Roman Kopylov vs. Anthony Hernandez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Anthony Hernandez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.58 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Roman Kopylov
Distance 93.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 10.0%)
Anthony Hernandez
Distance 65.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 10.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 24.1% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Roman Kopylov
Head 79.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 8.4%)
Anthony Hernandez
Head 88.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kopylov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Hernandez L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 626 / 1273 | 49.2% | 40.5% | 371 / 768 | 48.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 70.6% | 92 / 128 | 71.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 35 / 47 | 74.5% | 69.4% | 247 / 285 | 86.7% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 457 / 1082 | 42.2% | 38.8% | 587 / 1046 | 56.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 129 / 163 | 79.1% | 71.6% | 77 / 86 | 89.5% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 101 / 110 | 91.8% | 83.3% | 46 / 49 | 93.9% | 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 Kopylov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Hernandez L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 676 / 1516 | 44.6% | 39.5% | 477 / 981 | 48.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 47 | 76.6% | 70.4% | 94 / 130 | 72.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 42 / 67 | 62.7% | 69.0% | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 445 / 1203 | 37.0% | 37.9% | 422 / 933 | 45.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 183 / 270 | 67.8% | 71.3% | 123 / 158 | 77.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 126 / 157 | 80.3% | 82.1% | 54 / 58 | 93.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kopylov has more cage time on record.