Ateba Gautier vs Roman KopylovMiddleweight at UFC 332

Upcoming·UFC 332·Saturday, October 3, 2026
Ateba Gautier
11-1W10
Stance
Switch
vs
Roman Kopylov
15-5
Stance
Southpaw
Weight class
Middleweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Delta Center · Salt Lake City

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Even

Even striking exchange

Effective offense
A
78th
1.9
+9
A+
87th
2.3
Defense
B
64th
54%
+28
D
35th
53%
KO power
A
9 KO
1.2 KD
Even
B
12 KO
0.8 KD
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Wrestling
Kopylov ▸

Kopylov has the bigger wrestling edge on Gautier — blunted by Gautier's takedown defense (thin sample)

Takedowns landed
D
30th
0.5
+18
C
48th
1.1
Takedown accuracy
100%
50%
Takedown defense
100%
89%
Control time
F
3rd
0.0 min
+21
F
24th
1.4 min
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Submission
◂ Gautier

Gautier is the bigger submission threat on Kopylov

Submission attempts
F
18th
0.0
Even
F
18th
0.0
Sub win rate
C
53rd
0%
0 subs
Even
C
53rd
0%
0 subs
Submission defense
C
46th
0%
+10
D
36th
10%
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Finishing
Even

Both finishing threats

Finish rate
C
56th
80%
Even
C
54th
71%
KO durability
B
67th
0%
Even
A
72nd
0%
Submission defense
C
44th
0%
+13
D
31st
17%
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Pace
Kopylov ▸

Kopylov pushes the higher work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight
4.4
5.5
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
4.4
4.9
Pace trend+17%/rd
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Form
◂ Gautier

Gautier is in better recent form than Kopylov

Win rate (career)
100%
58%
After a win
100%
67%
Last 5
100%
60%
Win streakW5W1
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Schedule
Kopylov ▸

Kopylov has faced the tougher schedule vs Gautier

Schedule strength
9%
38%
Win quality
59%
42%
Ranked opponents
0
3
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
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Activity
◂ Gautier

Gautier has fought more often lately than Kopylov

Last bout
4mo
Even
4mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
3
2
Bouts, last 24 mo
6
4
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Tale of the tape
◂ Gautier

Gautier 6" reach · Gautier 10 cm · Gautier 10y younger · Switch-stance wrinkle

24
Age
10y
younger
34
6'4"
193cm
Height
4"
taller
6'0"
183cm
81"
206cm
Reach
6"
reach
75"
191cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Ateba GautierRoman Kopylov
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min4.324.54
Accuracy%43%50%
Defense%54%53%
Takedowns/150.41.1
TD defense%93%88%
Submissions/150.00.0

Career rate as a percentile within the middleweight (354 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for Ateba Gautier, from opponents’ full pro records
Ateba Gautier
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
25-54-1
.316 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
6
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.