Merab Dvalishvili
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Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili is a Georgian and American professional mixed martial artist and sambo practitioner. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the former UFC Bantamweight Champion. Dvalishvili is considered one of the greatest Bantamweights of all time. He is also the first Georgian-born champion in UFC history. As of May 12, 2026, he is #1 in the Meta UFC bantamweight rankings, and as of September 22, 2026, he is #9 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. Dvalishvili's UFC career began with two losses against Frankie Saenz and Ricky Simón. After that, he had a 14-fight win streak—the fourth longest in UFC history—defeating former champions, including José Aldo, Petr Yan, Henry Cejudo and Sean O'Malley. His 119 successful takedowns are the most in UFC history; he is also third all-time in total strikes landed.
Data Source : Wikipedia
- Entity: Athlete
- Born: January 10, 1991, Vani, Georgian Ssr, Soviet Union
- Age: 35 Years
- Native name: მერაბ დვალიშვილი
- Other names: The Machine
- Weight: 135 Lb
- Division: Bantamweight (2014–Present), Featherweight (2016)
- Reach: 68 In (172.72 Cm)
- Style: "Text-Align:center, Vertical-Align:middle, "64 Kg
- Fighting out of: Long Island, New York, U.s.
- Team: Serra-Longo Fight Team (2013–Present)
- Trainer: Ray Longo And Matt Serra
- Rank: Black Belt In Judo, Purple Belt In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Under Matt Serra
- Years active: 2014–Present
- Website: Officialmerabdvalishvili.com
- Born: 10 January 1991
- Wikidata description: Georgian Mixed Martial Artist (Born 1991)
- Wikidata label: Merab Dvalishvili
- Wikidata aliases: Merab Dvalishvili
