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Roman Kopylov

Middleweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #30; v1.1 (shadow) #35

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 20-36: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,611, deviation 119: measured from 13 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 35 (born 1991-05-04) · Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) · Reach 75 in (190 cm) · Stance Southpaw · 29 days since last bout (2026-10-03) · Last five 3-2 · Streak W2

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,611 is the division's 23rd highest of 79 board fighters; the ledger stands at -3.0 (less 2.0 for blowout losses, less 1.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 0 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (3-2 last five). Score +0.07 = +0.19 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.12 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #30.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.0770% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.19resume rating 1,611, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.12quality ledger -3.0: +0.0 QW +0.0 proof -2.0 blowout -1.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 3-2
Quality wins, 15 years00 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #30v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#35score -0.10; score order #35

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-10-03UFC 332: Silva vs. WangAteba GautierunrankedWKO/TKO1 (3:12)42%
2026-05-09UFC 328: Chimaev vs. StricklandMarco TuliounrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)34%
2025-11-15UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. MakhachevGregory RodriguesunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)33%
2025-07-19UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3Paulo Costa#13Lunanimous decision3 (5:00)42%
2025-01-11UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2Chris CurtisunrankedWKO/TKO3 (4:59)51%
2024-06-01UFC 302: Makhachev vs. PoirierCesar AlmeidaunrankedWsplit decision3 (5:00)58%
2024-02-17UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaAnthony Hernandez#15Lsubmission2 (3:23)46%
2023-09-16Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2Josh FremdunrankedWKO/TKO2 (4:44)66%
2023-07-29UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2Claudio RibeirounrankedWKO/TKO2 (0:33)59%
2023-01-14UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. ImavovPunahele SorianounrankedWKO/TKO2 (3:19)44%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 79 board fighters at Middleweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute4.57(66th percentile at Middleweight)
Significant strike accuracy51%(58th percentile at Middleweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes1.00(82nd percentile at Middleweight)
Share of wins by finish75%(61st percentile at Middleweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.02(86th percentile at Middleweight)
Significant strike defence54%(62nd percentile at Middleweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.10(38th percentile at Middleweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career754(86th percentile at Middleweight)
KO/TKO losses0(39th percentile at Middleweight)
Submission losses2(96th percentile at Middleweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.000(39th percentile at Middleweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.10(49th percentile at Middleweight)
Takedown defence89%(89th percentile at Middleweight)
Share of cage time in control9%(27th percentile at Middleweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground9%(15th percentile at Middleweight)
Stylestriker (2.2 takedown attempts per 15 min; 9% control)
Career stage
Age35.5(74th percentile at Middleweight)
Age at UFC debut28.5(50th percentile at Middleweight)
Years since UFC debut7.0(78th percentile at Middleweight)
UFC bouts13(80th percentile at Middleweight)
Cage time, minutes150(80th percentile at Middleweight)
Bouts per year, last three years2.3(76th percentile at Middleweight)
Days since last bout29(24th percentile at Middleweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C102030405020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #14, Middleweight2023-10-13: #15, Middleweight2023-10-20: #14, Middleweight2023-11-03: #14, Middleweight2023-11-10: #14, Middleweight2023-11-17: #15, Middleweight2023-12-01: #15, Middleweight2023-12-08: #14, Middleweight2023-12-15: #15, Middleweight2024-01-12: #15, Middleweight2024-01-19: #15, Middleweight2024-02-02: #16, Middleweight2024-02-09: #15, Middleweight2024-02-16: #19, Middleweight2024-02-23: #26, Middleweight2024-03-01: #25, Middleweight2024-03-08: #26, Middleweight2024-03-15: #28, Middleweight2024-03-22: #28, Middleweight2024-03-29: #27, Middleweight2024-04-05: #29, Middleweight2024-04-12: #29, Middleweight2024-04-26: #29, Middleweight2024-05-03: #29, Middleweight2024-05-10: #29, Middleweight2024-05-17: #28, Middleweight2024-05-31: #28, Middleweight2024-06-07: #25, Middleweight2024-06-14: #26, Middleweight2024-06-21: #26, Middleweight2024-06-28: #25, Middleweight2024-07-12: #25, Middleweight2024-07-19: #26, Middleweight2024-07-26: #26, Middleweight2024-08-02: #25, Middleweight2024-08-09: #25, Middleweight2024-08-16: #25, Middleweight2024-08-23: #25, Middleweight2024-09-06: #25, Middleweight2024-09-13: #25, Middleweight2024-09-27: #25, Middleweight2024-10-04: #25, Middleweight2024-10-11: #25, Middleweight2024-10-18: #26, Middleweight2024-10-25: #27, Middleweight2024-11-01: #25, Middleweight2024-11-08: #25, Middleweight2024-11-15: #24, Middleweight2024-11-22: #24, Middleweight2024-12-06: #23, Middleweight2024-12-13: #23, Middleweight2025-01-10: #23, Middleweight2025-01-17: #18, Middleweight2025-01-31: #18, Middleweight2025-02-07: #17, Middleweight2025-02-14: #18, Middleweight2025-02-21: #17, Middleweight2025-02-28: #17, Middleweight2025-03-07: #17, Middleweight2025-03-14: #17, Middleweight2025-03-21: #17, Middleweight2025-03-28: #17, Middleweight2025-04-04: #17, Middleweight2025-04-11: #17, Middleweight2025-04-25: #17, Middleweight2025-05-02: #15, Middleweight2025-05-09: #14, Middleweight2025-05-16: #14, Middleweight2025-05-30: #14, Middleweight2025-06-06: #14, Middleweight2025-06-13: #13, Middleweight2025-06-20: #13, Middleweight2025-06-27: #12, Middleweight2025-07-11: #13, Middleweight2025-07-18: #13, Middleweight2025-07-25: #26, Middleweight2025-08-01: #26, Middleweight2025-08-08: #26, Middleweight2025-08-15: #27, Middleweight2025-08-22: #28, Middleweight2025-09-05: #27, Middleweight2025-09-12: #28, Middleweight2025-09-26: #28, Middleweight2025-10-03: #27, Middleweight2025-10-10: #27, Middleweight2025-10-17: #27, Middleweight2025-10-24: #27, Middleweight2025-10-31: #26, Middleweight2025-11-07: #26, Middleweight2025-11-14: #25, Middleweight2025-11-21: #48, Middleweight2025-12-05: #47, Middleweight2025-12-12: #47, Middleweight2026-01-23: #48, Middleweight2026-01-30: #48, Middleweight2026-02-06: #48, Middleweight2026-02-20: #49, Middleweight2026-02-27: #48, Middleweight2026-03-06: #50, Middleweight2026-03-13: #50, Middleweight2026-03-20: #49, Middleweight2026-03-27: #49, Middleweight2026-04-03: #49, Middleweight2026-04-10: #49, Middleweight2026-04-17: #49, Middleweight2026-04-24: #49, Middleweight2026-05-01: #46, Middleweight2026-05-08: #46, Middleweight2026-05-15: #32, Middleweight2026-05-29: #32, Middleweight2026-06-05: #34, Middleweight2026-06-13: #35, Middleweight2026-06-19: #34, Middleweight2026-06-26: #34, Middleweight2026-07-10: #30, Middleweight2026-07-17: #32, Middleweight2026-07-24: #31, Middleweight2026-07-31: #31, Middleweight2026-08-07: #31, Middleweight2026-08-14: #31, Middleweight2026-08-21: #32, Middleweight2026-08-28: #33, Middleweight2026-09-04: #33, Middleweight2026-09-11: #34, Middleweight2026-09-18: #34, Middleweight2026-09-25: #34, Middleweight2026-09-26: #34, Middleweight2026-10-03: #24, Middleweight2026-10-10: #24, Middleweight2026-10-17: #24, Middleweight2026-10-24: #29, Middleweight2026-10-31: #30, Middleweight#30

