Merab Dvalishvili
- Sport
- MMA
- Record
- 21-5
- Next fight
- Sat, Oct 24, UFC 333
Former UFC bantamweight champion. Lost the title to Petr Yan at UFC 323 in December 2025 and meets him again in a trilogy fight at UFC 333.
Next fight
UFC 333, Abu Dhabi, Etihad Arena, Saturday, October 24, 2026
UFC bantamweight title.
Profile
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 168 cm (5′6″)
- Reach
- 173 cm (68 in)
- Fighting style
- Freestyle wrestling
- Place of birth
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- UFC debut
- Dec 9, 2017
UFC career stats
| Sig. strikes landed per min | 4.42 |
| Sig. strikes absorbed per min | 2.80 |
| Striking accuracy | 42% |
| Sig. strikes landed / attempted | 1322 / 3181 |
| Takedowns per 15 min | 5.97 |
| Submission attempts per 15 min | 0.35 |
| Knockdowns per fight | 0.05 |
| Average fight time | 17:36 |
Wins by method
Sig. strikes by position
Sig. strikes by target
UFC fight history
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LossDec 6, 2025 | Petr Yan | Unanimous decisionround 5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 323 |
| WinOct 4, 2025 | Cory Sandhagen | Unanimous decisionround 5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 320 |
| WinJun 7, 2025 | Sean O'Malley | Submissionround 3, 4:42 | 3 | 4:42 | UFC 316 |
| WinJan 18, 2025 | Umar Nurmagomedov | Unanimous decisionround 5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 311 |
| WinSep 14, 2024 | Sean O'Malley | Unanimous decisionround 5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | Noche UFC |
| WinFeb 17, 2024 | Henry Cejudo | Unanimous decisionround 3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 298 |
| WinMar 11, 2023 | Petr Yan | Unanimous decisionround 5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night |
| WinAug 20, 2022 | Jose Aldo | Unanimous decisionround 3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 278 |
| WinSep 25, 2021 | Marlon Moraes | KO/TKOround 2, 4:25 | 2 | 4:25 | UFC 266 |
| WinMay 1, 2021 | Cody Stamann | Unanimous decisionround 3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night |
Statistics: ufc.com, updated Oct 10, 2026. ufc.com
Мераб Двалишвили · メラブ・ドバリシビリ