Merab Dvalishvili “The Machine”
UFC record 14-3-0 · professional record 21-5-0
- Age
- 35 (born Jan 10, 1991)
- Height
- 168 cm (5' 6")
- Reach
- 173 cm (68")
- Leg reach
- 97 cm (38")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 135 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Georgia
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Freestyle
- Gym
- Team Serra/Longo
- UFC debut
- Dec 9, 2017
- Last fight
- Dec 6, 2025
5 fight-night bonuses: 2 Performance of the Night, 3 Fight of the Night.
Title reigns
| Division | Won | Ended | How it ended | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Sep 14, 2024 | Dec 6, 2025 | Lost the title | 3 |
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.42
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 41%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 2.80
- Sig. strike defence
- 54%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 5.97
- Takedown accuracy
- 35%
- Takedown defence
- 76%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.35
- Knockdowns
- 1
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,322
- Takedowns landed
- 119
- Total fight time
- 4h 59m 07s
- Control time
- 1h 47m 25s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Petr Yan | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | Dec 6, 2025 | 0 | 134 | 2 | 2 |
| W | Cory Sandhagen | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 | Oct 4, 2025 | 0 | 114 | 20 | 0 |
| W | Sean O'Malley | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 3 | 4:42 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | Jun 7, 2025 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 1 |
| W | Umar Nurmagomedov | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano | Jan 18, 2025 | 0 | 111 | 7 | 0 |
| W | Sean O'Malley | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC | Sep 14, 2024 | 0 | 82 | 6 | 0 |
| W | Henry Cejudo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | Feb 17, 2024 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 1 |
| W | Petr Yan | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili | Mar 11, 2023 | 0 | 147 | 11 | 0 |
| W | Jose Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards | Aug 20, 2022 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Marlon Moraes | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 4:25 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Sep 25, 2021 | 0 | 69 | 4 | 0 |
| W | Cody Stamann | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka | May 1, 2021 | 0 | 71 | 5 | 1 |
| W | John Dodson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 | Aug 15, 2020 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Gustavo Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo | Jun 13, 2020 | 0 | 73 | 13 | 2 |
| W | Casey Kenney | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | Feb 15, 2020 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 0 |
| W | Brad Katona | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | May 4, 2019 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 0 |
| W | Terrion Ware | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik | Sep 15, 2018 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 0 |
| L | Ricky Simon | Submission · Guillotine Choke From Mount | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | Apr 21, 2018 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 0 |
| L | Frankie Saenz | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | Dec 9, 2017 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 0 |