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,6501,70020212022202320242025Nov 2019Oct 20262019-11-09: 1,496 (L vs Karl Roberson)2021-10-30: 1,446 (L vs Albert Duraev)2022-09-03: 1,513 (W vs Alessio Di Chirico)2023-01-14: 1,612 (W vs Punahele Soriano)2023-07-29: 1,624 (W vs Claudio Ribeiro)2023-09-16: 1,631 (W vs Josh Fremd)2024-02-17: 1,608 (L vs Anthony Hernandez)2024-06-01: 1,611 (W vs Cesar Almeida)2025-01-11: 1,611 (W vs Chris Curtis)2025-07-19: 1,573 (L vs Paulo Costa)2025-11-15: 1,558 (L vs Gregory Rodrigues)2026-05-09: 1,602 (W vs Marco Tulio)2026-10-03: 1,670 (W vs Ateba Gautier)1,670

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (-15 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-48what fighters aged 35.5 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+33his recency-weighted mean and trend over 13 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend +3 points a year
Combined-15the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02829303132333435362019-11-09 (age 28.5): L vs Karl Roberson, residual -0.522021-10-30 (age 30.5): L vs Albert Duraev, residual -0.212022-09-03 (age 31.3): W vs Alessio Di Chirico, residual +0.612023-01-14 (age 31.7): W vs Punahele Soriano, residual +0.652023-07-29 (age 32.2): W vs Claudio Ribeiro, residual +0.422023-09-16 (age 32.4): W vs Josh Fremd, residual +0.352024-02-17 (age 32.8): L vs Anthony Hernandez, residual -0.462024-06-01 (age 33.1): W vs Cesar Almeida, residual +0.102025-01-11 (age 33.7): W vs Chris Curtis, residual +0.592025-07-19 (age 34.2): L vs Paulo Costa, residual -0.252025-11-15 (age 34.5): L vs Gregory Rodrigues, residual -0.272026-05-09 (age 35.0): W vs Marco Tulio, residual +0.032026-10-03 (age 35.4): W vs Ateba Gautier, residual +0.59-0.02

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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