Hernandez vs Kopylov

Who won Hernandez vs Kopylov?

Anthony Hernandez beat Roman Kopylov by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 298, on Saturday 17th February 2024 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Hernandez vs Kopylov stats

Anthony Hernandez stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Roman Kopylov made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Anthony Hernandez's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Roman Kopylov marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Anthony Hernandez's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Roman Kopylov's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Kopylov had a massive power advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hernandez had a massive advantage over Kopylov, boasting a 64% submission rate over Kopylov's 0%.

Anthony Hernandez was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Hernandez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Kopylov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 37 to Kopylov's 45.

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Hernandez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hernandez vs Kopylov?

Anthony Hernandez was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Roman Kopylov made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.