Dolidze vs Hawes

Who won Dolidze vs Hawes?

Roman Dolidze beat Phil Hawes by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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 Hawes stats

Roman Dolidze stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Phil Hawes made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Roman Dolidze's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Roman Dolidze's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Phil Hawes' came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Hawes had an advantage in power over Dolidze, with a 67% knock out percentage over Dolidze's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dolidze had an advantage over Hawes, with a 30% submission rate over Hawes' 17%.

Roman Dolidze was the same age as Phil Hawes, at 36 years old.

Dolidze had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hawes. Despite this, Hawes had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Dolidze was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 9 months later than Hawes, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 40 to Hawes' 27.

Dolidze vs Hawes form

Hawes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Deron Winn at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chris Curtis at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kyle Daukaus at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Jacob Malkoun at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Dolidze's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Hawes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dolidze vs Hawes?

Roman Dolidze was a 31/20 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Phil Hawes made his way into the ring at 27/50 (-190) with oddsmakers.