Light Heavyweight

Roman Dolidze

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

15-6-0

UFC

9-6-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:21
Fight Completion Rate	72.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.47
% Fights Inside the Distance	46.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	87-48 (64.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	53-34 (60.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	34-14 (70.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	62.7%
% Time in Control	25.5%
% Time Controlled	11.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	68.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.04
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.81
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.77
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.8%
Distance Strike Defense	51.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.07
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.25
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.38
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.07
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.86
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.07

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Roman Dolidze League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Roman Dolidze
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Strike Differential	-0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	43.8%
Takedown Defense	32.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	3:49
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	55.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	44.4%
Avg Fight Time	12:21
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.2
Takedown Accuracy	57.1%
Takedown Defense	30.8%
Control Time/Fight	2:11

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Reinier de Ridder

UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues • Aug 2026Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:01

Roman Dolidze1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Reinier de Ridder71/8386%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Reinier de Ridder	71/83	86%	0/0	3:41	—

LOSS

vs. Christian Leroy Duncan

UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy • Mar 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Dolidze10/3429%TD 3/4Ctrl 7:07

Christian Leroy Duncan54/9955%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	2/6	33%	2/2	2:33	—
	Christian Leroy Duncan	16/29	55%	0/1	0:37	—

R2	Roman Dolidze	5/19	26%	0/1	1:33	—
	Christian Leroy Duncan	20/44	45%	0/0	0:31	—

R3	Roman Dolidze	3/9	33%	1/1	3:01	—
	Christian Leroy Duncan	18/26	69%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Hernandez

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez • Aug 2025Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 2:45

Roman Dolidze36/10734%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:45

Anthony Hernandez91/15260%TD 9/11Ctrl 7:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	10/31	32%	0/0	0:45	—
	Anthony Hernandez	19/37	51%	2/4	0:50	—

R2	Roman Dolidze	20/52	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Hernandez	44/73	60%	3/3	1:47	—

R3	Roman Dolidze	4/16	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Anthony Hernandez	18/27	67%	3/3	3:28	—

R4	Roman Dolidze	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Hernandez	10/15	67%	1/1	1:43	—

WIN

vs. Marvin Vettori

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 • Mar 2025Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Roman Dolidze141/33842%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

Marvin Vettori111/22050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	17/52	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	19/38	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roman Dolidze	31/66	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	20/45	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roman Dolidze	18/62	29%	0/1	0:15	—
	Marvin Vettori	22/34	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Roman Dolidze	37/71	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	21/43	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Roman Dolidze	38/87	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	29/60	48%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024Middleweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Roman Dolidze19/3358%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:50

Kevin Holland18/2864%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	19/33	58%	1/1	2:50	—
	Kevin Holland	18/28	64%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Smith

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 • Jun 2024Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Dolidze100/18554%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:33

Anthony Smith51/9355%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	22/52	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	18/32	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roman Dolidze	48/73	66%	1/2	3:33	—
	Anthony Smith	11/16	69%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roman Dolidze	30/60	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nassourdine Imavov

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov • Feb 2024Middleweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Roman Dolidze34/15222%TD 0/4Ctrl 10:11

Nassourdine Imavov112/18959%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:52KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	8/33	24%	0/1	1:28	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	51/75	68%	0/0	1:10	1

R2	Roman Dolidze	5/30	17%	0/0	2:43	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	9/22	41%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Roman Dolidze	8/29	28%	0/0	2:17	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	20/33	61%	0/0	0:31	—

R4	Roman Dolidze	6/31	19%	0/0	2:33	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	14/26	54%	0/0	0:27	—

R5	Roman Dolidze	7/29	24%	0/3	1:10	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	18/33	55%	0/0	1:34	—

LOSS

vs. Marvin Vettori

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Dolidze71/19237%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:14

Marvin Vettori106/21849%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	29/71	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	38/75	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roman Dolidze	16/50	32%	0/1	0:05	—
	Marvin Vettori	28/69	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roman Dolidze	26/71	37%	0/0	0:09	—
	Marvin Vettori	40/74	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jack Hermansson

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland • Dec 2022Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:06

Roman Dolidze25/5446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:30

Jack Hermansson47/7959%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	4/16	25%	0/0	0:02	—
	Jack Hermansson	25/40	62%	1/1	1:06	—

R2	Roman Dolidze	21/38	55%	0/0	0:28	—
	Jack Hermansson	22/39	56%	1/2	0:46	—

WIN

vs. Phil Hawes

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen • Oct 2022Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:09

Roman Dolidze18/4243%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Phil Hawes11/2642%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	18/42	43%	0/0	0:02	1
	Phil Hawes	11/26	42%	1/1	0:46	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Daukaus

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett • Jun 2022Middleweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 1:13

Roman Dolidze8/1553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:36KD 2

Kyle Daukaus4/944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	8/15	53%	0/0	0:36	2
	Kyle Daukaus	4/9	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Laureano Staropoli

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai • Jun 2021Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Dolidze14/3936%TD 5/9Ctrl 9:37

Laureano Staropoli9/3824%TD 3/5Ctrl 0:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	4/11	36%	2/3	4:20	—
	Laureano Staropoli	3/8	38%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Roman Dolidze	4/15	27%	3/3	3:25	—
	Laureano Staropoli	2/14	14%	1/1	0:05	—

R3	Roman Dolidze	6/13	46%	0/3	1:52	—
	Laureano Staropoli	4/16	25%	2/2	0:45	—

LOSS

vs. Trevin Giles

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland • Mar 2021Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Dolidze32/6748%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:15

Trevin Giles27/5747%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	14/25	56%	1/1	1:41	—
	Trevin Giles	4/15	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roman Dolidze	10/23	43%	0/0	0:56	—
	Trevin Giles	17/27	63%	0/0	0:31	—

R3	Roman Dolidze	8/19	42%	0/2	1:38	—
	Trevin Giles	6/15	40%	1/2	0:44	—

WIN

vs. John Allan

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori • Dec 2020Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roman Dolidze51/10947%TD 3/5Ctrl 7:16

John Allan29/8634%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	11/38	29%	1/1	2:05	—
	John Allan	14/38	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roman Dolidze	12/24	50%	1/1	3:30	—
	John Allan	7/21	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roman Dolidze	28/47	60%	1/3	1:41	—
	John Allan	8/27	30%	1/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Khadis Ibragimov

UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 • Jul 2020Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 4:15

Roman Dolidze19/2286%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Khadis Ibragimov4/1429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roman Dolidze	19/22	86%	0/0	0:03	1
	Khadis Ibragimov	4/14	29%	0/0	0:34	—

Last updated: 2026-08-24 | Data source: UFCStats.com