Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Andre Petroski
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Andre Petroski
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Edmen Shahbazyan
Distance 78.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 13.9% (norm 10.0%)
Andre Petroski
Distance 83.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 1.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Edmen Shahbazyan
Head 80.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.4%)
Andre Petroski
Head 77.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Shahbazyan L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Petroski L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 407 / 877 | 46.4% | 40.5% | 278 / 628 | 44.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 68 / 91 | 74.7% | 70.6% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 79 / 156 | 50.6% | 69.4% | 83 / 113 | 73.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 385 / 902 | 42.7% | 38.8% | 237 / 579 | 40.9% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 114 / 149 | 76.5% | 71.6% | 74 / 96 | 77.1% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 55 / 73 | 75.3% | 83.3% | 59 / 77 | 76.6% | 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 Shahbazyan L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Petroski L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 331 / 838 | 39.5% | 39.5% | 319 / 700 | 45.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 70.4% | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 133 / 163 | 81.6% | 69.0% | 62 / 103 | 60.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 344 / 833 | 41.3% | 37.9% | 281 / 658 | 42.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 76 / 124 | 61.3% | 71.3% | 64 / 96 | 66.7% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 96 / 124 | 77.4% | 82.1% | 57 / 75 | 76.0% | 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.