Fighter profile

Merab Dvalishvili

“The Machine”

Bantamweight · UFC record 14-4 · 18 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 24 Oct 2026

Wrestling HeavyControl Grappler

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)81

Power63

Striking defense69

Takedown defense84

WrestlingProvisional measure83

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (18 detailed fights; as of Sat 24 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED88.7

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED70.0

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Reach: 173 cm (5'8")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 35

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

18 detailed UFC fights · 65 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 24 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed22.4significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.9per round

Striking differential+7.5per round

Takedown attempts6.09per round

Takedown defense76.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate14.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 22.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +7.5
Striking accuracy: 41.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 52.9%
Knockdowns per round: 0.02
Target: head / body / leg: 67.5% / 16.3% / 16.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 66.3% / 14.2% / 19.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 6.09
Takedowns landed per round: 1.91
Takedown accuracy: 31.3%
Takedown defense: 76.5%
Control time per round: 1:41
Submission attempts per round: 0.11
Reversals per round: 0.02

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 14-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 14.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 12
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 1 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 1
Average fight time: 18:09 (over 14 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Merab Dvalishvili — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 24 Oct 2026	Petr Yan	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
Sat 6 Dec 2025	Petr Yan	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Sat 4 Oct 2025	Cory Sandhagen	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Sat 7 Jun 2025	Sean O'Malley	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R3 4:42	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Sat 18 Jan 2025	Umar Nurmagomedov	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano

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Merab Dvalishvili — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 14 Sep 2024	Sean O'Malley	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
Sat 17 Feb 2024	Henry Cejudo	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Sat 11 Mar 2023	Petr Yan	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Sat 20 Aug 2022	Jose Aldo	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Sat 25 Sep 2021	Marlon Moraes	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:25	UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Sat 1 May 2021	Cody Stamann	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Sat 15 Aug 2020	John Dodson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Sat 13 Jun 2020	Gustavo Lopez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo
Sat 15 Feb 2020	Casey Kenney	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz
Sat 4 May 2019	Brad Katona	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Sat 15 Sep 2018	Terrion Ware	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
Sat 21 Apr 2018	Ricky Simon	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
Sat 9 Dec 2017	Frankie Saenz	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega

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