UFC Bantamweight Title Bout
Merab Dvalishvili
“The Machine”
- Record
- 14-3-0
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Height
- 5' 6"
- Reach
- 68"
- Weight
- 135 lbs.
- Born
- Jan 10, 1991
Career snapshot
- Fights
- 17
- Minutes
- 299.1
- Knockdowns
- 1
- Sig. accuracy
- 41.6%
- Sig. landed / 15
- —
- Absorbed / 15
- —
- TD accuracy
- 35.2%
- TD defense
- —
- Sub attempts
- 7
- Control / 15
- 5:23
Striking
Offense
Target
- Head66.6%
- Body17.3%
- Leg16.1%
Position
- Distance63.6%
- Clinch14.9%
- Ground21.5%
Defense
Target absorbed
- Head58.8%
- Body26.8%
- Leg14.3%
Position absorbed
- Distance83.7%
- Clinch13.6%
- Ground2.7%
Grappling
For
Against
By round
| Round | Fights | Sig. | Acc. | Sig/15 | Abs/15 | TD | TD acc | Ctrl/15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7/5.1 | 33.4% | — |
| R2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2/5.3 | 42.3% | — |
| R3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8/5.8 | 31.2% | — |
| R4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6/5.2 | 30.8% | — |
| R5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/8.4 | 35.7% | — |
Recent fights
Loss vs Petr Yan
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2Dec 6, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 134/383 · TD 2/29 · Ctrl 5:12
Win vs Cory Sandhagen
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2Oct 4, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 114/265 · TD 20/37 · Ctrl 10:02
Win vs Sean O'Malley
Submission · Round 3 · 4:42
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2Jun 7, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 52/115 · TD 5/12 · Ctrl 6:29
Win vs Umar Nurmagomedov
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. MoicanoJan 18, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 111/259 · TD 7/30 · Ctrl 2:22
Win vs Sean O'Malley
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFCSep 14, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 82/164 · TD 6/15 · Ctrl 10:03
Win vs Henry Cejudo
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaFeb 17, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 74/172 · TD 5/11 · Ctrl 4:23
Win vs Petr Yan
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. DvalishviliMar 11, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 147/338 · TD 11/49 · Ctrl 6:53
Win vs Jose Aldo
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 278: Usman vs. EdwardsAug 20, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 57/147 · TD 0/16 · Ctrl 5:06
Win vs Marlon Moraes
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:25
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. OrtegaSep 25, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 69/109 · TD 4/4 · Ctrl 6:00
Win vs Cody Stamann
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. ProchazkaMay 1, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 71/192 · TD 5/11 · Ctrl 1:42