Whittaker vs Dolidze

When is Whittaker vs Dolidze?

Robert Whittaker could potentially fight Roman Dolidze, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Whittaker vs Dolidze stats

Robert Whittaker would step into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Roman Dolidze would make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest Dolidze would have an advantage in power over Whittaker, with a 53% knock out percentage over Whittaker's 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Dolidze would have a slight advantage over Whittaker, with a 20% submission rate over Whittaker's 19%.

Robert Whittaker is the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

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

Whittaker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Dolidze, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 46 more professional rounds, 86 to Dolidze's 40.

Whittaker vs Dolidze form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Paulo Costa at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, .

Dolidze has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 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 won against 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 beaten 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 been defeated by 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 lost to Marvin Vettori at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In of recent activity, Roman Dolidze has been fighting more than Robert Whittaker.

Robert Whittaker last fought 7 months and 12 days ago, while Roman Dolidze's last outing was 2 months and 23 days ago.

Whittaker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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.

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