Vettori vs Dolidze

When is Vettori vs Dolidze?

Marvin Vettori is set to square off against Roman Dolidze during the main card of UFC 286, on Saturday 18th March 2023 at o2 Arena in London.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Vettori vs Dolidze stats

Marvin Vettori steps into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Roman Dolidze will make his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest Dolidze has a massive power advantage over Vettori, boosting at 58% knock out percentage over Vettori's 11%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Vettori will have a large advantage over Dolidze, boasting at 50% submission rate over Dolidze's 25%.

Marvin Vettori is the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Dolidze has a height advantage of 2 inches over Vettori. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Vettori is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Dolidze, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 37 more professional rounds, 60 to Dolidze's 23.

Vettori vs Dolidze form

Marvin Vettori has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Robert Whittaker at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had defeated Paulo Costa at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had beat Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Karl Roberson at UFC Vegas 2 on 13th June 2020 by unanimous decision in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Dolidze has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kyle Daukaus at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had won against Laureano Staropoli at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had defeated John Allan at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Roman Dolidze has been fighting more than Marvin Vettori.

Marvin Vettori last fought 5 months ago, while Roman Dolidze's last outing was 2 months ago.

Vettori's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Dolidze's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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