Dolidze vs Imavov

Who won Dolidze vs Imavov?

Nassourdine Imavov beat Roman Dolidze by majority decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-44, 47-47, 48-46 in favor of the winner Nassourdine Imavov.

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).

Dolidze vs Imavov stats

Roman Dolidze stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Nassourdine Imavov made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Roman Dolidze's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Nassourdine Imavov marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Roman Dolidze's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Nassourdine Imavov's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Dolidze had an advantage in power over Imavov, with a 58% knock out percentage over Imavov's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imavov had a slight advantage over Dolidze, with a 33% submission rate over Dolidze's 25%.

Roman Dolidze was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dolidze. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Dolidze was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 months later than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 40 to Imavov's 48.

Dolidze vs Imavov form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won 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 beaten 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 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.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated 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

Dolidze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dolidze vs Imavov?

Roman Dolidze was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Nassourdine Imavov made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.