Nassourdine Imavov vs.
Roman Dolidze
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Nassourdine Imavov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Roman Dolidze
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nassourdine Imavov
Distance 80.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.6% (norm 10.3%)
Roman Dolidze
Distance 86.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nassourdine Imavov
Head 77.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.8% (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 | Imavov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Dolidze L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 573 / 1153 | 49.7% | 40.5% | 468 / 1204 | 38.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 119 / 136 | 87.5% | 70.3% | 35 / 72 | 48.6% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 92 / 137 | 67.2% | 69.1% | 75 / 113 | 66.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 534 / 1105 | 48.3% | 38.9% | 366 / 1081 | 33.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 155 / 210 | 73.8% | 71.7% | 84 / 142 | 59.2% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 95 / 111 | 85.6% | 83.3% | 128 / 166 | 77.1% | 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Imavov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Dolidze L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 527 / 1330 | 39.6% | 39.5% | 556 / 1155 | 48.1% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 72 | 66.7% | 70.9% | 43 / 58 | 74.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 75 / 95 | 78.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 341 / 1055 | 32.3% | 37.9% | 382 / 946 | 40.4% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 112 / 184 | 60.9% | 71.3% | 88 / 136 | 64.7% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 128 / 169 | 75.7% | 82.1% | 204 / 226 | 90.3% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dolidze has more cage time on record.