Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili

Petr Yan

Pro 20-5-0 | UFC 12-4-0

Bantamweight

Merab Dvalishvili

Pro 21-5-0 | UFC 14-3-0

Age

33|35

Height

5'7"|5'6"

Reach

67"|68"

Stance

Switch|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Petr Yan	Merab Dvalishvili	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.9%	41.6%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.2	4.4	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2	2.8	►
Strike Differential	0.9/min	1.6/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	49.2%	35.2%	◄
Takedown Defense	86.4%	76.0%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7	6.0	►
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1	0.4	—
Control Time/15min	2:15	5:23	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%	7.1%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	7.1%	—
Decision % of Wins	66.7%	85.7%	—
Avg Fight Time	17:37	17:35	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5	0.1	—
Reversals/15min	0.2	0.1	—
Edges	3	3	3 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Petr Yan Merab Dvalishvili League median

Statistic	Petr Yan	Merab Dvalishvili	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	91.0%	95.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	17:37	17:35	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	31.2%	17.6%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	75.7%	72.1%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	128-41 (75.7%)	106-41 (72.1%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	90-32 (73.8%)	92-34 (73.0%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	73.0%	58.8%	—
% Time in Control	15.0%	35.9%	▶
% Time Controlled	12.0%	5.3%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	55.5%	87.2%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	5.28	4.78	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	5.18	3.98	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.09	+0.80	—
Distance Strike Accuracy	49.6%	34.1%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	61.5%	56.9%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.92	0.12	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.10	0.14	—
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.58	9.61	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.11	1.42	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.37	1.00	—

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Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Petr Yan	Merab Dvalishvili	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.5%	41.6%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9	4.3	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6	3.5	►
Takedown Accuracy	38.5%	32.5%	—
Takedown Defense	83.7%	70.8%	◄
Control Time/Fight	2:36	6:49	►
Edges	2	2	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Petr Yan

WIN

vs. Merab Dvalishvili

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Petr Yan139/23060%TD 5/9Ctrl 2:55

Merab Dvalishvili134/38335%TD 2/29Ctrl 5:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Petr Yan	17/32	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	22/68	32%	0/8	1:33	—

R2	Petr Yan	21/34	62%	1/1	0:34	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	19/73	26%	0/5	2:06	—

R3	Petr Yan	25/46	54%	1/2	0:19	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	21/62	34%	2/7	1:07	—

R4	Petr Yan	38/55	69%	1/2	1:14	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	37/71	52%	0/4	0:15	—

R5	Petr Yan	38/63	60%	2/4	0:48	—
	Merab Dvalishvili	35/109	32%	0/5	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Marcus McGhee

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder • Jul 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Petr Yan81/14655%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:11

Marcus McGhee64/17038%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Petr Yan	22/43	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcus McGhee	22/55	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Petr Yan	33/64	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcus McGhee	34/93	37%	0/2	0:15	—

R3	Petr Yan	26/39	67%	1/3	3:11	—
	Marcus McGhee	8/22	36%	0/2	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo • Nov 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Petr Yan121/19363%TD 1/4Ctrl 3:21

Deiveson Figueiredo53/11945%TD 2/8Ctrl 3:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Petr Yan	6/6	100%	0/0	2:21	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	1/1	100%	1/2	1:58	—

R2	Petr Yan	32/49	65%	1/1	0:02	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	10/30	33%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Petr Yan	21/36	58%	0/0	0:54	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	13/25	52%	1/1	0:06	—

R4	Petr Yan	25/40	62%	0/0	0:04	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	14/30	47%	0/2	0:55	—

R5	Petr Yan	37/62	60%	0/3	0:00	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	15/33	45%	0/0	0:01	—

Merab Dvalishvili

LOSS

vs. Petr Yan

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Merab Dvalishvili134/38335%TD 2/29Ctrl 5:12

Petr Yan139/23060%TD 5/9Ctrl 2:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	22/68	32%	0/8	1:33	—
	Petr Yan	17/32	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	19/73	26%	0/5	2:06	—
	Petr Yan	21/34	62%	1/1	0:34	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	21/62	34%	2/7	1:07	—
	Petr Yan	25/46	54%	1/2	0:19	—

R4	Merab Dvalishvili	37/71	52%	0/4	0:15	—
	Petr Yan	38/55	69%	1/2	1:14	—

R5	Merab Dvalishvili	35/109	32%	0/5	0:11	—
	Petr Yan	38/63	60%	2/4	0:48	—

WIN

vs. Cory Sandhagen

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Merab Dvalishvili114/26543%TD 20/37Ctrl 10:02

Cory Sandhagen80/18443%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	11/46	24%	1/4	0:52	—
	Cory Sandhagen	27/53	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	33/49	67%	8/13	3:43	—
	Cory Sandhagen	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	15/48	31%	3/8	1:57	—
	Cory Sandhagen	14/35	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Merab Dvalishvili	21/56	38%	2/4	1:26	—
	Cory Sandhagen	19/43	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Merab Dvalishvili	34/66	52%	6/8	2:04	—
	Cory Sandhagen	18/44	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sean O'Malley

