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Roman Kopylov
Roman Kopylov
12-3 · RUS
VS
Cesar Almeida
Cesar Almeida
5-0 · BRA
June 1, 2024 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Roman Kopylov def. Cesar Almeida by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Kopylov18/312/312:01
Almeida23/420/000:00
R2
Kopylov9/191/302:58
Almeida20/360/000:00
R3
Kopylov14/212/303:40
Almeida15/270/000:00
Total
Kopylov41/715/918:39
Almeida58/1050/000:00

Scorecards

Kopylov vs Almeida

RdChris LeeEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.9
R29-109-1010-99.4-9.6
R39-1010-910-99.8-9.2
Total28-2929-2830-2729.2-27.7

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 14 Kopylov · 0 Almeida

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Kopylov-Almeida.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
KopylovWin probabilityAlmeida
69.5%30.5%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
18%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Kopylov, blue toward Almeida. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kopylov70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%28%27%
Submission12%17%4%
Decision39%55%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 41
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.1)act 5
Almeida30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%15%25%
Submission6%20%4%
Decision19%65%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 58
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R211%
R38%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Kopylov
45.2%+119
Almeida
-11953.6%
Most takedownstie 40.0%
Kopylov
39.3%-189
Almeida
+18920.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kopylov
Expected: 37.7
37.5
Over 37.5
40.0%
+150
Under 37.5
60.0%
-150
04895
Almeida
Expected: 42.7
42.5
Over 42.5
40.0%
+150
Under 42.5
60.0%
-150
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Kopylov
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
30.6%
+171
Exactly 1
17.0%
push
Under 1
52.4%
-171
035
Almeida
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.0%
+222
Under 0.5
69.0%
-222
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Kopylov69.5%48.6%+20.9-103
Almeida30.5%51.4%−20.9-117
By method
Kopylov by KO/TKO16.6%26.5%−9.9+219
Kopylov by submission12.5%3.5%+9.0+2289
Kopylov by decision40.4%18.3%+22.1+361
Almeida by KO/TKO7.3%25.0%−17.7+238
Almeida by submission5.5%4.3%+1.2+1860
Almeida by decision17.7%22.3%−4.6+278
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.9%61.7%+15.2-194
Over 2.5 rds65.7%48.3%+17.4-106
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision58.1%42.3%+15.8+121

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
71.5Striking89.9
Almeida +18.4
49.0Grappling13.9
Kopylov +35.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KopylovAlmeida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1531
1547
Divisional
1531
1530
Striking offense
1507
1501
Striking defense
1535
1484
Grappling offense
1482
1523
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
32 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.66
Strikes landed / min
4.02
54%
Strike accuracy
76%
4.10
Strikes absorbed / min
0.14
60%
Strike defense
80%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.42
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
87%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Roman Kopylov
  • LAnthony HernandezSUB R2
    Close +1763mo before
  • WJosh FremdKO/TKO R2
    Close -3259mo before
  • WClaudio RibeiroKO/TKO R2
    Close -24010mo before
  • WPunahele SorianoKO/TKO R2
    Close +1261y 5mo before
  • WAlessio Di ChiricoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1141y 9mo before
Cesar Almeida
  • WDylan BudkaKO/TKO R2
    Close +12856d before
Kopylov — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 0 losses
W
92% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0
Almeida — win / loss by method
Record: 5-0-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 0 losses
W
80% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Kopylov
Almeida
7
UFC fights
1
72.2 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
7.2 min · 7.2 avg
10y 4m
Career length
10y 5m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Kopylov
Almeida
77W–22L · 77.8%
Overall
7W–2L · 77.8%
44W–15L · 74.6%
Wins
7W–2L · 77.8%
33W–7L · 82.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kopylov
Almeida
93W–55L · 62.8%
Overall
14W–30L · 31.8%
93W–55L · 62.8%
Wins
14W–30L · 31.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Kopylov
Almeida
5.53
Landed / min
9.87
53.2%
Accuracy
63.6%
63.4%
Defense
80.0%
0.83
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
78.4%
Time at distance
9.8%
Grappling & control
Kopylov
Almeida
0.42
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
87.2%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
5.4%
Control share
3.3%
Strike target map
Kopylov
  • Head61%(206)div 63%
  • Body22%(74)div 20%
  • Legs17%(56)div 17%
Almeida
  • Head72%(21)div 63%
  • Body24%(7)div 20%
  • Legs3%(1)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Roman Kopylov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Cesar Almeida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.