Leon Shahbazyan
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, TD Defense, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, Wrestling · stats alone on Control.
Built on 2 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 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 Niko Price coinflip UFC Fight Night Allen vs Duncan Full Card Preview & Predictions · October 4, 2026
gone completely crazy
Shahbazyan is a shot-picking striker with a kick arsenal and combinations, but struggles to retreat under pressure. His grappling is almost entirely covered by a genuinely reliable guillotine; he has very weak takedown defense and essentially no offensive wrestling beyond hooks that function as a way into the clinch.
vs Levan Chokheli coinflip UFC Fight Night Kape vs Horiguchi Full Card Preview & Predictions · June 16, 2026 · 1 read since
Stated outright: "this is a coin flip."
Called a genuine mixed bag that lands him in the middle overall: real positives sit next to real negatives. He manages range and shot selection well and carries power, combinations and a full kick arsenal, but goes quiet when forced backward or when he over-selects his shots. His guillotine does heavy lifting for his grappling output and has produced several wins, while his defensive grappling and open-mat offense lag behind; he's comfortable in bad position but reliably punishes anyone who shoots carelessly.
Fight history
L Niko Price 16-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:58 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan · October 10, 2026
L Levan Chokheli 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:23 — UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi · June 20, 2026
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
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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
Headshot of Leon Shahbazyan by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized