Roop rounds
Round 1Cub Swanson edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns2
Control0:59
26Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:07Control
Round 2Cub Swanson edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:09
Knockdowns1
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
43 / 66
Sig Strikes
35 / 99
66%
Sig Str %
32.5%
50 / 74
Total Strikes
44 / 108
2 / 2
TDs
0 / 1
100%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:08
Ctrl Time
0:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1George Roop26 / 6433 / 710 / 10
1Cub Swanson23 / 3927 / 442 / 20
2George Roop9 / 3511 / 370 / 00
2Cub Swanson20 / 2723 / 300 / 00

Cub Swanson

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights25

George Roop

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights10