Kopylov vs Hernandez is scheduled to take place Saturday, February 17th, at the Honda Center in Anaheim (California, United States), in a 3-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria – UFC 298. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Anthony Hernandez record
Anthony Hernandez entered this fight with a pro record of 11-2-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 middleweight in the world.
He lost to Kevin Holland in 2020 but then he has beat Rodolfo Vieira (Rodolfo Vieira vs Anthony Hernandez), Josh Fremd, Marc-André Barriault and Edmen Shahbazyan (Anthony Hernandez vs Edmen Shahbazyan).
Hernandez’s next fight: Anthony Hernandez vs Michel Pereira
Roman Kopylov record
His opponent, Roman Kopylov, has an official mma record of 12-2-0 (92% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.51 in the middleweight division.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2019 and 2021, against Karl Roberson and Albert Duraev, but then he has defeated Alessio Di Chirico, Punahele Soriano (Punahele Soriano vs Roman Kopylov), Claudio Ribeiro and Josh Fremd.
Fight card
Here is the UFC 298 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria
Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa
Ian Garry vs Geoff Neal
Merab Dvalishvili vs Henry Cejudo
Anthony Hernandez vs Roman Kopylov
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Amanda Lemos vs Mackenzie Dern
Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Justin Tafa
Rinya Nakamura vs Carlos Vera
Brendson Ribeiro vs Mingyang Zhang
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Josh Quinlan vs Danny Barlow
Oban Elliott vs Valentine Woodburn
Miranda Maverick vs Andrea Lee
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Anthony Hernandez vs Roman Kopylov as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Result
Who won Hernandez vs Kopylov fight?
Anthony Hernandez defeated Roman Kopylov via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:23, round 2.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 298 post-fight octagon interview of Anthony Hernandez and Roman Kopylov.