Aldo vs Dvalishvili

Who won Aldo vs Dvalishvili?

Merab Dvalishvili beat Jose Aldo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 278, on Saturday 20th August 2022 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Merab Dvalishvili.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Aldo vs Dvalishvili stats

Jose Aldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Merab Dvalishvili made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jose Aldo's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Merab Dvalishvili marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Jose Aldo's UFC record stood at 14-9-0, while Merab Dvalishvili's came in at 12-2-0.

The stats suggested Aldo had a massive power advantage over Dvalishvili, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Dvalishvili's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dvalishvili had a slight advantage over Aldo, with a 7% submission rate over Aldo's 3%.

Jose Aldo was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Aldo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dvalishvili. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Aldo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 9 years and 5 months earlier than Dvalishvili, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, 114 to Dvalishvili's 71.

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Aldo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Dvalishvili's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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