Dolidze vs Imavov

Who won Dolidze vs Imavov?

Nassourdine Imavov beat Roman Dolidze by majority decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-44, 47-47, 48-46 in favor of the winner Nassourdine Imavov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Dolidze vs Imavov stats

Roman Dolidze stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Nassourdine Imavov made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Roman Dolidze's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Nassourdine Imavov's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Dolidze had an advantage in power over Imavov, with a 58% knock out percentage over Imavov's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imavov had a slight advantage over Dolidze, with a 33% submission rate over Dolidze's 25%.

Roman Dolidze was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dolidze. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Dolidze was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 months later than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 31 to Imavov's 39.

Dolidze vs Imavov form

Imavov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he Chris Curtis at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by in the 2nd round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had defeated Ian Heinisch at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Dolidze's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dolidze vs Imavov?

Roman Dolidze was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Nassourdine Imavov made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.