Yan vs Dvalishvili

Who won Yan vs Dvalishvili?

Merab Dvalishvili beat Petr Yan by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Merab Dvalishvili.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Yan vs Dvalishvili stats

Petr Yan stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Merab Dvalishvili made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Petr Yan's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Merab Dvalishvili marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Petr Yan's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while Merab Dvalishvili's came in at 12-2-0.

The stats suggested Yan had a large advantage in power over Dvalishvili, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Dvalishvili's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dvalishvili had a slight advantage over Yan, with a 7% submission rate over Yan's 6%.

Petr Yan was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Yan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dvalishvili. Despite this, Dvalishvili had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Yan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 months earlier than Dvalishvili, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 77 to Dvalishvili's 71.

Yan vs Dvalishvili form

Petr Yan had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yadong Song at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sean O’Malley at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been defeated by Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Dvalishvili had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Marlon Moraes at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cody Stamann at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had beaten John Dodson at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Brad Katona at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Petr Yan had been fighting more than Merab Dvalishvili.

Going to this contest, Petr Yan had last fought 5 months and 14 days ago, while Merab Dvalishvili's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 17 days ago.

Yan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Dvalishvili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Yan vs Dvalishvili?

Petr Yan was a 19/50 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Merab Dvalishvili made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.