Alessio Di Chirico vs. Roman Kopylov – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 68: Gane vs. Tuivasa is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Alessio “Manzo” Chirico will take on Roman Kopylov in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 68 card.

In this post, we will break down Alessio Di Chirico vs. Roman Kopylov matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 35-year-old, Alessio Di Chirico is coming in with a 13-6-0 record. Chirico will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze in August.

Kopylov, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Albert Duraev on August 28, 2021 at UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira and holds a 8-2-0 record.

Alessio Di Chirico has an orthodox fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 33-year-old, Roman Kopylov is an southpaw fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Alessio Di Chirico:
→ Chirico’s striking accuracy is 41%.
→ Chirico lands 3.30 significant strikes per minute.
→ Chirico’s takedown accuracy is 45%.
→ Chirico’s takedown average is 1.62 per 15 minutes.
→ Chirico’s takedown defense is 83%.

Chirico comes in with 41% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.30 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Kopylov fires at 42% accuracy, landing about 2.72 significant strikes per minute. Alessio Di Chirico also has a 45% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.62 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Kopylov’s 0.52 takedowns and 83% takedown accuracy.

Roman Kopylov:
→ Kopylov’s striking accuracy is 42%.
→ Kopylov lands 2.72 significant strikes per minute.
→ Kopylov’s takedown accuracy is 33%.
→ Kopylov’s takedown average is 0.52 per 15 minutes.
→ Kopylov’s takedown defense is 83%.

Roman spent on average 14:31 minutes in the Octagon and Alessio has an average fight time of 10:12 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 68 is live in , who do you think will win, Alessio or Roman? Sound off in the comments.

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