Hernandez vs Kopylov

Who won Hernandez vs Kopylov?

Anthony Hernandez beat Roman Kopylov by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 298, on Saturday 17th February 2024 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Hernandez vs Kopylov stats

Anthony Hernandez stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Roman Kopylov made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

Anthony Hernandez's UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Roman Kopylov's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Kopylov had a massive power advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hernandez had a massive advantage over Kopylov, boasting a 64% submission rate over Kopylov's 0%.

Anthony Hernandez was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Hernandez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Kopylov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 29 to Kopylov's 39.

Hernandez vs Kopylov form

Roman Kopylov had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Punahele Soriano at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, he was victorious against Alessio Di Chirico at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had lost to Albert Duraev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Hernandez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kopylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hernandez vs Kopylov?

Anthony Hernandez was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Roman Kopylov made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.