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Merab Dvalishvili

UFC Record
14-3
Age
35
Height
5'6"
Reach
68"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1764Today
1820Best, Oct 2025
1670Classic Elo
#8 Men: Pound for Pound#2 Bantamweight
1400160018002000201820202022202420261404 going into Frankie Saenz, Dec 20171607 going into Ricky Simon, Apr 20181634 going into Terrion Ware, Sep 20181591 going into Brad Katona, May 20191608 going into Casey Kenney, Feb 20201614 going into Gustavo Lopez, Jun 20201669 going into John Dodson, Aug 20201684 going into Cody Stamann, May 20211703 going into Marlon Moraes, Sep 20211693 going into Jose Aldo, Aug 20221672 going into Petr Yan, Mar 20231714 going into Henry Cejudo, Feb 20241733 going into Sean O'Malley, Sep 20241777 going into Umar Nurmagomedov, Jan 20251796 going into Sean O'Malley, Jun 20251820 going into Cory Sandhagen, Oct 20251817 going into Petr Yan, Dec 20251764 today1764
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1670Today
1689Best, Dec 2025
1764Fighter Elo
#7 Men: Pound for Pound#1 Bantamweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1400150016001700201820202022202420261500 going into Frankie Saenz, Dec 20171484 going into Ricky Simon, Apr 20181469 going into Terrion Ware, Sep 20181484 going into Brad Katona, May 20191502 going into Casey Kenney, Feb 20201520 going into Gustavo Lopez, Jun 20201535 going into John Dodson, Aug 20201552 going into Cody Stamann, May 20211568 going into Marlon Moraes, Sep 20211582 going into Jose Aldo, Aug 20221600 going into Petr Yan, Mar 20231615 going into Henry Cejudo, Feb 20241631 going into Sean O'Malley, Sep 20241648 going into Umar Nurmagomedov, Jan 20251661 going into Sean O'Malley, Jun 20251675 going into Cory Sandhagen, Oct 20251689 going into Petr Yan, Dec 20251670 today1670
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

4.42Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
42%Striking Accuracy
2.80Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
54%Striking Defense
0.05Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
5.97Takedowns per 15 Minutes
35%Takedown Accuracy
76%Takedown Defense
0.35Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
36%Share of Fight Time in Control
17.6 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins1112
Losses012

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Petr YanUnanimous DecisionDec 6, 2025UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2

UFC Bantamweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Merab DvalishviliPetr Yan
1817Fighter Elo Going In1681
1689Classic Elo Going In1616
134 of 383Significant Strikes139 of 230
196 of 458Total Strikes159 of 251
2 of 29Takedowns5 of 9
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
5:12Control Time2:55
Winvs. Cory SandhagenUnanimous DecisionOct 4, 2025UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2

UFC Bantamweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Merab DvalishviliCory Sandhagen
1820Fighter Elo Going In1702
1675Classic Elo Going In1622
114 of 265Significant Strikes80 of 184
243 of 399Total Strikes149 of 257
20 of 37Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
10:02Control Time0:00
Winvs. Sean O'MalleySubmission · R3 4:42Jun 7, 2025UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

UFC Bantamweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Merab DvalishviliSean O'Malley
1796Fighter Elo Going In1764
1661Classic Elo Going In1622
52 of 115Significant Strikes31 of 57
141 of 215Total Strikes38 of 65
5 of 12Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
6:29Control Time0:00
Winvs. Umar NurmagomedovUnanimous DecisionJan 18, 2025UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano

UFC Bantamweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Merab DvalishviliUmar Nurmagomedov
1777Fighter Elo Going In1844
1648Classic Elo Going In1597
111 of 259Significant Strikes104 of 237
142 of 293Total Strikes113 of 246
7 of 30Takedowns2 of 15
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:22Control Time1:37
Winvs. Sean O'MalleyUnanimous DecisionSep 14, 2024UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC

