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Merab Dvalishvili

Merab Dvalishvili#2 BW

DURABLEANTI-WRESTLER
established · 17 UFC fights
21-5
Record
3 KO · 2 SUB · 16 DEC
Wins by method
WinWinWinWinLoss
Recent form
35
Age
168 cm
Height
173 cm
Reach
Next fight
Bet
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev · 2026-10-24
51.1%
Model
39.1%
Market
+12.0
Edge (pp)
Bet
Full prediction →
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2025-12-06
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P88
Volume
P66
Striking Efficiency
P29
Range Sniper
P14
Kickboxing
P27
Clinch Striking
P69
Defensive Striking
P36
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P95
Pressure Wrestling
P99
Top Control
P95
Submission
P27
Anti-Wrestling
P86
Grappling Defense
P95
Scrambler
P63
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P13
Finisher
P2
Damage Resistance
P98
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P76
Pace
P100
Late Fighter
P32
GLOBAL
Versatility
P83
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. HIGH-PACE GRINDER2025-12-06 → CURRENT
  2. PRESSURE WRESTLER2024-02-17 → 2025-12-06 · 6 fights
  3. HIGH-PACE GRINDER2022-08-20 → 2023-03-11 · 2 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2025-12-06
Striking
4.42
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
2.80
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
42%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
54%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.05
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.05
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
5.97
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
16.95
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
35%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
76%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
5:23
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.35
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head67%
Body17%
Leg16%
Position
Distance64%
Clinch15%
Ground21%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2100R3102stable
TakedownsR1100R2103R3114increasing
ControlR1100R2140R3125increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
63%
Model correct (5/8)
5/6
Fighter wins when model favored
2/2
Fighter wins when model underdog
3/3
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-10-24
51.1%
Model
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2025-12-06
63.4%
Model · pick ✗
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2025-10-04
63.9%
Model · pick ✓
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2025-06-07
51.0%
Model · pick ✓
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2025-01-18
45.4%
Model · pick ✗
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2024-09-14
39.2%
Model · pick ✗
→
2024-02-17
74.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-03-11
62.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-08-20
61.5%
Model · pick ✓
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