Hermansson vs Dolidze

Who won Hermansson vs Dolidze?

Roman Dolidze beat Jack Hermansson by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

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).

Hermansson vs Dolidze stats

Jack Hermansson stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Roman Dolidze made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Roman Dolidze marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jack Hermansson's UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Roman Dolidze's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Dolidze had a slight advantage in power over Hermansson, with a 55% knock out percentage over Hermansson's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dolidze had a slight advantage over Hermansson, with a 27% submission rate over Hermansson's 26%.

Jack Hermansson was the same age as Roman Dolidze, at 36 years old.

Dolidze had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hermansson. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Hermansson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Dolidze, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, 77 to Dolidze's 34.

Hermansson vs Dolidze form

Jack Hermansson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Before that, he had beaten Ronaldo Souza at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States.

He had defeated David Branch at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

Hermansson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Dolidze's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hermansson vs Dolidze?

Jack Hermansson was a 47/100 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Roman Dolidze made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.