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Laureano Staropoli vs. Roman Dolidze

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 9-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
9-6-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
33
AgeΔ 5 yrs
38
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
71"
ReachΔ 5"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
59.9
Layoff (months)Δ 58 mo
1.9
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Roman Dolidze is a submission threat — 0.73 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Roman Dolidze's takedown defense leaks — 32% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight norm.
Laureano Staropoli rarely shoots — 0.83 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Laureano Staropoli

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 36
Tier 3 — regional circuit 121

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.76 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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

2983.31/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
5793.12/min · norm 3.23
3363.73/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
7454.02/min · norm 3.20
34.0%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
41.6%norm 47.4%
54.0%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
46.4%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
40.32/15 · norm 0.32

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

Laureano Staropoli

Distance 97.1% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 8.1%)

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)

Laureano Staropoli

Head 81.3% (norm 78.3%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.0%)

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 Staropoli L/AAccWelterweight med Dolidze L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 283 / 851 33.3% 38.5% 469 / 1208 38.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 14 / 23 too few to rate 67.8% 35 / 72 48.6% 70.6%
On the ground 1 / 2 too few to rate 67.0% 75 / 113 66.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 198 / 712 27.8% 36.4% 366 / 1084 33.8% 38.8%
To the body 72 / 133 54.1% 70.7% 84 / 142 59.2% 71.6%
To the legs 28 / 31 90.3% 83.0% 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 (Welterweight: 180 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 Staropoli L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Dolidze L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 258 / 613 42.1% 39.1% 559 / 1160 48.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 73 / 109 67.0% 68.9% 43 / 58 74.1% 70.4%
On the ground 5 / 9 too few to rate 68.0% 143 / 173 82.7% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 200 / 557 35.9% 35.6% 452 / 1028 44.0% 37.9%
To the body 73 / 101 72.3% 69.6% 89 / 137 65.0% 71.3%
To the legs 63 / 73 86.3% 82.2% 204 / 226 90.3% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
526.3% acc · 0.83/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
1443.8% acc · 1.13/15 · norm 1.35
1248.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
832.0% def · norm 63.3%
6:527.6% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
47:1425.5% of cage time · norm 19.4%
20:013:20 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
22:011:46 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.44
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.