Shahbazyan vs Budka

Who won Shahbazyan vs Budka?

Edmen Shahbazyan beat Dylan Budka by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Shahbazyan vs Budka stats

Edmen Shahbazyan stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Dylan Budka made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Edmen Shahbazyan's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Dylan Budka marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Edmen Shahbazyan's UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Dylan Budka's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Shahbazyan had a massive power advantage over Budka, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Budka's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Budka had a large advantage over Shahbazyan, boasting a 29% submission rate over Shahbazyan's 8%.

Edmen Shahbazyan was the older man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Shahbazyan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Budka. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Shahbazyan's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Budka's, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years later than Budka, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 30 to Budka's 30.

Shahbazyan vs Budka form

Edmen Shahbazyan had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against AJ Dobson at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Dylan Budka had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Andre Petroski at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Cesar Almeida at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chad Hanekom at Contender Series 2023 on 5th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Azamat Bekoev at LFA 160 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Owensboro Sportscenter, Owensboro.

He was victorious against Wes Schultz at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dylan Budka had been fighting more than Edmen Shahbazyan.

Going to this contest, Edmen Shahbazyan had last fought 6 months and 16 days ago, while Dylan Budka's last outing had been 6 months and 5 days ago.

Shahbazyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Budka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Shahbazyan vs Budka start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Shahbazyan vs Budka?

Edmen Shahbazyan was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Dylan Budka made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.