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 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to 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.

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

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Chris Curtis at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had won against Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had beaten Ian Heinisch at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Roman Dolidze had last fought 2 months and 2 days ago, while Nassourdine Imavov's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 7 days ago.

Dolidze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 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.