Soriano vs Kopylov

Who won Soriano vs Kopylov?

Roman Kopylov beat Punahele Soriano by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.

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).

Soriano vs Kopylov stats

Punahele Soriano stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Roman Kopylov made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Punahele Soriano's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Roman Kopylov marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Punahele Soriano's UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Roman Kopylov's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Kopylov had a large advantage in power over Soriano, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Soriano's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Soriano had a large advantage over Kopylov, boasting a 22% submission rate over Kopylov's 0%.

Punahele Soriano was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Kopylov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Soriano. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Soriano was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 months later than Kopylov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 25 to Kopylov's 42.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roman Kopylov had been fighting more than Punahele Soriano.

Going to this contest, Punahele Soriano had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 18 days ago, while Roman Kopylov's last outing had been 2 years and 8 days ago.

Soriano's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Kopylov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Soriano vs Kopylov?

Punahele Soriano was a 63/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Roman Kopylov made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.