Vettori vs Dolidze II

Who won Vettori vs Dolidze II?

Roman Dolidze beat Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Roman Dolidze.

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).

Vettori vs Dolidze II stats

Marvin Vettori stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Roman Dolidze made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Marvin Vettori's 16th 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.

Marvin Vettori's UFC record stood at 9-6-1, while Roman Dolidze's came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Dolidze had a massive power advantage over Vettori, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Vettori's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vettori had a large advantage over Dolidze, boasting a 47% submission rate over Dolidze's 21%.

Marvin Vettori was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Dolidze had a height advantage of 2 inches over Vettori. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Vettori was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Dolidze, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 73 to Dolidze's 40.

Vettori vs Dolidze II form

Marvin Vettori had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Roman Dolidze 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 been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Roman Dolidze at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been defeated by Robert Whittaker at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had beaten Paulo Costa at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

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Vettori's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Vettori vs Dolidze II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Vettori vs Dolidze II?

Marvin Vettori was a 67/100 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Roman Dolidze made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.