Roman Dolidze was born on 15 July 1988 and is a Georgian professional mixed martial artist.
25 Facts About Roman Dolidze
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Roman Dolidze currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Roman Dolidze was born on 15 July 1988, in Batumi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.
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Roman Dolidze played soccer for eight years, the last three years of which spent as a professional goalkeeper in Turkey.
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Roman Dolidze made his MMA debut in 2016, where he was fighting out of Odesa, Ukraine.
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Roman Dolidze was suspended for one year due to this violation and he was eligible to fight on 12 March 2020.
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Roman Dolidze won the fight via technical knockout in round one after in process of high kick, Ibragimov tried to go for a takedown, during which Roman Dolidze hit him with a knee, knocking Ibragimov out.
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Roman Dolidze faced John Allan at UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs Vettori on 5 December 2020.
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Roman Dolidze was scheduled to face Alessio Di Chirico on 5 June 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Sakai.
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Roman Dolidze was scheduled to face Eryk Anders on 13 November 2021, at UFC Fight Night 197.
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Roman Dolidze was scheduled to face Brendan Allen, replacing Brad Tavares on 4 December 2021, at UFC on ESPN 31.
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However, Roman Dolidze was forced to pull from the bout due to complications in his recovery from COVID-19 and he was replaced by Chris Curtis.
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Roman Dolidze was rescheduled to face Kyle Daukaus on 18 June 2022, at UFC on ESPN 37.
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Roman Dolidze won the bout via knockout in round one.
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Roman Dolidze faced Phil Hawes on 29 October 2022, at UFC Fight Night 213.
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Roman Dolidze won the fight via knockout in round one.
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Roman Dolidze, replacing Derek Brunson who withdrew due to an undisclosed injury, faced Jack Hermansson on 3 December 2022, at UFC on ESPN 42.
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Roman Dolidze won the bout via ground and pound TKO in the second round.
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Roman Dolidze faced Marvin Vettori on 18 March 2023, at UFC 286.
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Roman Dolidze was scheduled to face Derek Brunson at UFC 295 on 11 November 2023.
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Roman Dolidze was scheduled to face Jared Cannonier on 2 December 2023, at UFC on ESPN 52.
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Roman Dolidze faced Nassourdine Imavov on 3 February 2024, at UFC Fight Night 235 in his first UFC main event.
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Roman Dolidze was scheduled to face Anthony Hernandez on 1 June 2024 at UFC 302.
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Roman Dolidze won the fight by technical knockout due to a corner stoppage as a result of a rib injury at the end of the first round.
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Roman Dolidze rematched former UFC Middleweight title challenger Marvin Vettori in the main event on 15 March 2025 at UFC Fight Night 254.