UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov takes place this weekend at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada – and we’ve got our UFC predictions for all the fights below.
UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov Predictions
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Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Roman Dolidze headed into 2023 on a solid four-fight winning streak, but his only fight since then saw him lose to Marvin Vettori on the scorecards. Now the 8th ranked middleweight contender goes up against the 11th placed Imavov, whose own three-fight winning streak was derailed last year courtesy of a loss and a no-contest.
The 35-year-old Dolidze is a muscular middleweight who is certainly capable on the feet, albeit not the most refined. He makes up for that by generating a lot of power in his strikes and he moves quite well for his size, though his cardio has been a bit questionable at times. Meanwhile he’s also a strong wrestler who controls the action nicely on top and has heavy ground-and-pound.
The 28-year-old Imavov is not as physically strong and hard-hitting as Dolidze, but on the feet be benefits from being more technical and composed, working well on the counter, while being more active and fluid with his offense too. He’s a fairly capable wrestler as well, though not as good as Dolidze in that regard, but he has solid takedown defense, nice ground-and-pound and can also pose a submission threat.
It’s a well-matched fight and though both are good finishers the fact that they are hard to beat means it may well go the distance. Like Dolidze, Imavov’s cardio isn’t a strong suit, but he does have experience of going the full five-rounds against Sean Strickland last year up at 205lbs, which could be invaluable. That, together with being the cleaner striker and having respectable takedown defense, has me leaning towards Imavov to win narrowly on the scorecards.
Prediction: Nassourdine Imavov to win by decision.
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Renato Moicano vs. Drew Dober prediction
Renato Moicano hasn’t fought since a November 2022 submission win over Brad Riddell due to having knee surgery, but now returns for a co-main event fight against Drew Dober, who has won four of his last five fights.
The 34-year-old Moicano is a talented fighter who particularly excels on the mat with excellent BJJ ability. He’s adept at taking the back and sinking in the rear-naked choke, which has been his route to victory in all five of his most recent wins in the Octagon. Moicano is far from a one-trick pony though and on the feet he’s actually a sound technical muay thai striker. He does lack stopping power though, and more worryingly his chin is on the weak side, with three of his losses in recent years coming via strikes.
On the other hand, the 35-year-old Dober is a robust, pressure-heavy striker with big stopping power for the weight-class, having earned stoppages via strikes in his last seven UFC wins. Dober is also known for his durability, so it was a bit of a surprise when Matt Frevola TKO’d him in the first round last year, though he has since got back to winning ways.
Perhaps more of a concern for Dober in this particular fight is that his takedown defense is shaky and he doesn’t have a whole lot to offer on the mat. His heavy hands will be a constant threat on the feet here, but Moicano is capable of striking with him until he sees an opening to land a takedown, and with his submission prowess on the mat I think he gets a stoppage win here inside of the first five minutes.
Prediction: Renato Moicano to win by TKO in Rd1.
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Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov prediction
Randy Brown went 1-1 in 2023, but had been on a four-fight winning streak beforehand. Now he faces Muslim Salikhov, who lost his only fight in 2023 but had won six of his previous seven fights in the Octagon.
The 33-year-old Brown is a long and lanky welterweight who will have a distinct size advantage over Salikhov here, amounting to 4″ extra in height and 8.5″ in reach. He will look to box from range and has good volume, but also has long legs too that he’ll use both to attack and help to maintain distance. At closer range he likes to work from the clinch and while he’s not the greatest wrestler he can work in the occasional takedown and has a few submission finishes on his record.
Salikhov is now 39-years-old and doesn’t look much of an athlete, but he remains a very skilled striker. He’s a savvy veteran who doesn’t have the highest output, but is accurate and purposeful with his punches and versatile kicking arsenal, while he’ll also throw in the occasional spinning attack in order to keep his opponents guessing. Despite an emphasis on his stand-up game, Salikhov is also a capable offensive wrestler and generally does look to implement that at some stage in his fights.
