Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Di Chirico vs Kopylov
Sep. 3, 2022
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
6
Wins by Knockout
4
Wins by Submission
6
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 375
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 944
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 9
- Takedowns Attempted
- 28
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
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Info
Status
Not Fighting
Place of Birth
Rome, Italy
Trains at
Hung Mun, Rome, Italy
Fighting style
MMA
Age
33
Height
72.00
Weight
186.00
Octagon Debut
Apr. 10, 2016
Reach
74.00
Leg reach
45.00
- Pro since 2011
- Had 3-0 amateur record
- Six wins by KO, four by submission (3 RNC, keylock)
- Six first round finishes
- Origin of nickname: “It means beef. My football team started to call me this, like the character of an Italian film.”
UFC Fight Night (9/3/22) Di Chirico was stopped by Roman Kopylov via punches at 1:09 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (8/29/21) Di Chirico was knocked out by Abdul Razak Alhassan at :17 of the first round
UFC on ABC (1/16/21) Di Chirico knocked out Joaquin Buckley at 2:12 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (8/29/20) Di Chirico lost a three round unanimous decision to Zak Cummings
UFC Fight Night (9/28/19) Di Chirico lost a three round unanimous decision to Makhmud Muradov
UFC Fight Night (6/22/19) Di Chirico lost a three round unanimous decision to Kevin Holland
TUF 27 Finale (7/6/18) Di Chirico won a three round split decision over Julian Marquez
UFC on FOX (12/16/17) Di Chirico knocked out Oluwale Bamgbose at 2:14 of the second round
UFC on FOX (1/28/17) Di Chirico was submitted by Eric Spicely via triangle choke at 2:14 of the first round
UFC on FOX (8/27/16) Di Chirico won a three round split decision over Garreth McLellan
UFC Fight Night (4/10/16) Di Chirico lost a three round unanimous decision to Bojan Velickovic
When and why did you start training for fighting? At first, I played American football and I tried in the offseason to lose weight with my best friend Giovanni Pinelli, but after the first day, I couldn't stop training.
What ranks and titles have you held? I won the European title WFCA in Prague, and as an amateur, I won the IMMAF world title in 2014 and the Italian amateur title in 2014, 2013 and 2012.
Do you have any heroes? In MMA Georges St-Pierre is the best MMA fighter for me. In science, Leonardo da Vinci one of the most important Italian intellectuals in history.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? The possibility to fight with the best fighters in the world and to demonstrate that Italians can be dominant in this sport.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I studied sport science in the University of Foro Italico in Rome.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was a trainer of an American football team for fitness.
Favorite grappling technique: Defensive inside trip
