Claudio Ribeiro vs.
Roman Kopylov
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Claudio Ribeiro
Full career not yet synced for Claudio Ribeiro — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Roman Kopylov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Claudio Ribeiro
Distance 74.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 20.7% (norm 10.3%)
Roman Kopylov
Distance 94.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Claudio Ribeiro
Head 77.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 8.4%)
Roman Kopylov
Head 79.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.2% (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 | Ribeiro L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Kopylov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 133 | 45.1% | 40.5% | 614 / 1258 | 48.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 69.1% | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 59 / 139 | 42.4% | 38.9% | 441 / 1062 | 41.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 128 / 162 | 79.0% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 22 / 26 | 84.6% | 83.3% | 99 / 108 | 91.7% | 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Ribeiro L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Kopylov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 82 / 128 | 64.1% | 39.5% | 669 / 1486 | 45.0% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 70.9% | 36 / 47 | 76.6% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 69.0% | 42 / 67 | 62.7% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 125 | 60.8% | 37.9% | 442 / 1182 | 37.4% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 71.3% | 179 / 261 | 68.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 31 / 33 | 93.9% | 82.1% | 126 / 157 | 80.3% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kopylov has more cage time on record.