Lightweight

Shane Roller

Last fought: Oct 2012

RECORD

Pro

11-7-0

UFC

2-4-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:55
Fight Completion Rate	59.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.78
% Fights Inside the Distance	66.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	23-18 (56.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	5-6 (45.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	18-12 (60.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	47.2%
% Time in Control	27.7%
% Time Controlled	25.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	52.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.13
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.87
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.74
Distance Strike Accuracy	26.9%
Distance Strike Defense	66.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.43
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.57
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.55
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.78
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.02
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.70

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

Shane Roller 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	Shane Roller
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	35.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	-0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	21.7%
Takedown Defense	44.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	4:09
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	8:55
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.6

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	22.7%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:55

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jacob Volkmann

UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot • Oct 2012Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:38

Shane Roller0/70%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jacob Volkmann8/2532%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jacob Volkmann	8/25	32%	1/4	1:23	—

WIN

vs. John Alessio

UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 • Jul 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Shane Roller31/6945%TD 3/7Ctrl 7:59

John Alessio35/10334%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	15/42	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	John Alessio	23/68	34%	0/1	1:20	—

R2	Shane Roller	11/18	61%	1/1	3:58	—
	John Alessio	3/14	21%	0/0	0:20	—

R3	Shane Roller	5/9	56%	2/5	4:01	—
	John Alessio	9/21	43%	0/0	0:24	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Johnson

UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis • Jan 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Shane Roller56/9261%TD 1/12Ctrl 3:53

Michael Johnson64/13647%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	8/21	38%	0/6	0:17	—
	Michael Johnson	35/65	54%	0/0	1:30	—

R2	Shane Roller	19/32	59%	0/5	0:24	—
	Michael Johnson	19/39	49%	1/1	2:16	—

R3	Shane Roller	29/39	74%	1/1	3:12	—
	Michael Johnson	10/32	31%	0/0	0:40	—

LOSS

vs. TJ Grant

UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson • Oct 2011Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 2:12

Shane Roller10/6017%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:45

TJ Grant24/6438%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	1/15	7%	0/0	0:36	—
	TJ Grant	8/16	50%	1/1	3:20	—

R2	Shane Roller	7/24	29%	1/2	1:34	—
	TJ Grant	12/29	41%	1/1	1:36	—

R3	Shane Roller	2/21	10%	0/1	0:35	—
	TJ Grant	4/19	21%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Melvin Guillard

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber • Jul 2011Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:12

Shane Roller1/138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Melvin Guillard17/4240%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	1/13	8%	0/0	0:00	—
	Melvin Guillard	17/42	40%	0/0	0:06	2

WIN

vs. Thiago Tavares

UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann • Mar 2011Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:28

Shane Roller26/10625%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12KD 1

Thiago Tavares22/7031%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	18/84	21%	0/1	0:09	—
	Thiago Tavares	20/65	31%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Shane Roller	8/22	36%	0/0	0:03	1
	Thiago Tavares	2/5	40%	1/1	0:21	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (8 fights)

WIN

vs. Jamie Varner

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis • Dec 2010

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:55

Shane Roller3/2412%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:15

Jamie Varner5/3315%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	3/24	12%	1/2	1:15	—
	Jamie Varner	5/33	15%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Anthony Pettis

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez • Aug 2010

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 4:51

Shane Roller16/5430%TD 2/11Ctrl 4:20

Anthony Pettis37/7152%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	6/20	30%	0/7	1:19	—
	Anthony Pettis	14/27	52%	0/0	1:11	—

R2	Shane Roller	5/14	36%	1/3	0:47	—
	Anthony Pettis	15/24	62%	0/0	2:37	—

R3	Shane Roller	5/20	25%	1/1	2:14	—
	Anthony Pettis	8/20	40%	2/2	0:38	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Njokuani

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber • Apr 2010

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:07

Shane Roller1/1100%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:50

Anthony Njokuani1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	1/1	100%	2/4	2:50	—
	Anthony Njokuani	1/3	33%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Danny Castillo

WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo • Nov 2009

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:32

Shane Roller24/7432%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:18

Danny Castillo19/6828%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	10/31	32%	0/2	0:29	—
	Danny Castillo	6/27	22%	2/3	1:45	—

R2	Shane Roller	11/32	34%	1/1	2:21	—
	Danny Castillo	6/25	24%	0/0	0:51	—

R3	Shane Roller	3/11	27%	1/2	0:28	—
	Danny Castillo	7/16	44%	0/1	1:53	—

WIN

vs. Marcus Hicks

WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles • Aug 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Shane Roller54/14438%TD 5/6Ctrl 7:47

Marcus Hicks32/6152%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	5/7	71%	2/2	3:44	—
	Marcus Hicks	6/8	75%	0/0	0:13	—

R2	Shane Roller	37/67	55%	2/3	3:30	—
	Marcus Hicks	6/9	67%	1/2	0:27	—

R3	Shane Roller	12/70	17%	1/1	0:33	—
	Marcus Hicks	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Benson Henderson

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki • Apr 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:41

Shane Roller2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40KD 1

Benson Henderson14/2070%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:35KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	2/4	50%	0/0	0:40	1
	Benson Henderson	14/20	70%	1/1	0:35	1

WIN

vs. Mike Budnik

WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia • Dec 2008

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:01

Shane Roller0/10%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:45

Mike Budnik2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	0/1	0%	1/1	0:45	—
	Mike Budnik	2/2	100%	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Todd Moore

WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura • Aug 2008

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:00

Shane Roller0/60%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

Todd Moore10/3529%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Shane Roller	0/6	0%	0/1	0:03	—
	Todd Moore	10/35	29%	0/1	2:04	—

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