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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · 21 Apr 2018, 01:00 · completed

Merab Dvalishvili vs Ricky Simon

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18 UFC bouts · last fought 24 Oct 2026

Merab Dvalishvili

“The Machine”
UFC rec14-4-0
Elo1830
Strike acc42%
Strike def54%
TD defence76%
KO · SUB1 · 1
Age27
Reach173 cm
Orthodox
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18 UFC bouts · last fought 26 Sept 2026

Ricky Simon

UFC rec10-7-1
Elo1602
Strike acc42%
Strike def60%
TD defence79%
KO · SUB2 · 3
Age25
Reach175 cm
Orthodox
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Head to head

14-4-0
UFC record (2013 on)
10-7-1
Unavailable
Pro record (ESPN)
Unavailable
1
Wins by KO/TKO
2
1
Wins by submission
3
1830
Elo rating
1602
42%
Striking accuracy
42%
54%
Striking defence
60%
4.42
Landed per min
2.97
2.80
Absorbed per min
4.01
76%
Takedown defence
79%
5.97
Takedowns per 15
3.83
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Country
Unavailable
27
Age
25
173 cm
Reach
175 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox

Same sources and limits as each card’s full stats: UFC fights since 2013, strike rates from the bouts that carry strike data. Bars show each fighter’s share of the pair’s combined value; a longer bar is not always better (absorbed strikes, for example).

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