Roman Dolidze
The Caucasian
Georgia
Loses lopsided main event
Dolidze lost to Anthony Hernandez via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:45 of Round 4 at UFC Vegas 109 on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Dolidze was hardly competitive in his second consecutive main-event spot, and his three-fight winning streak was snapped as a result. He spent the first three rounds consistently getting beat up by a quicker opponent, and by the time the finish happened in Round 4, he was exhausted, bloody and visibly defeated. Right after getting docked a point for repeated fence grabs, Dolidze ate a massive knee from Hernandez, which opened the door for the finish. It's now back to the drawing board for the 37-year-old Romanian.
Dolidze was hardly competitive in his second consecutive main-event spot, and his three-fight winning streak was snapped as a result. He spent the first three rounds consistently getting beat up by a quicker opponent, and by the time the finish happened in Round 4, he was exhausted, bloody and visibly defeated. Right after getting docked a point for repeated fence grabs, Dolidze ate a massive knee from Hernandez, which opened the door for the finish. It's now back to the drawing board for the 37-year-old Romanian.
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Booked vs. Hernandez
Dolidze will take on Anthony Hernandez in a middleweight bout at UFC Vegas 109 on August 9, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Dolidze has won three straight bouts and will look to make it four against Hernandez in his second fight of 2025. Last time in the Octagon, he disposed of Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision, pushing his UFC record to 9-3. His opponent Hernandez is off to an excellent start to his career as well, sitting at 8-2 in the promotion and currently riding a seven-bout winning streak.
Dolidze has won three straight bouts and will look to make it four against Hernandez in his second fight of 2025. Last time in the Octagon, he disposed of Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision, pushing his UFC record to 9-3. His opponent Hernandez is off to an excellent start to his career as well, sitting at 8-2 in the promotion and currently riding a seven-bout winning streak.
Gets revenge on Marvin Vettori
Dolidze defeated Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
With the win, Dolidze gets revenge on Vettori for the latter's unanimous decision victory when the two first met two years ago. Roman deserves credit for sticking with the game plan here. He had some hairy moments in Round 2 and appeared to be fading, but he was able to pick up the pace over the final 15 minutes -- a pace Vettori couldn't match. Not only did Roman win the total strike battle by a 141-112 count, but he also landed the far more notable blows the entire fight. It was assumed Vettori would have a pace, cardio and volume advantage, and that proved not to be the case in the least. The winner of three straight, Dolidze remains on the fringes of title contention at 185 pounds, but he better make his move quickly considering he turns 37 years of age this coming July.
With the win, Dolidze gets revenge on Vettori for the latter's unanimous decision victory when the two first met two years ago. Roman deserves credit for sticking with the game plan here. He had some hairy moments in Round 2 and appeared to be fading, but he was able to pick up the pace over the final 15 minutes -- a pace Vettori couldn't match. Not only did Roman win the total strike battle by a 141-112 count, but he also landed the far more notable blows the entire fight. It was assumed Vettori would have a pace, cardio and volume advantage, and that proved not to be the case in the least. The winner of three straight, Dolidze remains on the fringes of title contention at 185 pounds, but he better make his move quickly considering he turns 37 years of age this coming July.
Rematch against Vettori in main event
Dolidze will headline UFC Vegas 104 against Marvin Vettori on Mar. 15.
ANALYSIS
Dolidze will get his rematch against Marvin Vettori this spring after previously losing via unanimous decision to the Italian fighter at UFC 286. The 36-year-old Georgian fighter, who is 7-3 during his time with the UFC, will look to extend his win streak to three in March after most recently taking down Kevin Holland.
Dolidze will get his rematch against Marvin Vettori this spring after previously losing via unanimous decision to the Italian fighter at UFC 286. The 36-year-old Georgian fighter, who is 7-3 during his time with the UFC, will look to extend his win streak to three in March after most recently taking down Kevin Holland.
Opponent injury leads to win
Dolidze defeated Kevin Holland via TKO (injury) at 5:00 of Round 1 at UFC 307 on Saturday in Salt Lake City.
ANALYSIS
It goes into the record book as a knockout win for Dolidze. Yes, a Holland rib injury forced the stoppage, but Roman was in full control for as long as the fight lasted. He scored an easy takedown early on and kept Holland pinned to the mat most of the opening frame. Kevin appeared to get injured in a transition attempt, and Dolidze ended up in mount as a result. He wasn't able to get the stoppage before the frame closed, but it ended up not mattering, as Holland could not continue. The 36-year-old Georgian has now won back-to-back fights in a span of just over three months on the heels of a brief two-fight losing streak.
It goes into the record book as a knockout win for Dolidze. Yes, a Holland rib injury forced the stoppage, but Roman was in full control for as long as the fight lasted. He scored an easy takedown early on and kept Holland pinned to the mat most of the opening frame. Kevin appeared to get injured in a transition attempt, and Dolidze ended up in mount as a result. He wasn't able to get the stoppage before the frame closed, but it ended up not mattering, as Holland could not continue. The 36-year-old Georgian has now won back-to-back fights in a span of just over three months on the heels of a brief two-fight losing streak.
Will take on Holland
Dolidze will take on Kevin Holland in a middleweight bout at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City on Oct. 5, Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Dolidze is coming off a win over Anthony Smith via unanimous decision in June. That pushed his UFC record to 7-3-0, and he'll have the chance to seek win number eight against Holland. Holland was originally slated to face Chris Curtis, but that bout was cancelled and Dolidze will serve as his replacement.
Dolidze is coming off a win over Anthony Smith via unanimous decision in June. That pushed his UFC record to 7-3-0, and he'll have the chance to seek win number eight against Holland. Holland was originally slated to face Chris Curtis, but that bout was cancelled and Dolidze will serve as his replacement.