Curtis vs Kopylov

Who won Curtis vs Kopylov?

Roman Kopylov beat Chris Curtis by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Curtis vs Kopylov stats

Chris Curtis stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Roman Kopylov made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Chris Curtis' 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Roman Kopylov marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Chris Curtis' UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Roman Kopylov's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Kopylov had a large advantage in power over Curtis, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Curtis' 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Curtis had a slight advantage over Kopylov, with a 3% submission rate over Kopylov's 0%.

Chris Curtis was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Kopylov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Curtis. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Curtis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Kopylov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 77 more professional rounds, 122 to Kopylov's 45.

Curtis vs Kopylov form

Curtis had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, his fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

He had beaten Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Kopylov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Cesar Almeida at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Anthony Hernandez at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Josh Fremd at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Claudio Ribeiro at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had beaten Punahele Soriano at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roman Kopylov had been fighting more than Chris Curtis.

Going to this contest, Chris Curtis had last fought 11 months and 21 days ago, while Roman Kopylov's last outing had been 9 months and 26 days ago.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kopylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Curtis vs Kopylov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Curtis vs Kopylov?

Chris Curtis was a 37/20 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Roman Kopylov made his way into the ring at 21/50 (+130) with oddsmakers.