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Aug 09 2025
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UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States

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5 rounds contest @ Middleweight
15-3-0

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14-2-0

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The tape

36
Age
31
6' 2" / 188 cm
Height
6' 0" / 183 cm
76" / 193 cm
Reach
75.2" / 191 cm

Full record

UD 5KO 1UD 3MD 5UD 3
Form
UD 3KO 5SUB 2KO 3SUB 3
15
Wins
14
8
By KO
3
53
KO%
21
3
By Sub
8
20
SUB%
57
3
Losses
2
0
Stopped
1
0
Tapped
1
0
Draws
0
2016
Debut
2014
18
Bouts
17
40
Rounds
37
2 hours, 56 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 23 minutes

Current rankings @ Middleweight

8
UFC
9
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Bellator
-
14
Tapology
5

Roman Dolidze vs Anthony Hernandez preview

When is Dolidze vs Hernandez?

Roman Dolidze is set to face Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th August 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Dolidze vs Hernandez stats

Roman Dolidze steps into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Anthony Hernandez will make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This will be Roman Dolidze's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Anthony Hernandez will mark his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Roman Dolidze's UFC record currently stands at 9-3-0, while Anthony Hernandez's comes in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggest Dolidze has a massive power advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 21%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Hernandez will have a massive advantage over Dolidze, boasting a 57% submission rate over Dolidze's 20%.

Roman Dolidze is the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Dolidze has a height advantage of 2 inches over Hernandez. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Dolidze is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 2 months later than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 3 more professional rounds, 40 to Hernandez's 37.

Dolidze vs Hernandez form

Dolidze has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on 15th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kevin Holland at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Anthony Smith at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Marvin Vettori at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Hernandez has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song on 22nd February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Michel Pereira at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Roman Kopylov at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had defeated Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Marc Andr Barriault at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In of recent activity, Roman Dolidze has been fighting more than Anthony Hernandez.

Roman Dolidze last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Anthony Hernandez's last outing was 3 months and 16 days ago.

Dolidze's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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