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.

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Dodson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dvalishvili vs Dodson?

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