Contempt between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze has been bred through familiarity.
As Vettori and Dolidze approach their latest duel at 185 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
31: Years of age for Vettori, who was born in Trento, Italy, on Sept. 20, 1993.
9: Vettori wins by submission, accounting for 47% of his career total (19). His methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes, three guillotine chokes, one triangle choke and one toe hold. Vettori owns two other wins by knockout or technical knockout (11%) and eight more by decision (42%).
35: Significant strikes by which Vettori outlanded Dolidze in their first encounter. He connected on 106 such strikes while absorbing only 71 in return.
68: Rounds started by Vettori as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 16 different occasions and carries an 8-7-1 record in those bouts.
94: Combined victories between the six opponents—Cannonier, Israel Adesanya (twice), Robert Whittaker, Antonio Carlos Jr., Bill Beaumont and Alessandro Grandis—who have defeated Vettori. They sport a cumulative .768 winning percentage at 94-28-1.
36: Years of age for Dolidze, who was born on July 15, 1988 in Batumi, Georgia.
8: Dolidze victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 58% of his career total (14). His list of UFC victims: Holland, Jack Hermansson, Phil Hawes, Kyle Daukaus and Khadis Ibragimov. Dolidze holds three other victories by submission (21%) and three more by decision (21%).
42: Seconds needed for Dolidze to dispatch Alexander Kovbel with a heel hook in his pro debut under the Real Fight Promotion banner on Dec. 9, 2016. More than eight years later it remains his fastest finish to date.
150,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses pocketed by Dolidze across his 11 assignments in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” three times.
.736: Cumulative winning percentage between the three opponents—Vettori, Nassourdine Imavov and Trevin Giles—who have beaten Dolidze. They boast a combined record of 51-18-1.