Record & Stats
Record21-5 (5 finishes)Born
Jan 10, 1991
Age
35Y, 7M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
5 (19%)
KO/TKO
3 (12%)
Submissions
2 (8%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record4-1UFCBantamweight
Merab Dvalishvili MMA record
Merab "The Machine" Dvalishvili's professional MMA record stands at 21-5 (5 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 26 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Dvalishvili's most recent fight was a loss to Petr Yan on Dec 6, 2025. His next fight is scheduled against Petr Yan on Oct 24, 2026 at UFC 333.
Dvalishvili has won the UFC bantamweight championship. He has gone 4-1 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Oct 24, 2026 | 35 | Petr Yan | β | β | β | β | UFC Bantamweight Championship | Bantamweight | β |
| 26 | Dec 6, 2025 | 34 | Petr Yan | L | UD | 5 | β | β UFC Championship | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 25 | Oct 4, 2025 | 34 | Cory Sandhagen | W | UD | 5 | β | ! UFC Championship | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 24 | Jun 7, 2025 | 34 | Sean O'Malley | W | SUB | 3 | North-south choke | ! UFC Championship | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 23 | Jan 18, 2025 | 34 | Umar Nurmagomedov | W | UD | 5 | β | ! UFC Championship | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 22 | Sep 14, 2024 | 33 | Sean O'Malley | W | UD | 5 | β | + UFC Championship | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 21 | Feb 17, 2024 | 33 | Henry Cejudo | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 20 | Mar 11, 2023 | 32 | Petr Yan | W | UD | 5 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 19 | Aug 20, 2022 | 31 | JosΓ© Aldo | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 18 | Sep 25, 2021 | 30 | Marlon Moraes | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 17 | May 1, 2021 | 30 | Cody Stamann | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 16 | Aug 15, 2020 | 29 | John Dodson | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 15 | Jun 13, 2020 | 29 | Gustavo Lopez | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 14 | Feb 15, 2020 | 29 | Casey Kenney | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 13 | May 4, 2019 | 28 | Brad Katona | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 12 | Sep 15, 2018 | 27 | Terrion Ware | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 11 | Apr 21, 2018 | 27 | Ricky SimΓ³n | L | CKO | 3 | Guillotine choke | β | Bantamweight | UFC |
| 10 | Dec 9, 2017 | 26 | Frankie Saenz | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Flyweight | UFC |
| 9 | Jun 2, 2017 | 26 | Raufeon Stots | W | KO | 1 | Spinning backfist | ! ROC Championship | Bantamweight | Ring of Combat |
| 8 | Feb 24, 2017 | 26 | Sukhrob Aydarbekov | W | SUB | 2 | Armbar | + ROC Championship | Bantamweight | Ring of Combat |
| 7 | Nov 18, 2016 | 25 | Tony Gravely | W | SD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | Ring of Combat |
| 6 | Sep 23, 2016 | 25 | Paul Grant | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | Ring of Combat |
| 5 | Jun 10, 2016 | 25 | Matt Tullos | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Featherweight | CES MMA |
| 4 | Apr 1, 2016 | 25 | Geoffrey Then | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | CES MMA |
| 3 | Nov 1, 2014 | 23 | Ricky Bandejas | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | Cage Fury FC |
| 2 | Sep 19, 2014 | 23 | Dennis Dombrow | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | β | Bantamweight | Ring of Combat |
| 1 | Jan 24, 2014 | 23 | Darren Mima | L | MD | 3 | β | β | Bantamweight | Ring of Combat |