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Leon Shahbazyan
Welterweight · “S.O.G.”

Leon Shahbazyan

0-2-0
Striker Submission Grappler Suspect TD Defense
6'4"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
30Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
1:10Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 54 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Oct 2026 · stats read 32 → nudged -9 inside the band · claims striking power +2, striking volume -1, striking technique +1, kicking +1 (+6) Accuracy — Below avg, rated 44 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Striking D — Weak, rated 6 of 100 · claims head movement -2, pressure resistance -2 (-5) Durability — Weak, rated 3 of 100 · claims pressure resistance -2 (-2) Wrestling — Below avg, rated 25 of 100 · claims td offense -1 (-2) TD Defense — Below avg, rated 33 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: suspect · Oct 2026 · stats read 42 → nudged +3 inside the band · claims td defense -2 (-4) Grappling — Below avg, rated 42 of 100 · 138 MMA whiteboard: grappling decent · Oct 2026 · stats read 35 → nudged -2 inside the band · tag sub threat: good (+3) · claims sub offense +2, sub defense -2 (+2) Control — Below avg, rated 42 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Allen vs Duncan Full Card Preview & Predictions · October 4, 2026 watch ↗
grappling decent whiteboard
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Allen vs Duncan Full Card Preview & Predictions · October 4, 2026 · whiteboard watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Kape vs Horiguchi Full Card Preview & Predictions · June 16, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 1 read
grappling decent 2 reads · whiteboard
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

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.

Striker average striking — rates 54 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Oct 2026
Submission Grappler below avg grappling — rates 42 of 100 · 138 MMA whiteboard: grappling decent · Oct 2026
Suspect TD Defense 138 MMA · Oct 2026 tags td defense: suspect
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.0
Sig. strikes absorbed / min20.0
Striking accuracy0.0%
Striking defense32.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense—
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time0.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Insider info

2 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Niko Price coinflip UFC Fight Night Allen vs Duncan Full Card Preview & Predictions · October 4, 2026
strikinggood grapplinggood

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.

Strengthpicks his shots
Strengthkick arsenal
Strengthcombinations
Strengthguillotine specialist
Weaknessstruggles retreating under pressure
Weaknessweak takedown defense
Weaknesslittle open-mat offensive wrestling
td defense · suspectsub threat · good
vs Levan Chokheli coinflip UFC Fight Night Kape vs Horiguchi Full Card Preview & Predictions · June 16, 2026 · 1 read since
grapplinggood

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.

Strengthmanages range and shot selection well
Strengthpower, combinations and full kick arsenal
Strengthfinishing guillotine threat off any careless shot
Weaknessgoes quiet moving backward or over-selecting shots
Weaknessdoesn't fight well off the back foot
Weaknesstakedown defense is weak
Weaknesscomfortable in bad position on bottom
Weaknesslacks reliable open-mat takedowns

Fight history

2 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Niko Price 16-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:58 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan · October 10, 2026
0/1Sig. strikes
41/59Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Levan Chokheli 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:23 — UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi · June 20, 2026
0/1Sig. strikes
6/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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

UFC bouts in this database
0-2-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 2

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

vs. 189 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 0.0 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 20.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 0.0% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 32.9% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 40.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 0.0% avg 21.5%

Headshot of Leon Shahbazyan by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized