UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
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Round 5 · 5:00
undefined vs undefined · UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
At a glance
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What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Dvalishvili set the terms immediately, forcing Yan to defend repeated entries and work back to the centre whenever the fight opened up. Yan's elbows and counterstrikes made the exchanges competitive, but the challenger kept returning to the legs and the fence.
The same pattern held through the championship rounds: Yan found clean moments when he created space, while Dvalishvili answered with another scramble, another clinch or another takedown attempt. The sustained activity left Yan needing a finish in the final round.
The judges — Mike Bell, Sal D'Amato and Junichiro Kamijo — each scored the fight 50-45 for Dvalishvili, who completed the five-round shutout by unanimous decision.
- Mike Bell50-45 Dvalishvili
- Sal D'Amato50-45 Dvalishvili
- Junichiro Kamijo50-45 Dvalishvili
- Official UFC resultsUFC Fight Night: Yan vs Dvalishvili — Results, Highlights & Winner Interviews
- Nevada Athletic Commission resultsNevada Athletic Commission — March 11, 2023 MMA Results
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for undefined
Dvalishvili's case was built on pressure, chain wrestling and an extraordinary willingness to keep asking the same question from every position. If he could keep Yan defending against the fence and make the fight a five-round pace test, his volume and persistence would decide the night.
Case for undefined
Yan's route was cleaner damage and disciplined counters. He needed to punish the entries with elbows, boxing and calf kicks, then make Dvalishvili pay every time the champion's pressure created a reset in open space.
What We Were Watching For
- Whether Dvalishvili could convert his early takedown pressure into sustained control.
- Yan's elbows and calf kicks whenever Dvalishvili separated from the fence.
- How the pace and repeated wrestling exchanges changed the fight in the championship rounds.
Records & career stats
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- Nationality
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- Age
- 30
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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 76.1% 67 21
- Method Accuracy 51.9% 14 13
- Round Accuracy 50.0% 2 2
- Underdog Accuracy 50.0% 4 4
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
- Winner Accuracy 70.6% 115 48
- Method Accuracy 61.8% 47 29
- Round Accuracy 36.5% 19 33
- Underdog Accuracy 52.9% 9 8
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
- Winner Accuracy 65.9% 195 101
- Method Accuracy 52.9% 55 49
- Round Accuracy 34.3% 12 23
- Underdog Accuracy 45.5% 15 18
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls
Analyst picks: MMA Lock of the Night Miss; TheWeasle Miss; The MMA Guru Miss.
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MMA Lock of the Night
MMA Lock of the NightView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Yan · to win | Dvalishvili · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| MMA Lock of the Night transcript pick: Petr Yan (winner only). Track record: winner called in 67 of 88 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
TheWeasle
TheWeasleView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Yan · to win | Dvalishvili · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| TheWeasle transcript pick: Petr Yan (winner only). Track record: winner called in 115 of 163 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
The MMA Guru
The MMA GuruView full track record
How each is counted: Winner called Method called Round called Correct underdog calls | Yan · to win | Dvalishvili · Decision - Unanimous R5 | Miss | Not applicable — the winner call missed | Not applicable — the winner call missed | |
| The MMA Guru transcript pick: Petr Yan (winner only). Track record: winner called in 195 of 296 resolved picks. How winner calls are counted | ||||||
Only 0 of 3 called the upset.
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