FinishedPrelims · #3
UFC 278 · Sunday 21 August 2022
DECISION29–28, 30–27, 29–28
Round3
Time5:00
Fight time15:00
3 rounds
R1R2R3
Merab
José
Striking
147
STRIKES
67
57
Power strikes
38
0
Knockdowns
0
Target
102
HEAD
35
14
BODY
25
31
LEGS
7
Grappling
0/160%
TAKEDOWNS
0/0
0
Sub attempts
0
5:06
Control time
0:00
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share69%Share of strikes31%
60%Share of power strikes40%
34%Fight time in control
5:06 · 0:00 / 15:000%
5:06 · 0:00 / 15:000%
Strike map
Head · body · legsDvalishvili vs AldoStrikes by target
Tale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+DvalishviliAldo
11.50Strikes / min8.17
4.7Takedowns / 15 min0.3
27Control time %3
0.00Knockdowns / 15 min0.25
14Wins by finish %0
168Height / cm170
173Reach / cm178
Key numbers
Key numbers · Dvalishvili147
Dvalishvili: 147 strikes — average since 2022: 249 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights+80
Strike differential in this bout: 147–67.
Differential · this bout57
Power strikes — 39% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights5:06
Control time — 34% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5Merab Dvalishvili Bantamweight
UFC 2022+7–2
·Streak2L
- Lvs Petr YanDECISION48–47 ×3 · 24 Oct 2026
- Lvs Petr YanDECISION49–46, 49–46, 48–47 · 7 Dec 2025
- Wvs Cory SandhagenDECISION49–45, 49–45, 49–46 · 5 Oct 2025
- Wvs Sean O'MalleySUBMISSIONR3 · 4:42 · 8 Jun 2025
- Wvs Umar NurmagomedovDECISION48–47, 49–46, 48–47 · 19 Jan 2025
José Aldo Bantamweight
Record32–9–0
·Streak2L
- Lvs Aiemann ZahabiDECISION29–28 ×3 · 11 May 2025
- Lvs Mario BautistaDECISIONR3 · 5:00 · 5 Oct 2024
- Wvs Jonathan MartinezDECISION30–27 ×3 · 4 May 2024
- Lvs Merab DvalishviliDECISION29–28, 30–27, 29–28 · 21 Aug 2022
