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Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
Roman Kopylov
Roman Kopylov
11-2 · RUS
VS
Josh Fremd
Josh Fremd
11-4 · USA
September 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.5lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Roman Kopylov def. Josh Fremd by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Kopylov27/410/000:02
Fremd22/580/200:31
R2 · 4:44
Kopylov22/430/010:01
Fremd16/580/300:19
Total
Kopylov49/840/010:03
Fremd38/1160/500:50

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 probabilityFremd
57.0%43.0%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
15%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Fremd. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kopylov57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%38%
Submission5%9%
Decision30%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1755)act 49
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 0
Fremd43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%16%
Submission10%24%
Decision26%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 38
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R216%
R37%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Kopylov
47.1%+110
Fremd
-11051.7%
Most takedownstie 34.8%
Kopylov
35.4%-119
Fremd
+11929.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kopylov
Expected: 40.8
41
Over 41
38.9%
+154
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.9%
-154
052103
Fremd
Expected: 43.5
43.5
Over 43.5
39.8%
+151
Under 43.5
60.2%
-151
055109
Takedowns — over/under
Kopylov
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
31.7%
+167
Exactly 1
15.5%
push
Under 1
52.8%
-167
035
Fremd
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.3%
+210
Exactly 1
15.4%
push
Under 1
57.3%
-210
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 11.0 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
Kopylov57.0%73.4%−16.4-325
Fremd43.0%26.6%+16.4+260

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
70.3Striking66.1
Kopylov +4.2
50.5Grappling54.8
Fremd +4.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KopylovFremd
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1521
1548
Divisional
1522
1517
Striking offense
1510
1502
Striking defense
1501
1496
Grappling offense
1502
1532
Grappling defense
1494
Physical
31 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'4"
75"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.66
Strikes landed / min
2.72
53%
Strike accuracy
48%
4.15
Strikes absorbed / min
2.10
59%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.03
50%
Takedown accuracy
43%
90%
Takedown defense
32%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
50%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
49
Days since last fight
35
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Roman Kopylov
  • WClaudio RibeiroKO/TKO R2
    Close -24049d before
  • WPunahele SorianoKO/TKO R2
    Close +1268mo before
  • WAlessio Di ChiricoKO/TKO R3
    Close -1141y before
  • LAlbert DuraevU-DEC R3
    Close +2891y 11mo before
  • LKarl RobersonSUB R3
    Close -1453y 10mo before
Josh Fremd
  • WJamie PickettU-DEC R3
    missedClose -34135d before
  • WSedriques DumasSUB R2
    Close +1846mo before
  • LTresean GoreSUB R2
    Close -16311mo before
  • LAnthony HernandezU-DEC R3
    Close +1591y 5mo before
Kopylov — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
91% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0
Fremd — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Kopylov
Fremd
5
UFC fights
4
54.0 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
43.8 min · 11.0 avg
10y 4m
Career length
9y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kopylov
Fremd
55W–16L · 77.5%
Overall
31W–13L · 70.5%
33W–11L · 75.0%
Wins
20W–9L · 69.0%
22W–5L · 81.5%
Losses
11W–4L · 73.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kopylov
Fremd
93W–55L · 62.8%
Overall
49W–16L · 75.4%
93W–55L · 62.8%
Wins
39W–12L · 76.5%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–4L · 71.4%
Distance striking
Kopylov
Fremd
5.27
Landed / min
7.98
51.3%
Accuracy
41.8%
62.4%
Defense
62.5%
0.83
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
81.5%
Time at distance
24.0%
Grappling & control
Kopylov
Fremd
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.03
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
90.0%
Takedown defense
31.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.71
8.0%
Control share
47.3%
Strike target map
Kopylov
  • Head64%(162)div 63%
  • Body23%(57)div 20%
  • Legs13%(33)div 17%
Fremd
  • Head47%(56)div 63%
  • Body34%(40)div 20%
  • Legs19%(23)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.

Josh Fremd
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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