Ultimate Fighting Calendar
PFLProfessional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 1
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Josh Copeland
United StatesJosh Copeland
“CUDDLY BEAR”
12-4-0
RESULT

Josh Copeland def. Francimar Barroso (Decision)

Decision · Round 2 · 5:00
Francimar Barroso
BrazilFrancimar Barroso
“Bodao”
19-7-0 (1 NC)
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, United States

Josh Copeland defeated Francimar Barroso by Decision in round 2 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 1, held Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. The judges scored it 19-19, 19-19, 19-19, Josh Copeland won the decision.

Fight stats

Josh Copeland
Francimar Barroso
0
Knockdowns
0
-
Significant strikes
-
-
Sig. strike accuracy
-
24 of 49
Total strikes
47 of 90
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
-
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
-
Reversals
-
-
Control time
-

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
-
Sig. str.
-
9 of 25
Total str.
12 of 31
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
-
Ctrl
-
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
-
Sig. str.
-
15 of 24
Total str.
35 of 59
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
-
Ctrl
-

Judges' Scorecards

Unknown Judge
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#CopelandBarroso
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The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Josh Copeland
+212
32% implied win probability
Open: +220Best: +255
Francimar Barroso
-278
74% implied win probability
Open: -287Best: -222

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

SportsbookJosh CopelandFrancimar Barroso
Bookmaker+169-222
sports-interaction+255-370

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Josh Copeland vs Francimar Barroso?

Josh Copeland defeated Francimar Barroso by Decision in round 2 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 1, held Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. The judges scored it 19-19, 19-19, 19-19, Josh Copeland won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Josh Copeland vs Francimar Barroso?

The judges scored it 19-19, 19-19, 19-19, Josh Copeland won the decision.

Referee
Kerry Hatley
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Josh Copeland 49%51% Francimar Barroso

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Josh Copeland
Complete Fighter
2 edges
Francimar Barroso
Grappling Specialist
9 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

58Power73
62Speed83
62Precision94
85Durability95
71Engine90
60Wrestling97
80Ground93

Biggest edge Francimar Barroso, Kick speed +46

Attribute by attribute

Josh Copeland is on the left of every row, Francimar Barroso on the right.
61Punch power51
55Kick power95
73Punch speed69
50Kick speed96
62Accuracy94
60Takedowns97
82Ground striking97
78Submissions88
79Chin94
91Body strength96
71Cardio90

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

12-4-0
Record
19-7-0 (1 NC)
1728
Power Index rating
1733
0
Win Streak
3
43
Age
46
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
-
Reach
75"
191 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

1.03
SLpM
2.77
31%
Str. Acc.
52%
3.01
SApM
3.07
55%
Str. Def.
59%

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
2.22
0%
TD Acc.
24%
57%
TD Def.
83%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • W
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  • W
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    TKO · R3 · 1:43
  • L
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    BKFC 41 Colorado · Apr 30, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 02:00 · Heavyweight
Francimar Barroso · 5-0
  • W
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    MMA Series 94 · May 30, 2026
    Split Decision · Heavyweight
  • W
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    MMA Series 81 · Jun 11, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:50 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Alex Nicholson
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 30, 2019
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  • W
    Ben Edwards
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season · Aug 7, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 0:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Alex Nicholson
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season · Jun 5, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 0:00 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 13 fights
37.7
Avg sig. strikes
39.8
0.00
Avg takedowns
1.85
0:05
Avg control time
2:48
69
Career high strikes
74
0
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Josh Copeland
Strike target
Francimar Barroso
72%
Head
47%
27%
Body
19%
0%
Leg
34%
Josh Copeland
Strike position
Francimar Barroso
56%
Distance
53%
44%
Clinch
18%
0%
Ground
30%