Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan
Merab Dvalishvili is 21-6-0; Petr Yan is 21-5-0. Merab Dvalishvili is 2 years older than Petr Yan. Merab Dvalishvili has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Petr Yan. Petr Yan is 1" · 3 cm taller than Merab Dvalishvili. They have met 3 times: Merab Dvalishvili 1, Petr Yan 2.
“The Machine” · 21-6-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous Decision
BantamweightMet 3 times
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Style & credentials
Merab Dvalishvili
SamboJudoFreestyle Wrestling
- 2021Purple belt · BJJMatt Serra
- —Ring of Combat Bantamweight ChampionshipRing of Combat
- 2024Champion · US Open Sambo Championships64 kg Catchweight
- 2019Silver · Combat Sambo Worlds68 kg Catchweight
Petr Yan
BoxingMMA
- —Blue belt · BJJ
- 2017ACB Bantamweight ChampionAbsolute Championship Berkut (ACB)
- —Master of SportBoxing
- —Master of SportMMA
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
67%70%
Head
16%19%
Body
16%12%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Merab Dvalishvililast 9 fights
71%17%12%
Petr Yanlast 6 fights
69%24%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Merab Dvalishvili Petr Yan
Strikes landed / min
4.485.16
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.984.32
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Good · better than 65% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
5.741.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
31%48%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%88%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersPetr Yan · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.48
Strikes landed / min5.16
2.98
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.32
5.74 / 18.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.56 / 3.3
31%
Takedown accuracy48%
76%
Takedown defence88%
6:04
Control time / fight2:31
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Merab Dvalishvili18 UFC fights · 1453 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
45%647/2334
10%141/244
12%175/235
Clinch
7%104/189
4%59/68
3%43/43
Ground
16%229/372
3%37/40
1%18/19
Petr Yan17 UFC fights · 1584 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
51%810/1933
14%219/276
11%172/191
Clinch
8%124/174
3%54/57
1%9/10
Ground
11%169/211
1%21/22
0%6/6
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Merab Dvalishvili6 of 27 ended early · 22%21 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Petr Yan9 of 26 ended early · 35%17 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Merab Dvalishvili3-2
- L
- L
- WUFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2· Oct 4, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano· Jan 18, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- WUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili· Sep 14, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria· Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Yan vs Dvalishvili· Mar 11, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka· May 1, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Eye vs Calvillo· Jun 13, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catch Weight
- WUFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz· Feb 15, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy· May 4, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik· Sep 15, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- L
- W
- WSuhrob AidarbekovRing of Combat 58· Feb 24, 2017Submission · R2 · 4:14 · Bantamweight
- W
- WPaul GrantRing of Combat 56· Sep 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WMatt TullosCES 36: Andrews vs. Muro· Jun 10, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WGeoffrey ThenCES 34: Curtis vs. Burrell· Apr 1, 2016Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- L
- WDennis DombrowRing of Combat 49· Sep 19, 2014TKO · R3 · 0:50 · Bantamweight
- L
Petr Yan5-0
- WUFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev· Oct 24, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2· Dec 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder· Jul 26, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Macau: Yan vs Figueiredo· Nov 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Yan vs Dvalishvili· Mar 11, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- LUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie· Apr 9, 2022SD · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira· Oct 30, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Bantamweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos· Feb 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WJin Soo SonUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik· Sep 15, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WArtur MirzakhanyanCSFR· Jul 5, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:40 · Bantamweight
- W
- WRenato VelameACA 14: ACB 14 - Grand Prix 2015· Feb 28, 2015DEC · Bantamweight
- WMurad BakievBaikal Storm· Dec 20, 2014TKO · R3 · 0:45 · Bantamweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Merab DvalishviliPetr Yan
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Oct 4, 2025WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Oct 30, 2021
- WSubmission · ROUND 3 · 4:42Sat, Jun 7, 2025LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 22, 2022
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 20, 2022WTKO · ROUND 5 · 3:24Sun, Jul 12, 2020
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 15, 2020WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 23, 2019
Frequently asked questions
Have Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan ever fought?
Yes, 3 times. Most recently at UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev (Sat, Oct 24, 2026), where Petr Yan won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan?
Merab Dvalishvili is 21-6-0 and Petr Yan is 21-5-0.
Who has the longer reach, Merab Dvalishvili or Petr Yan?
Merab Dvalishvili has the longer reach: 68" · 173 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Petr Yan, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Merab Dvalishvili or Petr Yan?
Petr Yan is taller at 5'7" · 170 cm; Merab Dvalishvili stands 5'6" · 168 cm.
Who is older, Merab Dvalishvili or Petr Yan?
Merab Dvalishvili is 35 and Petr Yan is 33.
Who has more finishes, Merab Dvalishvili or Petr Yan?
Merab Dvalishvili has 5 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Petr Yan has 8 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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