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 15th 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 13-2-0, 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 27 more professional rounds, 74 to Nurmagomedov's 47.

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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.