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Brendan Allen vs Edmen Shahbazyan

Brendan Allen

Pro 26-7-0  |  UFC 14-4-0
Middleweight
VS

Edmen Shahbazyan

Pro 16-5-0  |  UFC 8-5-0
Age
30|28
Height
6'2"|6'2"
Reach
75"|75"
Stance
Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic Brendan Allen Edmen Shahbazyan Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy53.2%47.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.64.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min3.53.8
Strike Differential0.1/min0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy43.8%36.4%
Takedown Defense54.8%66.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min1.50.6
Submission Attempts/15min1.10.5
Control Time/15min4:441:44
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins14.3%75.0%
Submission % of Wins50.0%12.5%
Decision % of Wins35.7%12.5%
Avg Fight Time11:337:21
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.00.0
Reversals/15min1.00.2
Edges216 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Brendan Allen Edmen Shahbazyan Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy51.5%44.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.24.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min3.72.4
Takedown Accuracy37.9%25.0%
Takedown Defense53.3%73.3%
Control Time/Fight5:390:49
Edges231 even

Last 3 Fights

Brendan Allen

WIN
vs. Reinier de Ridder
KO/TKO • Rd 4, 5:00
Brendan Allen22/3759%TD 1/1Ctrl 11:39
Reinier de Ridder9/1369%TD 3/7Ctrl 7:05
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Marvin Vettori
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Brendan Allen111/22450%TD 3/4Ctrl 1:27
Marvin Vettori109/25343%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:17
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Anthony Hernandez
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Brendan Allen14/2654%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:58
Anthony Hernandez30/4271%TD 4/8Ctrl 10:22
▼ Rounds

Edmen Shahbazyan

WIN
vs. Andre Muniz
KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:58
Edmen Shahbazyan25/5050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39
Andre Muniz15/3839%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:18
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Andre Petroski
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Edmen Shahbazyan53/13639%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15
Andre Petroski34/8440%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:23
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Dylan Budka
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:35
Edmen Shahbazyan7/1547%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03
Dylan Budka1/166%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

vs. Andre Muniz
Brendan Allen
WIN
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:25
Brendan Allen42/10241%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:12
Andre Muniz43/11238%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:15
▼ Rounds
Edmen Shahbazyan
WIN
KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:58
Edmen Shahbazyan25/5050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39
Andre Muniz15/3839%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:18
▼ Rounds
vs. Anthony Hernandez
Brendan Allen
LOSS
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Brendan Allen14/2654%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:58
Anthony Hernandez30/4271%TD 4/8Ctrl 10:22
▼ Rounds
Edmen Shahbazyan
LOSS
KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 1:01
Edmen Shahbazyan30/5159%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:41
Anthony Hernandez63/8872%TD 6/15Ctrl 7:11
▼ Rounds
vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Brendan Allen
LOSS
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Brendan Allen30/5258%TD 1/10Ctrl 6:06
Nassourdine Imavov57/8666%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:47
▼ Rounds
Edmen Shahbazyan
LOSS
KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 4:52
Edmen Shahbazyan22/3563%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:34
Nassourdine Imavov42/6367%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:56
▼ Rounds

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (3.6 vs 4.0 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Brendan Allen shoots at 44% accuracy but Edmen Shahbazyan stops 66% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Edmen Shahbazyan shoots at 36% accuracy against Brendan Allen's 55% defense — Brendan Allen should keep it standing.

Control: Brendan Allen controls 3:39 per fight on average vs 0:51 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Brendan Allen finishes 64% of wins (14% KO/TKO, 50% sub). Edmen Shahbazyan finishes 88% of wins (75% KO/TKO, 12% sub).

Fight Length: Brendan Allen's fights average 11:33 vs 7:21 for Edmen Shahbazyan. If this reaches the championship rounds, Brendan Allen's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-04-27 09:03:29 | Data source: UFCStats.com