Merab Dvalishvili
“The Machine”
#1 BantamweightRecord 21-5-0GeorgiaSerra-Longo Fight Team
The style
Pressure Wrestler
chain wrestling · cardio · pace
GrapplingStriking
Former UFC bantamweight champion from Georgia who defended the belt three times in 2025 before losing it to Petr Yan at UFC 323. Wrestles at a pace no one in the division matches, averaging nearly six takedowns per 15 minutes behind a relentless gas tank. Now working his way back toward another title shot.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 21-5-0 |
| Age | 35 |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Reach | 68" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Georgia |
| Team | Serra-Longo Fight Team |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 4.42 |
| Striking accuracy | 41% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 2.8 |
| Striking defense | 54% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 5.97 |
| Takedown accuracy | 35% |
| Takedown defense | 76% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.3 |
How they win
3 KO/TKO2 SUB16 DEC
How they lose
0 KO/TKO1 SUB4 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Dvalishvili lands on a covered card.