UFC UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Final

Middleweight

Roman Kopylov vs Cesar Almeida

Roman Kopylov
Russia

Roman Kopylov

15-5

Winner

VS
Cesar Almeida
Brazil

Cesar Almeida

“Cesinha”

7-3

Winner

Roman Kopylov

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

1 June 2024 · Prudential Center, Newark, USA

Key takeaways

  • Roman Kopylov beat Cesar Almeida by split decision after three rounds.
  • Roman Kopylov landed 74 of 114 total strikes and 5 of 9 takedowns, with 8:39 of control time.
  • Cesar Almeida landed more total strikes — 114 to 74 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 30-27.

Tale of the tape

Roman KopylovCesar Almeida
15-5Record7-3
33Age on fight night36
6′0″ (183 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
75″ (191 cm)Reach74″ (188 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Raty TeamTeamLotus MMA
Shchebzavod, Kemerovo, RussiaFromSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Fight statistics

74of 114 · 65%Total strikes landed114of 162 · 70%
61of 99Head strikes52of 86
9of 11Body strikes43of 50
4of 4Leg strikes19of 26
5of 9Takedowns0
1Knockdowns0
8:39Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Roman KopylovRoundCesar Almeida
23/36strikes2/3TD1KD2:01controlR128/47strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
17/31strikes1/3TD0KD2:58controlR252/69strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
34/47strikes2/3TD0KD3:40controlR334/46strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Eric Colon

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Chris Lee

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Sal D'amato

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Form going into the fight

Roman Kopylov

  1. LAnthony Hernandez2024
  2. WJosh FremdKO/TKO R2 4:442023
  3. WClaudio RibeiroKO/TKO R2 0:332023
  4. WPunahele SorianoKO/TKO R2 3:192023
  5. WAlessio Di ChiricoKO/TKO R3 1:092022

Cesar Almeida

  1. WDylan BudkaKO/TKO R2 2:132024
  2. WLucas Fernandounanimous decision2023

Also on this card

Dustin Poirier vs Islam MakhachevLightweightsubmission R5 2:42Sean Strickland vs Paulo CostaMiddleweightsplit decisionMichal Oleksiejczuk vs Kevin HollandMiddleweightsubmission R1 1:34Alex Morono vs Niko PriceWelterweightunanimous decisionElizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Randy BrownWelterweightunanimous decision

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