Fighter Profile›Middleweight

“The Golden Boy”

Edmen Shahbazyan

16-514 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 3W

Rising

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Drops Late

Moderate Wear

6'2"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·28age

Last fightWAndre Muniz·KO/TKO·R1·7mo ago

Fighter Context

9–5UFC·

6KO

1Sub

2Dec

7.9min/fight

111UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

4–5(9 fights)

75%finish rate

+2.1str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–3(6 fights)

67%finish rate

+0.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.20

Neutral

56%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.209

Average

59%ile

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

Durability

Average

34%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

70%

Dominant

86%ile

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

Striking

Shahbazyan

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.80

Str. Accuracy48%

403UFC landed/834attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

3.60

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / fight0.50

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Elite91%ile1.74

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

24%

Leg

By Position

Distance64%

Clinch16%

Ground20%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 114 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 35 rounds
Avg. Landed	19	15	5
Avg. Absorbed	12	18	17
Avg. Net	+7	-3	-12

Grappling

Shahbazyan

G&P Threat

·84s ctrlAverage Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.62

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.34

TD Accuracy37%

12UFC landed/32attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense66%

35UFC defended/53opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

78%

Strong Finisher

div avg 61%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision2 / 9

KD → Finish

5/6Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 5

Submission1 / 5

Decision1 / 5

Loss Pattern

2 of 5 losses by finish in R3+

Fast and versatile. 7 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 12 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=8

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

4.7

3.0

1.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.0

3.7

5.2

Diff

+1.7

-0.7

-3.6

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 8 Fights — Trend

▼Absorbed-38%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Shahbazyan — 14 UFC Fights

Result

Method

14 fights

Andre MunizVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 4:58Oct '25

+10

·25 SS (50%)·15 abs·1 td taken·39s ctrl·1 kd landed

Andre PetroskiVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '25

+19

·53 SS (39%)·34 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·15s ctrl·1 kd landed

Dylan Budka

KO/TKO R1 · 1:35Feb '25

·7 SS (47%)·1 abs·1 kd landed

Gerald MeerschaertVeteran

SUB R2 · 4:12Aug '24

+27

·48 SS (42%)·21 abs·1 td taken·141s ctrl

AJ Dobson

KO/TKO R1 · 4:33Mar '24

+12

·27 SS (63%)·15 abs·1/3 td·49s ctrl·1 kd landed

Anthony Hernandez

KO/TKO R3 · 1:01May '23

-33

·30 SS (59%)·63 abs·1/1 td·6 td taken·41s ctrl·1 sub att

Dalcha Lungiambula

KO/TKO R2 · 4:41Dec '22

+31

·54 SS (50%)·23 abs·68s ctrl

Nassourdine Imavov

KO/TKO R2 · 4:52Nov '21

-20

·22 SS (63%)·42 abs·1/5 td·154s ctrl

Jack HermanssonVeteran

U-DEC R3May '21

-15

·40 SS (43%)·55 abs·3 td taken·111s ctrl·1 sub att

Derek BrunsonVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 0:26Aug '20

-53

·35 SS (49%)·88 abs·4 td taken

Shahbazyan — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WAntonio JonesDWCSKO/TKOR1Jul 2018

All Fighters

Middleweight

“The Golden Boy”

Edmen Shahbazyan

16-514 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·28age

Last fightWAndre Muniz·KO/TKO·7mo ago

Fighter Context

9–5UFC·

6KO

1Sub

2Dec

7.9min/fight

111UFC min

vs. Winning Record4–5

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.20

56%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.209

59%ile

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

Durability

34%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

70%

86%ile

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

Striking

Shahbazyan

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.80

Str. Accuracy48%

403UFC landed/834attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

3.60

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / Fight0.50

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Elite91%ile1.74

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

24%

Leg

By Position

Dist64%

Clinch16%

Ground20%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=14	R2 n=8	R3 n=5
Landed	19	15	5
Absorbed	12	18	17
Net	+7	-3	-12

Grappling

Shahbazyan

Middleweight avg

G&P Threat

84s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.62

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.34

TD Accuracy37%

12UFC landed/32attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense66%

35UFC defended/53opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 9 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

78%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

6KO/TKO

1Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=8

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

4.7

3.0

1.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.0

3.7

5.2

Diff

+1.7

-0.7

-3.6

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

Shahbazyan — UFC Fight Log

Andre MunizVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Oct '25

25 SS (50%)·15 abs·1 td taken·39s ctrl·1 kd

Andre PetroskiVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '25

53 SS (39%)·34 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·15s ctrl·1 kd

Dylan Budka

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '25

7 SS (47%)·1 abs·1 kd

Gerald MeerschaertVeteran

SUB·R2·Aug '24

48 SS (42%)·21 abs·1 td taken·141s ctrl

AJ Dobson

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '24

27 SS (63%)·15 abs·1/3 td·49s ctrl·1 kd

Anthony Hernandez

KO/TKO·R3·May '23

30 SS (59%)·63 abs·1/1 td·6 td taken·41s ctrl·1 sub

Dalcha Lungiambula

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '22

54 SS (50%)·23 abs·68s ctrl

Nassourdine Imavov

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '21

22 SS (63%)·42 abs·1/5 td·154s ctrl

Shahbazyan — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WAntonio JonesDWCSKO/TKOR1Jul 2018

Round 114 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 35 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

-12

n=14

n=8

n=5

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3

-12