Merab Dvalishvili vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
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: 12-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500
Umar Nurmagomedov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.75 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Merab Dvalishvili
Distance 77.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 13.5% (norm 6.5%)
Umar Nurmagomedov
Distance 75.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Merab Dvalishvili
Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.4%)
Umar Nurmagomedov
Head 76.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.4% (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 | Nurmagomedov L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 841 / 2463 | 34.1% | 39.0% | 329 / 654 | 50.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 197 / 287 | 68.6% | 68.7% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 284 / 431 | 65.9% | 70.2% | 131 / 173 | 75.7% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 880 / 2597 | 33.9% | 34.9% | 334 / 662 | 50.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 229 / 334 | 68.6% | 66.8% | 99 / 140 | 70.7% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 213 / 250 | 85.2% | 79.4% | 56 / 64 | 87.5% | 79.4% |
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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Nurmagomedov L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 701 / 1627 | 43.1% | 39.3% | 206 / 557 | 37.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 114 / 169 | 67.5% | 70.4% | 28 / 47 | 59.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 23 / 27 | 85.2% | 72.4% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 493 / 1371 | 36.0% | 34.9% | 117 / 438 | 26.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 225 / 309 | 72.8% | 66.0% | 74 / 111 | 66.7% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 120 / 143 | 83.9% | 79.1% | 45 / 59 | 76.3% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dvalishvili has more cage time on record.