Merab Dvalishvili
Sign in to saveMerab Dvalishvili is a Georgian and American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Bantamweight Champion. Dvalishvili is considered as one of the greatest Bantamweights of all time. He is also the first Georgian-born champion in UFC history. As of December 9, 2025, he is #1 in the UFC bantamweight rankings, and as of March 10, 2026, he is #8 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Person
- Born
- 1991-01-10
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- Born
- 10 January 1991
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Georgia (country)
- Place of birth
- Vani
- Occupation
- judoka
- Sport
- sambo
- Country for sport
- Georgia (country)
- Official website
- www.officialmerabdvalishvili.com
- Image
- Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 316 (cropped).jpg
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1991 birthsBantamweight mixed martial artistsBrazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners from Georgia (country)Emigrants from Georgia (country) to the United StatesLiving peopleMale judoka from Georgia (country)Male mixed martial artists from Georgia (country)Martial artists from TbilisiMixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsuMixed martial artists utilizing judoMixed martial artists utilizing sambo