Marco Tulio

Tulio controlled much of the opening nine minutes with a lead right hand and opened a cut around Kopylov's left eye. Kopylov changed the fight with a late knockdown in the second and another early in the third, then held on through the final stretch for a unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Tulio picked at Kopylov from range and used the lead right hand to control the early exchanges.
• Tulio opened a deep cut around Kopylov's left eye during the first two rounds.
• Kopylov landed a left hand that dropped Tulio late in the second round.
• Another early third-round knockdown let Kopylov pull ahead before he held on to win 29-28 on all three cards.

It was his only fight between DWCS appearances and the win served as the proof-of-improvement result that helped earn a second shot in Las Vegas.

Key moments

• The bout took place on the LFA 175 main card in Cajamar, Sao Paulo.
• Tulio hurt dos Santos with a straight right before finishing with follow-up punches.
• The knockout came at 2:20 of round two.
• That result pushed Tulio into his 2024 Contender Series return.

Tulio beat the more experienced Belgaroui over three rounds in his first Contender Series appearance, but the decision was not enough to win a contract that night. The performance mattered because it put him on UFC radar while also clarifying that he needed a more emphatic statement to get signed.

Key moments

• Tulio outlasted Belgaroui for a unanimous decision at the UFC Apex.
• Three other winners on the card earned contracts with finishes while Tulio did not.
• That left him needing another regional win and a second DWCS chance.

Tulio closed out nearly a full round against Welldon Silva before finding the punches for a late first-round stoppage at LFA 151.

Key moments

• The fight happened at LFA 151 in Cajamar, Sao Paulo.
• Tulio stayed patient deeper into the opening round than in several of his earlier finishes.
• He finished Silva with punches at 4:26 of round one.

Tulio banked a full three-round decision over Pedro Oliveira in Sao Paulo, giving him another experience-building win on the regional circuit.

Key moments

• The bout served as the co-main event for Road to Future 4.
• Tulio had to work the full fifteen minutes rather than rely on another quick finish.
• All three judges scored the fight for Tulio.

Tulio barely needed any time at all against Carlos Alberto Silva, scoring a 38-second stoppage at Presas Combat.

Key moments

• The fight ended in just 38 seconds of the opening round.
• Tulio overwhelmed Silva before the bout could settle into longer exchanges.
• The quick TKO continued his pattern of violent regional finishes.
• It set up the stronger close to 2022 that followed.