Dolidze vs Hawes

Who won Dolidze vs Hawes?

Roman Dolidze beat Phil Hawes by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Dolidze vs Hawes stats

Roman Dolidze stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Phil Hawes made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Roman Dolidze's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Phil Hawes' came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Hawes had an advantage in power over Dolidze, with a 67% knock out percentage over Dolidze's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dolidze had an advantage over Hawes, with a 30% submission rate over Hawes' 17%.

Roman Dolidze was the same age as Phil Hawes, at 35 years old.

Dolidze had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hawes. Despite this, Hawes had 2-inch reach advantage.

Dolidze was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 9 months later than Hawes, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 31 to Hawes' 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roman Dolidze had been fighting more than Phil Hawes.

Going to this contest, Roman Dolidze had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 8 days ago, while Phil Hawes' last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 18 days ago.

Dolidze's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Hawes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dolidze vs Hawes?

Roman Dolidze was a 31/20 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Phil Hawes made his way into the ring at 27/50 (-190) with oddsmakers.