Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov

Any two UFC fighters, as our model sees them today. It works from fight stats only and never sees the odds.

Red corner · Underdog
21-5 · Bantamweight · 35 years old
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28%72%

The model picks Umar Nurmagomedov, 72% (about −260 with no bookmaker margin).

Scored as a Bantamweight fight over 3 rounds (worked out from their recent fights; you can change it below).

Blue corner · Model pick
20-1 · Bantamweight · 30 years old
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How it would end

If they fought today, how the model thinks the fight would finish, whoever wins it.

Knockout
15%
Submission
14%
Decision
71%

How long it goes

As a three-round fight. "2.5 rounds" is halfway through round 3, 7 minutes 30 seconds of fight time; a fight that goes to the judges counts as over.

Over 2.5 rounds 78% −361 fair
Under 2.5 rounds 22% +361 fair
Over 1.5 rounds 86% −593 fair
Under 1.5 rounds 14% +593 fair
Ends before 1.5 rounds · 14% Between 1.5 and 2.5 · 7% Past 2.5, or the judges · 78%

"Fair" is the American price with no bookmaker margin. The model is trained on when three-round UFC fights actually ended; it has no number for five-round fights.

The model's read over the last year

Merab Dvalishvili's chance if the fight had happened on each date, using only what was known about both fighters by then. It moves as fights, layoffs and birthdays happen.

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Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
44% on Oct 6, 2025 → 28% today.

Tale of the tape

Merab DvalishviliUmar Nurmagomedov
Record21-520-1
UFC record14-38-1
Age3530
Height5'6"5'8"
Reach68"69"
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
DivisionBantamweightBantamweight
Significant strikes landed a minute4.423.86
Significant strikes absorbed a minute2.801.86
Striking accuracy42%56%
Striking defence54%61%
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes5.974.03
Takedown accuracy35%47%
Takedown defence76%79%
Share of fight time in control36%39%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.350.24

Career numbers are per UFC fight time. Records and ages are as of today.

They've met before

Jan 18, 2025 · Merab Dvalishvili won by decision, 5 rounds

The model doesn't know about injuries, camp news, weight cuts or the betting line. For a fight that's actually booked, the fight page puts its number next to the odds from every book.

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