1602RATING · 185 LB

Roman Kopylov

No. 23 at middleweight. 8–5 in the UFC since 2019.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (185 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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8–5UFC record
6 of 8Dominant wins
88Average win score
50thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came6 KO/TKO 0 submission 2 decision
Finish rate75% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 5
Knockdowns landed10
Average fight time11:33
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.6 / 5.0
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min1.1
Control time9% of the fight
Best winChris Curtis rated 1630 at 185 lb going in

Against the division

How Roman Kopylov’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s middleweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every middleweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the middleweight board:No. 5dominant-win rateNo. 7knockdownsNo. 9win streak
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
83
75%
Average win scoreOut of 100
74
87.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
47
50th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
74
75%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
24
−0.45
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
73
4.57
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
9
5.02
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
42
1.10
ControlShare of fight time in control
18
9%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

6 of 8 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 5 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Chris Curtis, rated 1630 at 185 lb. Dominant in 6 of 8 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

185 lb

No. 23 of 78 active men ranked at middleweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1602 across 13 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 185 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
8–5Record at 185 lb
6 of 8Dominant wins
88Average win score
1430Avg opponent rating
How the wins came6 KO/TKO 0 submission 2 decision
Finish rate75% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 5
Knockdowns landed10
Average fight time11:33
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.6 / 5.0
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min1.1
Control time9% of the fight
Best winChris Curtis rated 1630 going in

Against the division

How Roman Kopylov’s fights at 185 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 51 fighters on today’s middleweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
89
75%
Average win scoreOut of 100
76
87.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
44
50th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
76
75%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
28
−0.45
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
76
4.57
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
10
5.02
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
38
1.10
ControlShare of fight time in control
18
9%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 185 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

6 of 8 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 5 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Chris Curtis, rated 1630 at 185 lb. Dominant in 6 of 8 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

13 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
3 Oct 2026Win91–9Ateba GautierKO/TKOR1 3:12MiddleweightUFC 332: Silva vs. Wang
9 May 2026Win81–19Marco Tuliounanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
15 Nov 2025Loss19–81Gregory Rodriguesunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
19 Jul 2025Loss15–85Paulo Costaunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
11 Jan 2025Win89–11Chris CurtisKO/TKOR3 4:59MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
1 Jun 2024Win77–23Cesar Almeidasplit decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
17 Feb 2024Loss11–89Anthony HernandezsubmissionR2 3:23MiddleweightUFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
16 Sep 2023Win91–9Josh FremdKO/TKOR2 4:44MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
29 Jul 2023Win89–11Claudio RibeiroKO/TKOR2 0:33MiddleweightUFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
14 Jan 2023Win92–8Punahele SorianoKO/TKOR2 3:19MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
3 Sep 2022Win91–9Alessio Di ChiricoKO/TKOR3 1:09MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
30 Oct 2021Loss17–83Albert Duraevunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
9 Nov 2019Loss13–87Karl RobersonsubmissionR3 4:01MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar