Merab Dvalishvili

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Rank State: Nevada
Age: 33
Last 5: W W W W W
Association: Serra-Longo Fight Team
Pro Debut Date: 2014-01-24
Pro Record: 18-4-0
Current Ranking:
#1 Bantamweight
#6 Pound-For-Pound
#4 Division Dominance
'Big League' Record: 11-2-0
Last 3 Years: 4-0-0
Win Finish %: 22.2%
Combat Age: 41
Quality Perf. %: 86.4%
Last Quality Perf.: 2024-09-14
540 Metric: .667
Rating Points: 1704
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 10/01/2024

#1 Bantamweight

All-Time Rank:

#12 Bantamweight
Last Fight Date: 9/14/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#2 BW] Sean OMalley
Opponent's Last 5: NC W W W L
Last Loss Date: 4/21/2018
Last Loss: [#39 BW] Ricky Simon
Opponent's Last 5: W W L L L
UFC Record: 11-2-0
Octagon Time: 3:29:25
Title Bouts: 1-0-0
Longest Win Streak: 11 (2018-2024, active)
UFC Debut: 2017-12-09
Last UFC Fight: 2024-09-14

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Sean OMalley
#1 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 306 - Noche UFC: OMalley vs. Dvalishvili
Saturday, September 14th 2024
W Henry Cejudo
#6 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Saturday, February 17th 2024
W Petr Yan
#4 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 221 - Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Saturday, March 11th 2023
W Jose Aldo
#2 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2
Saturday, August 20th 2022
W Marlon Moraes
#9 Bantamweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Saturday, September 25th 2021
W Cody Stamann
#27 Featherweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on ESPN 23 - Reyes vs. Prochazka
Saturday, May 1st 2021
W John Dodson
#11 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Saturday, August 15th 2020
W Gustavo Lopez
#124 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on ESPN 10 - Eye vs. Calvillo
Saturday, June 13th 2020
W Casey Kenney
#29 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 167 - Anderson vs. Blachow...
Saturday, February 15th 2020
W Brad Katona
#37 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 151 - Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Saturday, May 4th 2019
W Terrion Ware
#137 Bantamweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 136 - Hunt vs. Oleynik
Saturday, September 15th 2018
L Ricky Simon
#37 Bantamweight 		Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 128 - Barboza vs. Lee
Saturday, April 21st 2018
L Frankie Saenz
#48 Bantamweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 123 - Swanson vs. Ortega
Saturday, December 9th 2017
W Raufeon Stots
#93 Bantamweight 		KO (Spinning Back Fist)
Round 1
  ROC 59 - Ring of Combat 59
Friday, June 2nd 2017
W Sukhrob Aydarbekov SUB
Round 2
  Ring Of Combat 58
Friday, February 24th 2017
W Tony Gravely
#287 Bantamweight 		Decision
Round 3
  ROC 57 - Ring of Combat 57
Friday, November 18th 2016
W Paul Grant Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Ring Of Combat 56
Friday, September 23rd 2016
W Matt Tullos Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  CES MMA 36 - Andrews vs. Muro
Friday, June 10th 2016
W Geoffrey Then Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  CES MMA 34 - Curtis vs. Burrell
Friday, April 1st 2016
L Ricky Bandejas Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  CFFC 43 - Webb vs. Good
Saturday, November 1st 2014
W Dennis Dombrow
#273 Bantamweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  Ring of Combat 49
Friday, September 19th 2014
L Darren Mima
#161 Flyweight 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3
  ROC 47 - Ring of Combat 47
Friday, January 24th 2014
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Sean OMalley
#1 Bantamweight 		  UFC 306 - Noche UFC: OMalley vs. Dvalishvili
Saturday, September 14th 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Henry Cejudo
#6 Bantamweight 		  UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Saturday, February 17th 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Petr Yan
#4 Bantamweight 		  UFC Fight Night 221 - Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Saturday, March 11th 2023 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Jose Aldo
#2 Bantamweight 		  UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2
Saturday, August 20th 2022 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Marlon Moraes
#9 Bantamweight 		  UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Saturday, September 25th 2021 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Cody Stamann
#27 Featherweight 		  UFC on ESPN 23 - Reyes vs. Prochazka
Saturday, May 1st 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W John Dodson
#11 Bantamweight 		  UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Saturday, August 15th 2020 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Gustavo Lopez
#124 Bantamweight 		  UFC on ESPN 10 - Eye vs. Calvillo
Saturday, June 13th 2020 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Casey Kenney
#29 Bantamweight 		  UFC Fight Night 167 - Anderson vs. Blachow...
Saturday, February 15th 2020 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Brad Katona
#37 Bantamweight 		  UFC Fight Night 151 - Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Saturday, May 4th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Terrion Ware
#137 Bantamweight 		  UFC Fight Night 136 - Hunt vs. Oleynik
Saturday, September 15th 2018 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Ricky Simon
#37 Bantamweight 		  UFC Fight Night 128 - Barboza vs. Lee
Saturday, April 21st 2018 		Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
L Frankie Saenz
#48 Bantamweight 		  UFC Fight Night 123 - Swanson vs. Ortega
Saturday, December 9th 2017 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Raufeon Stots
#93 Bantamweight 		  ROC 59 - Ring of Combat 59
Friday, June 2nd 2017 		KO (Spinning Back Fist)
Round 1
W Sukhrob Aydarbekov   Ring Of Combat 58
Friday, February 24th 2017 		SUB
Round 2
W Tony Gravely
#287 Bantamweight 		  ROC 57 - Ring of Combat 57
Friday, November 18th 2016 		Decision
Round 3
W Paul Grant   Ring Of Combat 56
Friday, September 23rd 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Matt Tullos   CES MMA 36 - Andrews vs. Muro
Friday, June 10th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Geoffrey Then   CES MMA 34 - Curtis vs. Burrell
Friday, April 1st 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Ricky Bandejas   CFFC 43 - Webb vs. Good
Saturday, November 1st 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Dennis Dombrow
#273 Bantamweight 		  Ring of Combat 49
Friday, September 19th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
L Darren Mima
#161 Flyweight 		  ROC 47 - Ring of Combat 47
Friday, January 24th 2014 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
10/01/2024 1 #1 Bantamweight 18-4-0
1704
07/01/2024   #2 Bantamweight 17-4-0
1194
04/01/2024   #2 Bantamweight 17-4-0
1194
01/01/2024   #2 Bantamweight 16-4-0
1027
10/01/2023   #2 Bantamweight 16-4-0
1027
07/01/2023   #2 Bantamweight 16-4-0
1027
04/01/2023 1 #2 Bantamweight 16-4-0
1027
01/01/2023   #3 Bantamweight 15-4-0
775
10/01/2022 4 #3 Bantamweight 15-4-0
775
07/01/2022   #7 Bantamweight 14-4-0
468
04/01/2022   #7 Bantamweight 14-4-0
468
01/01/2022   #7 Bantamweight 14-4-0
468
10/01/2021 3 #7 Bantamweight 14-4-0
468
07/01/2021 4 #10 Bantamweight 13-4-0
319
04/01/2021 1 #14 Bantamweight 12-4-0
266
01/01/2021 2 #15 Bantamweight 12-4-0
266
10/01/2020 NR #13 Bantamweight 12-4-0
266
07/01/2020 NR #45 Featherweight 11-4-0
152
04/01/2020 13 #23 Bantamweight 10-4-0
175
01/01/2020 2 #36 Bantamweight 9-4-0
127
10/01/2019 4 #38 Bantamweight 9-4-0
127
07/01/2019 35 #34 Bantamweight 9-4-0
127
04/01/2019 4 #69 Bantamweight 8-4-0
83
01/01/2019 3 #65 Bantamweight 8-4-0
83
10/01/2018 23 #62 Bantamweight 8-4-0
83
07/01/2018 19 #85 Bantamweight 7-4-0
69
04/01/2018 1 #66 Bantamweight 7-3-0
80
01/01/2018 13 #67 Bantamweight 7-3-0
80
10/01/2017 4 #54 Bantamweight 7-2-0
85
07/01/2017 122 #50 Bantamweight 7-2-0
85
04/01/2017 22 #172 Bantamweight 6-2-0
40
01/01/2017 90 #194 Bantamweight 5-2-0
38
10/01/2016 NR #284 Bantamweight 4-2-0
30
07/01/2016 NR #545 Featherweight 3-2-0
23
10/01/2015 9 #472 Bantamweight 1-2-0
20
07/01/2015 9 #463 Bantamweight 1-2-0
20
04/01/2015 21 #472 Bantamweight 1-2-0
20
01/01/2015 153 #451 Bantamweight 1-2-0
20
10/01/2014 NR #298 Bantamweight 1-1-0
25