Dalcha Lungiambula vs.
Edmen Shahbazyan
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Dalcha Lungiambula
Full career not yet synced for Dalcha Lungiambula — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 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: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dalcha Lungiambula
Distance 71.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 13.8% (norm 10.3%)
Edmen Shahbazyan
Distance 76.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.3% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dalcha Lungiambula
Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 8.4%)
Edmen Shahbazyan
Head 82.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lungiambula L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Shahbazyan L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 118 / 339 | 34.8% | 40.5% | 351 / 772 | 45.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 72 | 62.5% | 70.3% | 64 / 87 | 73.6% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 52 / 66 | 78.8% | 69.1% | 78 / 155 | 50.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 141 / 377 | 37.4% | 38.9% | 356 / 836 | 42.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 60 / 83 | 72.3% | 71.7% | 103 / 135 | 76.3% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 34 / 43 | 79.1% | 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Lungiambula L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Shahbazyan L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 191 / 461 | 41.4% | 39.5% | 301 / 733 | 41.1% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 74 | 67.6% | 70.9% | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 34 / 50 | 68.0% | 69.0% | 133 / 163 | 81.6% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 164 / 435 | 37.7% | 37.9% | 328 / 752 | 43.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 85 / 116 | 73.3% | 71.3% | 75 / 117 | 64.1% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 82.1% | 81 / 104 | 77.9% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Shahbazyan has more cage time on record.