UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 · Main card
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Merab Dvalishvili vs José Aldo
Merab Dvalishvili
“The Machine”
21-5-0 · Georgia
LWWWW
Result
Dvalishvili wins by Decision (R3 5:00)
José Aldo
“Junior”
32-10-0 · Brazil
LLW
Merab Dvalishvili: Margo Martin / Public domain
Fight stats
DvalishviliAldo
Knockdowns
0
0
Significant strikes
57/147
38/67
Total strikes
135/230
59/92
Takedowns
0/16
0/0
Submission attempts
0
0
Control time
5:06
0:00
Head
20
11
Body
10
21
Leg
27
6
Tale of the tape
| Dvalishvili | Aldo | |
|---|---|---|
| 21-5-0 | Record | 32-10-0 |
| 31 | Age | 35 |
| 5′6″ | Height | 5′7″ |
| 68″ | Reach | 70″ |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| 4.21 | Sig. strikes landed / min | – |
| 2.67 | Sig. strikes absorbed / min | – |
| 42% | Striking accuracy | – |
| 54% | Striking defence | – |
| 5.68 | Takedowns / 15 min | – |
| 35% | Takedown accuracy | – |
| 76% | Takedown defence | – |
| 0.33 | Submission attempts / 15 min | – |
| 4:50 | Control time / fight | – |
| 1 | Wins by KO/TKO | 0 |
| 1 | Wins by submission | 0 |
| 12 | Wins by decision | 0 |
| 14% | Finish rate | – |
Last fights
Merab Dvalishvili
LPetr YanDecision · R5 · Dec 2025
WCory SandhagenDecision · R5 · Oct 2025
WSean O'MalleySubmission · R3 · Jun 2025
WUmar NurmagomedovDecision · R5 · Jan 2025
WSean O'MalleyDecision · R5 · Sep 2024
José Aldo
LPetr YanKO/TKO · R5 · Jul 2020
LAlexander VolkanovskiDecision · R3 · May 2019
WRenato MoicanoKO/TKO · R2 · Feb 2019
Previous meetings
These fighters have not met before.
Common opponents
| LW | Petr Yan | L |
|---|