After falling short in their original encounter at UFC 286, Roman Dolidze exacted revenge when he and Marvin Vettori were placed into a five-round rematch, scoring a unanimous decision win in the UFC Vegas 104 main event.
Both men put their striking on display in the opening frame. While Vettori landed more in terms of quantity, it seemed Dolidze was landing the powerful, more effective strikes. The Georgian managed to pull away in activity with a clear second round, though he appeared to get lucky when a pair of fouls did not result in a point deduction from referee Herb Dean.
The two were even in terms of strikes in round three, but the Italian former title challenger had the better activity around this time. Dolidze, however, seemed to turn things up in the main event/championship rounds. "The Caucasian" established control with his strikes and was the one bringing the pressure in the fight's final 10 minutes.
This led to the judges giving Dolidze the nod 49-46 across the board.
Roman Dolidze Gets Revenge On Marvin Vettori With Clear Five-Round Decision Victory
Dolidze has now won three straight and may be in position for a potential top-five opponent in his next outing.
Vettori, meanwhile, has now lost three of his last four and is 2-3 since falling short in a middleweight title shot against Israel Adesanya in 2021.