Overwhelming is an apt description of Merab Dvalishvili’s win over Petr Yan in the main event of UFC Vegas 71 on Saturday.
Dvalishvili opened the fight by putting pressure on the former UFC bantamweight champion and never took his foot off the gas. In the first two rounds of the five-round contest, Dvalishvili attempted 142 significant strikes and 15 takedowns. In the final two rounds, he attempted 150 significant strikes and 20 takedowns. The pace and output Dvalishvili set in sweeping Yan on the scorecards was astounding.
In the co-main event, Alexander Volkov picked up his second straight first-round finish with a knockout of Alexander Romanov.