Dolidze vs Holland

Who won Dolidze vs Holland?

Roman Dolidze beat Kevin Holland by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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 Holland stats

Roman Dolidze stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kevin Holland made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Roman Dolidze's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Kevin Holland marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Roman Dolidze's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Kevin Holland's came in at 13-8-0.

The stats suggested that Dolidze and Holland have similar power, both with a 54% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Holland had a slight advantage over Dolidze, with a 31% submission rate over Dolidze's 23%.

Roman Dolidze was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Holland had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dolidze. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Dolidze was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 8 months later than Holland, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 48 less professional rounds, 34 to Holland's 82.

Dolidze vs Holland form

Dolidze had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Marvin Vettori at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

He had defeated Phil Hawes at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Holland had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Michael Page at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Michael Chiesa at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had beaten Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Roman Dolidze had last fought 3 months and 7 days ago, while Kevin Holland's last outing had been 4 months and 5 days ago.

Dolidze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Holland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Dolidze vs Holland start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dolidze vs Holland?

Roman Dolidze was a 6/5 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Kevin Holland made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-160) with oddsmakers.