Wikipedia: Merab DvalishviliMerab Dvalishvili
"The Machine"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Merab Dvalishvili
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Striking defense can be porous when over-extending on entry
- Low finishing rate despite dominant control time
- Susceptible to high-level counter-wrestling from disciplined strikers
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
- Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Cardio and Wrestling are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression52
- Cardio100
- Wrestling98
- Fight IQ92
- Distance Control83
- Finishing24
Prep for camp: Merab Dvalishvili
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Weaponizes pace through relentless volume wrestling and chain takedown attempts
- Uses high-frequency feints and jab entries to bridge distance for level changes
- Maintains a frantic tempo that forces opponents to defend rather than set their own offense
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
See it on film
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Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
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How Merab has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
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Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injuries reported following the Dec 2025 bout.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2025-12-06vs Petr YanU-DEC · R5 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
- W2025-10-04vs Cory SandhagenU-DEC · R5 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
- W2025-06-07vs Sean O'MalleySUB · R3 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
- W2025-01-18vs Umar NurmagomedovU-DEC · R5 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
- W2024-09-14vs Sean O'MalleyU-DEC · R5 · UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
Availability
Recently competed in December 2025.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Merab Dvalishvili is an elite-level pressure wrestler known for having the most relentless cardio in the UFC bantamweight division. He wins by overwhelming opponents with a constant barrage of takedown attempts and volume striking, effectively breaking them mentally and physically. As a high-output pace-pusher, he is a nightmare matchup for anyone unable to maintain his 'Machine'-like tempo over 15 to 25 minutes.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Weaponizes pace through relentless volume wrestling and chain takedown attempts
- Uses high-frequency feints and jab entries to bridge distance for level changes
- Maintains a frantic tempo that forces opponents to defend rather than set their own offense
- Excels at pinning opponents against the cage to initiate mat returns and positional attrition
Signature Moves
- Chain Wrestling
- Blast Double Leg
- Kneetap Takedown
- High-Volume Ground and Pound
- Guillotine Choke
Weaknesses
- Striking defense can be porous when over-extending on entry
- Low finishing rate despite dominant control time
- Susceptible to high-level counter-wrestling from disciplined strikers