UFC Bantamweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Merab DvalishviliSean O'Malley
1733Fighter Elo Going In1793
1631Classic Elo Going In1638
82 of 164Significant Strikes47 of 89
214 of 310Total Strikes49 of 91
6 of 15Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
10:03Control Time0:00
Winvs. Henry CejudoUnanimous DecisionFeb 17, 2024UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliHenry Cejudo
1714Fighter Elo Going In1618
1615Classic Elo Going In1624
74 of 172Significant Strikes29 of 78
167 of 273Total Strikes54 of 106
5 of 11Takedowns1 of 7
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
4:23Control Time2:05
Winvs. Petr YanUnanimous DecisionMar 11, 2023UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Merab DvalishviliPetr Yan
1672Fighter Elo Going In1747
1600Classic Elo Going In1580
147 of 338Significant Strikes75 of 143
202 of 401Total Strikes87 of 155
11 of 49Takedowns1 of 5
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
6:53Control Time1:50
Winvs. Jose AldoUnanimous DecisionAug 20, 2022UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliJose Aldo
1693Fighter Elo Going In1525
1582Classic Elo Going In1616
57 of 147Significant Strikes38 of 67
135 of 230Total Strikes59 of 92
0 of 16Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:06Control Time0:00
Winvs. Marlon MoraesKO/TKO · R2 4:25Sep 25, 2021UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliMarlon Moraes
1703Fighter Elo Going In1491
1568Classic Elo Going In1538
69 of 109Significant Strikes29 of 44
246 of 307Total Strikes34 of 49
4 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
6:00Control Time0:30
Winvs. Cody StamannUnanimous DecisionMay 1, 2021UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliCody Stamann
1684Fighter Elo Going In1586
1552Classic Elo Going In1551
71 of 192Significant Strikes48 of 134
178 of 306Total Strikes73 of 163
5 of 11Takedowns1 of 4
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
1:42Control Time2:57
Winvs. John DodsonUnanimous DecisionAug 15, 2020UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliJohn Dodson
1669Fighter Elo Going In1523
1535Classic Elo Going In1554
50 of 133Significant Strikes27 of 86
88 of 171Total Strikes31 of 90
2 of 20Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:44Control Time0:04
Winvs. Gustavo LopezUnanimous DecisionJun 13, 2020UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo

Catch Weight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliGustavo Lopez
1614Fighter Elo Going In1398
1520Classic Elo Going In1500
73 of 128Significant Strikes14 of 57
110 of 187Total Strikes49 of 103
13 of 18Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
9:15Control Time0:02
Winvs. Casey KenneyUnanimous DecisionFeb 15, 2020UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliCasey Kenney
1608Fighter Elo Going In1521
1502Classic Elo Going In1535
63 of 181Significant Strikes45 of 118
114 of 241Total Strikes47 of 120
12 of 24Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:42Control Time0:05
Winvs. Brad KatonaUnanimous DecisionMay 4, 2019UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliBrad Katona
1591Fighter Elo Going In1516
1484Classic Elo Going In1531
55 of 102Significant Strikes32 of 56
215 of 274Total Strikes43 of 70
5 of 9Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
8:31Control Time0:36
Winvs. Terrion WareUnanimous DecisionSep 15, 2018UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliTerrion Ware
1634Fighter Elo Going In1323
1469Classic Elo Going In1454
62 of 165Significant Strikes8 of 34
205 of 330Total Strikes22 of 51
5 of 8Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
11:32Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Ricky SimonSubmission · R3 5:00Apr 21, 2018UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliRicky Simon
1607Fighter Elo Going In1469
1484Classic Elo Going In1500
61 of 210Significant Strikes34 of 103
82 of 233Total Strikes38 of 108
6 of 22Takedowns2 of 7
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
2:43Control Time2:45
Lossvs. Frankie SaenzSplit DecisionDec 9, 2017UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega

Bantamweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Merab DvalishviliFrankie Saenz
1404Fighter Elo Going In1433
1500Classic Elo Going In1498
47 of 118Significant Strikes58 of 106
104 of 180Total Strikes66 of 115
11 of 23Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
7:46Control Time0:19