UFC UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Final

Bantamweight · main event

Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili

Petr Yan
Russia

Petr Yan

“No Mercy”

20-5

VS
Merab Dvalishvili
Georgia

Merab Dvalishvili

“The Machine”

21-5

Winner

Winner

Merab Dvalishvili

Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 — 5:00

11 March 2023 · The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Merab Dvalishvili beat Petr Yan by unanimous decision after five rounds.
  • Merab Dvalishvili landed 202 of 401 total strikes and 11 of 49 takedowns, with 6:53 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 45-50, 45-50, 45-50.
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Tale of the tape

Petr YanMerab Dvalishvili
20-5Record21-5
30Age on fight night32
5′7″ (170 cm)Height5′6″ (168 cm)
67″ (170 cm)Reach68″ (173 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
Archangel Michael ClubTeamSerra-Longo Fight Team
Dudinka, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaFromTbilisi, Georgia

Fight statistics

87of 155 · 56%Total strikes landed202of 401 · 50%
44of 108Head strikes117of 294
18of 21Body strikes40of 57
25of 26Leg strikes45of 50
1of 5Takedowns11of 49
1:50Control time6:53

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Petr YanRoundMerab Dvalishvili
20/32strikes0/1TD0KD0:00controlR135/81strikes1/8TD0KD1:10control
21/38strikes1/1TD0KD0:32controlR241/86strikes3/7TD0KD0:59control
9/28strikes0/1TD0KD0:27controlR322/53strikes1/14TD0KD1:34control
21/31strikes0/1TD0KD0:47controlR451/88strikes1/8TD0KD1:01control
16/26strikes0/1TD0KD0:04controlR553/93strikes5/12TD0KD2:09control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

9R1109R2109R3109R4109R510

45total50

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2109R3109R4109R510

45total50

Junichiro Kamijo

9R1109R2109R3109R4109R510

45total50

Form going into the fight

Petr Yan

  1. LSean O'Malleysplit decision2022
  2. LAljamain Sterlingsplit decision2022
  3. WCory Sandhagenunanimous decision2021
  4. LAljamain SterlingDQ R4 4:292021
  5. WJose AldoKO/TKO R5 3:242020

Merab Dvalishvili

  1. WJose Aldounanimous decision2022
  2. WMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R2 4:252021
  3. WCody Stamannunanimous decision2021
  4. WJohn Dodsonunanimous decision2020
  5. WGustavo Lopezunanimous decision2020

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