Moraes vs Dvalishvili

Who won Moraes vs Dvalishvili?

Merab Dvalishvili beat Marlon Moraes by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 266, on Saturday 25th September 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Moraes vs Dvalishvili stats

Marlon Moraes stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Merab Dvalishvili made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Merab Dvalishvili marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Marlon Moraes' UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Merab Dvalishvili's came in at 13-2-0.

The stats suggested Moraes had a large advantage in power over Dvalishvili, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Dvalishvili's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moraes had an advantage over Dvalishvili, with a 26% submission rate over Dvalishvili's 8%.

Marlon Moraes was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Dvalishvili had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Moraes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Dvalishvili, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 72 to Dvalishvili's 74.

Activity check

Dvalishvili's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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