Merab Dvalishvili

“The Machine”

P4P #9 #1 Bantamweight

OctagonStats Rating 1656 P4P #14

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14-4-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 6" (168 cm)

Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)

Reach68" (173 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJan 10, 1991

Age35

DivisionBantamweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.42

Str. Acc41%

SApM2.80

Str. Def54%

TD Avg5.97

TD Acc35%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.3

Recent form

L L W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

2026

18 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 12 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate14%

Times finished33%

StreakL2

Best streak14

Avg fight17:36

Octagon time4h 59m

Opp win%73%

ActiveDec. 09, 2017 – Dec. 06, 2025 (9y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced7

Ranked wins5

Best ranked winPetr Yan (Champion Bantamweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Fight of the Night4

Total bonuses6

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Merab Dvalishvili "The Machine" is a 21-5-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Merab debuted Dec. 09, 2017 vs Frankie Saenz (loss). Longest win streak: 14. 9 years active (Dec. 09, 2017–Dec. 06, 2025).

Best wins: Jose Aldo (U-DEC R3, Aug. 20, 2022); Umar Nurmagomedov (U-DEC R5, Jan. 18, 2025); Sean O'Malley (SUB Guillotine Choke R3, Jun. 07, 2025).

Merab Dvalishvili (Georgian: მერაბ დვალიშვილი [ˈmerab ˈdʷaliʃʷili]; born January 10, 1991) is a Georgian and American professional mixed martial artist and sambo practitioner. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Bantamweight Champion. Dvalishvili is considered one of the greatest Bantamweights of all time. He is also the first Georgian-born champion in UFC history. As of May 12, 2026, he is #1 in the Meta UFC bantamweight rankings, and as of September 22, 2026, he is #9 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound ranki

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
October 24, 2026	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev	L Petr Yan	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	128 131	0 5	0 0
Dec. 06, 2025	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2	L Petr Yan	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	134 139	2 5	2 0
Oct. 04, 2025	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2	W Cory Sandhagen	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	114 80	20 0	0 0
Jun. 07, 2025	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2	W Sean O'Malley	SUB Guillotine Choke	3	4:42	0 0	52 31	5 0	1 0
Jan. 18, 2025	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano	W Umar Nurmagomedov	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	111 104	7 2	0 0
Sep. 14, 2024	UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC	W Sean O'Malley	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	82 47	6 0	0 0
Feb. 17, 2024	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria	W Henry Cejudo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	74 29	5 1	1 0
Mar. 11, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili	W Petr Yan	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	147 75	11 1	0 0
Aug. 20, 2022	UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards	W Jose Aldo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	57 38	0 0	0 0
Sep. 25, 2021	UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega	W Marlon Moraes	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:25	0 1	69 29	4 0	0 0
May. 01, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka	W Cody Stamann	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	71 48	5 1	1 0
Aug. 15, 2020	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3	W John Dodson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	50 27	2 0	0 0
Jun. 13, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo	W Gustavo Lopez	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	73 14	13 0	2 0
Feb. 15, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz	W Casey Kenney	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	63 45	12 0	0 0
May. 04, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy	W Brad Katona	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	55 32	5 0	0 0
Sep. 15, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik	W Terrion Ware	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	62 8	5 0	0 0
Apr. 21, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee	L Ricky Simon	SUB Guillotine Choke	3	5:00	1 0	61 34	6 2	0 1
Dec. 09, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega	L Frankie Saenz	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	47 58	11 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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