Hernandez’s Unbroken Pressure Carried Him Past Dolidze
Anthony Hernandez submitted Roman Dolidze in the middleweight main event on August 9, 2025, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The rear-naked choke ended the contest at 2:45 of the fourth round and extended Hernandez’s winning streak to eight fights.
A demanding pace shaped the contest from the start
Hernandez immediately made the fight physically demanding, repeatedly closing distance and forcing Dolidze to respond to pressure. The Georgian struggled to create the space needed to establish his own preferred offense.
Rather than depending on a single early breakthrough, Hernandez maintained the workload across multiple rounds. Wrestling and positional attacks kept bringing the action back toward the kind of sustained exchanges that suited him.
Successive grappling exchanges accumulated an advantage
Dolidze had to keep dealing with takedowns, control and further attacks after working to recover position. Each escape or defensive response was followed by another demand rather than a lasting reset.
That pattern gradually reduced his ability to reverse the direction of the fight. Hernandez continued advancing his offense until a finishing opportunity arrived in the fourth round of the scheduled five-round matchup.
The submission completed another main-event victory
Hernandez secured the rear-naked choke and forced the tap, turning the cumulative pressure into an official stoppage. The result was a submission victory rather than a decision based on the preceding rounds.
His unbeaten run had reached eight consecutive wins, with the Las Vegas performance adding another finish. Dolidze’s resistance prolonged the contest, but Hernandez sustained the same attacking approach long enough to produce a decisive conclusion.
Sources
- UFC: main-event report and official finish
- theScore: eight-fight streak and submission result
- UFC: official bout record
