Merab Dvalishvili

Record

14-4

Rating

2216 ± 129

Since last event

–

Next fight

nothing booked

Age
35

Current streak
2 losses

Wins by
1 KO · 1 sub · 12 dec

Key facts

Record: 14-4
Division: Bantamweight
Our rank: #1
Rating: 2216 ± 129
Style label: grappler
Country: Soviet Union
Height: 66"
Reach: 68"
Stance: Orthodox
Date of birth: 1991-01-10

Rating history

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better

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The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.

Metric	Merab Dvalishvili	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	58.6 ± 7.7 93rd percentile	49.9
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	56.0 ± 4.0 76th percentile	59.5
Takedown attempts /15 min	15.67 ± 9.41 99th percentile	4.74
Takedown defence %	67 ± 13 98th percentile	58
Control time s /15 min	275 ± 67 97th percentile	198
Striking defence %	51 ± 2 16th percentile	52
Knockdowns /15 min	0.63 ± 0.05 7th percentile	0.68
Submission attempts /15 min	0.44 ± 0.12 24th percentile	0.55

Metric	Merab Dvalishvili	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	65.7 ± 9.3 91st percentile	57.2
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	61.0 ± 4.4 62nd percentile	63.4
Takedown attempts /15 min	15.76 ± 11.19 97th percentile	5.65
Takedown defence %	69 ± 11 84th percentile	63
Control time s /15 min	211 ± 55 97th percentile	162
Striking defence %	49 ± 2 9th percentile	51
Knockdowns /15 min	1.12 ± 0.03 26th percentile	1.13
Submission attempts /15 min	0.35 ± 0.10 44th percentile	0.39

Metric	Merab Dvalishvili	Division
Strikes landed /15 min	62.1 ± 17.1 90th percentile	56.3
Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min	72.1 ± 8.0 17th percentile	69.8
Takedown attempts /15 min	12.92 ± 18.40 97th percentile	6.77
Takedown defence %	71 ± 15 88th percentile	67
Control time s /15 min	198 ± 71 97th percentile	175
Striking defence %	50 ± 4 3rd percentile	51
Knockdowns /15 min	0.32 ± 0.02 23rd percentile	0.33
Submission attempts /15 min	0.76 ± 0.21 50th percentile	0.81

Style-based strength score

Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 58.8%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.

Best matchups

Worst matchups

UFC fight history

L	Petr Yan UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev · 2026-10-24	Decision - Unanimous R5
L	Petr Yan UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · 2025-12-06	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Cory Sandhagen UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10-04	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Sean O'Malley UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · 2025-06-07	Submission R3
W	Umar Nurmagomedov UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · 2025-01-18	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Sean O'Malley UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC · 2024-09-14	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Henry Cejudo UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · 2024-02-17	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Petr Yan UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · 2023-03-11	Decision - Unanimous R5
W	Jose Aldo UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · 2022-08-20	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Marlon Moraes UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · 2021-09-25	KO/TKO R2
W	Cody Stamann UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · 2021-05-01	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	John Dodson UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · 2020-08-15	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Gustavo Lopez UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo · 2020-06-13	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Casey Kenney UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · 2020-02-15	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Brad Katona UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · 2019-05-04	Decision - Unanimous R3
W	Terrion Ware UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · 2018-09-15	Decision - Unanimous R3
L	Ricky Simon UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · 2018-04-21	Submission R3
L	Frankie Saenz UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · 2017-12-09 Decision check: dispute 1.00, decision credit 0.75 (official result unchanged)	Decision - Split R3