Kopylov vs Ribeiro

Who won Kopylov vs Ribeiro?

Roman Kopylov beat Claudio Ribeiro by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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 Ribeiro stats

Roman Kopylov stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Claudio Ribeiro made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 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.

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

The stats suggested Ribeiro had a slight advantage in power over Kopylov, with a 100% knock out percentage over Kopylov's 90%.

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

Roman Kopylov was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Ribeiro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kopylov. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kopylov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ribeiro's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 months earlier than Ribeiro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 45 to Ribeiro's 27.

Activity check

Kopylov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Ribeiro's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kopylov vs Ribeiro?

Roman Kopylov was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Claudio Ribeiro made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.