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Roman Dolidze vs.
Trevin Giles

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

9-5-0 Roman Dolidze · UFC
7-7-0 Trevin Giles · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

9-5-0
UFC record
7-7-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38
AgeΔ 4 yrs
34
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
76"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
4.5
Layoff (months)Δ 16.6 mo
21.1
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
The read

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.

Roman Dolidze is a submission threat — 0.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Roman Dolidze's takedown defense leaks — 32% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight norm.
Trevin Giles defends head shots well — opponents land just 26%, vs a 38% Middleweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

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

Trevin Giles

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 77
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 60
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5783.19/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
4873.17/min · norm 3.25
6743.71/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3672.39/min · norm 3.20
41.6%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.4%norm 47.4%
48.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
58.0%norm 53.8%
40.33/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
30.29/15 · norm 0.32

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

Roman Dolidze

Distance 86.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 10.3%)

Trevin Giles

Distance 82.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Roman Dolidze

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

Trevin Giles

Head 82.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Dolidze L/AAccMiddleweight med Giles L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 468 / 1204 38.9% 40.5% 369 / 736 50.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 35 / 72 48.6% 70.3% 32 / 50 64.0% 70.3%
On the ground 75 / 113 66.4% 69.1% 86 / 109 78.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 366 / 1081 33.9% 38.9% 363 / 742 48.9% 38.9%
To the body 84 / 142 59.2% 71.7% 46 / 65 70.8% 71.7%
To the legs 128 / 166 77.1% 83.3% 78 / 88 88.6% 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 Dolidze L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Giles L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 556 / 1155 48.1% 39.5% 316 / 801 39.5% 39.5%
In the clinch 43 / 58 74.1% 70.9% 27 / 38 71.1% 70.9%
On the ground 75 / 95 78.9% 69.0% 24 / 35 68.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 382 / 946 40.4% 37.9% 153 / 591 25.9% 37.9%
To the body 88 / 136 64.7% 71.3% 95 / 140 67.9% 71.3%
To the legs 204 / 226 90.3% 82.1% 119 / 143 83.2% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1443.8% acc · 1.16/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1150.0% acc · 1.07/15 · norm 1.42
832.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
3172.1% def · norm 63.1%
47:1426.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
27:4618.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
18:201:30 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
30:573:01 per 15 · norm 3:00
90.74/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.29/15 · norm 0.47

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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