Middleweight

Roman Kopylov

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

15-5-0

UFC

7-5-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:15
Fight Completion Rate	81.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.45
% Fights Inside the Distance	58.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	40-26 (60.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	18-15 (54.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	22-11 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	81.8%
% Time in Control	9.1%
% Time Controlled	9.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	49.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.10
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.56
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.46
Distance Strike Accuracy	48.8%
Distance Strike Defense	55.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.66
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.17
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.91
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.87
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.20

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 Middleweight field

Roman Kopylov 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	Roman Kopylov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	88.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	71.4%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	28.6%
Avg Fight Time	12:15
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.0
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:31

Fight History

WIN

vs. Marco Tulio

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Kopylov61/12449%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:34KD 3

Marco Tulio62/16039%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marco Tulio	22/61	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	22/44	50%	0/0	0:45	1
	Marco Tulio	26/57	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roman Kopylov	24/41	59%	1/1	1:49	2
	Marco Tulio	14/42	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gregory Rodrigues

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Kopylov52/10550%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:35

Gregory Rodrigues90/17352%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	9/16	56%	1/1	0:31	—
	Gregory Rodrigues	20/35	57%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	23/36	64%	1/1	0:04	—
	Gregory Rodrigues	37/70	53%	0/1	0:24	—

R3	Roman Kopylov	20/53	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gregory Rodrigues	33/68	49%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Paulo Costa

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Kopylov48/10446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Paulo Costa99/15962%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	11/27	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	34/54	63%	0/0	0:13	1

R2	Roman Kopylov	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	32/57	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roman Kopylov	21/45	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	33/48	69%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Curtis

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 • Jan 2025Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 4:59

Roman Kopylov130/30742%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:49KD 1

Chris Curtis142/26154%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	48/110	44%	0/2	0:00	—
	Chris Curtis	42/83	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	38/96	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Curtis	58/104	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roman Kopylov	44/101	44%	1/4	0:49	1
	Chris Curtis	42/74	57%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cesar Almeida

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier • Jun 2024Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Kopylov41/7158%TD 5/9Ctrl 8:39KD 1

Cesar Almeida58/10555%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	18/31	58%	2/3	2:01	1
	Cesar Almeida	23/42	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	9/19	47%	1/3	2:58	—
	Cesar Almeida	20/36	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roman Kopylov	14/21	67%	2/3	3:40	—
	Cesar Almeida	15/27	56%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Hernandez

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:23

Roman Kopylov35/5761%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anthony Hernandez34/7744%TD 3/14Ctrl 4:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	16/29	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Hernandez	20/42	48%	1/11	2:05	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	19/28	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Hernandez	14/35	40%	2/3	2:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Fremd

Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 • Sep 2023Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:44

Roman Kopylov49/8458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Josh Fremd38/11633%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	27/41	66%	0/0	0:02	—
	Josh Fremd	22/58	38%	0/2	0:31	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	22/43	51%	0/0	0:01	1
	Josh Fremd	16/58	28%	0/3	0:19	—

WIN

vs. Claudio Ribeiro

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 • Jul 2023Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 0:33

Roman Kopylov32/4276%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Claudio Ribeiro32/5954%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	30/39	77%	0/0	0:00	—
	Claudio Ribeiro	31/57	54%	0/1	0:16	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	2/3	67%	0/0	0:03	1
	Claudio Ribeiro	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Punahele Soriano

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov • Jan 2023Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 3:19

Roman Kopylov82/12864%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:10

Punahele Soriano39/10736%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	35/62	56%	1/1	0:10	—
	Punahele Soriano	18/46	39%	0/2	0:01	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	47/66	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Punahele Soriano	21/61	34%	0/1	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Alessio Di Chirico

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa • Sep 2022Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:09

Roman Kopylov59/12248%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Alessio Di Chirico39/12631%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	20/32	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alessio Di Chirico	13/51	25%	0/2	0:15	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	21/51	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alessio Di Chirico	21/59	36%	0/2	0:47	—

R3	Roman Kopylov	18/39	46%	0/0	0:01	1
	Alessio Di Chirico	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Albert Duraev

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Kopylov42/9345%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:25KD 1

Albert Duraev71/14051%TD 1/9Ctrl 5:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	12/45	27%	0/1	0:00	—
	Albert Duraev	25/54	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	7/8	88%	0/0	0:02	1
	Albert Duraev	31/52	60%	1/4	4:25	—

R3	Roman Kopylov	23/40	57%	1/1	0:23	—
	Albert Duraev	15/34	44%	0/5	1:08	—

LOSS

vs. Karl Roberson

UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar • Nov 2019Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:01

Roman Kopylov37/9539%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

Karl Roberson43/11737%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Kopylov	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karl Roberson	9/38	24%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Roman Kopylov	11/30	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karl Roberson	18/41	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roman Kopylov	14/37	38%	0/1	0:02	—
	Karl Roberson	16/38	42%	1/3	0:49	—

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