Shahbazyan vs Lungiambula

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.

Edmen Shahbazyan's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, 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 12 years, at 26 years old.

Shahbazyan had a height advantage of 6 inches over Lungiambula. Despite this, Lungiambula had 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 15 less professional rounds, 27 to Lungiambula's 42.

Activity check

Shahbazyan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Lungiambula's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 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.