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UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
VS
George Roop
George Roop
14-9-1 · USA
November 6, 2013 · Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Francisco Rivera def. George Roop by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 2:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rivera10/310/000:42
Roop11/361/402:20
R2 · 2:20
Rivera17/420/110:13
Roop12/250/000:00
Total
Rivera27/730/110:55
Roop23/611/402:20

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
RiveraWin probabilityRoop
53.7%46.3%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
15%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Rivera, blue toward Roop. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rivera54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%39%
Submission6%12%
Decision27%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 27
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Roop46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%30%
Submission9%20%
Decision23%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2150)act 23
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 1
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R215%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Rivera
50.2%-104
Roop
+10448.4%
Most takedownstie 47.1%
Rivera
19.5%+171
Roop
-17133.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
42.3%
+137
Under 39.5
57.7%
-137
05099
Roop
Expected: 38.6
38.5
Over 38.5
42.6%
+135
Under 38.5
57.4%
-135
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Rivera
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.9%
+272
Under 0.5
73.1%
-272
035
Roop
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.9%
+151
Under 0.5
60.1%
-151
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.2 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Rivera53.7%56.4%−2.7-135
Roop46.3%43.6%+2.7+125

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
74.9Striking65.3
Rivera +9.7
60.5Grappling47.3
Rivera +13.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RiveraRoop
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1506
1529
Divisional
1540
1509
Striking offense
1508
1507
Striking defense
1501
1492
Grappling offense
1487
1507
Grappling defense
1486
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'1"
70"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.75
Strikes landed / min
3.53
46%
Strike accuracy
38%
3.03
Strikes absorbed / min
2.25
70%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
0.78
67%
Takedown accuracy
63%
65%
Takedown defense
59%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
44%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
277
Days since last fight
165
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Francisco Rivera
  • WEdwin FigueroaKO/TKO R2
    Close -3059mo before
  • WAlex SotoU-DEC R3
    Close -2351y 6mo before
  • LReuben DuranSUB R3
    Close +1902y 5mo before
George Roop
  • WBrian BowlesKO/TKO R2
    Close +2655mo before
  • WReuben DuranU-DEC R3
    Close +1108mo before
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1301y 9mo before
  • LHatsu HiokiS-DEC R3
    Close +2852y before
  • WJosh GrispiKO/TKO R3
    Close +3352y 5mo before
Rivera — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Roop — win / loss by method
Record: 14-9-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
10win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(75%) 3
4 (40%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Rivera
Roop
4
UFC fights
9
40.6 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
95.8 min · 10.6 avg
18y 1m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Rivera
Roop
22W–5L · 81.5%
Overall
112W–32L · 77.8%
15W–2L · 88.2%
Wins
35W–10L · 77.8%
7W–3L · 70.0%
Losses
77W–22L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rivera
Roop
38W–10L · 79.2%
Overall
66W–36L · 64.7%
28W–9L · 75.7%
Wins
37W–19L · 66.1%
10W–1L · 90.9%
Losses
29W–17L · 63.0%
Distance striking
Rivera
Roop
6.07
Landed / min
5.82
44.0%
Accuracy
29.1%
75.8%
Defense
56.7%
1.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
65.4%
Time at distance
35.7%
Grappling & control
Rivera
Roop
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
0.78
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
62.5%
64.7%
Takedown defense
59.2%
1.11
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.16
17.7%
Control share
32.9%
Strike target map
Rivera
  • Head63%(122)div 61%
  • Body14%(27)div 22%
  • Legs23%(44)div 17%
Roop
  • Head62%(209)div 61%
  • Body25%(86)div 22%
  • Legs13%(43)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Francisco Rivera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

George Roop
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.