Ground game
38 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 1.62 takedowns / 15 at 38% accuracy
- 0.40 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins
Middleweight
“The Golden Boy”
16-6
SLpM
3.80
SApM
4.20
Str Acc
50%
Str Def
28%
TD Avg
1.62
TD Acc
38%
TD Def
60%
Sub Avg
0.40
Power striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket
Fight IQ
Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
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TD react
Chin
No standout plus-mark on this card.
Timing & reaction
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Takedown reaction
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Edmen Shahbazyan “The Golden Boy” is a 28-year-old Orthodox middleweight out of USA, camped at Xtreme Couture. The tape read: power striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket. Career mark 16-6-0 — 10 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 5 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (57).
What works. Durability is the standout at 70 (B). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 1.62 TD/15 and 0.40 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 28% / 4.20 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 60% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 7 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Timing & reaction is the soft spot (32, D). Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent. Opponents who take away their first look and make them solve a second problem have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (7 bouts): L 4025699 (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W 3091099 (KO/TKO R1) · W 4697476 (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W 5032015 (KO/TKO R1) · L 2553261 (Submission R2). Form index positive over the last 5. 1 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.
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| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2026 | Fighter 4025699 | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | 90/180 |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Fighter 3091099 | W | KO/TKO | 1 4:58 | 25/50 |
| Jun 15, 2025 | Fighter 4697476 | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | 53/136 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | Fighter 5032015 | W | KO/TKO | 1 1:35 | 7/15 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Fighter 2553261 | L | Submission | 2 4:12 | 48/113 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | Fighter 4374436 | W | KO/TKO | 1 4:33 | 27/43 |
| May 20, 2023 | Anthony Hernandez | L | KO/TKO | 3 1:01 | 30/51 |