Middleweight · “The Golden Boy”
Edmen Shahbazyan
16-6-0 UFC 9-6-0
6'2"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1997-11-20Born
6KO wins
1Sub wins
77.8%Finish rate
8:22Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.93
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.85
Striking accuracy48.6%
Striking defense50.3%
Takedowns / 15 min1.43
Takedown accuracy36.4%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.36
Control time16.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-6
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
15 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Brendan Allen 14-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim · 2026-06-06
90/180Sig. strikes
89/194Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andre Muniz 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:58 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10-04
25/50Sig. strikes
15/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:39Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andre Petroski 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · 2025-06-14
53/136Sig. strikes
34/84Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dylan Budka 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:35 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · 2025-02-15
7/15Sig. strikes
1/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gerald Meerschaert 11-9 walk-in Submission · R2 4:12 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho · 2024-08-24
48/113Sig. strikes
21/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W AJ Dobson 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:33 — UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · 2024-03-23
27/43Sig. strikes
15/46Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:49Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anthony Hernandez 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:01 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · 2023-05-20
30/51Sig. strikes
63/88Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Dalcha Lungiambula 2-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:41 — UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · 2022-12-10
54/107Sig. strikes
23/48Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nassourdine Imavov 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:52 — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · 2021-11-06
22/35Sig. strikes
42/63Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jack Hermansson 8-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt · 2021-05-22
40/92Sig. strikes
55/100Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Derek Brunson 11-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:26 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan · 2020-08-01
35/72Sig. strikes
88/145Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brad Tavares 12-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:27 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · 2019-11-02
14/38Sig. strikes
3/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jack Marshman 3-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:12 — UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · 2019-07-06
13/24Sig. strikes
0/7Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:33Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Charles Byrd 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:38 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · 2019-03-02
13/21Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Darren Stewart 2-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · 2018-11-30
22/37Sig. strikes
34/71Absorbed
8/21Takedowns
9:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Edmen Shahbazyan) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
13
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
15
California Xtreme Fighting
5
Dana White's Contender Series
1
Gladiator Challenge
1
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Brendan Allen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim
2026-06-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | André Muniz | KO (punches and elbows) | UFC 320
2025-10-04 |
UFC | 1 | 4:58 |
| W | Andre Petroski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley
2025-06-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dylan Budka | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
2025-02-15 |
UFC | 1 | 1:35 |
| L | Gerald Meerschaert | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho
2024-08-24 |
UFC | 2 | 4:12 |
| W | A.J. Dobson | KO (elbows and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas
2024-03-23 |
UFC | 1 | 4:33 |
| L | Anthony Hernandez | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2023-05-20 |
UFC | 3 | 1:01 |
| W | Dalcha Lungiambula | TKO (punches) | UFC 282
2022-12-10 |
UFC | 2 | 4:41 |
| L | Nassourdine Imavov | TKO (elbows) | UFC 268
2021-11-06 |
UFC | 2 | 4:42 |
| L | Jack Hermansson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
2021-05-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Derek Brunson | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
2020-08-01 |
UFC | 3 | 0:26 |
| W | Brad Tavares | KO (head kick) | UFC 244
2019-11-02 |
UFC | 1 | 2:27 |
| W | Jack Marshman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 239
2019-07-06 |
UFC | 1 | 1:12 |
| W | Charles Byrd | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 235
2019-03-02 |
UFC | 1 | 0:38 |
| W | Darren Stewart | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
2018-11-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Antonio Jones | TKO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 13
2018-07-17 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Daniel McWilliams | TKO (punches) | California Xtreme Fighting 12
2018-04-21 |
California Xtreme Fighting | 1 | 0:30 |
| W | Aaron Hamilton | TKO (punches) | California Xtreme Fighting 11
2018-02-17 |
California Xtreme Fighting | 1 | 1:08 |
| W | Anthony Thomas | TKO (punches) | Gladiator Challenge: Fight Club
2017-10-07 |
Gladiator Challenge | 1 | 0:14 |
| W | Dejon Daniels | TKO (punches) | California Xtreme Fighting 8
2017-06-17 |
California Xtreme Fighting | 1 | 2:58 |
| W | Dearmie Street | TKO (punches) | California Xtreme Fighting 7
2017-04-29 |
California Xtreme Fighting | 1 | 3:16 |
| W | Selah Williams | TKO (head kick and punches) | California Xtreme Fighting 6
2017-02-25 |
California Xtreme Fighting | 1 | 0:43 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Edmen Shahbazyan) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.