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Alessio Di Chirico vs Roman Kopylov Pick, 9/3/2022 Predictions UFC Paris Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/30/2022

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Alessio Di Chirico vs Roman Kopylov

UFC Paris

Accor Arena in Paris, France

Saturday, September 3, 2022

Alessio Di Chirico will enter the Octagon with Roman Kopylov at UFC Paris on Saturday, September 3, 2022. The opening moneyline has Chirico at -115 while Kopylov is at -105.

Alessio "Manzo" Di Chirico looks to add a win to his career record of 13-6-0. The 32-year-old steps on the scale at 185 lbs and stands in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a reach of 74". Roman Kopylov stands 6'0" and is fighting at 185 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the Octagon with a mark of 8-2-0. The 31-year-old reaches 75". In the category of significant strikes, Alessio Di Chirico lands 3.30 per min and Roman Kopylov is connecting on 2.72 significant strikes per minute. Di Chirico connects on 41% of the significant strikes he tries and Kopylov lands 42%. When it comes to the fighter's defense, "Manzo" allows 3.24 significant strikes per minute and Kopylov takes 3.93. Di Chirico also stops 62% of the significant strikes his opponents throw at him and Kopylov is able to deflect 55% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

 

UFC Paris Alessio Di Chirico Roman Kopylov
Opening Odds -115 -105
Record 13-6-0 8-2-0
Average Fight Time 10:12 14:31
Height 6'0" 6'0"
Weight 185 lbs 185 lbs
Reach 74" 75"
Strikes Landed Per Minute 3.30 2.72
Striking Accuracy 41% 42%

 

In the category of takedowns, Alessio Di Chirico is the more effective grappler as he scores a takedown 1.62 times per 15 min. Di Chirico is finishing his takedown attempts on 45% of his attempts and is defending 83% of all takedown tries against him. Kopylov is finishing his takedowns on 33% of his takedown tries and stopping 83% of the tries against him. In terms of submissions, Di Chirico is the more skilled of the two fighters by trying 0.6 submissions per 15 min while Kopylov goes for 0.3 submissions per 15 minutes.

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In his previous fight, Alessio Di Chirico went up against Abdul Razak Alhassan and wound up walking away in defeat by way of a kick to the head in round 1. Alhassan ended up landing 1 of 1 total strikes that he let go in that fight. Chirico ended the night having landed 1 of 2 total strikes. When talking about significant strikes, Alhassan landed 1 of 1, which means his percentage was 100%. He ended up landing 1 of 1 significant strikes to the head. On the other side, Chirico ended up landing 50% of his significant strikes by connecting on 1 of 2. Looking at the significant strike accuracy, he connected on 0 of 0 to the head. 100% of the significant strikes connected on by Alhassan and 100% of them connected on by Chirico were tallied at distance.

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In the last Octagon appearance for Roman Kopylov, he went up against Albert Duraev and ended up walking away in defeat by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Duraev ended up landing 57% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance while Kopylov ended up landing 83% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance. Kopylov ended up landing 45% of the significant strikes he attempted by connecting on 42 of 93. He ended up landing 30 of 76 significant strikes to the head. Duraev connected on 71 of 140 significant strikes in that contest. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he landed 54 of 118 directed at the head. Regarding the strikes he fired off in this contest, Duraev landed 152 of 265 while Kopylov ended up connecting on 54 of 111 of all the strikes he attempted.

Other bouts to watch out for

Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when John Makdessi squares up against Nasrat Haqparast. Makdessi looks to add a win to his career total of 18-7-0. The 37-year-old weighs in at 155 lbs and measures 5'8". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 68". Haqparast measures in at 5'10" and weighs in at 155 lbs. The southpaw fighter holds a record of 13-5-0. The 27-year-old has an arm span of 72". When it comes to grappling, John Makdessi is averaging a takedown 0.40 times per 3 rds while Nasrat Haqparast takes his opponents to the canvas 0.13 times per 15 minutes. In the striking category, Makdessi lands 5.57 strikes/min and landing 51% of his attempted strikes. The other fighter in this bout is Nasrat Haqparast, who lands 45% of the strikes he has tried and lands 5.17 per min.

Another bout to watch is when Nathaniel Wood is set to battle Charles Jourdain. Jourdain looks to add a victory to his total of 13-5-1. The 26-year-old is weighing in at 145 lbs and stands in at 5'9". The switch fighter extends his reach 69". Wood measures in at 5'6" and records a weight of 145 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a record of 18-5-0. The 29-year-old reaches 69". Concerning grappling, Charles Jourdain is able to stop 51% of the takedowns his opponents attempt and is finishing his takedowns on 15% of the times he tries. Wood is taking his opponents to the mat on 50% of his tries and curbs 76% of the takedowns his opponents attempt. Concerning striking, Jourdain takes 4.31 strikes/min and he is connecting on 5.85 strikes/minute. Wood, at the same time, takes 4.19 strikes per minute and lands 6.32 per minute.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Alessio Di Chirico (-115)

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