Up until his last fight, Marco has made his UFC career on fighting and finishing tough strikers. His Contender Series win wasn't a finish, but he have success striking and wrestling against Yoursi Belagouri and this fight could look similar. There's no doubt that Tulio is the more well rounded fighter and if he needs to, he can wrestle. But since his last fight, I do have some doubts about his chin. While I'm not expecting Kopylov to throw out spinning attacks, he does do a great job launching head kicks out of nowhere. This can be a fun technical showcase on the feet or Marco working in some takedowns, either way, I do think Marco gets this win, especially because he loves moving forward and Kopylov hates backing up.

Roman Kopylov

Roman Kopylov is a very good kickboxer with professional experience. He picks his shots well before settling in and weaving together nice combinations. He is 6-5 in the UFC and for the most part beaten everyone who couldn't take him down. He is a much better offensive fighter than a defensive fighter and you can see that in his negative striking differential. He is coming his second UFC loss in a row, this time to Gregory Rodrigues.

Marco Tulio

Marco Tulio is a good striker and solid grappler. His striking is diverse and he has plenty of power. His volume is solid but not chaotic because he takes his time at distance and has no problem with leg kicks. He has very good grappling where he can get the fight to the ground and then either ground and pound or hunt for a submission. He is coming off the KO loss to Christian Leroy Duncan where he was a step behind in the striking