Lightweight

George Sotiropoulos

Last fought: Oct 2013

RECORD

Pro

14-7-0

UFC

7-4-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:32
Fight Completion Rate	60.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.91
% Fights Inside the Distance	63.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	38-23 (62.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	24-12 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	14-11 (56.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	59.4%
% Time in Control	30.4%
% Time Controlled	10.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	74.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.48
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.70
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.22
Distance Strike Accuracy	23.1%
Distance Strike Defense	70.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.48
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.73
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.33
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.96
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	5.64
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.51

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

George Sotiropoulos League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	George Sotiropoulos
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	26.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	0.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	31.5%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.4
Submission Attempts/15min	1.7
Control Time/15min	4:33
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	57.1%
Decision % of Wins	28.6%
Avg Fight Time	9:32
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	23.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Takedown Accuracy	13.5%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:05

Fight History

LOSS

vs. KJ Noons

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 • Oct 2013Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

George Sotiropoulos50/19925%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:26

KJ Noons56/16734%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	6/29	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	KJ Noons	21/44	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	George Sotiropoulos	20/77	26%	1/3	0:26	—
	KJ Noons	14/59	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	George Sotiropoulos	24/93	26%	0/4	0:00	—
	KJ Noons	21/64	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ross Pearson

UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson • Dec 2012Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:41

George Sotiropoulos34/11330%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:29

Ross Pearson50/10050%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:17KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	10/40	25%	1/2	1:22	—
	Ross Pearson	24/48	50%	0/1	0:03	—

R2	George Sotiropoulos	22/69	32%	0/2	0:07	—
	Ross Pearson	17/42	40%	0/0	0:04	1

R3	George Sotiropoulos	2/4	50%	0/2	0:00	—
	Ross Pearson	9/10	90%	0/0	0:10	1

LOSS

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber • Jul 2011Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:59

George Sotiropoulos2/248%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Rafael Dos Anjos2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	2/24	8%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	2/10	20%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Dennis Siver

UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch • Feb 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

George Sotiropoulos38/20419%TD 0/13Ctrl 0:08

Dennis Siver74/22633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	9/46	20%	0/5	0:08	—
	Dennis Siver	24/70	34%	0/0	0:18	2

R2	George Sotiropoulos	14/76	18%	0/3	0:00	—
	Dennis Siver	16/73	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	George Sotiropoulos	15/82	18%	0/5	0:00	—
	Dennis Siver	34/83	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joe Lauzon

UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida • Nov 2010Lightweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 2, 2:43

George Sotiropoulos19/7027%TD 3/11Ctrl 3:23

Joe Lauzon16/7920%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	7/41	17%	2/7	1:47	—
	Joe Lauzon	15/64	23%	0/0	0:44	—

R2	George Sotiropoulos	12/29	41%	1/4	1:36	—
	Joe Lauzon	1/15	7%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Kurt Pellegrino

UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin • Jul 2010Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

George Sotiropoulos48/16230%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:46KD 1

Kurt Pellegrino39/10836%TD 3/3Ctrl 3:11KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	20/86	23%	0/0	0:22	1
	Kurt Pellegrino	14/50	28%	2/2	0:57	—

R2	George Sotiropoulos	12/27	44%	1/2	3:49	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	George Sotiropoulos	16/49	33%	0/0	0:35	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	17/36	47%	1/1	2:14	1

WIN

vs. Joe Stevenson

UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez • Feb 2010Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

George Sotiropoulos20/8723%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:17

Joe Stevenson7/3123%TD 3/6Ctrl 4:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	1/10	10%	0/1	4:12	—
	Joe Stevenson	1/7	14%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	George Sotiropoulos	13/46	28%	0/0	0:35	—
	Joe Stevenson	4/17	24%	1/1	2:07	—

R3	George Sotiropoulos	6/31	19%	2/2	0:30	—
	Joe Stevenson	2/7	29%	2/4	2:42	—

WIN

vs. Jason Dent

UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 • Nov 2009Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 4:36

George Sotiropoulos33/12028%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:27

Jason Dent25/6936%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	22/81	27%	1/1	2:20	—
	Jason Dent	14/45	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	George Sotiropoulos	11/39	28%	2/2	3:07	—
	Jason Dent	11/24	46%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. George Roop

UFC 101: Declaration • Aug 2009Lightweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 2, 1:59

George Sotiropoulos14/3342%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:17

George Roop5/4611%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	10/19	53%	2/4	3:06	—
	George Roop	1/30	3%	0/0	0:24	—

R2	George Sotiropoulos	4/14	29%	1/1	1:11	—
	George Roop	4/16	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Roman Mitichyan

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon • Apr 2008Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:24

George Sotiropoulos21/3560%TD 3/4Ctrl 5:29

Roman Mitichyan2/1217%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	7/16	44%	2/3	3:31	—
	Roman Mitichyan	2/10	20%	0/0	0:36	—

R2	George Sotiropoulos	14/19	74%	1/1	1:58	—
	Roman Mitichyan	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Billy Miles

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale • Dec 2007Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:36

George Sotiropoulos2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:12

Billy Miles0/30%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	2/3	67%	0/0	1:12	—
	Billy Miles	0/3	0%	0/2	0:19	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Shinya Aoki

Shooto - Champion Carnival • Oct 2006

DQ • Rd 2, 0:05

George Sotiropoulos6/875%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Shinya Aoki1/520%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	George Sotiropoulos	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	1/5	20%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	George Sotiropoulos	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com