Middleweight

Edmen Shahbazyan

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

17-6-0

UFC

10-6-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:47
Fight Completion Rate	58.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.76
% Fights Inside the Distance	68.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	91-54 (62.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	41-29 (58.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	50-25 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	66.4%
% Time in Control	15.7%
% Time Controlled	17.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	46.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.36
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.54
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.81
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.4%
Distance Strike Defense	60.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.91
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.93
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.05
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.04
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.71

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Edmen Shahbazyan League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Edmen Shahbazyan
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Strike Differential	0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	36.1%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	2:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	60.0%
Submission % of Wins	10.0%
Decision % of Wins	30.0%
Avg Fight Time	8:47
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	20.0%
Takedown Defense	69.2%
Control Time/Fight	0:24

Fight History

WIN

vs. Brunno Ferreira

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 • Sep 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Edmen Shahbazyan61/11055%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:57KD 1

Brunno Ferreira32/10830%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	21/35	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brunno Ferreira	2/10	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	15/33	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brunno Ferreira	15/43	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Edmen Shahbazyan	25/42	60%	1/3	0:57	1
	Brunno Ferreira	15/55	27%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Brendan Allen

UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim • Jun 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Edmen Shahbazyan90/18050%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08

Brendan Allen89/19446%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	22/38	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brendan Allen	20/50	40%	0/2	0:16	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	32/59	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brendan Allen	28/64	44%	0/1	0:02	—

R3	Edmen Shahbazyan	36/83	43%	0/1	0:08	—
	Brendan Allen	41/80	51%	1/1	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Andre Muniz

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025Middleweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:58

Edmen Shahbazyan25/5050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39KD 1

Andre Muniz15/3839%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	25/50	50%	0/0	0:39	1
	Andre Muniz	15/38	39%	1/3	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Andre Petroski

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Edmen Shahbazyan53/13639%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15KD 1

Andre Petroski34/8440%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	15/41	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Andre Petroski	13/27	48%	0/3	0:04	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	18/50	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andre Petroski	12/34	35%	1/1	0:15	—

R3	Edmen Shahbazyan	20/45	44%	0/0	0:15	1
	Andre Petroski	9/23	39%	1/2	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Dylan Budka

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues • Feb 2025Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:35

Edmen Shahbazyan7/1547%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Dylan Budka1/166%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	7/15	47%	0/0	0:03	1
	Dylan Budka	1/16	6%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gerald Meerschaert

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho • Aug 2024Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 4:12

Edmen Shahbazyan48/11342%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:21

Gerald Meerschaert21/4448%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	22/50	44%	0/0	0:03	—
	Gerald Meerschaert	14/33	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	26/63	41%	0/0	2:18	—
	Gerald Meerschaert	7/11	64%	1/5	0:21	—

WIN

vs. AJ Dobson

UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas • Mar 2024Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:33

Edmen Shahbazyan27/4363%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:49KD 1

AJ Dobson15/4633%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	27/43	63%	1/3	0:49	1
	AJ Dobson	15/46	33%	0/0	1:15	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Hernandez

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023Middleweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 1:01

Edmen Shahbazyan30/5159%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:41

Anthony Hernandez63/8872%TD 6/15Ctrl 7:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	25/42	60%	1/1	0:23	—
	Anthony Hernandez	15/27	56%	2/8	2:29	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	4/8	50%	0/0	0:18	—
	Anthony Hernandez	28/39	72%	3/6	3:54	—

R3	Edmen Shahbazyan	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Hernandez	20/22	91%	1/1	0:48	—

WIN

vs. Dalcha Lungiambula

UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev • Dec 2022Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:41

Edmen Shahbazyan54/10750%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:08

Dalcha Lungiambula23/4848%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	20/35	57%	0/0	0:52	—
	Dalcha Lungiambula	11/22	50%	0/1	0:15	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	34/72	47%	0/0	0:16	—
	Dalcha Lungiambula	12/26	46%	0/3	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nassourdine Imavov

UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 • Nov 2021Middleweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 4:52

Edmen Shahbazyan22/3563%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:34

Nassourdine Imavov42/6367%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	17/24	71%	1/3	1:43	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	18/31	58%	0/0	0:39	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	5/11	45%	0/2	0:51	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	24/32	75%	0/1	3:17	—

LOSS

vs. Jack Hermansson

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt • May 2021Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Edmen Shahbazyan40/9243%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:51

Jack Hermansson55/10055%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	26/67	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	18/42	43%	0/1	0:03	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	10/17	59%	0/0	1:51	—
	Jack Hermansson	6/13	46%	2/2	2:54	—

R3	Edmen Shahbazyan	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	31/45	69%	1/3	4:14	—

LOSS

vs. Derek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan • Aug 2020Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:26

Edmen Shahbazyan35/7249%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Derek Brunson88/14561%TD 4/8Ctrl 3:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	24/41	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	29/50	58%	1/3	0:59	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	11/31	35%	0/0	0:03	—
	Derek Brunson	54/85	64%	2/4	2:01	—

R3	Edmen Shahbazyan	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	5/10	50%	1/1	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Brad Tavares

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz • Nov 2019Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 2:27

Edmen Shahbazyan14/3837%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 2

Brad Tavares3/2313%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	14/38	37%	0/0	0:04	2
	Brad Tavares	3/23	13%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jack Marshman

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos • Jul 2019Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:12

Edmen Shahbazyan13/2454%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:33

Jack Marshman0/70%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	13/24	54%	1/1	0:33	—
	Jack Marshman	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Charles Byrd

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith • Mar 2019Middleweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 0:38

Edmen Shahbazyan13/2162%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Charles Byrd1/617%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	13/21	62%	0/0	0:02	1
	Charles Byrd	1/6	17%	0/1	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Darren Stewart

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale • Nov 2018Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Edmen Shahbazyan22/3759%TD 8/21Ctrl 9:57

Darren Stewart34/7148%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	11/17	65%	2/8	3:23	—
	Darren Stewart	11/28	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Edmen Shahbazyan	10/15	67%	2/6	4:09	—
	Darren Stewart	2/7	29%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Edmen Shahbazyan	1/5	20%	4/7	2:25	—
	Darren Stewart	21/36	58%	1/2	0:41	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Antonio Jones

DWCS 2.5 • Jul 2018

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:40

Edmen Shahbazyan20/3557%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Antonio Jones5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Edmen Shahbazyan	20/35	57%	0/0	0:00	1
	Antonio Jones	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com