George Sotiropoulos

OctagonStats Rating 1524

7-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach71" (180 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJul 09, 1977

Age49

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.61

Str. Acc27%

SApM2.52

Str. Def67%

TD Avg2.32

TD Acc31%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.6

Recent form

L L L L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

12 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 4 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate71%

Times finished40%

StreakL4

Best streak7

Avg fight9:10

Octagon time1h 50m

Opp win%63%

ActiveOct. 14, 2006 – Oct. 19, 2013 (8y)

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night2

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

George Sotiropoulos is a 14-7-0 submission specialist. 71% finish rate.

George debuted Oct. 14, 2006 vs Shinya Aoki (loss). Longest win streak: 7. On a 4-fight losing skid. 8 years active (Oct. 14, 2006–Oct. 19, 2013).

Best wins: Joe Stevenson (U-DEC R3, Feb. 20, 2010); Joe Lauzon (SUB Kimura R2, Nov. 20, 2010); Jason Dent (SUB Armbar R2, Nov. 21, 2009).

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Oct. 19, 2013	UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3	L KJ Noons	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	50 56	1 0	0 0
Dec. 14, 2012	UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson	L Ross Pearson	KO/TKO Punch	3	0:41	0 2	34 50	1 0	0 0
Jul. 02, 2011	UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber	L Rafael Dos Anjos	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:59	0 1	2 2	0 0	0 0
Feb. 26, 2011	UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch	L Dennis Siver	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 2	38 74	0 0	0 0
Nov. 20, 2010	UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida	W Joe Lauzon	SUB Kimura	2	2:43	0 0	19 16	3 0	2 0
Jul. 03, 2010	UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin	W Kurt Pellegrino	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 1	48 39	1 3	0 0
Feb. 20, 2010	UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez	W Joe Stevenson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	20 7	2 3	3 2
Nov. 21, 2009	UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2	W Jason Dent	SUB Armbar	2	4:36	0 0	33 25	3 0	2 0
Aug. 08, 2009	UFC 101: Declaration	W George Roop	SUB Kimura	2	1:59	0 0	14 5	3 0	1 0
Apr. 02, 2008	UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon	W Roman Mitichyan	KO/TKO Punches	2	2:24	0 0	21 2	3 0	3 0
Dec. 08, 2007	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale	W Billy Miles	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	1:36	0 0	2 0	0 0	1 0
Oct. 14, 2006	Shooto - Champion Carnival	L Shinya Aoki	DQ	2	0:05	0 0	6 1	0 0	0 4

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.