Phil Hawes vs. Roman Dolidze – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Vegas 63: Kattar vs. Allen is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 29, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Phil “No Hype” Hawes will take on Roman Dolidze in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Vegas 63 card.

In this post, we will break down Phil Hawes vs. Roman Dolidze matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 35-year-old, Phil Hawes is coming in with a 12-3-2000 record. Hawes will be fighting for the first time since a win via KO/TKO against Deron Winn at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett in June.

Dolidze, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Kyle Daukaus on June 18, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett and holds a 10-1-2000 record.

Phil Hawes has an orthodox fighting stance with a 77″ reach. The 36-year-old, Roman Dolidze is an orthodox fighter with a 76″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Phil Hawes:
→ Hawes’s striking accuracy is 60%.
→ Hawes lands 5.68 significant strikes per minute.
→ Hawes’s takedown accuracy is 33%.
→ Hawes’s takedown average is 2.27 per 15 minutes.
→ Hawes’s takedown defense is 100%.

Hawes comes in with 60% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.68 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Dolidze fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 2.46 significant strikes per minute. Phil Hawes also has a 33% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.27 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Dolidze’s 2.68 takedowns and 37% takedown accuracy.

Roman Dolidze:
→ Dolidze’s striking accuracy is 49%.
→ Dolidze lands 2.46 significant strikes per minute.
→ Dolidze’s takedown accuracy is 52%.
→ Dolidze’s takedown average is 2.68 per 15 minutes.
→ Dolidze’s takedown defense is 37%.

Roman spent on average 10:06 minutes in the Octagon and Phil has an average fight time of 7:33 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Vegas 63 is live in , who do you think will win, Phil or Roman? Sound off in the comments.

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