Bantamweight

Merab Dvalishvili

Last fought: Dec 2025

RECORD

Pro

21-5-0

UFC

14-3-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	17:35
Fight Completion Rate	95.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.52
% Fights Inside the Distance	17.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	106-41 (72.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	92-34 (73.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	14-7 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	58.8%
% Time in Control	35.9%
% Time Controlled	5.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	87.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.78
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.98
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.80
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.1%
Distance Strike Defense	56.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.12
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.14
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	9.61
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.42
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.98
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.00

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Merab Dvalishvili League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

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	76.0%
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

Last 5 Averages

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

Fight History

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	—

WIN

vs. Umar Nurmagomedov

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC • Sep 2024BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili • Mar 2023Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

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	—

WIN

vs. Marlon Moraes

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega • Sep 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:25

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

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka • May 2021Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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	—

WIN

vs. Gustavo Lopez

UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo • Jun 2020Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz • Feb 2020Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy • May 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik • Sep 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee • Apr 2018Bantamweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega • Dec 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

Frankie Saenz58/10655%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com