MMA · Athlete

Merab Dvalishvili

Georgia
35 years old
168 cm

Ranking: 1.
Form
Last 12 games: 10–2

Fighter profile

Source: OrcaScore

21-6-0 Record

2 losses in a row UFC Bantamweight — ranked #1

By method

Wins · 10

KO / TKO0

Submission1

Decision9

Losses · 2

KO / TKO0

Submission0

Decision2

Based on 12 fights recorded by the source

Physical

Height: 168 cm
Reach: 173 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Weight class: Bantamweight
Style: Judo
Age: 35 years old
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia

Last 5 fights

WUD — Win, Decision
WUD — Win, Decision
WSUB — Win, Submission
WUD — Win, Decision
LUD — Loss, Decision

Career statistics

Strikes landed per round: 46.1
Significant strikes per round: 16
Takedowns landed per 15 min: 3.2
Takedown success: 25%
Takedown defence: 73.7%
Submission attempts per 15 min: 0.7

Significant strike target

Head 52.6%
Body 16.9%
Legs 30.5%

Significant strike position

Distance 82.3%
Ground 17.7%

Averages from the fights recorded by the source

Fight history

Loss: Petr Yan UFC · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev · Bantamweight 24 Oct 2026Decision · round 5, 5:00 Loss: Petr Yan UFC · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · Bantamweight 7 Dec 2025Decision · round 5, 5:00 Win: Cory Sandhagen UFC · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Bantamweight 5 Oct 2025Decision · round 5, 5:00 Win: Sean O'Malley UFC · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · Bantamweight 8 Jun 2025Submission · round 3, 4:42 Win: Umar Nurmagomedov UFC · UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano · Bantamweight 19 Jan 2025Decision · round 5, 5:00 Win: Sean O'Malley UFC · UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili · Bantamweight 15 Sep 2024Decision · round 5, 5:00 Win: Henry Cejudo UFC · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Bantamweight 18 Feb 2024Decision · round 3, 5:00 Win: Petr Yan UFC · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · Bantamweight 12 Mar 2023Decision · round 5, 5:00 Win: Jose Aldo UFC · UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 · Bantamweight 21 Aug 2022Decision · round 3, 5:07 Win: John Dodson UFC · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Bantamweight 16 Aug 2020Decision · round 3 Win: Gustavo Lopez UFC · UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo · Bantamweight 14 Jun 2020Decision · round 3 Win: Casey Kenney UFC · UFC on ESPN+ 25: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 · Bantamweight 16 Feb 2020Decision · round 3

Recent matches12

Ended 24 Oct UFC

Merab Dvalishvili1 Ended 7 Dec UFC

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Petr Yan Ended 5 Oct UFC

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Cory Sandhagen6 Ended 8 Jun UFC

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Sean O'Malley3 Ended 19 Jan UFC

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Umar Nurmagomedov5 Ended 15 Sep UFC

Merab Dvalishvili1 Ended 18 Feb UFC

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Henry Cejudo10 Ended 12 Mar UFC

Merab Dvalishvili1 Ended 21 Aug UFC

Merab Dvalishvili1 Ended 16 Aug UFC

Merab Dvalishvili1 Ended 14 Jun UFC

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Gustavo Lopez Ended 16 Feb UFC

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Source: OrcaScore