{"id":2553,"date":"2026-09-30T08:34:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bankrollatlas.com\/fr\/matchs\/kopylov-gautier-prediction-2026-10-04\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T03:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T01:08:36","slug":"kopylov-gautier-prediction-2026-10-04","status":"publish","type":"ba_match","link":"https:\/\/bankrollatlas.com\/en\/matches\/mma\/ufc\/kopylov-gautier-prediction-2026-10-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Kopylov vs Gautier: fifteen centimetres of reach against twelve UFC fights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gautier’s reach beats Kopylov’s by fifteen centimetres: at this level, that is a whole zone one man covers and the other has to cross. This fight opens the main card of UFC 332<\/a> on Saturday night at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, and it is the most experienced opponent Gautier has met in the UFC.<\/p>\n

Gautier is 24, a Cameroonian based at Manchester Top Team, with a sambo pedigree (African championships silver) and a muay Thai base. He sits at 11-1 as a pro, 5-0 in the UFC: a narrow decision over Pulyaev in January, then a second-round knockout of Ozzy Diaz<\/a> at UFC 328. On the mic, he called out Israel Adesanya. They handed him Roman Kopylov.<\/p>\n

Kopylov, a southpaw from Novosibirsk who trains with Universal Fighters in Makhachkala, is in his twelfth UFC bout, 15-5 as a pro. He is 3-2 over his last five, and the last three have all gone to the judges.<\/p>\n

He hits hard and often: 4.54 significant strikes per minute. The problem runs the other way: he eats 5.08, a number that puts him ahead of only 12 per cent of the roster. Gautier absorbs 2.60. One man gives a lot and takes just as much; the other takes almost nothing and hits from further away.<\/p>\n

The fight happens at the end of Gautier’s jab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nKopylov<\/th>\nGautier<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Height<\/td>\n1.83 m<\/td>\n1.93 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reach<\/td>\n191 cm<\/td>\n206 cm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Takedown defence<\/td>\n89%<\/td>\n94%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UFC record<\/td>\n7-5 (12 fights)<\/td>\n5-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I see the fight staying on the feet: taking Gautier down means getting past 94 per cent takedown defence, and Kopylov is built to strike, not to wrestle. His path is narrow: live at the edge of the southpaw’s range, load the counter at the right moment. The trouble is that Gautier does not need to step into Kopylov’s range to touch him. First round: jab, low kick, step out, repeat. Second round: Kopylov is already choosing between eating shots and taking risks.<\/p>\n

Weigh-in done, on to the first round<\/h2>\n