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Merab Dvalishvili
“The Machine”
Country
GeorgiaRecord
21-5
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'6"
Reach
68"
Age
35
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
2 of 20 wins inside the distance · 1st percentile
Stopped in 4% of bouts — 1 of 24 · 79th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 93rd percentile
17:27
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
5
Title fights
4
Main events
Percentiles vs 446 bantamweights
Counted from the 24 bouts on record, not the full 26-fight career
Strikes & grappling
1322 landed from 3181 attempts — 42% accuracy · 45th percentile
119 landed from 338 attempts — 35% accuracy · 90th percentile
1 in 17 statted bouts · 5th percentile
1h 27m of 4h 59m fought · 75th percentile
Head 67%
Body 17%
Leg 16%
Of 1322 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 20 bantamweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 17 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 4h 59m of fight time, of the 24 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2025 | Petr YanTitle | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Cory SandhagenTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | Sean O'MalleyTitle | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R3 · 4:42 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Umar NurmagomedovTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Sean O'MalleyTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 306 – Riyadh Season Noche UFC: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Henry Cejudo | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Petr Yan | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili |
| Aug 20, 2022 | José Aldo | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Marlon Moraes | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 4:25 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega |
| May 1, 2021 | Cody Stamann | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka |
| Aug 15, 2020 | John Dodson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Gustavo Lopez | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Casey Kenney | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2 |
| May 4, 2019 | Brad Katona | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Terrion Ware | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik |
| Apr 22, 2018 | Ricky Simon | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Frankie Saenz | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Raufeon Stots | WIN | — | — | Shamrock FC: Shamrock 290 |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Suhrob Aydarbekov | WIN | — | — | ROC 58: Ring of Combat 58 |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Tony Gravely | WIN | — | — | ROC 57: Ring of Combat 57 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Paul Grant | WIN | — | — | ROC 56: Ring of Combat 56 |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Matt Tullos | WIN | — | — | CES MMA 36: Andrews vs. Muro |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Geoffrey Then | WIN | — | — | CES MMA 34: Curtis vs. Burrell |
| Nov 1, 2014 | Ricky Bandejas | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | CFFC 43: Webb vs. Good |
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
SUBGuillotine ChokeR3 · 4:42Title
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Henry Cejudo
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
José Aldo
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Marlon Moraes
KOPunchesR2 · 4:25
Cody Stamann
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
John Dodson
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Gustavo Lopez
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Casey Kenney
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Brad Katona
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Terrion Ware
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Ricky Simon
SUBGuillotine ChokeR3 · 5:00
Frankie Saenz
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Raufeon Stots
Suhrob Aydarbekov
Tony Gravely
Paul Grant
Matt Tullos
Geoffrey Then
Ricky Bandejas
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
How the wins came
Record
21
Wins
5
Losses
0
Draws
17:27
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
5
Title fights
4
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Merab Dvalishvili’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.