Derek Brunson vs Edmen Shahbazyan — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan

Las Vegas, USA

1 Aug 2020

Middleweight

32%

Brunson

68%

Shahbazyan

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 3 · 0:26

Derek Brunson

"The One"

23 – 9

6'1"77" reachSouthpaw42 yrs2-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 29

Edmen Shahbazyan

"The Golden Boy"

16 – 5

Knockout Artist28 yrsOrthodox75" reach6'2"

CFR 62

★ Official Result

Derek BrunsonwinsKO/TKOR3 · 0:26

def. Edmen Shahbazyan · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Shahbazyan

→

Actual result

Brunson wins

KO/TKO · R3

Pre-fight analysis

Shahbazyan holds a meaningful edge at 68% per the CFR ratings — but Brunson has real paths to victory.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 33 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Brunson's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Shahbazyan has a chin rating of 18 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

BrunsonShahbazyan

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Brunson

Shahbazyan

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'1"

Height

+6'2"

77"+

Reach

75"

Age

+28

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Brunson

Shahbazyan

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

29.4

62.0

54.7

Performance Avg

54.6

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

100

Brunson

Shahbazyan

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

6.3

/ 10

7.9

/ 10

6.5

Style: Pressure

7.2

4.2

Style: Volume

3.0

7 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

6 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

2Distance0

0Clinch0

3Ground0

Brunson

Shahbazyan

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.0

/ 10

1.4

/ 10

1.4

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.0

1.4

Submission Style (/10)

1.1

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Brunson

Shahbazyan

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.7 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R2.7 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

7 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

21/32 fights

Chin rating based on

16/21 fights

Brunson

Shahbazyan

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

2-fight 📉 slide

Current form

L · KO · R2

W · Sub · R3

W · Dec · R5

W · KO · R3

Last 5

Upcoming

L · Dec · R3

W · KO · R1

W · Dec · R3

W · KO · R1

Brunson

Shahbazyan

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

64%

78%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Brunson

Shahbazyan

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

6.3

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

7.9

2.0

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

1.4

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.0

1.4

Submission

Submission attack frequency

1.1

6.5

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.2

4.2

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

3.0

Brunson

Strike Zones

Shahbazyan

Brunson

Attacking

5 landed

Absorbing

0 absorbed

Shahbazyan

Attacking

0 landed

Absorbing

5 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Brunson targets the head (80% of attacks) — Shahbazyan absorbs 80% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Brunson

RND

Shahbazyan

0/0R00/0

Brunson · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Dricus Du Plessis

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R2

Jared Cannonier

KO/TKO

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W · Sub · R3

Darren Till

Submission

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W · Dec · R5

Kevin Holland

Decision

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W · KO · R3

Edmen Shahbazyan

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan · 2020-08

Shahbazyan · Last 5

Upcoming

Brunno Ferreira

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L · Dec · R3

Brendan Allen

Decision

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Andre Muniz

KO/TKO

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W · Dec · R3

Andre Petroski

Decision

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Dylan Budka

KO/TKO

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News & Media

Derek Brunson · Edmen Shahbazyan

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