Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan
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
Petr Yan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.41 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.8 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%)
Petr Yan
Distance 83.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 8.3% (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%)
Petr Yan
Head 80.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (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 | Yan L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 963 / 2813 | 34.2% | 39.2% | 1201 / 2400 | 50.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 206 / 300 | 68.7% | 69.0% | 187 / 241 | 77.6% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 284 / 431 | 65.9% | 70.2% | 196 / 239 | 82.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 980 / 2895 | 33.9% | 35.3% | 1103 / 2318 | 47.6% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 237 / 352 | 67.3% | 66.9% | 294 / 355 | 82.8% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 236 / 297 | 79.5% | 79.2% | 187 / 207 | 90.3% | 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 Yan L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 816 / 1837 | 44.4% | 39.4% | 1189 / 3123 | 38.1% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 125 / 185 | 67.6% | 70.6% | 108 / 161 | 67.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 72.1% | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 588 / 1565 | 37.6% | 34.9% | 864 / 2626 | 32.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 243 / 328 | 74.1% | 66.1% | 278 / 435 | 63.9% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 135 / 158 | 85.4% | 78.8% | 186 / 265 | 70.2% | 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.