Marvin Vettori

The Italian Dream

Italy

Again struggles in main event
MiddleweightUFC
March 15, 2025
Vettori lost to Roman Dolidze via unanimous decision (46-49, 46-49, 46-49) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Vettori got the better of Dolidze when the two first fought in a three-round fight at UFC 286 in March 2023, but he really struggled on this evening, particularly in the latter stages of the fight. Known as a cardio warrior capable of pumping out a ton of volume on the feet, Marvin closed with 112 total strikes landed. Not a bad number, but certainly not great in comparison to Dolidze's 141. Vettori got badly outworked in Rounds 4 and 5, something were not used to seeing from him. In fact, outside of one huge Round 2 flurry, he really struggled to get on track all evening. Now 31 years old, Marvin is 1-3 in his past four fights, with the lone victory during that stretch coming against Dolidze. Vettori is essentially done in terms of impacting the title picture at 185 pounds.
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Slated for main event
MiddleweightUFC
January 28, 2025
Vettori will headline UFC Vegas 104 against Roman Dolidze on Mar. 15.
ANALYSIS
Vettori will face off against Roman Dolidze for a second time after previously taking him down via unanimous decision at UFC 286. The 31-year-old Italian fighter, who is 9-5-1 during his time with the UFC, will look to move to 2-0 against Dolidze this spring.
Withdraws from bout
MiddleweightUFC
March 15, 2024
Vettori (undisclosed) has withdrawn from his scheduled bout against Brendan Allen on April 6.
ANALYSIS
Vettori has pulled out from his scheduled fight at UFC Vegas 89 due to undisclosed reasons. The 30-year-old Italian fighter, who is 9-5-1 during his time within the UFC, will be replaced by Chris Curtis in the bout.
Next fight scheduled
MiddleweightUFC
January 3, 2024
Vettori is scheduled to compete against Brendan Allen in a middleweight fight at UFC Vegas 89 on April 6, per the promotion's announcement Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
The UFC's first new fight announcement in 2024 will be one in which Vettori will try to bounce back from a decisive decision loss against 39-year-old Jared Cannonier. Allen is on a six-fight winning streak and trying to establish himself as a top-five contender in the promotion's middleweight division.
Heart on display in crushing defeat
MiddleweightUFC
June 17, 2023
Vettori lost to Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (45-49, 45-49, 46-48) at UFC on ESPN 47 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It was an epic display of toughness from Vettori in what was an otherwise extremely disappointing performance. Marvin managed to wobble Cannonnier just moments after the opening bell rang. Little did we know at the time it would be his only significant chance of emerging victorious. Vettori was blasted the duration of Round 2, nearly getting stopped on multiple occasions. He appeared either hurt and/or injured the rest of the way. His typical legendary output dropped considerably, and he found himself essentially serving as a punching bag the final four rounds. Vettori won't turn 30 years of age until September, but he is now 2-3 in his past five fights dating back to June 2021. Granted, those three defeats came against Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker, and Cannonier, three of the best in the world at 185 pounds. While he may be at a career crossroads, Vettori will at least take home an extra $50,000 after this matchup was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
Set to headline June 17
MiddleweightUFC
April 20, 2023
Vettori will headline against Jared Cannonier at the June 17 UFC event in Las Vegas, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Vettori will re-enter the Octagon just three months after he defeated Roman Dolidze in London. The 28-year-old will look to make it back-to-back victories and put his name back in discussion for a potential rematch with Israel Adesanya for the Middleweight title.