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UFC Bantamweight Title fight

Merab Dvalishvili VS Cory Sandhagen

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, United States

Tale of the Tape

Merab Dvalishvili VS Cory Sandhagen
20-4-0 Record going in 18-5-0
34 Age 33
168 cm Height 180 cm
173 cm Reach 178 cm
orthodox Stance switch
24% Finish rate 61%
14% KO rate 44%
10% Sub rate 17%
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Fight stats

Merab Dvalishvili Cory Sandhagen
114 of 265 Significant strikes 80 of 184
43% Accuracy 43%
243 Total strikes 149
10:02 Control 0:00
9 · 0 · 2 Head · body · leg 14 · 4 · 9
By round · Significant strikes
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
Merab Dvalishvili 1133152134
Cory Sandhagen 272141918

Fought both

L Decision (unanimous) 2026L Decision (unanimous) 2025W Decision (unanimous) 2023 Petr Yan L Decision (unanimous) 2021
W Decision (unanimous) 2025 Umar Nurmagomedov L Decision (unanimous) 2024
W TKO (punches) 2021 Marlon Moraes W TKO (spinning wheel kick and punches) 2020

Result Summary

Merab Dvalishvili def. Cory Sandhagen Decision (unanimous) · Round 5 5:00

Last 5 fights

Merab Dvalishvili

  1. W Sean O'Malley Submission · Round 3 4:42 · 7 JUN 2025
  2. W Umar Nurmagomedov Decision · Round 5 5:00 · 18 JAN 2025
  3. W Sean O'Malley Decision · Round 5 5:00 · 14 SEPT 2024
  4. W Henry Cejudo Decision · Round 3 5:00 · 17 FEB 2024
  5. W Petr Yan Decision · Round 5 5:00 · 11 MAR 2023

Cory Sandhagen

  1. W Deiveson Figueiredo TKO · Round 2 4:08 · 3 MAY 2025
  2. L Umar Nurmagomedov Decision · Round 5 5:00 · 3 AUG 2024
  3. W Rob Font Decision · Round 5 5:00 · 5 AUG 2023
  4. W Marlon Vera Decision · Round 5 5:00 · 25 MAR 2023
  5. W Song Yadong TKO · Round 4 5:00 · 17 SEPT 2022

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