Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Anthony Hernandez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Edmen Shahbazyan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Anthony Hernandez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.58 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Edmen Shahbazyan
Distance 76.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.3% (norm 10.3%)
Anthony Hernandez
Distance 62.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 27.3% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Edmen Shahbazyan
Head 82.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.4%)
Anthony Hernandez
Head 86.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Shahbazyan L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Hernandez L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 351 / 772 | 45.5% | 40.5% | 307 / 643 | 47.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 87 | 73.6% | 70.3% | 72 / 100 | 72.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 78 / 155 | 50.3% | 69.1% | 241 / 279 | 86.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 356 / 836 | 42.6% | 38.9% | 498 / 888 | 56.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 103 / 135 | 76.3% | 71.7% | 76 / 85 | 89.4% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 34 / 43 | 79.1% | 83.3% | 46 / 49 | 93.9% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Shahbazyan L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Hernandez L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 301 / 733 | 41.1% | 39.5% | 342 / 753 | 45.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 70.9% | 63 / 87 | 72.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 133 / 163 | 81.6% | 69.0% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 328 / 752 | 43.6% | 37.9% | 311 / 724 | 43.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 75 / 117 | 64.1% | 71.3% | 84 / 110 | 76.4% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 81 / 104 | 77.9% | 82.1% | 30 / 32 | 93.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Shahbazyan has more cage time on record.