Vettori vs Dolidze II

Who won Vettori vs Dolidze II?

Roman Dolidze beat Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Roman Dolidze.

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).

Vettori vs Dolidze II stats

Marvin Vettori stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Roman Dolidze made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Marvin Vettori's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Roman Dolidze marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Marvin Vettori's UFC record stood at 9-6-1, while Roman Dolidze's came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Dolidze had a massive power advantage over Vettori, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Vettori's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vettori had a large advantage over Dolidze, boasting a 47% submission rate over Dolidze's 21%.

Marvin Vettori was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Dolidze had a height advantage of 2 inches over Vettori. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Vettori was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Dolidze, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 73 to Dolidze's 40.

Vettori vs Dolidze II form

Marvin Vettori had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Roman Dolidze at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Kevin Holland at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by 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.

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

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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Marvin Vettori had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 19 days ago, while Roman Dolidze's last outing had been 7 months and 2 days ago.

Vettori's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Dolidze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Vettori vs Dolidze II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Vettori vs Dolidze II?

Marvin Vettori was a 67/100 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Roman Dolidze made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.