Shahbazyan vs Dobson

Who won Shahbazyan vs Dobson?

Edmen Shahbazyan beat AJ Dobson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd March 2024 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 Dobson stats

Edmen Shahbazyan stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

AJ Dobson made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins 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.

Edmen Shahbazyan's UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while AJ Dobson's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Shahbazyan had a massive power advantage over Dobson, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Dobson's 43%.

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

Edmen Shahbazyan was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Shahbazyan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dobson. Despite this, Dobson had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Shahbazyan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 months later than Dobson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 30 to Dobson's 19.

Shahbazyan vs Dobson form

Edmen Shahbazyan had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 5 on 1st August 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Shahbazyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Dobson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shahbazyan vs Dobson?

Edmen Shahbazyan was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while AJ Dobson made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.