UFC The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale Final

Darren Stewart vs Edmen Shahbazyan

Darren Stewart
United Kingdom

Darren Stewart

“The Dentist”

16-10

VS
Edmen Shahbazyan
United States

Edmen Shahbazyan

“The Golden Boy”

16-6

Winner

Winner

Edmen Shahbazyan

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

30 November 2018 · Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Edmen Shahbazyan beat Darren Stewart by split decision after three rounds.
  • Edmen Shahbazyan landed 27 of 43 total strikes and 8 of 21 takedowns, with 9:57 of control time.
  • Darren Stewart landed more total strikes — 46 to 27 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 28-29.

Tale of the tape

Darren StewartEdmen Shahbazyan
16-10Record16-6
27Age on fight night21
6′0″ (183 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
74″ (188 cm)Reach75″ (191 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
The MMA ClinicTeamXtreme Couture
London, England, United KingdomFromLos Angeles, California, United States

Fight statistics

46of 84 · 55%Total strikes landed27of 43 · 63%
35of 70Head strikes17of 31
7of 9Body strikes6of 8
4of 5Leg strikes4of 4
1of 3Takedowns8of 21
0:41Control time9:57

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Darren StewartRoundEdmen Shahbazyan
15/32strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR112/18strikes2/8TD0KD3:23control
5/10strikes0/1TD0KD0:00controlR213/19strikes2/6TD0KD4:09control
26/42strikes1/2TD0KD0:41controlR32/6strikes4/7TD0KD2:25control

Judges’ scorecards

Chris Lee

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Junichiro Kamijo

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Patricia Morse-Jarman

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Form going into the fight

Darren Stewart

  1. WCharles Byrd2018
  2. WEric Spicely2018
  3. LJulian Marquezsubmission R2 2:422017
  4. LKarl Robersonsubmission R1 3:412017
  5. LFrancimar Barrosounanimous decision2017

Edmen Shahbazyan

  1. WAntonio Jones2018

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