Merab Dvalishvili vs Song Yadong
Merab Dvalishvili is 21-5-0; Song Yadong is 24-9-1 (1 NC). Merab Dvalishvili is 7 years older than Song Yadong. Merab Dvalishvili has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Song Yadong. Song Yadong is 2" · 5 cm taller than Merab Dvalishvili. Merab Dvalishvili and Song Yadong have never fought each other.
BantamweightNever fought
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Style & credentials
Merab Dvalishvili
SamboJudoFreestyle Wrestling
- 2021Purple belt · BJJMatt Serra
- —Ring of Combat Bantamweight ChampionshipRing of Combat
- 2026Competitor · Real American Freestyle
- 2026Competitor · Real American Freestyle
Song Yadong
SandaKung Fu
- 2017Purple belt · BJJ
- 2017Champion · Rouhou Cup BJJ Openblue belt, 75 kg (Tianjin qualifier)
- 20124th Place · Shanghai Jiu Jitsu Open
- 2011Champion · Hebei Provincial Sanda60 kg
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
67%61%
Head
17%19%
Body
16%20%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Merab Dvalishvililast 8 fights
70%18%12%
Song Yadonglast 8 fights
74%11%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Merab Dvalishvili· from fights outside the UFC Song Yadong· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.424.26
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.803.76
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Good · better than 70% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
5.970.79
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
35%41%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%74%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Merab Dvalishvili · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersSong Yadong · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.42
Strikes landed / min4.26
2.80
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.76
5.97 / 17.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.79 / 1.9
35%
Takedown accuracy41%
76%
Takedown defence74%
6:19
Control time / fight1:38
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.30
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 Dvalishvili17 UFC fights · 1322 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%552/2045
10%136/229
12%153/189
Clinch
7%99/180
4%56/65
3%42/42
Ground
17%229/372
3%37/40
1%18/19
Song Yadong18 UFC fights · 969 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%483/1535
17%161/249
20%189/243
Clinch
4%38/58
2%17/19
0%2/2
Ground
7%71/103
1%7/7
0%1/1
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 26 ended early · 23%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Song Yadong18 of 35 ended early · 51%17 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Merab Dvalishvili4-1
- 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
- WUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- 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
Song Yadong3-2
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Song vs Figueiredo · May 30, 2026Submission · R2 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
- LUFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- L
Full record · 36 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez · Dec 9, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · May 16, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- D
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WBharat KandareUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Gastelum · Nov 25, 2017Submission · R1 · 4:16 · Featherweight
- WBharat KhandareUFC Fight Night 122 · Nov 25, 2017Submission · R1 · 4:16 · Featherweight
- WMakoto YoshidaWLF W.A.R.S. 18 · Oct 27, 2017TKO · R1 · 1:05 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- WShamil NasrudinovWLF W.A.R.S. 10 · Nov 26, 2016Submission · R2 · 3:19 · Featherweight
- L
- WVachagan NikogosyanWLF E.P.I.C. 6 · Jul 23, 2016TKO · R1 · 3:12 · Featherweight
- L
- WArtak NazaryanWLF E.P.I.C. 2 · Mar 12, 2016TKO · R2 · 3:08 · Featherweight
- WAleksandr ZaytsevWLF E.P.I.C. 1 · Jan 13, 2016Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- LGiovanni MoljoRoad To M-1 · Jul 25, 2015DQ · R2 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- LXian JiOne FC 24 - Dynasty of Champions · Dec 19, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WYafei ZhaoRUFF 13 · Jun 7, 2014MD · Bantamweight
- WBaasankhuu DamlanpurevRUFF 12 · Mar 29, 2014Submission · R1 · 3:01 · Bantamweight
- W
- WWulalibieke BaheibiekeRUFF 10 · Aug 24, 2013DEC · Bantamweight
- NCWuheng ZhaoRUFF 9 · May 18, 2013NC
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Merab DvalishviliSong Yadong
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Dec 6, 2025LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Mar 9, 2024
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Oct 4, 2025LTKO · ROUND 4 · 5:00Sat, Sep 17, 2022
- WSubmission · ROUND 3 · 4:42Sat, Jun 7, 2025LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jan 24, 2026
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jan 18, 2025WTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:48Sat, Aug 29, 2026
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 17, 2024WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
Have Merab Dvalishvili and Song Yadong ever fought?
No. Merab Dvalishvili and Song Yadong have never fought each other.
What are the records of Merab Dvalishvili and Song Yadong?
Merab Dvalishvili is 21-5-0 and Song Yadong is 24-9-1 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Merab Dvalishvili or Song Yadong?
Merab Dvalishvili has the longer reach: 68" · 173 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Song Yadong, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Merab Dvalishvili or Song Yadong?
Song Yadong is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Merab Dvalishvili stands 5'6" · 168 cm.
Who is older, Merab Dvalishvili or Song Yadong?
Merab Dvalishvili is 35 and Song Yadong is 28.
Who has more finishes, Merab Dvalishvili or Song Yadong?
Merab Dvalishvili has 5 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Song Yadong has 15 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).
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