Hermansson vs Dolidze

Who won Hermansson vs Dolidze?

Roman Dolidze beat Jack Hermansson by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

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).

Hermansson vs Dolidze stats

Jack Hermansson stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Roman Dolidze made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jack Hermansson's 18th 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.

Jack Hermansson's UFC record stood at 11-7-0, while Roman Dolidze's came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Dolidze had a slight advantage in power over Hermansson, with a 55% knock out percentage over Hermansson's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dolidze had a slight advantage over Hermansson, with a 27% submission rate over Hermansson's 26%.

Jack Hermansson was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Dolidze had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hermansson. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Hermansson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Dolidze, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, 78 to Dolidze's 40.

Hermansson vs Dolidze form

Jack Hermansson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gregory Rodrigues at UFC 317 on 28th June 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Joseph Pyfer at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had beaten Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had been defeated by Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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 was victorious against 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 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.

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

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

Going to this contest, Jack Hermansson had last fought 7 days ago, while Roman Dolidze's last outing had been 3 months and 20 days ago.

Hermansson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Dolidze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 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 Hermansson vs Dolidze?

Jack Hermansson was a 47/100 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Roman Dolidze made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.