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Fighter comparison

Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan

Records, Elo, stats and the Combat Edge model read, side by side.

Petr Yan
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Petr Yan

“No Mercy”

21-5-0BantamweightUFC

1834Great

Combat Edge model read

Petr Yan57%
Merab Dvalishvili 43%Elo baseline: 50%

The Combat Edge model makes Petr Yan a 57% favorite over Merab Dvalishvili in a hypothetical meeting — in line with the Elo baseline (50%).

Their Combat Edge Elo ratings are nearly level (1831 vs 1834), separated by just 3 points.

Merab Dvalishvili enters on a 2-fight loss streak.

Petr Yan enters on a 5-fight win streak.

Merab Dvalishvili finishes 24% of wins inside the distance, Petr Yan 38%.

Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan share 2 common opponents: Cory Sandhagen and Sean O'Malley.

Model estimate for a hypothetical bout, generated from Combat Edge Elo, form, and career stats. Not a betting recommendation.

Tale of the tape

21-6-0Record21-5-0
BantamweightDivisionBantamweight
5'6"Height5'7"
68"Reach67"
135 lbsWeight135 lbs
Serra-Longo Fight Team· 1768 avg Elo · 4 ratedTeamArchangel Michael Club· 1777 avg Elo · 3 rated

What's at stake

The ratings are close, so the Elo swings are near-symmetric — the winner and loser trade a similar number of points either way.

Merab DvalishviliNow 1831
If they win+12→ 1843
If they lose-12→ 1819
Petr YanNow 1834
If they win+12→ 1846
If they lose-12→ 1822

Projected for a decision result at current ratings. A finish (KO/TKO or submission) scales the swing up by roughly 20–25%.

Opponent quality

Average pre-fight Elo of each fighter's latest 10 counted pro MMA opponents. Higher means the recent schedule was stronger; later opponent results do not rewrite the score.

1797 · 10 fightsPre-fight Elo1782 · 10 fights

Tracked stat edges

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.48
Sig. strikes / min
5.16
41%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.98
Strikes absorbed / minLower is better
4.24
53%
Strike defense
60%
5.74
Takedown avg.
1.70
4%
Takedown accuracy
0%
76%
Takedown defense
86%
0.32
Submission avg.
0.11

Trajectory

Merab DvalishviliPetr Yan
1800185020252026

Win method breakdown

3 (14%)
KO/TKO
7 (33%)
2 (10%)
Submission
1 (5%)
16 (76%)
Decision
13 (62%)

Common opponents (2)

WinSubmission · 2025
WinDecision (unanimous) · 2024
Sean O'Malley
LossDecision (split) · 2022
WinDecision (unanimous) · 2025
Cory Sandhagen
WinDecision (unanimous) · 2021