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Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 98: Evans vs Machida
Saturday, May 23, 2009 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
George Roop def. David Kaplan
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanTony Weeks · 29-28Sal D'amato · 27-30Lester Griffin · 27-30Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
George RoopRound 3David Kaplan
20 / 76Sig. strikes17 / 32
26%Accuracy53%
37 / 93Total strikes20 / 35
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 6
0Sub. attempts0
0:00Control1:55
4.0Pace / min3.4
0%Control share100%
George Roop
Targethead 80% · body 10% · leg 10%
Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%
David Kaplan
Targethead 12% · body 24% · leg 65%
Phasedistance 94% · clinch 6% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Control edgeDavid Kaplan held 115s of control to 0s.Striking edgeDavid Kaplan struck at 53% accuracy to 26%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upGeorge Roop's significant-strike pace moved +82% from R2 to R3, 4.0 against 2.2 per minute.
- Target shiftGeorge Roop's head share of landed strikes moved +16 pts, to 80% head with 10% body and 10% leg.
- Phase shiftGeorge Roop's ground share of landed strikes moved -18 pts, to 0% on the ground against 95% at distance.
- Defensive driftGeorge Roop absorbed significant strikes +143% faster than in R2, 3.4 against 1.4 per minute.
- Pace upDavid Kaplan's significant-strike pace moved +143% from R2 to R3, 3.4 against 1.4 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftDavid Kaplan's significant-strike accuracy moved +20 pts, 53% against 33%.
- Phase shiftDavid Kaplan's ground share of landed strikes moved -14 pts, to 0% on the ground against 94% at distance.
- Control swingDavid Kaplan's control time moved -68s, 115s against 183s.
- Defensive driftDavid Kaplan absorbed significant strikes +82% faster than in R2, 4.0 against 2.2 per minute.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
George Roop
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
David Kaplan
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
62George Roop sig. strikes
50David Kaplan sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+143%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (David Kaplan)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · UFC Stats
62 / 226Sig. strikes50 / 105
27%Accuracy48%
133 / 302Total strikes98 / 158
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns5 / 14
0Sub attempts0
0:00Control5:15
47Head10
7Body5
8Leg35
George RoopDavid Kaplan
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
15-13-1Record3-4-0
27Age29
6'1"Height5'7"
72"Reach—
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3.43Sig. str./min2.88
1.05TD / 15 min4.88
George Roop4-8 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
50%Finish rate
David Kaplan0-1 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
—Finish rate
