Merab Dvalishvili
"The Machine"
21-5 (3 KO · 2 SUB · 16 DEC)
Bantamweight · 35 yrs · 5'6" · 68" reach · Orthodox · GEO
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Output & defense
per-minute / per-15-min rates over 12 tracked UFC fights
Sig. strikes / min
4.6
Strike accuracy
43%
Absorbed / min
2.6
Strike defense
52%
Knockdowns / 15
0.00
Takedowns / 15
5.4
TD accuracy
32%
TD defense
75%
Sub attempts / 15
0.5
Ground adv. / 15
0.9
Pace & finishing
18.7
avg fight minutes
83%
go the distance
0
round-1 finish wins
2
finish wins (tracked)
strike targets: head 66% · body 18% · leg 16%
Fight history 12 tracked
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig. str. | Absorbed | TD | KD | Sub att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-07 | Petr Yan | LDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 134/383 | 139 | 2/29 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-10-05 | Cory Sandhagen | WDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 114/265 | 80 | 20/37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-06-08 | Sean O'Malley | WSubmission · R3 | 52/115 | 31 | 5/12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-01-19 | Umar Nurmagomedov | WDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 111/259 | 104 | 7/30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-15 | Sean O'Malley | WDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 82/164 | 47 | 6/15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-02-18 | Henry Cejudo | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 74/172 | 29 | 5/11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-03-11 | Petr Yan | WDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 147/338 | 75 | 11/49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-08-21 | José Aldo | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 57/147 | 38 | 0/16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-09-26 | — | WKO/TKO · R2 | 69/109 | — | 4/4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-05-02 | — | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 71/192 | 48 | 5/11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020-08-16 | — | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 50/133 | — | 2/20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-06-13 | — | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 73/128 | — | 13/18 | 0 | 2 |
Stats from official ESPN box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.