Petr Yan defeats Merab Dvalishvili by Decision - Unanimous
Round 5 · 5:00
Dvalishvili vs Yan — Bantamweight Title · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2
At a glance
Analysts, AI and market side by side. Open a tab for the detail.
What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Yan made the rematch look different from the opening exchange, coming forward behind his jab and right hand instead of conceding the centre. Dvalishvili still found his familiar entries, but Yan's first defensive reactions made the champion work for every extended sequence.
As the fight reached the championship rounds, Yan's boxing and body attacks became the clearest damage in the contest. Dvalishvili kept pressing and stayed dangerous, yet Yan's timing repeatedly interrupted the takedowns and a late body kick visibly hurt the champion.
The judges — Mike Bell, Derek Cleary and Eric Colon — awarded Yan the unanimous decision on scores of 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47. The result returned Yan to the top of the division as a two-time bantamweight champion.
- Mike Bell49-46 Yan
- Derek Cleary48-47 Yan
- Eric Colon49-46 Yan
- Official UFC resultsUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 — Main Card Results
- Nevada Athletic Commission resultsNevada Athletic Commission — December 6, 2025 MMA Results
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Dvalishvili
Yan's case was cleaner boxing, better timing and a much sharper answer to the wrestling. He needed to stay first with the jab and right hand, punish the body and keep Dvalishvili from turning every exchange into a long fence sequence.
Case for Yan
Dvalishvili still had the champion's familiar route: pressure forward, change levels repeatedly and force Yan to defend for twenty-five minutes. The rematch question was whether that pace could overcome Yan's improved takedown defense and countering.
What We Were Watching For
- Yan's jab and right hand when Dvalishvili enters from range.
- Whether Dvalishvili can chain takedowns after Yan's first defensive reaction.
- The body work and championship-round adjustments that separate the rematch from their first fight.
Records & career stats
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- Nationality
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- Age
- 32
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- Height
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- Reach
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- Sig. strikes landed / minStr / minSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect the fighter data snapshot used for this page. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Who Called It?
How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.
- Winner Accuracy 66.7% 50 25
- Method AccuracyCalls the winner, not the method
- Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round
- Underdog Accuracy 50.0% 5 5
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
- Winner Accuracy 62.5% 40 24
- Method AccuracyCalls the winner, not the method
- Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round
- Underdog Accuracy 36.4% 4 7
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
- Winner Accuracy 60.5% 52 34
- Method AccuracyCalls the winner, not the method
- Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round
- Underdog Accuracy 31.3% 5 11
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
- Winner Accuracy 55.7% 49 39
- Method Accuracy 66.7% 2 1
- Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round
- Underdog Accuracy 21.4% 3 11
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
- Winner Accuracy 53.1% 34 30
- Method AccuracyCalls the winner, not the method
- Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round
- Underdog Accuracy 25.0% 4 12
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
- Winner Accuracy 46.9% 30 34
- Method AccuracyCalls the winner, not the method
- Round AccuracyCalls the winner, not the round
- Underdog Accuracy 31.6% 6 13
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
Analyst picks: Drake Burden Miss; Jake Letarski Miss; Jon Litterine Miss; Cole Shelton Miss; Joe SunTszu Miss; Chris Olson Miss.
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Drake Burden
Drake BurdenView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 77.5%. Dvalishvili · to win | Yan · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| RotoWire's UFC 323 expert-picks table lists Drake Burden on Merab Dvalishvili. Track record: winner called in 50 of 75 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
Jake Letarski
Jake LetarskiView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 77.5%. Dvalishvili · to win | Yan · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| RotoWire's UFC 323 expert-picks table lists Jake Letarski on Merab Dvalishvili. Track record: winner called in 40 of 64 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
Jon Litterine
Jon LitterineView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 77.5%. Dvalishvili · to win | Yan · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| RotoWire's UFC 323 expert-picks table lists Jon Litterine on Merab Dvalishvili. Track record: winner called in 52 of 86 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
Cole Shelton
Cole SheltonView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 77.5%. Dvalishvili · to win | Yan · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| RotoWire's UFC 323 expert-picks table lists Cole Shelton on Merab Dvalishvili. Track record: winner called in 49 of 88 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
Joe SunTszu
Joe SunTszuView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 77.5%. Dvalishvili · to win | Yan · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| RotoWire's UFC 323 expert-picks table lists Joe SunTszu on Merab Dvalishvili. Track record: winner called in 34 of 64 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
Chris Olson
Chris OlsonView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Historic market Favourite call, market price 77.5%. Dvalishvili · to win | Yan · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| RotoWire's UFC 323 expert-picks table lists Chris Olson on Merab Dvalishvili. Track record: winner called in 30 of 64 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
Only 0 of 6 called the upset.
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