Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley

Jun 7, 2025 · PPV

DateJun 7, 2025

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenuePrudential Center

BroadcastPPV

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, June 7, 2025 — watch on PPV.

US East (ET): Sat 10:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 7:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 3:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 4:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 12:00 PM
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Merab DvalishviliThe Machine |21-5-0Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'MalleySean O'MalleySuga |20-3-0

Merab DvalishviliThe Machine21-5-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

21-5-0Record20-3-0

35Age31

5'6"Height5'11"

68"Reach72″

135 lbsWeight135 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Sean O'MalleySuga20-3-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Merab Dvalishvili owns a 29-point Elo edge (great). Sean O'Malley shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 2 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Merab DvalishviliSean O'Malley

Recent form

Merab DvalishviliL W W W W · +47 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Sean O'MalleyW W L L W · +8 Elo last 5

WWLLW

Elo edge

Merab Dvalishvili1844-14 last move

Sean O'Malley1815+16 last move

Why they are ranked here

Merab Dvalishvili#1 of 319 active Bantamweight fighters · 1844 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Marlon Moraes (rated 1745 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Petr Yan (rated 1802 at the time): -14.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +47 Elo in total.
Next places: 24 ahead of #2 Petr Yan.

Sean O'Malley#3 of 319 active Bantamweight fighters · 1815 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Aljamain Sterling (rated 1861 at the time): +23.
Costliest loss: Lost to Merab Dvalishvili (rated 1830 at the time): -18.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +8 Elo in total.
Next places: 5 points behind #2 Petr Yan, 13 ahead of #4 Umar Nurmagomedov.

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What's at stake

Merab DvalishviliNow 1844 · #1 Bantamweight

Wins by decision+11→ 1855

Loses by decision-13→ 1831

Sean O'MalleyNow 1815 · #3 Bantamweight

Wins by decision+17→ 1832

Loses by decision-15→ 1800

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Stat advantages

Merab DvalishvilivsSean O'Malley

Takedown average

5.97vs0.24

Takedown accuracy

5%vs43%

Sig. strike accuracy

42%vs61%

Sig. strikes landed per min

4.42vs6.05

Finishing profile

Merab Dvalishvilidecision leads 76% of wins

Sean O'MalleyKO/TKO leads 65% of wins

Common opponents

Petr Yan Merab Dvalishvili: upcoming · Oct 24, 2026 Sean O'Malley: win · Decision (Split) · Oct 22, 2022

Terrion Ware Merab Dvalishvili: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Sep 15, 2018 Sean O'Malley: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Dec 1, 2017

Tale of the tape

Merab DvalishviliSean O'Malley

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

4.42Sig. strikes landed per min6.05

UFC bantamweight average : 3.71

42Sig. strike accuracy61

UFC bantamweight average : 45%

2.80Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.40

UFC bantamweight average : 3.75

54Sig. strike defense60

UFC bantamweight average : 54%

5.97Takedown average0.24

UFC bantamweight average : 1.51

5Takedown accuracy43

UFC bantamweight average : 26%

76Takedown defense61

UFC bantamweight average : 61%

0.35Submission average0.24

UFC bantamweight average : 0.52

3Wins by knockout13

2Wins by submission1

16Wins by decision6

0Losses by knockout1

1Losses by submission1

4Losses by decision1

Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC 316 : DVALISHVILI VS O'MALLEY 2. Merab Dvalishvili enters with a 21-5-0 record and Sean O'Malley enters with a 20-3-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.