Roman Dolidze
15-4-0
VS
2026-08-22
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
Light Heavyweight
Reinier de Ridder
"RdR"
21-3-0
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Reinier de Ridder 'RdR'
55.8% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
47%
Decision
35%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
Decision47.3%
KO / TKO34.7%
Submission18.0%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 147.7%
Round 232.2%
Round 3+20.1%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 53% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why LightGBM leans this way
Roman Dolidze
Reinier de Ridder
Net striking dominance
Matchup -0.82
13%
Age
Roman Dolidze 38.1 yrs
7%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Reinier de Ridder +0.53
7%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Roman Dolidze -0.52
7%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup -5
7%
Age
Reinier de Ridder 36.0 yrs
7%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup -0.05
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
Reinier de Ridder 5.67
5%
Elo rating edge
Matchup 15
4%
KO power vs chin mismatch
Matchup +0.03
3%
Avg takedowns attempted
Roman Dolidze 2.27
3%
Strikes absorbed/min
Roman Dolidze 3.83
3%
Distance strike defense
Reinier de Ridder 56%
3%
Head absorption rate
Reinier de Ridder 70%
2%
← pushes toward Roman Dolidze pushes toward Reinier de Ridder →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Roman Dolidze

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
15.6m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L SUB
W DEC
W KO
W DEC
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 193 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Reinier de Ridder

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
14.1m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L KO
W DEC
W KO
W SUB
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 198 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Head-to-Head Stats
Roman Dolidze
ADVANTAGE
Reinier de Ridder
Striking Accuracy
41.3%
+5.2%
46.5%
Strikes Landed/Min
3.04
+0.64
2.41
Strikes Absorbed/Min
3.83
+1.46
2.37
Striking Defense
48.0%
+1.8%
49.8%
Takedown Accuracy
40.7%
+9.9%
30.8%
Takedown Defense
47.9%
+8.1%
56.0%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.20
+0.08
0.27
Avg Control Time (sec)
94.08
+0.53
94.61
Strikes Per Round
15.16
+2.41
12.75
Head Strike %
63.7%
+2.0%
61.7%
Body Strike %
16.2%
+9.7%
25.9%
Leg Strike %
20.1%
+7.7%
12.4%
Last 5 Win Rate
60.0%
EVEN
60.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
20.0%
+20.0%
40.0%