Merab Dvalishvili
"The Machine"
| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | 🇬🇪 Georgia |
| Weight class | Bantamweight |
| Height | 168 cm |
| Reach | 173 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
26
fights
21
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
6
bonuses
4
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
December 09, 2017
UFC debuts
October 24, 2026
UFC last fight
5h24:7
time in the cage
18:00
avg time by combat
77.8%
win rate
14.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1700
as of October 24, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1743
on October 04, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
84
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns landed | 97 | 1.91 / round |
| 2. | Total strikes attempted | 97 | 80.28 / round |
| 3. | Significant strikes differential | 89 | +7.51 / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes landed | 86 | 4.38 / round |
| 5. | Head strikes landed | 83 | 15.12 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes accuracy | 29 | 41% |
| 2. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 37 | 1453 |
| 3. | Knockdowns | 37 | 0.02 / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes accuracy | 39 | 66% |
| 5. | Ko tko | 41 | 1 |
66
Boxing Score
62
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+7.51
/ round
💫 Strike differential
14.9 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
12.6 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
34.2%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
55.6%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
89
Wrestling Score
54
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
6.1 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.9 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
31.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
76.5%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:41 / round
⏱ Control Time
15s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
4.4 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
65.9%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
14.3%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Merab Dvalishvili's UFC Fight History
October 24, 2026 - UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
Bantamweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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December 06, 2025 - UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Bantamweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 04, 2025 - UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Bantamweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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June 07, 2025 - UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Bantamweight title fight
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 3 (4:42).
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January 18, 2025 - UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Bantamweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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September 14, 2024 - UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
Bantamweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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February 17, 2024 - UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 11, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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August 20, 2022 - UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 25, 2021 - UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (4:25).
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May 01, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 15, 2020 - UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 13, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo
Catch Weight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 15, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 04, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 15, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
Bantamweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 21, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
Bantamweight bout
Loss by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 3 (5:00).
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December 09, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Bantamweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights