Roman Kopylov vs. Alessio Di Chirico

UFC 7-5-0 vs. 4-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-5-0
UFC record
4-7-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
35
AgeΔ 1 yrs
36
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
3
Layoff (months)Δ 44.1 mo
47.1
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Roman Kopylov carries real power — 0.92 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Roman Kopylov absorbs 5.08 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.20 Middleweight norm — hittable.
Alessio Di Chirico defends head shots well — opponents land just 26%, vs a 38% Middleweight norm.

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: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Alessio Di Chirico

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6684.54/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
3753.32/min · norm 3.25
7475.08/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3893.44/min · norm 3.20
50.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
39.7%norm 47.4%
53.3%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
61.5%norm 53.8%
90.92/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
30.40/15 · norm 0.32

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%)

Alessio Di Chirico

Distance 89.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.3% (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%)

Alessio Di Chirico

Head 81.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.9% (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 Chirico L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 614 / 1258 48.8% 40.5% 314 / 842 37.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 26 / 35 74.3% 70.3% 45 / 71 63.4% 70.3%
On the ground 28 / 39 71.8% 69.1% 16 / 31 51.6% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 441 / 1062 41.5% 38.9% 254 / 765 33.2% 38.9%
To the body 128 / 162 79.0% 71.7% 67 / 114 58.8% 71.7%
To the legs 99 / 108 91.7% 83.3% 54 / 65 83.1% 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/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Chirico L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 669 / 1486 45.0% 39.5% 335 / 940 35.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 36 / 47 76.6% 70.9% 53 / 70 75.7% 70.9%
On the ground 42 / 67 62.7% 69.0% 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 442 / 1182 37.4% 37.9% 196 / 741 26.5% 37.9%
To the body 179 / 261 68.6% 71.3% 110 / 168 65.5% 71.3%
To the legs 126 / 157 80.3% 82.1% 83 / 102 81.4% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1150.0% acc · 1.12/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1139.3% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 1.42
4088.9% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2083.3% def · norm 63.1%
13:219.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
11:4710.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
13:241:21 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
9:231:14 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kopylov has more cage time on record.