Brendan Allen vs Edmen Shahbazyan — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim

Las Vegas, USA

6 Jun 2026

Middleweight

50%

Allen

50%

Shahbazyan

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Brendan Allen

"All In"

26 – 7

6'2"75" reachOrthodox30 yrs3-fight win streakWell-Rounded

CFR 61

Edmen Shahbazyan

"The Golden Boy"

16 – 5

Knockout Artist28 yrsOrthodox75" reach6'2"

CFR 62

★ Official Result

Brendan AllenwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Edmen Shahbazyan · UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Allen

Brendan Allen by unanimous decision. Allen grinds out a workmanlike performance,…

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Actual result

Allen wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

The prodigal prospect returns — Shahbazyan's three-fight resurrection meets Allen's grappling machine at 185.

Edmen Shahbazyan was supposed to be the next great thing at middleweight. He burst onto the scene with five first-round finishes, earned a feature fight against Paulo Costa at just 22, and looked destined for the title. Then Derek Brunson stopped him in three, Robert Whittaker out-boxed him, and the 'Golden Boy' narrative curdled into a cautionary tale about overhyping prospects. The redemption a…

Allen intel

Allen just defeated Reinier de Ridder to extend his ranking to #6 at middleweight and is openly frustrated at receiving an unranked opponent rather than a top-five fight. His submission wrestling is elite and he has been specifically drilling takedown chains to neutralise Shahbazyan's boxing range. No injury news.

Shahbazyan intel

Shahbazyan is on a legitimate three-fight win streak after his rocky mid-career dip, and the Muniz KO showed he can still end fights at any moment. His chin has historically been a concern — our model gives him a 20 chin rating — which becomes relevant if Allen can drag him into exhausting scrambles and grind him down.

Key angles

Can Shahbazyan keep the fight standing for enough time to accumulate meaningful striking damage?

Allen's takedown entries against a boxer known for punishing shots on the way in

Shahbazyan's historically poor bottom game against one of the division's best submission artists

Allen's conditioning advantage in the later rounds if Shahbazyan expends energy escaping early

A Shahbazyan upset via early KO is the single most realistic scenario for the underdog

Risk flags

Allen walks into punches — Shahbazyan has the power and timing to catch him on a rushed takedown attempt

If Shahbazyan can keep range and avoid the clinch, he outboxes Allen over 15 minutes

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

AllenShahbazyan

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Allen

Shahbazyan

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'2"

Height

6'2"

75"

Reach

75"

Age

+28

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Allen

Shahbazyan

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

61.3

62.0

56.6

Performance Avg

54.6

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

100

Allen

Shahbazyan

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.9

/ 10

7.9

/ 10

6.6

Style: Pressure

7.2

4.8

Style: Volume

3.0

2 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

36Distance35

5Clinch1

0Ground0

Allen

Shahbazyan

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

4.7

/ 10

1.4

/ 10

3.3

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.0

4.7

Submission Style (/10)

1.1

Submission wins

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

Allen

Shahbazyan

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

KO risk

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R2.7 stoppage

13 fights ago

Last KO loss

7 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

20/33 fights

Chin rating based on

16/21 fights

Allen

Shahbazyan

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

3-fight 🔥 win streak

Current form

Upcoming

W · Dec · R3

W · KO · R4

W · Dec · R3

L · Dec · R3

Last 5

Upcoming

L · Dec · R3

W · KO · R1

W · Dec · R3

W · KO · R1

Allen

Shahbazyan

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

60%

78%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Allen

Shahbazyan

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

2.9

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

7.9

4.7

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

1.4

3.3

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.0

4.7

Submission

Submission attack frequency

1.1

6.6

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.2

4.8

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

3.0

Allen

Strike Zones

Shahbazyan

Allen

Attacking

41 landed

Absorbing

36 absorbed

Shahbazyan

Attacking

36 landed

Absorbing

41 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Allen targets the head (85% of attacks) — Shahbazyan absorbs 85% of strikes there

🎯Shahbazyan targets the head (92% of attacks) — Allen absorbs 92% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Allen

RND

Shahbazyan

0/0R00/0

Allen · Last 5

Upcoming

Christian Leroy Duncan

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W · Dec · R3

Edmen Shahbazyan

Decision

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W · KO · R4

Reinier de Ridder

KO/TKO

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W · Dec · R3

Marvin Vettori

Decision

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L · Dec · R3

Anthony Hernandez

Decision

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Shahbazyan · Last 5

Upcoming

Brunno Ferreira

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L · Dec · R3

Brendan Allen

Decision

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W · KO · R1

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

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