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025BantamweightTITLE

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 4:42

Merab Dvalishvili52/11545%TD 5/12Ctrl 6:29

Sean O'Malley31/5754%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	17/37	46%	2/4	1:54	—
	Sean O'Malley	12/23	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	23/63	37%	0/4	0:17	—
	Sean O'Malley	19/33	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	12/15	80%	3/4	4:18	—
	Sean O'Malley	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

Common Opponents

vs. Cory Sandhagen

Petr Yan

WIN

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Petr Yan149/27055%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:09KD 1

Cory Sandhagen169/44538%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Petr Yan	19/37	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	37/85	44%	0/2	0:10	—

R2	Petr Yan	38/65	58%	0/0	0:05	—
	Cory Sandhagen	45/113	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Petr Yan	36/57	63%	0/0	0:40	1
	Cory Sandhagen	37/86	43%	0/0	0:07	—

R4	Petr Yan	36/67	54%	0/1	0:24	—
	Cory Sandhagen	25/83	30%	1/3	0:03	—

R5	Petr Yan	20/44	45%	0/1	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	25/78	32%	0/0	0:00	—

Merab Dvalishvili

WIN

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Merab Dvalishvili114/26543%TD 20/37Ctrl 10:02

Cory Sandhagen80/18443%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	11/46	24%	1/4	0:52	—
	Cory Sandhagen	27/53	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	33/49	67%	8/13	3:43	—
	Cory Sandhagen	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	15/48	31%	3/8	1:57	—
	Cory Sandhagen	14/35	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Merab Dvalishvili	21/56	38%	2/4	1:26	—
	Cory Sandhagen	19/43	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Merab Dvalishvili	34/66	52%	6/8	2:04	—
	Cory Sandhagen	18/44	41%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Sean O'Malley

Petr Yan

LOSS

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Petr Yan58/9660%TD 6/13Ctrl 5:44

Sean O'Malley84/16352%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Petr Yan	19/31	61%	1/3	1:10	—
	Sean O'Malley	23/55	42%	0/1	0:02	—

R2	Petr Yan	24/39	62%	3/3	2:42	—
	Sean O'Malley	21/37	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Petr Yan	15/26	58%	2/7	1:52	—
	Sean O'Malley	40/71	56%	0/0	0:00	—

Merab Dvalishvili

WIN

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025BantamweightTITLE

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 4:42

Merab Dvalishvili52/11545%TD 5/12Ctrl 6:29

Sean O'Malley31/5754%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	17/37	46%	2/4	1:54	—
	Sean O'Malley	12/23	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	23/63	37%	0/4	0:17	—
	Sean O'Malley	19/33	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	12/15	80%	3/4	4:18	—
	Sean O'Malley	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Jose Aldo

Petr Yan

WIN

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 3:24

Petr Yan194/30963%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:50KD 1

Jose Aldo83/15753%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Petr Yan	33/55	60%	0/0	0:39	—
	Jose Aldo	14/39	36%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Petr Yan	16/42	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jose Aldo	24/41	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Petr Yan	39/72	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jose Aldo	29/49	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Petr Yan	44/72	61%	1/2	1:05	—
	Jose Aldo	15/27	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Petr Yan	62/68	91%	0/0	3:06	1
	Jose Aldo	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

Merab Dvalishvili

WIN

UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards • Aug 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Merab Dvalishvili57/14739%TD 0/16Ctrl 5:06

Jose Aldo38/6757%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	16/49	33%	0/3	0:34	—
	Jose Aldo	15/25	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	11/29	38%	0/6	2:54	—
	Jose Aldo	11/22	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	30/69	43%	0/7	1:38	—
	Jose Aldo	12/20	60%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. John Dodson

Petr Yan

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Petr Yan80/15552%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:30

John Dodson30/8137%TD 2/8Ctrl 0:35KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Petr Yan	18/43	42%	0/1	0:12	—
	John Dodson	11/27	41%	1/3	0:15	—

R2	Petr Yan	32/61	52%	0/0	0:05	—
	John Dodson	15/38	39%	0/1	0:11	1

R3	Petr Yan	30/51	59%	2/4	1:13	—
	John Dodson	4/16	25%	1/4	0:09	—

Merab Dvalishvili

WIN

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 • Aug 2020Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Merab Dvalishvili50/13338%TD 2/20Ctrl 3:44

John Dodson27/8631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	26/38	68%	0/7	1:55	—
	John Dodson	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	9/37	24%	1/8	0:50	—
	John Dodson	12/35	34%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	15/58	26%	1/5	0:59	—
	John Dodson	10/35	29%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (5.2 vs 4.4 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Striking Accuracy: Petr Yan connects on 54.9% of significant strikes compared to 41.6%. The 13pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Petr Yan shoots at 49% accuracy but Merab Dvalishvili stops 76% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Merab Dvalishvili shoots at 35% accuracy against Petr Yan's 86% defense — Petr Yan should keep it standing.

Control: Merab Dvalishvili controls 6:19 per fight on average vs 2:38 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Both fighters trend toward decisions — Petr Yan (67% of wins) and Merab Dvalishvili (86%).

Last updated: 2026-08-24 | Data source: UFCStats.com