UFC · Bantamweight
21–6–0
3 KO · 2 SUB · 16 DEC
Merab Dvalishvili fights at bantamweight in the UFC.
Tbilisi is his birthplace. He trains at Syndicate MMA, started training in 2010 after seven years of judo and sambo, and holds a black belt in judo.
He finished a physical education degree in Georgia and worked construction before he fought. The pro debut was a majority decision loss to Darren Mima at 4:00 of the third round on January 24, 2014.
Dvalishvili was a two-time Ring of Combat bantamweight champion, a Georgian sambo champion, and a European youth sambo bronze medalist, and he was a Georgian amateur MMA champion and a Battle in the South amateur champion.
Dana White found him on Lookin' for a Fight. The UFC debut was a split decision loss to Frankie Saenz at 5:00 of the third round on December 9, 2017.
Dvalishvili defended the bantamweight title three times in 2025 and has won 20 of his last 24.
Fight night · UFC
Dvalishvili meets Yan for the bantamweight title on Saturday, October 24, their third fight, and it is the UFC's 20th trilogy. Yan took the title from Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 323.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Yan | Loss | Decision (unanimous)For the bantamweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 333 | |
| Petr Yan | Loss | Decision (unanimous)Lost the bantamweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 323 | |
| Cory Sandhagen | Win | Decision (unanimous)Defended the bantamweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 320 | |
| Sean O'Malley | Win | Submission (north-south choke)Defended the bantamweight title. | 3 | 4:42 | UFC 316 | |
| Umar Nurmagomedov | Win | Decision (unanimous)Defended the bantamweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 311 | |
| Sean O'Malley | Win | Decision (unanimous)Won the bantamweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 306 | |
| Henry Cejudo | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 298 | |
| Petr Yan | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili | |
| José Aldo | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 278 | |
| Marlon Moraes | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:25 | UFC 266 | |
| Cody Stamann | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | |
| John Dodson | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 252 | |
| Gustavo Lopez | Win | Decision (unanimous)Catchweight (140 lb). | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo | |
| Casey Kenney | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 | |
| Brad Katona | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | |
| Terrion Ware | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik | |
| Ricky Simon | Loss | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | |
| Frankie Saenz | Loss | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | |
| Raufeon Stots | Win | KO (spinning backfist)Defended the Ring of Combat bantamweight title. | 1 | 0:15 | Ring of Combat 59 | |
| Sukhrob Aydarbekov | Win | Submission (armbar)Won the vacant Ring of Combat bantamweight title. | 2 | 4:14 | Ring of Combat 58 | |
| Tony Gravely | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Ring of Combat 57 | |
| Paul Grant | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 4:00 | Ring of Combat 56 | |
| Matt Tullos | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | CES MMA 36 | |
| Geoffrey Then | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | CES MMA 34 | |
| Ricky Bandejas | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Cage Fury FC 43 | |
| Dennis Dombrow | Win | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:50 | Ring of Combat 49 | |
| Darren Mima | Loss | Decision (majority) | 3 | 4:00 | Ring of Combat 47 |