Dvalishvili vs Dodson

Who won Dvalishvili vs Dodson?

Merab Dvalishvili beat John Dodson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 252, on Saturday 15th August 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced 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).

Dvalishvili vs Dodson stats

Merab Dvalishvili stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

John Dodson made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Merab Dvalishvili's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. John Dodson marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Merab Dvalishvili's UFC record stood at 12-2-0, while John Dodson's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Dodson had a massive power advantage over Dvalishvili, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Dvalishvili's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dodson had a slight advantage over Dvalishvili, with a 10% submission rate over Dvalishvili's 0%.

Merab Dvalishvili was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Dvalishvili had a height advantage of 3 inches over Dodson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Dvalishvili was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 4 months later than Dodson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 71 to Dodson's 98.

Dvalishvili vs Dodson form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won 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 beaten 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 defeated 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 was victorious against Marlon Moraes at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

Activity check

Dvalishvili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Dodson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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