Hernandez’s Relentless Pace Broke Dolidze
Anthony Hernandez submitted Roman Dolidze on August 9, 2025, in the UFC Fight Night main event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The rear-naked choke arrived at 2:45 of the fourth round after a sustained combination of pressure, striking and repeated takedowns.
Early submission threats did not slow the pressure
Dolidze threatened leg attacks when Hernandez first brought the fight down. Hernandez disengaged from those positions and returned to striking rather than remaining in dangerous exchanges on the canvas.
That choice became an important feature of the contest. Hernandez repeatedly forced Dolidze to defend wrestling attacks, then allowed him back upright to face another sequence of punches, kicks and forward movement.
The workload became increasingly difficult to match
By the second round, Hernandez was drawing his opponent into exchanges and changing levels beneath the striking. Dolidze continued looking for leg locks, but could not use them to reverse the overall direction of the fight.
Hernandez maintained that approach through the third, mixing fence pressure with takedowns and attacks from top position. Dolidze spent increasingly long stretches reacting rather than building his own offense.
The finish delivered an eighth consecutive victory
In the fourth, Hernandez attacked with knees before securing the neck from behind. Dolidze tapped as Hernandez completed the choke while moving backward.
The victory extended Hernandez’s winning streak to eight. Against another ranked middleweight, he demonstrated that his conditioning and ability to connect striking with wrestling could remain effective deep into a five-round assignment.
Sources
- Cageside Press: round-by-round action and official finish
- Sportsnet: eighth consecutive win and finishing sequence