Salikhov is the more dangerous striker of the two and can be quite shrewd in his approach so I’m interested to see how he gets on here, but I think Brown’s vast size advantage, focus on maintaining distance and higher output could well be enough to eke out a win on the scorecards here.
Prediction: Randy Brown to win by decision.
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Viviane Araujo vs. Natalia Silva prediction
Viviane Araujo’s win over Jennifer Maia back in October of last year was an important one as she’d lost three of her previous four fights. Now the 7th ranked flyweight looks to build on that against Natalia Silva, who has gone 4-0 in the UFC so far to take the No.9 spot on the ladder.
It’s worth keeping in mind that Araujo’s recent losses were to good opponents in Katlyn Chookagian, Alexa Grasso and Amanda Ribas, so there’s no shame in that, though it does continue a general trend of coming up a little short more often than not against top-flight competition. Araujo is also 37-years-old now, so age is becoming a concern for a fighter whose athleticism is an important part of her game. She’s still a good boxer though and can pressure her opponents, but is becoming more hittable. Meanwhile she can also mix things up with fairly solid wrestling and grappling too, though she’s more capable offensively than defensively.
More than a decade younger than her opponent, the 26-year-old Silva has proven to be an impressive all-rounder so far in the UFC. She’s a technical, high-volume striker and has shown off skillful kicking ability in the Octagon, with a spinning back-kick against Tereza Bleda and head kick against Victoria Leonardo resulting in TKO finishes. Despite that, over the course of her career it’s actually been submissions that have generally been her best route to a finish, particularly via armbar, and she has respectable wrestling ability too.
As such I believe Silva is the calibre of fighter that has generally proven to be a thorn in Araujo’s flesh over the years. It’s a well-matched fight but I just feel Silva has the edge here, and together with being the younger, fresher fighter I think she wins out here via decision.
Prediction: Natalia Silva to win by decision.
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Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Makhmud Muradov prediction
The undefeated Asliaskhab Khizriev joined the UFC from the Contender Series in 2020 and then extended his career record to 12-0 with a submission win in his debut in 2022. Almost two years later he now goes up against Makhmud Muradov, who got back to winning ways in his only fight last year after losing twice in a row in 2022.
Despite his impressive winning record, the 33-year-old Khizriev’s inactivity stretching back over a five year period in which he’s only only mustered two fights is concerning. He’s a willing, if not entirely convincing striker, but his strongest suit is his powerful wrestling and grappling, and he will stay active on the canvas with ground-and-pound and submission attempts.
The 33-year-old Muradov is primarily an assured, technical striker who combines respectable power, volume and athleticism to good effect. He can wrestle to an extent too, but I highly doubt he’ll want to here as he’ll be outmatched on the mat.
It’s hard to say whether Khizriev will suffer from ring rust, but I think he should be able to get his wrestling game working here regardless. Muradov has been submitted a few times in the past so that could be an option here, but I’ll say Khizriev gets the nod on the scorecards.
Prediction: Asliaskhab Khizriev to win by decision.
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Gilbert Urbina vs. Charlie Radtke prediction
Having gone 1-1 in his UFC run so far, Gilbert Urbina now squares off against Charlie Radtke, who won in his promotional debut back in September of last year.
A former TUF finalist at middleweight (albeit as a replacement), the 27-year-old Urbina looked better back down at 170lb last time out. He keeps a good pace and is a capable, if somewhat scrappy fighter on the feet, but he’s also a decent grappler too with nice scrambling ability.
The 33-year-old Radtke is another rough-and-ready fighter who will happily brawl on the feet, but would perhaps be wise to dial back on that a bit as he can be rocked at times. He’ll do his best to keep the fight standing, but can operate to an extent on the canvas too.
I don’t expect to see either of these fighters rising up the rankings any time soon, but it should be a spirited scrap and I think Urbina’s pace and ability to mix things up better between striking and ground work could be his key to emerging with a decision victory.
Prediction: Gilbert Urbina to win by decision.
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