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Alessio Di Chirico vs. Roman Kopylov

UFC 4-7-0 vs. 8-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-7-0
UFC record
8-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
35
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
49.5
Layoff (months)Δ 48.9 mo
0.6
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Roman Kopylov carries real power — 1.00 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Roman Kopylov absorbs 5.02 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.20 Middleweight norm — hittable.
Alessio Di Chirico defends head shots well — opponents land just 26%, vs a 38% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alessio Di Chirico

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Roman Kopylov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3753.32/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
6874.57/min · norm 3.23
3893.44/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
7545.02/min · norm 3.20
39.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
50.7%norm 47.4%
61.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
53.7%norm 53.8%
30.40/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
101.00/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Alessio Di Chirico

Distance 89.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 10.0%)

Roman Kopylov

Distance 93.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 10.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Alessio Di Chirico

Head 81.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)

Roman Kopylov

Head 79.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Di Chirico L/AAccMiddleweight med Kopylov L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 314 / 842 37.3% 40.5% 626 / 1273 49.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 45 / 71 63.4% 70.6% 26 / 35 74.3% 70.6%
On the ground 16 / 31 51.6% 69.4% 35 / 47 74.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 254 / 765 33.2% 38.8% 457 / 1082 42.2% 38.8%
To the body 67 / 114 58.8% 71.6% 129 / 163 79.1% 71.6%
To the legs 54 / 65 83.1% 83.3% 101 / 110 91.8% 83.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Di Chirico L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Kopylov L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 335 / 940 35.6% 39.5% 676 / 1516 44.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 53 / 70 75.7% 70.4% 36 / 47 76.6% 70.4%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.0% 42 / 67 62.7% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 196 / 741 26.5% 37.9% 445 / 1203 37.0% 37.9%
To the body 110 / 168 65.5% 71.3% 183 / 270 67.8% 71.3%
To the legs 83 / 102 81.4% 82.1% 126 / 157 80.3% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1139.3% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1150.0% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.35
2083.3% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
4088.9% def · norm 63.3%
11:4710.4% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
13:268.9% of cage time · norm 19.4%
9:231:14 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
13:241:20 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kopylov has more cage time on record.