| George Roop | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1981 Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Team | Team Tompkins |
| Trainer | Shawn Tompkins |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
George H. Roop (born November 10, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir, winning his preliminary and first round fights. He is the former Rage in the Cage Featherweight Champion and currently fights as a featherweight in the UFC.
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Roop developed his mixed martial skills at The Ultima Martial Arts and Primero Jiu-Jitsu in Tucson, Arizona. Roop's main experience comes from fighting in an Arizona based promotion, Rage in the Cage, where he was the featherweight champion. He has fought as a lightweight, featherweight and bantamweight.
Roop was originally a fighter for the team, The Ultima Martial Arts. When the Ultimate Fighter ended, Roop moved out to Las Vegas, Nevada and began his training with Xtreme Couture. After Shawn Tompkins left Xtreme Couture, Roop followed him and started fighting for Team Tompkins.
George Roop defeated Rolando Delgado by decision in the preliminary round. This meant that he earned a shot in the TUF house. Roop was selected last overall in the team selections, by Team Mir. George's fight with John Polakowski was the last lightweight, first round fight. Right before the fight Roop broke his hand, during his team's practice. Roop won the fight by decision after two rounds. Frank Mir said it was the fight of the show. While Dana White stated "Sometimes fights that need a third round don't make it, even when they should."
In the semi-finals, Roop fought Phillipe Nover and lost in round one by submission.
Roop lost his UFC debut against former The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir cast mate Shane Nelson. Nelson won the fight via split decision. Roop had his next fight at UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida where he defeated Dave Kaplan via split decision.
In his third UFC fight, Roop stepped in on very short notice to take on George Sotiropoulos at UFC 101.[1] Roop lost the fight in the second round after Sotiropulos applied a kimura forcing Roop to tap instantly. Roop was let go, along with Thales Leites and Tamdan McCrory, after going 1-2 in the promotion.[2]
After being released from the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Roop returned to the Rage in the Cage promotion to fight Matt Dell for the featherweight title.[3] The fight took place on November 14 with Roop winning all three rounds on every judges scorecard to capture the title.[4]
Roop was signed by the WEC after going only 1-0 since being released from the UFC. He was set to make his debut against Jesse Moreng on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46,[5][6] but Moreng was forced off the card with an injury.[7] Roop instead went down two weight classes to bantamweight and faced Eddie Wineland.[8] Wineland defeated Roop via unanimous decision.[9]
Roop faced Leonard Garcia on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47 after he replaced Diego Nunes who was forced off the card with an injury.[10] The bout ended in a rare split draw but earned fight of the night honors.
Roop next faced Chan Sung Jung on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51.[11] A significant underdog going into the fight, Roop won via knock out due to a vicious head kick to the chin in the second round, earning him the Knockout of the Night bonus and giving Jung his first ever stoppage loss.
On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[12]
Roop fought former Team Tompkins teammate & training partner, Mark Hominick on January 22, 2011 at UFC: Fight For The Troops 2.[13] Roop was knocked down multiple times in the first round causing the referee to call a stop to the bout.
Roop then faced Josh Grispi on June 4, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale.[14] Although the underdog, he dominated the fight and finished Grispi with a body shot for the TKO finish in the third round.
Roop faced world ranked featherweight Hatsu Hioki on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137, losing via split decision.[15]
Roop is expected to face Cub Swanson on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2.[16]
Roop is the father of four children, fraternal twins Tristan and Nya Roop. The eldest child, Julian died in 2009 at the age of seven.[17] Roop and his fiancée had their first child together, a boy named Payden, in September 2010.[18]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 21 matches | 12 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 4 |
| By decision | 5 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 12–8–1 | Hatsu Hioki | Decision (split) | UFC 137 | October 29, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Win | 12–7–1 | Josh Grispi | KO (punch to the body) | The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale | June 4, 2011 | 3 | 3:14 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Loss | 11–7–1 | Mark Hominick | TKO (punches) | UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 | January 22, 2011 | 1 | 1:28 | Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. | |
| Win | 11–6–1 | Jung Chan-Sung | KO (head kick) | WEC 51 | September 30, 2010 | 2 | 1:30 | Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. | Knockout of the Night |
| Draw | 10–6–1 | Leonard Garcia | Draw (split) | WEC 47 | March 6, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | Return to Featherweight; Fight of the Night |
| Loss | 10–6 | Eddie Wineland | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 46 | January 10, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, U.S. | Bantamweight debut |
| Win | 10–5 | Matt Dell | Decision (unanimous) | Rage in the Cage 137 | November 14, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | Return to Featherweight |
| Loss | 9–5 | George Sotiropoulos | Submission (kimura) | UFC 101 | August 8, 2009 | 2 | 1:59 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Win | 9–4 | Dave Kaplan | Decision (split) | UFC 98 | May 23, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Loss | 8–4 | Shane Nelson | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale | December 13, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lightweight debut |
| Win | 8–3 | Nick Buschman | TKO (punches) | WFC: Armageddon | March 12, 2008 | 1 | 0:24 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Win | 7–3 | Tito Jones | Decision (unanimous) | Rage in the Cage 101 | October 6, 2007 | 3 | 3:00 | Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Win | 6–3 | Andrew Belvado | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Supremacy 2 | July 22, 2007 | 1 | 1:01 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Austin Pascucci | Submission (armbar) | Rage in the Cage 96 | June 15, 2007 | 1 | 2:08 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Ray Robinson | Submission (armbar) | Rage in the Cage 93 | March 20, 2007 | 1 | 2:29 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Win | 5–1 | Matt Dell | Decision (split) | Rage in the Cage 91 | February 24, 2007 | 3 | 3:00 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Win | 4–1 | Carlos Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | Rage in the Cage 88 | November 11, 2006 | 3 | 3:00 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Win | 3–1 | Louie Rosa | Submission (punches) | Rage in the Cage 86 | August 15, 2006 | 2 | 2:15 | San Carlos, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Nick Hedrick | Submission (choke) | Rage in the Cage 85 | August 5, 2006 | 1 | 1:42 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jason Sterling | Submission (choke) | Rage in the Cage 84 | July 1, 2006 | 1 | 0:37 | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Win | 1–0 | Austin Pascucci | Submission (armbar) | Rage in the Cage 82 | May 26, 2006 | 2 | 2:42 | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
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