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Frankie Saenz
Winner

Frankie Saenz

Merab Dvalishvili

Merab Dvalishvili

“The Machine”

Fight result

Frankie Saenz vs. Merab Dvalishvili Result

Frankie Saenz def. Merab Dvalishvili

Split decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. OrtegaDecember 9, 2017Fresno, California, USA

Frankie Saenz defeated Merab Dvalishvili by split decision at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega on December 9, 2017 in Fresno, California, USA. The referee was Frank Trigg. Judges' scores: 28-29, 29-28, 29-28.

Frankie Saenz vs. Merab Dvalishvili — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega (Dec 9, 2017)

Result
Frankie Saenz won
Method
DECSplit decision
Round & time
R3 · 5:00
Referee
Frank Trigg
Division
Bantamweight
Format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Location
Fresno, California, USA

Judges' scorecards

  • Derek Cleary

    28–29

    Dissenting card

  • Ron McCarthy

    29–28

    For Frankie Saenz

  • Marcos Rosales

    29–28

    For Frankie Saenz

Fight stats

Frankie SaenzMerab Dvalishvili
  • 0Knockdowns0
  • 5858/106 · 55%Significant strikes47/118 · 40%47
  • 6666/115 · 57%Total strikes104/180 · 58%104
  • 00/3 · 0%Takedowns11/23 · 48%11
  • 0Submission attempts0
  • 0Reversals0
  • 0:19Control time7:46

Significant strikes by target

Frankie SaenzHead 22 · Body 31 · Legs 5

Merab DvalishviliHead 34 · Body 10 · Legs 3

Significant strikes by position

Frankie SaenzDistance 22 · Clinch 34 · Ground 2

Merab DvalishviliDistance 24 · Clinch 21 · Ground 2

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table
RoundFighterKnockdownsSignificant strikesTotal strikesTakedownsSubmission attemptsControl time
1Frankie Saenz024/2825/290/100:00
Merab Dvalishvili07/3439/672/903:10
2Frankie Saenz017/3817/380/200:05
Merab Dvalishvili029/5839/694/502:23
3Frankie Saenz017/4024/480/000:14
Merab Dvalishvili011/2626/445/902:13

Where it sat in their careers

Frankie Saenz
Frankie Saenz
UFC record before
3-3
UFC record after
4-3
Streak coming in
3 losses in a row
Age at the fight
37

Last UFC bouts before this one

Next fight: W vs. Henry Briones

Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili
UFC record before
0-0
UFC record after
0-1
Age at the fight
26

Next fight: L vs. Ricky Simon

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