Kopylov vs Fremd

Who won Kopylov vs Fremd?

Roman Kopylov beat Josh Fremd by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2, on Saturday 16th September 2023 at T-Mobile Arena 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).

Kopylov vs Fremd stats

Roman Kopylov stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Josh Fremd made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Roman Kopylov's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Josh Fremd marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Roman Kopylov's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Josh Fremd's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Kopylov had a massive power advantage over Fremd, boasting a 91% knock out percentage over Fremd's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fremd had a massive advantage over Kopylov, boasting a 36% submission rate over Kopylov's 0%.

Roman Kopylov was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Fremd had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kopylov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kopylov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Fremd, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 45 to Fremd's 36.

Kopylov vs Fremd form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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 lost to Anthony Hernandez at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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 defeated Claudio Ribeiro at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

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

Activity check

Kopylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Fremd's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kopylov vs Fremd?

Roman Kopylov was a 29/100 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Josh Fremd made his way into the ring at 53/20 (+270) with oddsmakers.