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✓ Reinier de Ridder won · by TKO · R1

Reinier De Ridder vs Roman Dolidze — Honest Elo matchup

light heavyweight
Other bouts 12
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Aug 22, 2026 · Sacramento, California, USA
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Corner A
Reinier De Ridder
#8 5-2-0
Elo 1577
VS
Corner B
Roman Dolidze
#16 9-6-0
Elo 1534
Final result · recorded Aug 23, 2026
Reinier De Ridder
defeated Roman Dolidze by TKO in round 1

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Reinier De Ridder 72.1% · Roman Dolidze 27.9%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Reinier De Ridder 50.6% · Roman Dolidze 49.4%

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Tale of the tape

5-2-0 UFC record 9-6-0
KO 2 · Sub 2 Finishes KO 5 · Sub 0
+1 Streak -3
36 Age 38
6'4" 193 cm Height 6'2" 188 cm
78" 198 cm Reach 76" 193 cm
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
1622 Global Elo 1581
1577 Elo rating 1534
Reinier De Ridder — Notable ▼
At a glance
Roman Dolidze — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 56% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 44% of wins finished in round 1

Reinier De Ridder — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 274 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
70% Head
  • Head 70%
  • Body 24%
  • Leg 6%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
57% Distance
  • Distance 57%
  • Clinch 11%
  • Ground 31%

Roman Dolidze — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 579 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
63% Head
  • Head 63%
  • Body 15%
  • Leg 22%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
81% Distance
  • Distance 81%
  • Clinch 6%
  • Ground 13%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

3.18
3.12
div avg 4.82
55%
42%
div avg 52%
2.26
4.02
div avg 3.84
47%
46%
div avg 54%
2.44
1.13
div avg 1.87
29%
44%
div avg 42%
40%
32%
div avg 68%
0.52
0.73
div avg 1.65
6
4
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Reinier De Ridder
80% finish rate
KO 2 · Sub 2
can finish?
Roman Dolidze
finished 33%
2 of 6 losses
Roman Dolidze
56% finish rate
KO 5 · Sub 0
can finish?
Reinier De Ridder
finished 50%
1 of 2 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Reinier De Ridder has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1643 vs 1603, 2 quality wins to 3.

Reinier De Ridder red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1643
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
2
of 5 UFC wins
Toughest win
Robert Whittaker
Elo 1687 at fight time
Expected wins
3.1
+1.9 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 7 fights
1584
1599
Notable wins
Robert Whittaker 1687 Bo Nickal 1611
Roman Dolidze blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1603
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
3
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win
Anthony Smith
Elo 1614 at fight time
Expected wins
7.8
+1.2 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 15 fights
1444
1603
Notable wins
Anthony Smith 1614 Jack Hermansson 1611 Kevin Holland 1604

Common opponents

1 shared opponent · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • W
    Kevin Holland
    W
    Submission · R1
    KO/TKO · R1
    Jan 18, 2025
    Oct 5, 2024
Corner A recent form
Reinier De Ridder
Corner B recent form
Roman Dolidze
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Reinier De Ridder & Roman Dolidze on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.