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

Dolidze had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on 15th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kevin Holland at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Anthony Smith at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to 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.

He had been beaten by Marvin Vettori at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Dolidze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 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.