Middleweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Paulo Costa v Roman Kopylov
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3, Sat, Jul 19, 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Referee Herb Dean
Referee Herb Dean
Paulo Costa won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Eric Colon 27 - 30. Chris Lee 28 - 29.
“The Eraser”
Height 6'1", Reach 72", Stance Orthodox, Age 34 on the night
Coming in 6-4-0 in the UFC over 10 fights
Height 6'0", Reach 75", Stance Southpaw, Age 33 on the night
Coming in 6-3-0 in the UFC over 9 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 34 of 54 | 0 of 0 | 0:13 | 1 | 11 of 27 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 32 of 57 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 16 of 32 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 33 of 48 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 21 of 45 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 99 of 159 | 0 of 2 | 0:13 | 1 | 48 of 104 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.