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Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 8-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
8-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38
AgeΔ 3 yrs
35
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
3.3
Layoff (months)Δ 2.7 mo
0.6
LLWWL
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.
Cesar Almeida rarely shoots — 0.25 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Roman Kopylov absorbs 5.02 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.20 Middleweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Cesar Almeida

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.18 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 10 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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

2133.48/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
6874.57/min · norm 3.23
1422.32/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
7545.02/min · norm 3.20
60.0%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
50.7%norm 47.4%
43.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
53.7%norm 53.8%
10.25/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
101.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Cesar Almeida

Distance 81.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 9.3% (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)

Cesar Almeida

Head 51.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 29.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 18.9% (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 Almeida L/AAccMiddleweight med Kopylov L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 164 / 290 56.6% 40.5% 626 / 1273 49.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 30 / 32 93.8% 70.6% 26 / 35 74.3% 70.6%
On the ground 19 / 33 57.6% 69.4% 35 / 47 74.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 84 / 182 46.2% 38.8% 457 / 1082 42.2% 38.8%
To the body 76 / 106 71.7% 71.6% 129 / 163 79.1% 71.6%
To the legs 53 / 67 79.1% 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 Almeida L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Kopylov L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 118 / 219 53.9% 39.5% 676 / 1516 44.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 6 / 9 too few to rate 70.4% 36 / 47 76.6% 70.4%
On the ground 18 / 22 too few to rate 69.0% 42 / 67 62.7% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 90 / 193 46.6% 37.9% 445 / 1203 37.0% 37.9%
To the body 29 / 34 85.3% 71.3% 183 / 270 67.8% 71.3%
To the legs 23 / 23 too few to rate 82.1% 126 / 157 80.3% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
133.3% acc · 0.25/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1150.0% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.35
1648.5% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
4088.9% def · norm 63.3%
3:325.8% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
13:268.9% of cage time · norm 19.4%
30:537:34 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
13:241:20 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.25/15 · 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.