AJ Dobson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
AJ Dobson
Full career not yet synced for AJ Dobson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Edmen Shahbazyan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
AJ Dobson
Distance 90.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.0%)
Edmen Shahbazyan
Distance 78.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 13.9% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
AJ Dobson
Head 75.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.1% (norm 8.4%)
Edmen Shahbazyan
Head 80.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dobson L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Shahbazyan L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 167 / 389 | 42.9% | 40.5% | 407 / 877 | 46.4% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 70.6% | 68 / 91 | 74.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 79 / 156 | 50.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 105 / 326 | 32.2% | 38.8% | 385 / 902 | 42.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 29 / 40 | 72.5% | 71.6% | 114 / 149 | 76.5% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 58 / 65 | 89.2% | 83.3% | 55 / 73 | 75.3% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Dobson L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Shahbazyan L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 200 / 406 | 49.3% | 39.5% | 331 / 838 | 39.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 70.4% | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 69.0% | 133 / 163 | 81.6% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 350 | 37.4% | 37.9% | 344 / 833 | 41.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 58 / 66 | 87.9% | 71.3% | 76 / 124 | 61.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 89 / 100 | 89.0% | 82.1% | 96 / 124 | 77.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Shahbazyan has more cage time on record.