UFC Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is one of Georgia's greatest hunters ever in the UFC history.
“The Machine” has won 12 victories in the UFC to become the top name in the Bantamweight division.
With a recent title win and his first defending defense under his belt, Merab Dvalishvili will establish itself as one of the best champions in the UFC history.
Here is everything you need to know about Merab Dvalishvili.
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How old is Merab Dvalishvili?
Merab Dvalishvili was born on January 10, 1991, making him 34 years old (from May 2025).
Merab dvalishvili's length, weight and range
Dvalishvili is 5 -foot 6 inches, the equivalent of 167 cm. For his fight against Umar Nurmagomedov on UFC 311, Dvalishvili weighed at 134 pounds, slightly below 135 pound limit of the Bantam weight department.
Where does Merab Dvalishvili come from?
Dvalishvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in the village of Vani. He was born just a few months before the dissolution of the USSR, so Georgia was part of the Soviet Union while he was a baby.
He is the second Georgian who wins a world championship in the UFC, after the success of Ilia Topuria, who was born in Germany from Georgian refugees.
Who is Merab Dvalishvili's wife?
From May 2025, DvalishHvili is currently not married and is not publicly in a relationship because he focuses on defending the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
Merab Dvalishvili's ability
According to reports, DvalishVili's assets are around $ 2 million, although it is expected to rise if he can keep his impressive UFC -winning streak alive.
Instagram and X/Twitter account from Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili has reached 1.6 million followers on Instagram and mainly placed promotional messages and videos from him who trains for his upcoming fights. His handle is merab.dvalishvili.
In the meantime, he has 119,000 followers on X (formerly known as Twitter) on the Merabdvalishvil account.
Merab dvalishvili's hat
The hat that Dvalishvili wears the ring is called a “papakha”, a traditional woolen hat made of sheepskin. It is used to protect against the extreme cold in his home country Georgia.
It is the same kind of hat that Khabib Nurmagomedov carries up to the octhoek.
MMA record of Merab Dvalishvili
MMA statistics from Merab Dvalishvili
Significant strikes per minute landed. 4.36 Significant striking accuracy42%significant strikes that are absorbed per minute. 5.51 Significant strike defense (the%of the strikes of opponents that do not land) 57%average Takedowns landed per 15 minutes. Minutes 0.26
Merab dvalishvili's injury
Dvalishvili was almost forced to withdraw from the UFC 311 fight against Nurmagomedov. He had a Staph infection, so he left “half dead”, according to his coach, although he then won the fight and retained his title.
Merab Dvalishvili's next fight
The next fight by Dvalishvili will be on UFC 316, when he is opposite Sean O'Malley in a rematch of UFC 306.
The Georgian defeated O'Malley to win the UFC Bantamweight title at the event and succeeded it with an impressive victory over Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.
With one title defense under his belt, DvalishHvili will be confronted with a rematch opposite O'Malley that he is the favorite to win and would have to extend his reign as a champion in New Jersey.
Merab dvalishvili vs sean o'malley
The first fight between O'Malley and Dvalishvili took place at UFC 306, where the Irishman defended his UFC Bantamweight title.
The fight did not take long in the first instance, because the referee stopped the match in the first round due to “excessive coaching” of the O'Malley team.
While O'Malley believes that he really defeated DvalishHvili, the judges have given the Georgian the unanimous decision gain after 5 rounds and handed him the UFC Bantamweight title in the trial.