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Roman Kopylov

Country
Russia
Record
16-5
Weight class
Middleweight
Height
6'0"
Reach
75"
Age
34
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
Finish rate81%
13 of 16 wins inside the distance · 66th percentile
Durability90%
Stopped in 10% of bouts — 2 of 21 · 76th percentile
Activity5
Bouts in the last 24 months · 91st percentile
11:30
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
2
Title fights
2
Main events
Percentiles vs 394 middleweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min4.57
687 landed from 1355 attempts — 51% accuracy · 70th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min1.10
11 landed from 22 attempts — 50% accuracy · 30th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min1.00
10 in 13 statted bouts · 90th percentile
Control time9%
13m of 2h 30m fought · 17th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 66%
Body 19%
Leg 15%
Of 687 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 30 middleweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 13 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 30m of fight time, of the 21 bouts on record

Roman Kopylov is a Middleweight from Russia with an official record of 15-5. The 15 wins came 12 by knockout and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Marco Tulio at UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland on 9 May 2026.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Oct 3, 2026Ateba GautierWINKOPunchesR1 · 3:12UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang
May 9, 2026Marco TulioWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Nov 15, 2025Gregory RodriguesLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Jul 19, 2025Paulo CostaLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Jan 11, 2025Chris CurtisWINKOKickR3 · 4:59UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2
Jun 1, 2024Cesar AlmeidaWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Feb 17, 2024Anthony HernandezLOSSSUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 3:23UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Sep 16, 2023Josh FremdWINKOPunchR2 · 4:44Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Jul 29, 2023Claudio RibeiroWINKOKickR2 · 0:33UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Jan 14, 2023Punahele SorianoWINKOKickR2 · 3:19UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
Sep 3, 2022Alessio Di ChiricoWINKOPunchesR3 · 1:09UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Oct 30, 2021Albert DuraevLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Nov 9, 2019Karl RobersonLOSSSUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 4:01UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
Dec 27, 2018Yasubey EnomotoTitleWINKOKO/TKOR4 · 3:39FNG 91: Fight Nights Global 91
Mar 30, 2018Abdulsupyan AlikhanovTitleWINKOTKO (Corner Stoppage)R4 · 5:00FNG: Fight Nights Global 85
Aug 8, 2017Luiz Gustavo Dutra da SilvaWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 3:15League S-70: Plotforma S-70 2017
Jun 30, 2017Jacob OrtizWINKOTKO (Corner Stoppage)R2 · 5:00FNG: Fight Nights Global 69
Feb 23, 2017Artem ShokaloWINKOTKOR3 · 4:11FNG: Fight Nights Global 59
Nov 26, 2016Islam GugovWINKOKOR2ACB 49: Rostov Onslaught
Aug 21, 2016Jose Aparecido Santos GomesWINKOKOR3League S-70: Plotforma 7th
Apr 1, 2016Felipe Salvador Nsue AyiugonoWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3WCSA Combat League: Combat Ring 18 X-Fight
KOPunchesR1 · 3:12
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jul 19, 2025 · UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jan 11, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2
WIN
KOKickR3 · 4:59
Jun 1, 2024 · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Feb 17, 2024 · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
LOSS
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 3:23
Sep 16, 2023 · Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
WIN
KOPunchR2 · 4:44
Claudio Ribeiro
Jul 29, 2023 · UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
WIN
KOKickR2 · 0:33
Jan 14, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
WIN
KOKickR2 · 3:19
Alessio Di Chirico
Sep 3, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
WIN
KOPunchesR3 · 1:09
Albert Duraev
Oct 30, 2021 · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Karl Roberson
Nov 9, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
LOSS
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 4:01
Yasubey Enomoto
Dec 27, 2018 · FNG 91: Fight Nights Global 91
WIN
KOKO/TKOR4 · 3:39Title
Abdulsupyan Alikhanov
Mar 30, 2018 · FNG: Fight Nights Global 85
WIN
KOTKO (Corner Stoppage)R4 · 5:00Title
Luiz Gustavo Dutra da Silva
Aug 8, 2017 · League S-70: Plotforma S-70 2017
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 3:15
Jacob Ortiz
Jun 30, 2017 · FNG: Fight Nights Global 69
WIN
KOTKO (Corner Stoppage)R2 · 5:00
Artem Shokalo
Feb 23, 2017 · FNG: Fight Nights Global 59
WIN
KOTKOR3 · 4:11
Islam Gugov
Nov 26, 2016 · ACB 49: Rostov Onslaught
WIN
KOKOR2
Jose Aparecido Santos Gomes
Aug 21, 2016 · League S-70: Plotforma 7th
WIN
KOKOR3
Felipe Salvador Nsue Ayiugono
Apr 1, 2016 · WCSA Combat League: Combat Ring 18 X-Fight
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3

Roman Kopylov’s record, in numbers

Roman Kopylov’s record is 15-5, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 20 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 15 wins break down as 12 by knockout and 3 by decision — 12 of 15 inside the distance, a finish rate of 80%. Across all 20 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 11 minutes 55 seconds.

Roman Kopylov has been stopped twice in the 20 bouts on file — 2 by submission — which is 10% of them.

Of the 20 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 2 were for a title and 2 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 396 Middleweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Roman Kopylov has a finish rate above 61% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 71% of them and a two-year bout count above 84% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Roman Kopylov is listed at 6ft with a reach of 75in, fights southpaw and is 34, born 3 May 1992.

These figures are recomputed from Roman Kopylov’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.