Paulo Costa defeated Roman Kopylov by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3, held Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Paulo Costa won the decision.
Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 13 media scorecards
- Drake Riggs · Uncrowned30-27Costa
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight30-27Costa
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Costa
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno30-27Costa
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com30-27Costa
- CombatPress.com30-27Costa
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com30-27Costa
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection30-27Costa
- Simon Samano · MMAJunkie.com30-27Costa
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com30-27Costa
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com30-27Costa
- Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com30-27Costa
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com29-28Costa
Fan Scorecards
127 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 20 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Paulo Costa | Roman Kopylov |
|---|---|---|
| 4casters | +194 | -204 |
| 4Cx | +192 | -208 |
| Bet105 | +190 | -216 |
| BetAnything | +170 | -200 |
| BetMGM | +180 | -220 |
| BetOnline | +180 | -210 |
| BetRivers | +170 | -220 |
| BetUS | +166 | -200 |
| Betway | +175 | -225 |
| Bookmaker | +184 | -220 |
| Bovada | +175 | -210 |
| Caesars | +175 | -210 |
| Circa | +180 | -210 |
| Cloudbet | +174 | -214 |
| DraftKings | +164 | -198 |
| FanDuel | +187 | -227 |
| MyBookie | +170 | -212 |
| Pinnacle | +178 | -203 |
| Stake | +180 | -192 |
| SXBet | +182 | -223 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Roman Kopylov absorbs 5.08 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
- Paulo Costa absorbs 5.96 significant strikes a minute, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Roman Kopylov lands 4.54 significant strikes a minute, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
- Paulo Costa lands 6.15 significant strikes a minute, more than 96% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · Team Borracha · Brazil- —Honored Master of SportHand-to-Hand Combat
- 2018Middleweight ChampionshipFight Nights Global
- 2016Middleweight ChampionshipWCSA
- 2019Champion · Hand To Hand Combat Worlds
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- W
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov?
Paulo Costa defeated Roman Kopylov by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3, held Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Paulo Costa won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov?
The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Paulo Costa won the decision.
Was Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 98% of 127 fan cards scored it for Paulo Costa; 100% of 13 media scores picked Paulo Costa.