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Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze

UFC 9-9-1 vs. 9-6-0
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Marvin Vettori

VS

Roman Dolidze

9-9-1
UFC record
9-6-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
33
AgeΔ 5 yrs
38
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
74"
ReachΔ 2"
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
0.6
Layoff (months)Δ 1.3 mo
1.9
LLLLL
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.
Marvin Vettori outworks the Middleweight division — 4.76 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.23 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Marvin Vettori

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 98
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 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

15404.76/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
5793.12/min · norm 3.23
14804.57/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
7454.02/min · norm 3.20
45.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
41.6%norm 47.4%
56.4%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
46.4%norm 53.8%
10.05/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
40.32/15 · norm 0.32

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

Marvin Vettori

Distance 92.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.2% (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)

Marvin Vettori

Head 88.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.0% (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 Vettori L/AAccMiddleweight med Dolidze L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1353 / 3122 43.3% 40.5% 469 / 1208 38.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 85 / 129 65.9% 70.6% 35 / 72 48.6% 70.6%
On the ground 102 / 141 72.3% 69.4% 75 / 113 66.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 1206 / 2996 40.3% 38.8% 366 / 1084 33.8% 38.8%
To the body 153 / 193 79.3% 71.6% 84 / 142 59.2% 71.6%
To the legs 181 / 203 89.2% 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 Vettori L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Dolidze L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1351 / 3203 42.2% 39.5% 559 / 1160 48.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 87 / 126 69.0% 70.4% 43 / 58 74.1% 70.4%
On the ground 42 / 62 67.7% 69.0% 143 / 173 82.7% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 918 / 2657 34.6% 37.9% 452 / 1028 44.0% 37.9%
To the body 261 / 366 71.3% 71.3% 89 / 137 65.0% 71.3%
To the legs 301 / 368 81.8% 82.1% 204 / 226 90.3% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2942.6% acc · 1.34/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1443.8% acc · 1.13/15 · norm 1.35
4167.2% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
832.0% def · norm 63.3%
57:1417.7% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
47:1425.5% of cage time · norm 19.4%
19:420:54 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
22:011:46 per 15 · norm 3:00
80.37/15 · 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 — Vettori has more cage time on record.

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