Roman Kopylov - News & Rumors - UFC

Drops decision at MSG Kopylov lost to Gregory Rodrigues via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 28-29) at UFC 322 on Saturday in New York City.

Impact Kopylov was competitive, but neither the output nor the efficiency on the feet was enough for him to win a decision. He attempted just 105 significant strikes (landing 52) compared to 90 from Rodrigues (who landed 90). Kopylov, a noted pure striker, did pick up two rare takedowns, although it was mostly just a positional thing. He gained just 35 seconds of control time as a result of the two successful tries. Roman won four in row via knockout from September 2022 to September 2023, but he's fallen on hard times of late, dropping two straight and three of five dating back to February 2024.

NOVEMBER 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

UFC 322: Roman Kopylov full media day interview UFC 322 fighter Roman Kopylov spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for his middleweight preliminary card bout vs. Gregory Rodrigue...

NOVEMBER 12, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

UFC 322: Gregory Rodrigues full media day interview UFC 322 fighter Gregory Rodrigues spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for his middleweight preliminary card bout vs. Roman Kopylo...

NOVEMBER 12, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Booked for UFC 322 Kopylov will take on Gregory Rodrigues in a middleweight bout at UFC 322 in New York City on Nov. 15, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact Kopylov could use a win to right the ship after he suffered a loss to Paulo Costa via unanimous decision back in July. That dropped his UFC record to 6-4, and he'll look to start stacking victories again against Rodrigues who has won four of his last five bouts, most recently taking down Jack Hermansson.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

UFC 318: Paulo Costa post-fight interview UFC 318 winner Paulo Costa spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his unanimous decision victory over Roman Kopylov in New Orlea...

JULY 20, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

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JULY 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Paulo Costa decisions Roman Kopylov in UFC 318 co-main event The UFC 318 co-main event on Saturday featured a middleweight bout between former title challenger Paulo Costa and No.

JULY 20, 2025 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Paulo Costa calls out Khamzat Chimaev after vintage performance at UFC 318 Top-ranked middleweight contenders Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov met in the Octagon as the co-main event for UFC 318.

JULY 20, 2025 • SI.COM

Brief winning streak snapped Kopylov lost to Paulo Costa via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 28-29) at UFC 318 on Saturday in New Orleans.

Impact Kopylov entered having won six of seven, including five of those via knockout, but his best victory during that stretch came against Chris Curtis and Costa, even in his diminished state of late, is quite a bit better than all those guys. Kopylov simply was unable to get out of first gear. He appeared hesitant to let his hands go and was biting on every single fake Costa threw his way. He ate far too many kicks, both to the legs and body and didn't appear to land one truly damaging blow until there were just a couple minutes left in the bout. Kopylov has zero grappling skills and he's going to struggle mightily if those power shots aren't connecting with regularity. The 33-year-old Russian will attempt to rebound his next time out.

JULY 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

UFC 318: Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov odds, picks and predictions In a 3-round middleweight bout on the main card, Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov meet Saturday at UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center in New Orlea...

JULY 19, 2025 • TALLAHASSEE.COM

UFC 318's Roman Kopylov views Paulo Costa as middleweight elite, despite recent skid Roman Kopylov still thinks highly of UFC 318 opponent Paulo Costa, despite his recent losing skid.

JULY 17, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Costa fight gets new date Kopylov's scheduled middleweight matchup against Paulo Costa has been moved to UFC 318 on July 19, Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com reports.

Impact The fight was originally scheduled for UFC 317 on June 28, and while reports Tuesday morning suggested it had been canceled, it is instead simply being pushed back. Kopylov, who is 6-1 in his last seven UFC bouts, had been listed as roughly a (-258) betting favorite for the original booking.

JUNE 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Will take on Paulo Costa Kopylov will face Paulo Costa at UFC 317 on June 28 in a middleweight bout, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Kopylov defeated Chris Curtis via TKO in his most recent fight on Jan. 11, and the Russian has been on a tear of late after winning six of his last seven fights. He should have the upper hand on paper against Costa, who has lost his previous two fights and is also coming off an injury that has kept him sidelined for almost a year.

MAY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Roman Kopylov ready for busy second half of 2024 – if it's in UFC's top 15 Roman Kopylov went to a decision for the first time in more than eight years, but got a crucial win over Cesar Almeida.

JUNE 4, 2024 • USATODAY.COM

Anthony Hernandez's game plan for Roman Kopylov at UFC 298: 'Gas a motherf*cker out and drown him' Anthony Hernandez won’t change his approach for Roman Kopylov at UFC 298.

FEBRUARY 16, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Roman Kopylov predicts a short reign for Dricus du Plessis, calls out Sean Strickland before UFC 298 Roman Kopylov is one of the biggest betting underdogs Saturday, but that’s not stopping him from being ambitious.

FEBRUARY 15, 2024 • SACBEE.COM

UFC 298 main card takes hit, but Roman Kopylov steps up to face Anthony Hernandez Two UFC middleweights on four-fight winning streaks, Anthony Hernandez and Roman Kopylov, will collide.

JANUARY 22, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Roman Kopylov hopes Sean Strickland stays champ so he eventually can answer Kopylov's old callout Roman Kopylov won for the fourth straight time, all by knockout, at Noche UFC in Las Vegas. Then he remembered an old callout of the champ.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Noche UFC video: Roman Kopylov folds bloodied Josh Fremd to extend KO streak Roman Kopylov extended his consecutive UFC knockout streak to four when be brutalized Josh Fremd at Noche UFC.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

With Anthony Hernandez out of Noche UFC, Josh Fremd steps in to fight Roman Kopylov Just 10 days after his most recent octagon win, Josh Fremd has signed on to make a quick turnaround at Noche UFC.

AUGUST 23, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

UFC 291 video: Roman Kopylov loudly cracks Claudio Ribeiro with vicious head kick Roman Kopylov pulled off quite the highlight at UFC 291 as a head kick off the dome of Claudio Ribeiro echoed throughout Delta Center.

JULY 30, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Roman Kopylov explains how patience paid off at UFC Fight Night 217 Following his UFC Fight Night 217 win, Roman Kopylov spoke to reporters backstage about the finish, his goals and Chase Hooper comparisons.

JANUARY 16, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Roman Kopylov: Punahele Soriano has great standup, UFC Fight Night 217 bout 'could end at any second' Roman Kopylov doesn’t expect his fight with Punahele Soriano at UFC Fight Night 217 to last too long.

JANUARY 13, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

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