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Merab Dvalishvili
“The Machine”
Georgia
Ranked #1 · BantamweightOfficial UFC rankings
21-6-0W-L-D
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 5'6"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 68"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Serra-Longo Fight Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1898
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Dvalishvili lives on the scorecards, with 16 decision wins against 3 by KO/TKO and 2 by submission. His finish rate is 24%. He wins by grinding out rounds, not ending fights early.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost to Petr Yan (20-5-0) by unanimous decision in round 5. Before that, he lost to Yan again by unanimous decision. Before that, he beat Cory Sandhagen (18-7-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 68" reach. He lands 4.48 significant strikes a minute at 41% accuracy and absorbs 2.98 a minute. He attempts 5.74 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 31%, and stops 76% of opponents' attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 3 KO/TKO (14%)
- 2 Submission (10%)
- 16 Decision (76%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 24%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 3 weeks ago
21 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 98-22
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1903
- Lossvs Petr Yan20-5-0 · Power Index 1945Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Oct 24, 2026 · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev
- Lossvs Petr Yan20-5-0 · Power Index 1945Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Dec 7, 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2
Fight stats
Stat Merab Dvalishvili Petr Yan Sig. strikes 134/383 139/230 Takedowns 2/29 5/9 Control time 5:12 2:55 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 17 Round 2 sig. strikes 19 21 Round 3 sig. strikes 21 25 Round 4 sig. strikes 37 38 Round 5 sig. strikes 35 38 - Winvs Cory Sandhagen18-7-0 · Power Index 1850Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Oct 5, 2025 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2
Fight stats
Stat Merab Dvalishvili Cory Sandhagen Sig. strikes 114/265 80/184 Takedowns 20/37 0/0 Control time 10:02 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 27 Round 2 sig. strikes 33 2 Round 3 sig. strikes 15 14 Round 4 sig. strikes 21 19 Round 5 sig. strikes 34 18 - Winvs Sean O'Malley20-3-0 · Power Index 1874Submission · R3 · 4:42Jun 8, 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2
Fight stats
Stat Merab Dvalishvili Sean O'Malley Sig. strikes 52/115 31/57 Takedowns 5/12 0/0 Control time 6:29 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 17 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 23 19 Round 3 sig. strikes 12 0 - Winvs Umar Nurmagomedov20-2-0 · Power Index 1903Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jan 19, 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano
Fight stats
Stat Merab Dvalishvili Umar Nurmagomedov Sig. strikes 111/259 104/237 Takedowns 7/30 2/15 Control time 2:22 1:37 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 20 18 Round 2 sig. strikes 20 25 Round 3 sig. strikes 21 22 Round 4 sig. strikes 36 21 Round 5 sig. strikes 14 18
Career Stats
Based on 18 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.48
- Striking accuracy
- 41%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.98
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 5.74
- Takedown accuracy
- 31%
- Takedown defense
- 76%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.30