Nassourdine Imavov vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nassourdine Imavov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 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)
Nassourdine Imavov
Distance 80.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 9.6% (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)
Nassourdine Imavov
Head 77.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.8% (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 | Imavov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Shahbazyan L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 573 / 1153 | 49.7% | 40.5% | 407 / 877 | 46.4% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 119 / 136 | 87.5% | 70.6% | 68 / 91 | 74.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 92 / 137 | 67.2% | 69.4% | 79 / 156 | 50.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 534 / 1105 | 48.3% | 38.8% | 385 / 902 | 42.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 155 / 210 | 73.8% | 71.6% | 114 / 149 | 76.5% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 95 / 111 | 85.6% | 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 Imavov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Shahbazyan L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 527 / 1330 | 39.6% | 39.5% | 331 / 838 | 39.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 72 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 133 / 163 | 81.6% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 341 / 1055 | 32.3% | 37.9% | 344 / 833 | 41.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 112 / 184 | 60.9% | 71.3% | 76 / 124 | 61.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 128 / 169 | 75.7% | 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.