Who won Shahbazyan vs Lungiambula?
Edmen Shahbazyan beat Dalcha Lungiambula by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 282, on Saturday 10th December 2022 at T-Mobile Arena 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 Lungiambula stats
Edmen Shahbazyan stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Dalcha Lungiambula made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.
This was Edmen Shahbazyan's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.
Edmen Shahbazyan's UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Dalcha Lungiambula's came in at 2-4-0.
The stats suggested Shahbazyan had a massive power advantage over Lungiambula, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Lungiambula's 45%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Shahbazyan and Lungiambula would have been pretty equal, both with a 9% submission rate.
Edmen Shahbazyan was the younger man by 13 years, at 26 years old.
Shahbazyan had a height advantage of 6 inches over Lungiambula. Despite this, Lungiambula had a 2-inch reach advantage.
Shahbazyan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 8 months later than Lungiambula, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 29 to Lungiambula's 42.
Activity check
Shahbazyan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Shahbazyan vs Lungiambula?
Edmen Shahbazyan was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Dalcha Lungiambula made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.
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