Curtis vs Kopylov

When is Curtis vs Kopylov?

Chris Curtis is set to take on Roman Kopylov during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Curtis vs Kopylov stats

Chris Curtis steps into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Roman Kopylov will make his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

Roman Kopylov will mark his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Chris Curtis' UFC record currently stands at 5-3-0, while Roman Kopylov's comes in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggest Kopylov has a large advantage in power over Curtis, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Curtis' 55%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Curtis will have a slight advantage over Kopylov, with a 3% submission rate over Kopylov's 0%.

Chris Curtis is the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Kopylov has a height advantage of 2 inches over Curtis. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Curtis is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Kopylov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 77 more professional rounds, 119 to Kopylov's 42.

Curtis vs Kopylov form

Curtis has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, his fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

He had beaten Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Kopylov has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Cesar Almeida at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Anthony Hernandez at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Josh Fremd at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Claudio Ribeiro at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had beaten Punahele Soriano at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Roman Kopylov has been fighting more than Chris Curtis.

Chris Curtis last fought 6 months and 8 days ago, while Roman Kopylov's last outing was 4 months and 13 days ago.

Curtis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kopylov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 9 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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