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Roman Kopylov vs. Claudio Ribeiro

UFC 8-5-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-5-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
35
AgeΔ 1 yrs
34
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
75"
ReachΔ 2"
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
0.6
Layoff (months)Δ 31 mo
31.6
WWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

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.
Claudio Ribeiro carries real power — 0.57 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Opponents land 64% of their strikes at range on Claudio Ribeiro, vs a 40% Middleweight norm — a hole in the guard.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6874.57/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
923.50/min · norm 3.23
7545.02/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1314.98/min · norm 3.20
50.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 47.4%
53.7%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
29.6%norm 53.8%
101.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.57/15 · norm 0.32

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%)

Claudio Ribeiro

Distance 74.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 20.7% (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%)

Claudio Ribeiro

Head 77.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.5% (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/AAccMiddleweight med Ribeiro L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 626 / 1273 49.2% 40.5% 60 / 133 45.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 26 / 35 74.3% 70.6% 6 / 9 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 35 / 47 74.5% 69.4% 26 / 37 70.3% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 457 / 1082 42.2% 38.8% 59 / 139 42.4% 38.8%
To the body 129 / 163 79.1% 71.6% 11 / 14 too few to rate 71.6%
To the legs 101 / 110 91.8% 83.3% 22 / 26 84.6% 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/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Ribeiro L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 676 / 1516 44.6% 39.5% 82 / 128 64.1% 39.5%
In the clinch 36 / 47 76.6% 70.4% 26 / 30 86.7% 70.4%
On the ground 42 / 67 62.7% 69.0% 23 / 28 82.1% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 445 / 1203 37.0% 37.9% 76 / 125 60.8% 37.9%
To the body 183 / 270 67.8% 71.3% 24 / 28 85.7% 71.3%
To the legs 126 / 157 80.3% 82.1% 31 / 33 93.9% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1150.0% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.57/15 · norm 1.35
4088.9% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
466.7% def · norm 63.3%
13:268.9% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
4:4217.9% of cage time · norm 19.4%
13:241:20 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
7:574:31 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.