Jose Aldo vs Merab Dvalishvili

Jose Aldo vs Merab Dvalishvili: Matchup Breakdown

Jose Aldo is 14-9 in the Featherweight division with a 60.9% win rate. Merab Dvalishvili is 14-3 at Bantamweight, winning 82.4% of the time. Jose Aldo is listed as retired. Merab Dvalishvili is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Merab Dvalishvili leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards on Aug 20, 2022, won by Merab Dvalishvili by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Merab Dvalishvili holds the higher ELO rating, 1,312 to 1,164. Career peaks are 1,369 for Jose Aldo and 1,347 for Merab Dvalishvili. Jose Aldo has 4 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 14 victories, a 28.6% finish rate. Merab Dvalishvili has 1 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 14.3% of the time.

Jose Aldo stands 5' 7" with a reach of 70" and fights orthodox. Merab Dvalishvili is 5' 6" with a reach of 68", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Jose Aldo. Jose Aldo is 39, Merab Dvalishvili is 35.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Jose Aldo has landed 1,354 significant strikes at 45.3% accuracy with 13 takedowns and 44:06 of control time. Merab Dvalishvili has landed 1,322 at 41.6% with 119 takedowns and 1h 47m of control.

Jose Aldo has 12 title fights (8 won) against 5 (4 won) for Merab Dvalishvili. They share 2 common opponents: Petr Yan, Marlon Moraes.