Merab Dvalishvili vs Jose Aldo — UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Merab Dvalishvili vs Jose Aldo

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Merab DvalishviliWinner

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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards

Saturday, August 20, 2022 · Salt Lake City · Utah

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Result

Merab Dvalishvili def. Jose Aldo

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Jason HerzogSal D'amato · 28-29Mike Bell · 27-30Chris Lee · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Merab DvalishviliRound 3Jose Aldo

30 / 69Sig. strikes12 / 20

43%Accuracy60%

52 / 92Total strikes13 / 22

0Knockdowns0

0 / 7Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

1:38Control0:00

6.0Pace / min2.4

100%Control share0%

Merab Dvalishvili

Targethead 43% · body 17% · leg 40%

Phasedistance 63% · clinch 37% · ground 0%

Jose Aldo

Targethead 42% · body 50% · leg 8%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeMerab Dvalishvili landed 30 significant strikes to 12.Control edgeMerab Dvalishvili held 98s of control to 0s.Striking edgeJose Aldo struck at 60% accuracy to 43%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upMerab Dvalishvili's significant-strike pace moved +173% from R2 to R3, 6.0 against 2.2 per minute.
Control swingMerab Dvalishvili's control time moved -76s, 98s against 174s.
Accuracy shiftJose Aldo's significant-strike accuracy moved +10 pts, 60% against 50%.
Defensive driftJose Aldo absorbed significant strikes +173% faster than in R2, 6.0 against 2.2 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Merab Dvalishvili

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Jose Aldo

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

57Merab Dvalishvili sig. strikes

38Jose Aldo sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+173%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Merab Dvalishvili)