UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Main card
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Merab Dvalishvili vs John Dodson
Merab Dvalishvili
“The Machine”
21-5-0 · Georgia
LWWWW
Result
Dvalishvili wins by Decision (R3 5:00)
John Dodson
“The Magician”
25-14-0 · USA
L
Merab Dvalishvili: Margo Martin / Public domain
Fight stats
DvalishviliDodson
Knockdowns
0
0
Significant strikes
50/133
27/86
Total strikes
88/171
31/90
Takedowns
2/20
0/0
Submission attempts
0
0
Control time
3:44
0:04
Head
16
11
Body
4
9
Leg
30
7
Tale of the tape
| Dvalishvili | Dodson | |
|---|---|---|
| 21-5-0 | Record | 25-14-0 |
| 29 | Age | 35 |
| 5′6″ | Height | 5′3″ |
| 68″ | Reach | 66″ |
| 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
John Dodson
LPetr YanDecision · R3 · Feb 2019
Previous meetings
These fighters have not met before.
Common opponents
| LW | Petr Yan | L |
|---|