Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cody Stamann
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Cody Stamann
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Merab Dvalishvili
Distance 79.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 12.2% (norm 6.4%)
Cody Stamann
Distance 85.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Merab Dvalishvili
Head 81.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 8.4%)
Cody Stamann
Head 77.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dvalishvili L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Stamann L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 963 / 2813 | 34.2% | 39.2% | 599 / 1415 | 42.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 206 / 300 | 68.7% | 69.0% | 101 / 147 | 68.7% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 284 / 431 | 65.9% | 70.2% | 76 / 94 | 80.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 980 / 2895 | 33.9% | 35.3% | 493 / 1275 | 38.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 237 / 352 | 67.3% | 66.9% | 202 / 279 | 72.4% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 236 / 297 | 79.5% | 79.2% | 81 / 102 | 79.4% | 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 Dvalishvili L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Stamann L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 816 / 1837 | 44.4% | 39.4% | 609 / 1635 | 37.2% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 125 / 185 | 67.6% | 70.6% | 58 / 101 | 57.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 72.1% | 36 / 43 | 83.7% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 588 / 1565 | 37.6% | 34.9% | 393 / 1334 | 29.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 243 / 328 | 74.1% | 66.1% | 180 / 277 | 65.0% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 135 / 158 | 85.4% | 78.8% | 130 / 168 | 77.4% | 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.