Merab Dvalishvili equals record achieved by Jon Jones and Khabib Nurmagomedov with dominant win at UFC 316

Merab Dvalishvili joins elite list of UFC fighters

Six fighters have won 13 fights in a row, all of whom are among the greatest of all time.

Jon Jones, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Georges St-Pierre, Max Holloway, and Demetrious Johnson all achieved the feat during their legendary UFC runs.

Dvalishvili still has some work to do if he hopes to put together the longest win streak of all time.

Anderson Silva‘s 16 consecutive UFC wins is the longest-perfect run in company history.

Kamaru Usman and Islam Makhachev are just behind him with 15 perfect UFC bouts in a row.

At 34 years old, there’s no reason why Dvalishvili won’t catch those in front of him in the next few years.

What’s next for Merab Dvalishvili?

Merab Dvalishvili made it clear who he wants to fight next in the immediate aftermath of UFC 316.

“I would love,” he said when Joe Rogan mentioned the possibility of facing Cory Sandhagen.

“I like the opponent. Cory, I love you, bro. I like your jokes lately, keep joking, keep having good fights, bro.

“I like this… He’s the most deserving guy, he’s been here so many times and he’s a really good guy.

“A really respectful guy, I like his jokes too.