Shane Derrick Roller (born July 14, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial artist who is perhaps best known in his career for competing as a Lightweight for the UFC and WEC.
In baseball, he was a two-time letterman, playing shortstop, hitting in the lead-off spot, and was twice selected for the All-Metro Honorable Mention Team.
He was also an Asics First Team All-American and received the Junior Hodge Award which is given to the nation's most dominant high school wrestler.
Roller also received the Dave Schultz award which is for academic and athletic excellence, as he was also his class' salutatorian and a member of the National Honor Society.
[1] Roller made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2007 and compiled a record of 3–1 before being signed by the WEC.
Roller rebounded from his loss to Henderson defeating former Lightweight title challenger Marcus Hicks via unanimous decision on August 9, 2009, at WEC 42.
[6] Following a back and forth battle, the visibly exhausted Roller was submitted by Pettis via triangle choke with seconds left in the bout.
[8] Roller defeated Thiago Tavares via second round KO on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann, earning Knockout of the Night honors.
Roller faced Michael Johnson on January 28, 2012, at UFC on Fox 2, replacing an injured Cody McKenzie.