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Cory Sandhagen vs Merab Dvalishvili

Result, odds and stats · Bantamweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Oct 4, 2025Odds at the close
Merab Dvalishvili def. Cory Sandhagen · decision, 5 rounds
Underdog
Cory
Sandhagen
Bantamweight
Record
18-5
UFC
11-4
Age
33
Height
5'11"
Reach
70"
Stance
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Record and age going into this fight.
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SandhagenDvalishvili
Closing line
23%77%
Opened +285 / −385, closed +320 / −417. The line had barely moved from the open.
Favourite
Merab
Dvalishvili
Bantamweight
Record
20-4
UFC
13-2
Age
34
Height
5'6"
Reach
68"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Cory SandhagenMerab Dvalishvili
Significant strikes80 of 184114 of 265
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 020 of 37
Control time0:0010:02
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

28
21
Round 1
23
20
Round 2
24
18
Round 3
■ Cory Sandhagen ■ Merab Dvalishvili Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Umar Nurmagomedov
Cory Sandhagen
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Aug 2024 · Nurmagomedov landed 1.1 more a minute
Merab Dvalishvili
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Jan 2025 · landed 0.3 more significant strikes a minute
Petr Yan
Cory Sandhagen
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Oct 2021 · landed 0.8 more significant strikes a minute
Merab Dvalishvili
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Mar 2023 · landed 2.9 more significant strikes a minute
Marlon Moraes
Cory Sandhagen
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Oct 2020 · landed 4.0 more significant strikes a minute
Merab Dvalishvili
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Sep 2021 · landed 4.2 more significant strikes a minute

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