Merab Dvalishvili

Statistic	Merab Dvalishvili
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Strike Differential	1.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.2%
Takedown Defense	74.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	6.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	5:23
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	7.1%
Submission % of Wins	7.1%
Decision % of Wins	85.7%
Avg Fight Time	17:35
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Takedown Accuracy	32.5%
Takedown Defense	70.8%
Control Time/Fight	6:49

LOSS

vs. Petr Yan

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025

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

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 4:42 • UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025

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	—

WIN

vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025

Merab Dvalishvili111/25943%TD 7/30Ctrl 2:22

Umar Nurmagomedov104/23744%TD 2/15Ctrl 1:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	20/47	43%	0/1	0:02	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	18/49	37%	0/2	0:02	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	20/49	41%	0/3	0:15	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	25/47	53%	1/3	0:48	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	21/54	39%	1/5	0:07	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	22/48	46%	1/5	0:43	—

R4	Merab Dvalishvili	36/70	51%	4/9	1:05	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	21/47	45%	0/4	0:04	—

R5	Merab Dvalishvili	14/39	36%	2/12	0:53	—
	Umar Nurmagomedov	18/46	39%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sean O'Malley

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC • Sep 2024

Merab Dvalishvili82/16450%TD 6/15Ctrl 10:03

Sean O'Malley47/8953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	16/30	53%	2/3	1:20	—
	Sean O'Malley	14/28	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	18/38	47%	1/1	3:12	—
	Sean O'Malley	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	17/38	45%	0/5	0:52	—
	Sean O'Malley	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Merab Dvalishvili	21/32	66%	1/1	3:37	—
	Sean O'Malley	6/9	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Merab Dvalishvili	10/26	38%	2/5	1:02	—
	Sean O'Malley	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Henry Cejudo

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024

Merab Dvalishvili74/17243%TD 5/11Ctrl 4:23

Henry Cejudo29/7837%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	16/32	50%	1/2	0:13	—
	Henry Cejudo	11/20	55%	0/0	1:53	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	34/78	44%	2/4	1:46	—
	Henry Cejudo	9/29	31%	1/5	0:12	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	24/62	39%	2/5	2:24	—
	Henry Cejudo	9/29	31%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Petr Yan

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili • Mar 2023

Merab Dvalishvili147/33843%TD 11/49Ctrl 6:53

Petr Yan75/14352%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	22/62	35%	1/8	1:10	—
	Petr Yan	13/25	52%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	35/80	44%	3/7	0:59	—
	Petr Yan	18/35	51%	1/1	0:32	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	15/46	33%	1/14	1:34	—
	Petr Yan	8/27	30%	0/1	0:27	—

R4	Merab Dvalishvili	38/75	51%	1/8	1:01	—
	Petr Yan	21/31	68%	0/1	0:47	—

R5	Merab Dvalishvili	37/75	49%	5/12	2:09	—
	Petr Yan	15/25	60%	0/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Jose Aldo

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards • Aug 2022

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	—

WIN

vs. Marlon Moraes

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:25 • UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega • Sep 2021

Merab Dvalishvili69/10963%TD 4/4Ctrl 6:00

Marlon Moraes29/4466%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:30KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	31/59	53%	2/2	2:21	—
	Marlon Moraes	29/44	66%	0/0	0:10	1

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	38/50	76%	2/2	3:39	—
	Marlon Moraes	0/0	—	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Cody Stamann

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka • May 2021

Merab Dvalishvili71/19237%TD 5/11Ctrl 1:42

Cody Stamann48/13436%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	26/68	38%	1/4	0:33	—
	Cody Stamann	21/51	41%	0/3	0:31	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	21/54	39%	4/4	1:09	—
	Cody Stamann	10/36	28%	1/1	1:07	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	24/70	34%	0/3	0:00	—
	Cody Stamann	17/47	36%	0/0	1:19	—

WIN

vs. John Dodson

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 • Aug 2020

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	—

WIN

vs. Gustavo Lopez

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo • Jun 2020

Merab Dvalishvili73/12857%TD 13/18Ctrl 9:15

Gustavo Lopez14/5725%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	27/46	59%	4/8	2:35	—
	Gustavo Lopez	4/20	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	13/25	52%	5/6	3:25	—
	Gustavo Lopez	5/14	36%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	33/57	58%	4/4	3:15	—
	Gustavo Lopez	5/23	22%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Casey Kenney

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz • Feb 2020

Merab Dvalishvili63/18135%TD 12/24Ctrl 5:42

Casey Kenney45/11838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	19/67	28%	4/6	1:11	—
	Casey Kenney	22/52	42%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	24/65	37%	4/11	1:57	—
	Casey Kenney	16/45	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	20/49	41%	4/7	2:34	—
	Casey Kenney	7/21	33%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Brad Katona

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy • May 2019

Merab Dvalishvili55/10254%TD 5/9Ctrl 8:31

Brad Katona32/5657%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	25/54	46%	2/2	1:18	—
	Brad Katona	16/29	55%	0/0	0:36	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	7/10	70%	2/3	4:20	—
	Brad Katona	8/11	73%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	23/38	61%	1/4	2:53	—
	Brad Katona	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Terrion Ware

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik • Sep 2018

Merab Dvalishvili62/16538%TD 5/8Ctrl 11:32

Terrion Ware8/3424%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	22/49	45%	2/4	4:01	—
	Terrion Ware	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	9/38	24%	2/3	2:58	—
	Terrion Ware	2/20	10%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	31/78	40%	1/1	4:33	—
	Terrion Ware	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ricky Simon

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee • Apr 2018

Merab Dvalishvili61/21029%TD 6/22Ctrl 2:43KD 1

Ricky Simon34/10333%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	25/79	32%	5/12	1:27	1
	Ricky Simon	9/34	26%	0/3	0:06	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	21/73	29%	0/5	0:46	—
	Ricky Simon	20/44	45%	1/2	0:33	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	15/58	26%	1/5	0:30	—
	Ricky Simon	5/25	20%	1/2	2:06	—

LOSS

vs. Frankie Saenz

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega • Dec 2017

Merab Dvalishvili47/11840%TD 11/23Ctrl 7:46

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Merab Dvalishvili	7/34	21%	2/9	3:10	—
	Frankie Saenz	24/28	86%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Merab Dvalishvili	29/58	50%	4/5	2:24	—
	Frankie Saenz	17/38	45%	0/2	0:05	—

R3	Merab Dvalishvili	11/26	42%	5/9	2:12	—
	Frankie Saenz	17/40	42%	0/0	0:14	—