Bantamweight · Georgia

Merab Dvalishvili

“The Machine”

UFC record: 14-4-0; 18 UFC bouts
Pro record, all promotions: 21-6-0; Listed by ESPN, 25 Oct 2026

Last UFC bout: 24 Oct 2026
Born: 10 Jan 1991
Height: 5' 6"
Reach: 68"
Stance: Orthodox
Fighting style: Striker,Freestyle
Team: Serra-Longo Fight Team

Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.48; 1453 landed of 3544 thrown (41%)
Takedowns completed of those attempted: 31%; 124 of 396 attempts
Knockdowns scored and suffered: 1; scored

UFC career: 18 measured of 18 UFC bouts, 324.1 minutes. Details below.

UFC career figures

Measured UFC figures
Figure	UFC career18 measured of 18 UFC bouts, 324.1 minutes	Last 5 measured5 measured of 5 UFC bouts, 114.7 minutes
Significant strikes landedper minute	4.481453 landed of 3544 thrown (41%)	4.73542 landed of 1385 thrown (39%)
Significant strikes absorbedper minute	Not on file	Not on file
Takedowns completedof those attempted	31%124 of 396 attempts	23%39 of 166 attempts
Takedowns defendedof those faced	Not on file	Not on file
Knockdownsscored and suffered	1scored	0scored

About these figures

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over the UFC bouts that have them (“measured”). UFC bouts only: no Contender Series, Road to UFC or other promotion. Read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Fight history

Loss
Petr Yan
24 Oct 2026 · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00Title fight
Fight page
Loss
Petr Yan
6 Dec 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00Title fight
Win
Cory Sandhagen
4 Oct 2025 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00Title fight
Win
Sean O'Malley
7 Jun 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Submission · R3 4:42Title fight
Win
Umar Nurmagomedov
18 Jan 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00Title fight
Win
Sean O'Malley
14 Sept 2024 · UFC 306 – Riyadh Season Noche UFC: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00Title fight
Win
Henry Cejudo
17 Feb 2024 · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Petr Yan
11 Mar 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
Win
José Aldo
20 Aug 2022 · UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Marlon Moraes
25 Sept 2021 · UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
KO/TKO · R2 4:25
Win
Cody Stamann
1 May 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
John Dodson
15 Aug 2020 · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Gustavo Lopez
13 Jun 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Casey Kenney
15 Feb 2020 · UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Brad Katona
4 May 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Terrion Ware
15 Sept 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Loss
Ricky Simon
22 Apr 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
Submission · R3 5:00
Loss
Frankie Saenz
9 Dec 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
Win
Raufeon Stots
2 Jun 2017 · ROC 59: Ring of Combat 59(outside the UFC)
KO (Spinning Back Fist) · R1 0:15Title fight
Win
Suhrob Aydarbekov
24 Feb 2017 · ROC 58: Ring of Combat 58(outside the UFC)
Submission (Armbar) · R2 4:14Title fight
Win
Tony Gravely
18 Nov 2016 · ROC 57: Ring of Combat 57(outside the UFC)
Decision · R3 5:00
Win
Paul Grant
23 Sept 2016 · ROC 56: Ring of Combat 56(outside the UFC)
Decision - Unanimous · R3 4:00
Win
Matt Tullos
10 Jun 2016 · CES MMA 36: Andrews vs. Muro(outside the UFC)
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Geoffrey Then
1 Apr 2016 · CES MMA 34: Curtis vs. Burrell(outside the UFC)
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Loss
Ricky Bandejas
1 Nov 2014 · CFFC 43: Webb vs. Good(outside the UFC)
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Win
Dennis Dombrow
19 Sept 2014 · ROC 49: Ring of Combat 49(outside the UFC)
KO/TKO · R3 0:50
Loss
Darren Mima
24 Jan 2014 · ROC 47: Ring of Combat 47(outside the UFC)
Decision - Majority · R3 4:00

Records and statistics from ESPN’s data as stored by Statwell (fight history last read 25 Oct 2026); results of the bouts Statwell covered are confirmed by its own results check. Statwell does not report contract status: a fighter without a booked bout is listed by their last bout only. Independent research, not a betting service.