Marlon Moraes vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marlon Moraes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.4 wins over .500
Merab Dvalishvili
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marlon Moraes
Distance 95.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 0.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.4%)
Merab Dvalishvili
Distance 79.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 12.2% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marlon Moraes
Head 79.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 8.4%)
Merab Dvalishvili
Head 81.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Moraes L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Dvalishvili L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 267 / 684 | 39.0% | 39.2% | 963 / 2813 | 34.2% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 206 / 300 | 68.7% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 284 / 431 | 65.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 189 / 566 | 33.4% | 35.3% | 980 / 2895 | 33.9% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 46 / 70 | 65.7% | 66.9% | 237 / 352 | 67.3% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 55 / 78 | 70.5% | 79.2% | 236 / 297 | 79.5% | 79.2% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Moraes L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Dvalishvili L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 264 / 692 | 38.2% | 39.4% | 816 / 1837 | 44.4% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 30 | 80.0% | 70.6% | 125 / 185 | 67.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 102 / 129 | 79.1% | 72.1% | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 275 / 684 | 40.2% | 34.9% | 588 / 1565 | 37.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 70 / 107 | 65.4% | 66.1% | 243 / 328 | 74.1% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 45 / 60 | 75.0% | 78.8% | 135 / 158 | 85.4% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dvalishvili has more cage time on record.