By The Numbers: Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze

Contempt between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze has been bred through familiarity.

The ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweights will meet for a second time when they rematch one another in the UFC Fight Night 254 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Vettori—who won their first encounter by unanimous decision two years ago—enters the cage having rattled off seven victories over his past 10 outings. The American Top Team rep last suited up at UFC on ESPN 47, where he dropped a unanimous verdict to Jared Cannonier on June 17. Dolidze, meanwhile, steps back into view on the strength of back-to-back wins. The Xtreme Couture export last saw action on Oct. 5, when he forced a first-round corner stoppage against Kevin Holland at UFC 307.

As Vettori and Dolidze approach their latest duel at 185 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

31: Years of age for Vettori, who was born in Trento, Italy, on Sept. 20, 1993.

9: Vettori wins by submission, accounting for 47% of his career total (19). His methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes, three guillotine chokes, one triangle choke and one toe hold. Vettori owns two other wins by knockout or technical knockout (11%) and eight more by decision (42%).

35: Significant strikes by which Vettori outlanded Dolidze in their first encounter. He connected on 106 such strikes while absorbing only 71 in return.

68: Rounds started by Vettori as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 16 different occasions and carries an 8-7-1 record in those bouts.

94: Combined victories between the six opponents—Cannonier, Israel Adesanya (twice), Robert Whittaker, Antonio Carlos Jr., Bill Beaumont and Alessandro Grandis—who have defeated Vettori. They sport a cumulative .768 winning percentage at 94-28-1.

36: Years of age for Dolidze, who was born on July 15, 1988 in Batumi, Georgia.

8: Dolidze victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 58% of his career total (14). His list of UFC victims: Holland, Jack Hermansson, Phil Hawes, Kyle Daukaus and Khadis Ibragimov. Dolidze holds three other victories by submission (21%) and three more by decision (21%).

42: Seconds needed for Dolidze to dispatch Alexander Kovbel with a heel hook in his pro debut under the Real Fight Promotion banner on Dec. 9, 2016. More than eight years later it remains his fastest finish to date.

150,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses pocketed by Dolidze across his 11 assignments in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” three times.

.736: Cumulative winning percentage between the three opponents—Vettori, Nassourdine Imavov and Trevin Giles—who have beaten Dolidze. They boast a combined record of 51-18-1.