Bantamweight · Men

Merab Dvalishvili

“The Machine”
United States Syndicate MMA debut 2012
#25 Pound for pound #3 Bantamweight UFC #1 · Bantamweight UFC #8 · Pound for pound
Elo 2,175 peak 2,289 · 4 Oct 2025 114 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1855958
21-5pro record
1L current streak
2,172best win, Elo
1,648average opponent
-- born 10 Jan 1991
66.0" / 68.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,583 Sub1,429 Dec1,788

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Cory Sandhagen Decision R5 · 4 Oct 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,172
  2. Umar Nurmagomedov Decision R5 · 18 Jan 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,130
  3. José Aldo Decision R3 · 20 Aug 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,118
  4. Petr Yan Decision R5 · 11 Mar 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,109
  5. Sean O'Malley Decision R5 · 14 Sep 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,108

Losses

Newest first
  1. Petr Yan Decision R5 · 6 Dec 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,097
  2. Ricky Simón Submission R3 · 21 Apr 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,653
  3. Frankie Saenz Decision R3 · 9 Dec 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,537
  4. Ricky Bandejas Decision R3 · 1 Nov 2014 · Cage Fury FC 1,383
  5. Darren Mima Decision R3 · 24 Jan 2014 · Ring of Combat 1,329

Fight history

29 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
29 6 Dec 202534.9 yrs L21-5 Petr Yan 19-5 · 32.8 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.10* 2,289→2,175 -114 2,097 -437→-406 UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 4 Oct 202534.7 yrs W21-4 Cory Sandhagen 18-5 · 33.5 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81* 2,256→2,289 +33 2,172 -370→-417 UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 7 Jun 202534.4 yrs W20-4 Sean O'Malley 18-2 (1) · 30.6 yrs Bantamweighttitle SubNorth South Choke R314:42 1.00 2,196→2,256 +60 2,083 -289→-285 UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 18 Jan 202534.0 yrs W19-4 Umar Nurmagomedov 18-0 · 29.0 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.59* 2,197→2,196 -1 2,130 +211→+213 UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 14 Sep 202433.7 yrs W18-4 Sean O'Malley 18-1 (1) · 29.9 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.73* 2,173→2,197 +25 2,108 -120→+110 UFC 306: Noche UFC: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 17 Feb 202433.1 yrs W17-4 Henry Cejudo 16-3 · 37.0 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.69* 2,149→2,173 +23 2,108 -175→-270 UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 11 Mar 202332.2 yrs W16-4 Petr Yan 16-4 · 30.1 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.93* 2,062→2,149 +87 2,109 +143→+210 UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 20 Aug 202231.6 yrs W15-4 José Aldo 31-7 · 35.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.64* 2,012→2,062 +50 2,118 -115→-140 UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 25 Sep 202130.7 yrs W14-4 Marlon Moraes 23-8-1 · 33.4 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R29:25 1.00 1,964→2,012 +48 1,797 -235→-255 UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 1 May 202130.3 yrs W13-4 Cody Stamann 19-3-1 · 31.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.83* 1,951→1,964 +13 1,756 -220→-255 UFC on ESPN 23: Reyes vs. Prochazka Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 15 Aug 202029.6 yrs W12-4 John Dodson 24-11 · 35.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.96* 1,869→1,951 +82 1,875 -185→-243 UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 13 Jun 202029.4 yrs W11-4 Gustavo Lopez 11-4 · 31.0 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,847→1,869 +22 1,513 -785→-841 UFC on ESPN 10: Eye vs. Calvillo Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 15 Feb 202029.1 yrs W10-4 Casey Kenney 13-1-1 · 28.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,774→1,847 +72 1,713 -165→-169 UFC Fight Night 167: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 4 May 201928.3 yrs W9-4 Brad Katona 10-0 · 27.4 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.97* 1,668→1,774 +106 1,769 -137→-184 UFC Fight Night 151: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 15 Sep 201827.7 yrs W8-4 Terrion Ware 17-8 · 32.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,576→1,668 +92 1,594 -400→-528 UFC Fight Night 136: Hunt vs. Oleynik Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 21 Apr 201827.3 yrs L7-4 Ricky Simón 12-1 · 25.6 yrs Bantamweight SubTechnical (Guillotine Choke) R315:00 0.00 1,667→1,576 -91 1,653 +145→+128 UFC Fight Night 128: Barboza vs. Lee Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 9 Dec 201726.9 yrs L7-3 Frankie Saenz 10-5 · 37.3 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.65* 1,674→1,667 -7 1,537 -160→-165 UFC Fight Night 123: Swanson vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 2 Jun 201726.4 yrs W7-2 Raufeon Stots 8-0 · 28.5 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOSpinning Backfist R10:15 1.00 1,548→1,674 +126 1,713 – Ring of Combat 59 Ring of Combat
11 24 Feb 201726.1 yrs W6-2 Suhrob Aidarbekov 6-2 · 26.8 yrs Bantamweighttitle SubArmbar R29:14 1.00 1,512→1,548 +36 1,277 – Ring of Combat 58 Ring of Combat
10 18 Nov 201625.9 yrs W5-2 Tony Gravely 8-2 · 25.1 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R312:00 0.84 1,428→1,512 +84 1,529 – Ring of Combat 57 Ring of Combat
9 23 Sep 201625.7 yrs W4-2 Paul Grant 3-2 · 22.8 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R312:00 0.84 1,379→1,428 +49 1,336 – Ring of Combat 56 Ring of Combat
8 10 Jun 201625.4 yrs W3-2 Matt Tullos 1-0 · 23.4 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,305→1,379 +74 1,363 – CES 36: Andrews vs. Muro CES MMA
7 1 Apr 201625.2 yrs W2-2 Geoffrey Then debut · 23.8 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,278→1,305 +27 1,142 – CES 34: Curtis vs. Burrell CES MMA
6 1 Nov 201423.8 yrs L1-2 Ricky Bandejas 2-0 · 22.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,331→1,284 -47 1,383 – CFFC 43: Webb vs. Good Cage Fury FC
5 19 Sep 201423.7 yrs W1-1 Dennis Dombrow 6-4 · 28.5 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R38:50 1.00 1,205→1,331 +126 1,368 – Ring of Combat 49 Ring of Combat
4 24 Jan 201423.0 yrs L0-1 Darren Mima 3-1 · 30.0 yrs Bantamweight DecisionMajority R312:00 0.38 1,195→1,205 +10 1,329 – Ring of Combat 47 Ring of Combat
3 15 Jun 201322.4 yrs W3-0 Nathaniel Smith debut – KO/TKOKO/TKO R10:31 1.00 1,157→1,195 +38 1,000 – Golden MMA Championships 1 Golden MMA Championships am
2 17 May 201322.3 yrs W2-0 Andrew Vass debut Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R10:18 1.00 1,108→1,157 +49 1,018 – Victory Combat Sports 1 Victory Combat Sports am
1 14 Jul 201221.5 yrs W1-0 Orlando Torres 5-0-1 Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R420:00 0.84 1,033→1,108 +75 1,209 – RDMMA - Battle in the South 4 Battle in the South am