Merab Dvalishvili (20-4, 5) was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union on January 10, 1991. At the age of 23 years on January 24, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Darren Mima, losing the fight via 3-round majority decision.
On December 9, 2017, 26-year old Merab Dvalishvili made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega against a 37-year old Frankie Saenz but lost the fight via split decision.
He became the UFC bantamweight champion on September 14, 2024 at age 33 on his 22nd professional MMA fight at UFC 306 after defeating a 29-year old Sean O'Malley via 5-round unanimous decision.
Dvalishvili's last fight was a bantamweight (UFC Championship) title defense against Sean O'Malley on June 7, 2025. He stopped O'Malley via submission in the 3rd round, successfully defending the title. He is on a 13-fight winning streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 13 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Merab Dvalishvili's best fights have been against Sean O'Malley, Umar Nurmagomedov, Marlon Moraes, Raufeon Stots, Terrion Ware, Brad Katona and Casey Kenney.
Dvalishvili has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24  | Jun 7, 2025 34 years, 4 months 20-4 (5) | 30 years, 7 months 18-2 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN North-south choke Defended UFC bantamweight title |
23  | Jan 18, 2025 34 years 19-4 (4) | 29 years 18-0 (8) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC bantamweight title |
22 | Sep 14, 2024 33 years, 8 months 18-4 (4) | 29 years, 10 months 18-1 (13) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC bantamweight title |
21  | Feb 17, 2024 33 years, 1 months 17-4 (4) | 37 years 16-3 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Mar 11, 2023 32 years, 2 months 16-4 (4) | 30 years, 1 months 16-4 (8) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN |
19  | Aug 20, 2022 31 years, 7 months 15-4 (4) | 35 years, 11 months 31-7 (18) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Sep 25, 2021 30 years, 8 months 14-4 (4) | 33 years, 4 months 23-8-1 (16) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17  | May 1, 2021 30 years, 3 months 13-4 (3) | 31 years, 5 months 19-3-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Aug 15, 2020 29 years, 7 months 12-4 (3) | 35 years, 10 months 21-11 (12) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Jun 13, 2020 29 years, 5 months 11-4 (3) | 30 years, 11 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Feb 15, 2020 29 years, 1 months 10-4 (3) | 28 years, 10 months 13-1-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | May 4, 2019 28 years, 3 months 9-4 (3) | 27 years, 4 months 8-0 (3) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Sep 15, 2018 27 years, 8 months 8-4 (3) | 32 years, 5 months 17-8 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Apr 21, 2018 27 years, 3 months 7-4 (3) | 25 years, 7 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke |
10  | Dec 9, 2017 26 years, 10 months 7-3 (3) | 37 years, 3 months 10-5 (5) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
9  | Jun 2, 2017 26 years, 4 months 7-2 (3) | 28 years, 5 months 8-0 (4) | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning backfist Defended ROC bantamweight title | |
8 | Feb 24, 2017 26 years, 1 months 6-2 (2) | Sukhrob Aydarbekov | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar Won ROC bantamweight title | |
7  | Nov 18, 2016 25 years, 10 months 5-2 (1) | 25 years, 1 months 8-2 (4) | BT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
6 | Sep 23, 2016 25 years, 8 months 4-2 (1) | Paul Grant | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Jun 10, 2016 25 years, 5 months 3-2 (1) | Matt Tullos | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Apr 1, 2016 25 years, 2 months 2-2 (1) | Geoffrey Then | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Nov 1, 2014 23 years, 9 months 1-2 (1) | Ricky Bandejas | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | Sep 19, 2014 23 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | Dennis Dombrow | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Jan 24, 2014 23 years 0-1 (0) | Darren Mima | BT | 3 | MD | LOSS |
