Merab Dvalishvili
14W · 3L
Orthodox
Bantamweight
Catch Weight
14% finish rate80% as favorite100% as underdog
1544
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1543.7Contender→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#5of 78 active
Age
35
Jan 10, 1991
Height
5'6" (167.64 cm)
Reach
172.72 cm
Win Rate
82.4%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.42
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.80
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.62
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
54%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
5.97
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
76%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
Sub_Avg
Active wrestlerElite TD defense
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
13.3
Sig. Strikes
7.1
Takedowns
0.2
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO1 (7%)
Submission1 (7%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (33%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
80%
12W – 3L in 15 fights
As Underdog
100%
2W – 0L in 2 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Petr Yan
-9.61544
def. Cory Sandhagen
+13.21553
def. Sean O'Malley
+12.61540
def. Umar Nurmagomedov
+9.01527
def. Sean O'Malley
+6.71518
def. Henry Cejudo
+4.41512
def. Petr Yan
+2.41507
def. Jose Aldo
+1.71505
def. Marlon Moraes
+1.11503
def. Cody Stamann
+0.81502
def. John Dodson
+0.51501
def. Gustavo Lopez
+0.41501
def. Casey Kenney
+0.41501
def. Brad Katona
+0.21500
def. Terrion Ware
+0.21500
lost to Ricky Simon
-0.11500
lost to Frankie Saenz
-0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Bantamweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Farid Basharat
1558
Elijah Smith
1550
David Martinez
1546
Raul Rosas Jr.
1546
Aiemann Zahabi
1540
Mario Bautista
1539
Payton Talbott
1536
Jakub Wiklacz
1536
Fight History (17 fights)
vs Petr Yan
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · Jan 18, 2025
UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC · Sep 14, 2024
vs Henry Cejudo
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Feb 17, 2024
vs Petr Yan
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · Mar 11, 2023
vs Jose Aldo
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · Aug 20, 2022
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
vs Cody Stamann
UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · May 1, 2021
vs John Dodson
UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Aug 15, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo · Jun 13, 2020
vs Casey Kenney
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · Feb 15, 2020
vs Brad Katona
UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · May 4, 2019
vs Terrion Ware
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018
vs Ricky Simon
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 21, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · Dec 9, 2017
Loss
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