Soriano vs Kopylov

Who won Soriano vs Kopylov?

Roman Kopylov beat Punahele Soriano by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.

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).

Soriano vs Kopylov stats

Punahele Soriano stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Roman Kopylov made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Punahele Soriano's 9th 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.

Punahele Soriano's 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 Soriano, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Soriano's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Soriano had a large advantage over Kopylov, boasting a 22% submission rate over Kopylov's 0%.

Punahele Soriano was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

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

Soriano was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 months later than Kopylov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 26 to Kopylov's 45.

Soriano vs Kopylov 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

Soriano's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Kopylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Soriano vs Kopylov?

Punahele Soriano was a 63/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Roman Kopylov made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.