July 19, 2025
Middleweight Bout
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| Metric | Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 11 | 10 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 233 | 1 090 |
| ELO Change | +23 | -23 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (11 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 093 | 1 046 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -21 |
This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 432 | 1 296 |
| ELO Change | +34 | -34 |
Paulo Costa earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 99 | 48 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 159 | 104 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 102 | 48 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 1 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 430 | 1 284 |
| ELO Change | +72 | -72 |
Paulo Costa dominated the striking exchanges with 102 vs 48 total strikes, 99 vs 48 significant strikes, 62.3% vs 46.2% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Paulo Costa capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 0 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 2 | 0 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:13 | 0:00 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 9 | 0 |
| Ground ELO | 1 304 | 1 139 |
| ELO Change | +40 | -40 |
Paulo Costa landed 1 knockdown followed by 9 ground strikes. Few ground strikes after a knockdown do not qualify for major ground ELO bonus.
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 414 | 189 |
| Activity ELO | 1 195 | 1 182 |
| ELO Change | +21 | -23 |
Paulo Costa demonstrated extended layoff with 414 days since his last fight, earning reduced bonuses due to inactivity rust. As the winner, Paulo Costa capitalized on this activity level, while Roman Kopylov's 189-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 1 | 0 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 159 | 1 076 |
| ELO Change | +20 | -18 |
Paulo Costa started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Roman Kopylov is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 080 | 1 045 |
| ELO Change | +22 | -22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.