Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee
Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili
“The Machine”
21-5-0
RESULT

Ricky Simon def. Merab Dvalishvili (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon
22-7-1
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States

Ricky Simon defeated Merab Dvalishvili by Submission in round 3 (5:00) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee, held Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Fight stats

Merab Dvalishvili
Ricky Simon
1
Knockdowns
0
61 of 210
Significant strikes
34 of 103
29%
Sig. strike accuracy
33%
82 of 233
Total strikes
38 of 108
6 of 22
Takedowns
2 of 7
27%
Takedown accuracy
29%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
1
2:43
Control time
2:45
Significant strikes by target
42 of 185
Head
25 of 91
8 of 12
Body
6 of 9
11 of 13
Leg
3 of 3
56 of 194
Distance
28 of 95
5 of 15
Clinch
5 of 7
0 of 1
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
25 of 79
Sig. str.
9 of 34
34 of 89
Total str.
9 of 34
5 of 12
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
1:27
Ctrl
0:06
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
21 of 73
Sig. str.
20 of 44
25 of 77
Total str.
22 of 46
0 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:46
Ctrl
0:33
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
15 of 58
Sig. str.
5 of 25
23 of 67
Total str.
7 of 28
1 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
0:30
Ctrl
2:06
Referee
Liam Kerrigan
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-5-0
Record
22-7-1
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
33
5'6"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
69"
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Stance
—
Bantamweight
Weight Class
Bantamweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

4.42
SLpM
3.03
41%
Str. Acc.
42%
2.80
SApM
3.90
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

5.97
TD Avg.
4.49
35%
TD Acc.
41%
76%
TD Def.
76%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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
Ricky Simon · 2-2-1
  • D
    Adrian Yanez
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Raoni Barcelos
    UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs BrownSat, Nov 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cameron Smotherman
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Javid Basharat
    UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs SongSat, Feb 22, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:58 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Vinicius Oliveira
    UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2Sat, Jun 29, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 17 fights
77.8
Avg sig. strikes
38.3
7.00
Avg takedowns
3.24
6:19
Avg control time
3:41
147
Career high strikes
67
20
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Merab Dvalishvili
Strike target
Ricky Simon
67%
Head
70%
17%
Body
16%
16%
Leg
14%
Merab Dvalishvili
Strike position
Ricky Simon
64%
Distance
80%
15%
Clinch
8%
21%
Ground
11%