Aldo vs Dvalishvili

Who won Aldo vs Dvalishvili?

Merab Dvalishvili beat Jose Aldo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 278, on Saturday 20th August 2022 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Merab Dvalishvili.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Aldo vs Dvalishvili stats

Jose Aldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 17 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 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jose Aldo's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Merab Dvalishvili marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Jose Aldo's UFC record stood at 14-9-0, while Merab Dvalishvili's came in at 12-2-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had a massive power advantage over Dvalishvili, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Dvalishvili's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dvalishvili had a slight advantage over Aldo, with a 7% submission rate over Aldo's 3%.

Jose Aldo was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Aldo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dvalishvili. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Aldo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 9 years and 5 months earlier than Dvalishvili, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, 114 to Dvalishvili's 71.

Aldo vs Dvalishvili form

Jose Aldo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marlon Vera at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Petr Yan at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been beaten by Marlon Moraes at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 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 was victorious against Henry Cejudo at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Petr Yan 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Aldo at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had defeated Marlon Moraes at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Cody Stamann at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jose Aldo had last fought 3 years, 5 months and 26 days ago, while Merab Dvalishvili's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 13 days ago.

Aldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Dvalishvili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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