Kopylov vs Almeida

Who won Kopylov vs Almeida?

Roman Kopylov beat Cesar Almeida by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 302, on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Roman Kopylov.

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 Almeida stats

Roman Kopylov stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Cesar Almeida made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Roman Kopylov's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Cesar Almeida marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Roman Kopylov's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Cesar Almeida's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Kopylov had an advantage in power over Almeida, with a 92% knock out percentage over Almeida's 80%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Kopylov and Almeida would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Roman Kopylov was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Kopylov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 month later than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 45 to Almeida's 15.

Kopylov vs Almeida form

Roman Kopylov had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Previous to that, he had won 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.

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

Before that, he had defeated Punahele Soriano at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round.

He was victorious against Alessio Di Chirico at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Kopylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kopylov vs Almeida start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:00 AM UTC , which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kopylov vs Almeida?

Roman Kopylov was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Cesar Almeida made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.