Fighter Profile›Middleweight

AJ Dobson

7-3 (1 NC)4 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

Inactive

6'1"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightLEdmen Shahbazyan·KO/TKO·R1·2yr ago

Fighter Context

1–3UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

12.4min/fight

54UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.02

Deficit

14%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.436

Strong

81%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

33%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

40%

Passive

26%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Dobson

Distance Striker

Leg Kicker

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.29

Str. Accuracy46%

192UFC landed/431attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.8 vs avg5.31

Str. Defense46%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

13%

Leg

25%

By Position

Distance78%

Clinch12%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 14 rounds	Round 23 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	26	17	12
Avg. Absorbed	28	30	26
Avg. Net	-1	-13	-14

Grappling

Dobson

Control Wrestler

·126s ctrlActive Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.67

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.82

TD Accuracy75%

5UFC landed/6attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense65%

13UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

div avg 61%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision1 / 1

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision2 / 3

Loss Pattern

Outscored

2 of 3 losses by decision

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

2.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

4 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

5.4

3.5

2.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.6

6.1

5.1

Diff

-0.3

-2.6

-2.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 4 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Acc-10%L3

Last 4 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Dobson — 4 UFC Fights

Result

Method

4 fights

Edmen Shahbazyan

KO/TKO R1 · 4:33Mar '24

-12

·15 SS (33%)·27 abs·1 td taken·75s ctrl·1 kd taken

Tafon Nchukwi

U-DEC R3Aug '23

+14

·67 SS (50%)·53 abs·2/3 td·273s ctrl

Armen Petrosyan

U-DEC R3Oct '22

-60

·58 SS (36%)·118 abs·3/3 td·49s ctrl

Jacob Malkoun

U-DEC R3Feb '22

-28

·52 SS (58%)·80 abs·6 td taken·27s ctrl

Dobson — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WHashem ArkhaghaDWCSSUBR1Sep 2021

All Fighters

Middleweight

AJ Dobson

7-3 (1 NC)4 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightLEdmen Shahbazyan·KO/TKO·2yr ago

Fighter Context

1–3UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

12.4min/fight

54UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.02

14%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.436

81%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

33%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

40%

26%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Dobson

Middleweight avg

Distance StrikerLeg Kicker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.29

Str. Accuracy46%

192UFC landed/431attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.8 vs avg5.31

Str. Defense46%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

13%

Leg

25%

By Position

Dist78%

Clinch12%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=4	R2 n=3	R3 n=3
Landed	26	17	12
Absorbed	28	30	26
Net	-1	-13	-14

Grappling

Dobson

Middleweight avg

Control Wrestler

126s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.67

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.82

TD Accuracy75%

5UFC landed/6attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense65%

13UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

2.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

5.4

3.5

2.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.6

6.1

5.1

Diff

-0.3

-2.6

-2.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Dobson — UFC Fight Log

Edmen Shahbazyan

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '24

15 SS (33%)·27 abs·1 td taken·75s ctrl·1 kd taken

Tafon Nchukwi

U-DEC·R3·Aug '23

67 SS (50%)·53 abs·2/3 td·273s ctrl

Armen Petrosyan

U-DEC·R3·Oct '22

58 SS (36%)·118 abs·3/3 td·49s ctrl

Jacob Malkoun

U-DEC·R3·Feb '22

52 SS (58%)·80 abs·6 td taken·27s ctrl

Dobson — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WHashem ArkhaghaDWCSSUBR1Sep 2021

Round 14 rounds

Round 23 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-13

-14

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-13

-14