AJ Dobson
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, TD Defense, Grappling · stats alone on Durability, Control.
Built on 49 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Edmen Shahbazyan coinflip UFC Fight Night Ribas vs Namajunas Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 89) · March 19, 2024
The analyst opens by disclosing he struggles to read either fighter's skill set, telling the viewer to take his read here 'with a grain of salt', repeats a near-pass at the pick, and gives momentum/psychology rather than a skills edge as his stated reason -- a direct, repeated hedge on the win itself, the clearest coinflip case on the card alongside the main event.
The read on AJ Dobson: a good striker, quick and powerful when he commits, with sound striking defense, though his output is criticized as too passive. His wrestling is rated pretty good, built around catching kicks as his way onto the floor, and scrambling well once there. The analyst's stated reason for the pick leans more on recent momentum and psychology than on a clear skills edge, and explicitly says he is not confident in the read.
vs Tafon Nchukwi clear UFC Fight Night Luque vs dos Anjos Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Predictions · August 8, 2023 · 1 read since
Calls Dobson getting the finish, most likely via knockout or stoppage -- a stated, specific finish mechanism, not a hedged lean.
A good, fast, powerful striker who can be low-volume at times, waiting for one big single shot; he also has good wrestling and looks to take the back once he gets a fighter down. The analyst expects him to get the finish.
vs Armen Petrosyan lean UFC 280: Full Card Analysis, Preview, & Prediction · October 18, 2022 · 2 reads since
He says he 'would pick Petrosyan,' expecting him to come out on top more often than not, while calling Dobson's takedown-and-decision route genuinely live and declining to lay real money on the price.
A boxer with a slight wrestling edge over Petrosyan who the analyst thinks has a real path via takedowns and banking rounds toward a decision, even though he leans Petrosyan overall. Dobson's striking numbers are good on offense but he absorbs more than average.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Edmen Shahbazyan 12-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:33 — UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · March 23, 2024
W Tafon Nchukwi 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos · August 12, 2023
L Armen Petrosyan 7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev · October 22, 2022
L Jacob Malkoun 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · February 12, 2022
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
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