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Kyle Daukaus vs. Roman Dolidze

UFC 4-6-0 (1 NC) vs. 9-6-0
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Tale of the tape

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Kyle Daukaus

VS

Roman Dolidze

4-6-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
9-6-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
33
AgeΔ 5 yrs
38
6'2"
HeightΔ 0"
6'2"
76"
ReachΔ 0"
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
0.1
Layoff (months)Δ 1.8 mo
1.9
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kyle Daukaus is a submission threat — 1.43 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Kyle Daukaus owns the mat — in control 43% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.
Roman Dolidze is a submission threat — 0.73 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kyle Daukaus

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 3 — regional circuit 120

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Roman Dolidze

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 95
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2022.76/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
5793.12/min · norm 3.23
2543.47/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
7454.02/min · norm 3.20
49.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
41.6%norm 47.4%
41.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
46.4%norm 53.8%
20.41/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
40.32/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Kyle Daukaus

Distance 78.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 14.2% (norm 10.0%)

Roman Dolidze

Distance 86.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 10.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Kyle Daukaus

Head 83.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)

Roman Dolidze

Head 77.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Daukaus L/AAccMiddleweight med Dolidze L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 140 / 319 43.9% 40.5% 469 / 1208 38.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 26 / 32 81.2% 70.6% 35 / 72 48.6% 70.6%
On the ground 36 / 58 62.1% 69.4% 75 / 113 66.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 340 43.2% 38.8% 366 / 1084 33.8% 38.8%
To the body 28 / 38 73.7% 71.6% 84 / 142 59.2% 71.6%
To the legs 27 / 31 87.1% 83.3% 129 / 167 77.2% 83.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Daukaus L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Dolidze L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 101 / 223 45.3% 39.5% 559 / 1160 48.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 50 / 55 90.9% 70.4% 43 / 58 74.1% 70.4%
On the ground 103 / 153 67.3% 69.0% 143 / 173 82.7% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 172 / 337 51.0% 37.9% 452 / 1028 44.0% 37.9%
To the body 59 / 68 86.8% 71.3% 89 / 137 65.0% 71.3%
To the legs 23 / 26 88.5% 82.1% 204 / 226 90.3% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1024.4% acc · 2.05/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1443.8% acc · 1.13/15 · norm 1.35
1071.4% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
832.0% def · norm 63.3%
31:2242.8% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
47:1425.5% of cage time · norm 19.4%
21:154:21 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
22:011:46 per 15 · norm 3:00
71.43/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
90.73/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dolidze has more cage time on record.

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