Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
John Dodson
John Dodson
“The Magician”
22-12-0
RESULT

Merab Dvalishvili def. John Dodson (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili
“The Machine”
21-5-0
Saturday, August 15, 2020

Merab Dvalishvili defeated John Dodson by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3, held Saturday, August 15, 2020.

Fight stats

John Dodson
Merab Dvalishvili
0
Knockdowns
0
27 of 86
Significant strikes
50 of 133
31%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
31 of 90
Total strikes
88 of 171
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 20
—
Takedown accuracy
10%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:04
Control time
3:44
Significant strikes by target
11 of 63
Head
16 of 94
9 of 16
Body
4 of 9
7 of 7
Leg
30 of 30
26 of 83
Distance
25 of 108
1 of 3
Clinch
25 of 25
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 16
Sig. str.
26 of 38
5 of 16
Total str.
46 of 58
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 7
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:55
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 35
Sig. str.
9 of 37
14 of 37
Total str.
17 of 45
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 8
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
0:50
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
10 of 35
Sig. str.
15 of 58
12 of 37
Total str.
25 of 68
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:59
Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-12-0
Record
21-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
35
5'3"
Height
5'6"
66"
Reach
68"
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.20
SLpM
4.42
40%
Str. Acc.
41%
3.58
SApM
2.80
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
5.97
28%
TD Acc.
35%
82%
TD Def.
76%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

John Dodson · 2-3
  • L
    Merab Dvalishvili
    UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3Sat, Aug 15, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Nathaniel Wood
    UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. BlachowiczSat, Feb 15, 2020
    TKO · R3 · 0:16 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Petr Yan
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. SantosSat, Feb 23, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Jimmie Rivera
    UFC 228: Woodley vs. TillSat, Sep 8, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Pedro Munhoz
    UFC 222: Cyborg vs. KunitskayaSat, Mar 3, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Merab Dvalishvili · 4-1
  • L
    Petr Yan
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cory Sandhagen
    UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2Sat, Oct 4, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025
    Submission · R3 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Umar Nurmagomedov
    UFC 311: Makhachev vs MoicanoSat, Jan 18, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs DvalishviliSat, Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 17 fights
43.6
Avg sig. strikes
77.8
0.65
Avg takedowns
7.00
0:40
Avg control time
6:19
101
Career high strikes
147
2
Career high TDs
20

Strike Distribution

John Dodson
Strike target
Merab Dvalishvili
56%
Head
67%
30%
Body
17%
14%
Leg
16%
John Dodson
Strike position
Merab Dvalishvili
85%
Distance
64%
11%
Clinch
15%
4%
Ground
21%