UFC 318: Roman Kopylov vs. Paulo Costa Prediction for Tomorrow, 07/19/25
UFC 318: Roman Kopylov vs. Paulo Costa Pickswise Expert Predictions
The Co-Main Event at UFC 318 will see Paulo Costa take on Roman Kopylov. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division. Costa enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-4 and 6-4 in the UFC. He averages 6.22 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 58%. Costa absorbs 6.56 strikes and has a striking defense of 49%. His grappling has not been strong, averaging 0.36 takedowns every 15 minutes. Costa has a takedown accuracy of 75% and a takedown defense of 80%.
Kopylov enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-3 and 6-3 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.96 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 50%. Kopylov absorbs 4.86 strikes and has a striking defense of 55%. His grappling is decent as well, averaging 1.17 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 42% and a takedown defense of 87%.
Kopylov is the heavy favorite in this fight, but still looks to be the best betting option. Costa has been inconsistent recently, going 1-4 in his last 5 UFC fights, while Kopylov is 4-1 over the same stretch. Based on this, backing Kopylov to remain in good form and win will be our lean.
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