The Co-Main Event at UFC 333 will see Petr Yan take on Merab Dvalishvili. This will be a fight in the UFC Bantamweight Division and will be for the UFC Bantamweight title. Dvalishvili enters this fight with an MMA record of 21-5 and 14-3 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.42 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 41%. Dvalishvili is absorbing 2.80 strikes and has a striking defense of 54%. His grappling is elite; however, averaging 5.97 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 35% and a takedown defense of 76%.
Yan enters this fight with an MMA record of 20-5 and 12-4 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.16 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 54%. Yan absorbs 4.24 strikes and has a striking defense of 59%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 1.70 takedowns every 15 minutes. His takedown accuracy is 49%, and his takedown defense is 86%.
Yan is the favorite in this fight; however, Dvalishvili looks to be the best betting option. Note that these fighters have faced each two times previously with both Yan and Dvalishvili winning once. The most recent of the two fights was at UFC 323 in December 2025, where Yan won by unanimous decision.
Despite this win for Yan, Dvalishvili still has the significant advantage in grappling. He will likely need to focus on being more efficient with his takedowns this time around; however, because of his grappling advantage, backing Dvalishvili to win will be our best bet.
