Dvalishvili vs Nurmagomedov

Who won Dvalishvili vs Nurmagomedov?

Merab Dvalishvili beat Umar Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 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).

This contest was for the UFC Bantamweight championship.

Dvalishvili vs Nurmagomedov stats

Merab Dvalishvili stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Umar Nurmagomedov made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 18 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Merab Dvalishvili's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Umar Nurmagomedov marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Merab Dvalishvili's UFC record stood at 12-2-0, while Umar Nurmagomedov's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Dvalishvili had a slight advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, with a 17% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive advantage over Dvalishvili, boasting a 39% submission rate over Dvalishvili's 6%.

Merab Dvalishvili was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

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

Dvalishvili was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Nurmagomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 71 to Nurmagomedov's 47.

Dvalishvili vs Nurmagomedov 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 Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Henry Cejudo at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against Jose Aldo at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had won against Marlon Moraes at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had defeated Bekzat Almakhan at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round.

Before that, he had won against Nate Maness at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Brian Kelleher at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Merab Dvalishvili had last fought 5 months and 26 days ago, while Umar Nurmagomedov's last outing had been 7 months and 9 days ago.

Dvalishvili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Dvalishvili vs Nurmagomedov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Dvalishvili vs Nurmagomedov?

Merab Dvalishvili was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Umar Nurmagomedov made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.