Roman Kopylov vs.
Marco Tulio
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.
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
Marco Tulio
Full career not yet synced for Marco Tulio — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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)
Roman Kopylov
Distance 94.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 10.3%)
Marco Tulio
Distance 91.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Roman Kopylov
Head 79.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 8.4%)
Marco Tulio
Head 67.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.1% (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 | Tulio L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 614 / 1258 | 48.8% | 40.5% | 219 / 406 | 53.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 70.3% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 69.1% | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 441 / 1062 | 41.5% | 38.9% | 135 / 302 | 44.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 128 / 162 | 79.0% | 71.7% | 66 / 90 | 73.3% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 99 / 108 | 91.7% | 83.3% | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 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 Kopylov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Tulio L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 669 / 1486 | 45.0% | 39.5% | 89 / 220 | 40.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 47 | 76.6% | 70.9% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 42 / 67 | 62.7% | 69.0% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 442 / 1182 | 37.4% | 37.9% | 69 / 179 | 38.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 179 / 261 | 68.6% | 71.3% | 19 / 31 | 61.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 126 / 157 | 80.3% | 82.1% | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 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.