UFC 318 · Middleweight · Main card
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET · 3 rounds
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov (16-5-0): Middleweight, 3 rounds, UFC 318, Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET. Paulo Costa won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00.
Result
Paulo Costa won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00.
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov by the numbers
| Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov | |
|---|---|---|
| 16-4-0 | Record going in | 16-5-0 |
| – | Record | 16-5-0 |
| – | Wins by KO/TKO | 13 |
| – | Wins by submission | 0 |
| – | Wins by decision | 3 |
| 35 | Age | 34 |
| 6 ft 1 in | Height | 6 ft 0 in |
| 72 in | Reach | 75 in |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
| Brazil | Country | Russia |
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Costa vs. Kopylov: earlier meetings
No earlier UFC meeting on record since January 2024.
UFC bouts on Bandwagon begin in January 2024.
Last bouts
Paulo Costa: last 2 UFC bouts
- Sean Strickland (31-7-0) vs. Paulo Costa (16-4-0) Sean Strickland won by Decision - Split, round 5 at 5:00Strickland vs. Costa fight page
- Robert Whittaker (28-9-0) vs. Paulo Costa (16-4-0) Robert Whittaker won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Whittaker vs. Costa fight page
Roman Kopylov: last 3 UFC bouts
- Chris Curtis (32-13-0) vs. Roman Kopylov (16-5-0) Roman Kopylov won by KO/TKO (Kick), round 3 at 4:59Curtis vs. Kopylov fight page
- Cesar Almeida (7-3-0) vs. Roman Kopylov (16-5-0) Roman Kopylov won by Decision - Split, round 3 at 5:00Almeida vs. Kopylov fight page
- Anthony Hernandez (15-4-0) vs. Roman Kopylov (16-5-0) Anthony Hernandez won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 2 at 3:23Hernandez vs. Kopylov fight page