UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka- Merab Dvalishvili vs Cody Stamann: Prediction and Analysis

Merab Dvalishvili faces Cody Stamann in an intriguing bantamweight clash at UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Reyes. Dvalishvili is currently on a 5-fight winning streak, as he has earned 5 straight decisions since his submission loss to Ricky Simon in 2018.

Stamann, on the other hand, lost via decision to Jimmie Rivera in his last outing to the Octagon. The 31-year-old’s last win was a decision against Brian Kelleher at UFC 250. He has won only one other fight out of his last 5. ‘The Spartan’ earned a decision against Alejandro Perez at UFC 235. A majority draw against Yadong Song and a submission loss to Aljamain Sterling are his other two outings inside the Octagon.

‘The Machine’ has defeated Terrion Ware, Brad Katona, Casey Kenney, Gustavo Lopez, and John Dodson in his last 5 fights. His win against Dodson was a showcase of Dvalishvili’s superior grappling prowess, which might come in handy against Stamann.

Merab Dvalishvili and Cody Stamann: stats and analysis

Both fighters are elites in terms of skills. However, they are not necessarily finishers. The duo has combined 11 finishes between them out of 31 wins. Dvalishvili has 2 T/KO and 1 submission win on his resume, while Stamann has 6 T/KO and 2 submission victories under his belt.

‘The Machine’ has a professional record of 12-4. Stamann is currently on a 19-3 record. Dvalishvili is a UFC fighter since 2017 and has fought 7 times, winning 5 of them. Stamann first competed in the promotion at UFC 213. He has won 5 out of his 8 fights in the organization since.

Dvalishvili showed in his fight against Dodson that he has the ability to grapple with best and take them to deep waters. Stamann, despite his good skills, might just be overwhelmed with Dvalishvili. Both fighters have been finished once each in their career. Both of their losses have come by submission. But this fight is not expected to see such a fate. Dvalishvili should overwork Stamann to earn a decision.

Final Prediction: Merab ‘The Machine’ Dvalishvili by unanimous decision

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