Animation changes root position despite having 'apply root motion' unchecked

https://i.imgur.com/Fiq1EUB.gif

Wtf? I think i tried all import options. theres no way to disable this ..

 

I think your understanding of root motion could be wrong. If I'm correct, applying root motion means that instead of moving the root bone, it will move the model itself.
I think if you add a OnAnimatorMove callback on a component on the same game object as your animator, you should be able to do whatever you want from the info provided. Alternatively, you could use an avatar mask to ignore animation on the root bone.