Merab Dvalishvili #1
“The Machine”
Bantamweight Former championRecord: 21-5-0
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- Team Team Serra/Longo
- From Tbilisi, Georgia
- UFC debut Dec 2017
- Active
Height
5'6"
Weight
135 lb
Reach
68"
Leg reach
38"
Stance
Orthodox
Style
Freestyle
Age
35
Career stats
Striking
Striking accuracy
42%
Sig. strikes landed
1,322 of 3,181
Landed per min
4.42
Absorbed per min
2.80
Strike defence
54%
Knockdown avg
0.05
Grappling
Takedown accuracy
5%
Takedowns landed
17 of 338
Takedown defence
76%
Takedowns per 15 min
5.97
Submissions per 15 min
0.35
Avg fight time
17:36
Strikes by target
Head
67%
Body
17%
Leg
16%
Strikes by position
Standing
64%
Clinch
15%
Ground
21%
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
2
Decision
16
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Fights in UFC
17 bouts
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2025 | Petr Yan TITLE | Loss | Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 | UFC 323 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Cory Sandhagen TITLE | Win | Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 | UFC 320 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Sean O'Malley | Win | SUB, R3 4:42 | UFC 316 |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Umar Nurmagomedov | Win | U-DEC, R5 5:00 | UFC 311 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Sean O'Malley | Win | U-DEC, R5 5:00 | UFC 306 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Henry Cejudo | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Petr Yan | Win | U-DEC, R5 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Jose Aldo | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Marlon Moraes | Win | KO/TKO, R2 4:25 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Cody Stamann | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka |
| Aug 14, 2020 | John Dodson | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Gustavo Lopez | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Casey Kenney | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz |
| May 3, 2019 | Brad Katona | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Terrion Ware | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Ricky Simon | Loss | SUB, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee |
| Dec 8, 2017 | Frankie Saenz | Loss | S-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega |