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UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
VS
Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen
18-5 · USA
October 4, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 5 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
134.5lb
Merab Dvalishvili def. Cory Sandhagen by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dvalishvili11/461/400:52
Sandhagen27/530/000:00
R2
Dvalishvili33/498/1303:43
Sandhagen2/90/000:00
R3
Dvalishvili15/483/801:57
Sandhagen14/350/000:00
R4
Dvalishvili21/562/401:26
Sandhagen19/430/000:00
R5
Dvalishvili34/666/802:04
Sandhagen18/440/000:00
Total
Dvalishvili114/26520/37010:02
Sandhagen80/1840/000:00

Scorecards

Dvalishvili vs Sandhagen

RdBen CartlidgeEric ColónMichael BellCommunity
R19-109-1010-99.1-9.9
R210-810-910-810-8.2
R310-910-910-910-9
R410-910-99-109.5-9.5
R510-910-910-99.9-9
Total49-4549-4649-4548.5-45.6

Media (20 cards) · avg 48.645.6 · 20 Dvalishvili · 0 Sandhagen

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dvalishvili-Sandhagen.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
DvalishviliWin probabilitySandhagen
74.6%25.4%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
47%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 16.3 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Dvalishvili, blue toward Sandhagen. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dvalishvili75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%15%
Submission35%47%
Decision29%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2170)act 114
Takedowns2.5 (0.06.1)act 20
Sandhagen25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%33%
Submission12%48%
Decision5%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2373)act 80
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~105 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R213%
R319%
R411%
R58%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Dvalishvili
47.6%+108
Sandhagen
-10851.5%
Most takedownstie 15.1%
Dvalishvili
80.2%-1691
Sandhagen
+16914.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dvalishvili
Expected: 51.3
51.5
Over 51.5
39.6%
+152
Under 51.5
60.4%
-152
065129
Sandhagen
Expected: 54.1
54
Over 54
39.4%
+151
Exactly 54
0.9%
push
Under 54
59.7%
-151
068136
Takedowns — over/under
Dvalishvili
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
47.3%
+111
Under 2.5
52.7%
-111
048
Sandhagen
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.4%
Exactly 0
84.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 16.3 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Dvalishvili74.6%77.6%−3.0-420
Sandhagen25.4%22.4%+3.0+330

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
70.5Striking71.1
Sandhagen +0.7
68.0Grappling43.3
Dvalishvili +24.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DvalishviliSandhagen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1695
Pound-for-pound
1646
1676
Divisional
1612
1499
Striking offense
1542
1531
Striking defense
1528
1562
Grappling offense
1500
1508
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
34 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'11"
68"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.31
Strikes landed / min
5.06
42%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.48
Strikes absorbed / min
3.34
56%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.28
36%
Takedown accuracy
35%
83%
Takedown defense
63%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
87%
UFC win rate
73%
+13
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
15%
Finish rate
64%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Merab Dvalishvili
  • WSean O'MalleySUB R3
    Close -2504mo before
  • WUmar NurmagomedovU-DEC R5
    Close +2209mo before
  • WSean O'MalleyU-DEC R5
    Close -1201y 1mo before
  • WHenry CejudoU-DEC R3
    Close -2971y 8mo before
  • WPetr YanU-DEC R5
    Close +2102y 7mo before
Cory Sandhagen
  • WDeiveson FigueiredoKO/TKO R2
    Close -5005mo before
  • LUmar NurmagomedovU-DEC R5
    Close +2791y 2mo before
  • WRob FontU-DEC R5
    Close -3802y 2mo before
  • WMarlon VeraS-DEC R5
    Close -1512y 6mo before
  • WSong YadongKO/TKO R4
    Close -2003y 1mo before
Dvalishvili — win / loss by method
Record: 20-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
15 wins, 3 losses
W
75% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(50%) 1
11 (85%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 2
Sandhagen — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
39% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dvalishvili
Sandhagen
15
UFC fights
15
249.1 min · 16.6 avg
Octagon time
210.4 min · 14.0 avg
12y 6m
Career length
11y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Dvalishvili
Sandhagen
251W–58L · 81.2%
Overall
312W–72L · 81.3%
229W–52L · 81.5%
Wins
246W–63L · 79.6%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Losses
66W–9L · 88.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dvalishvili
Sandhagen
36W–11L · 76.6%
Overall
49W–20L · 71.0%
31W–10L · 75.6%
Wins
39W–17L · 69.6%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
10W–3L · 76.9%
Distance striking
Dvalishvili
Sandhagen
5.01
Landed / min
6.53
34.2%
Accuracy
42.6%
59.5%
Defense
58.1%
0.06
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.29
51.7%
Time at distance
63.2%
Grappling & control
Dvalishvili
Sandhagen
5.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.28
35.7%
Takedown accuracy
34.6%
82.9%
Takedown defense
63.2%
0.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.29
87.8%
Control share
65.3%
Strike target map
Dvalishvili
  • Head64%(689)div 62%
  • Body18%(194)div 21%
  • Legs18%(191)div 17%
Sandhagen
  • Head65%(696)div 62%
  • Body15%(160)div 21%
  • Legs20%(208)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Merab Dvalishvili
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Cory Sandhagen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.