UFC UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill Final

Middleweight

Anthony Hernandez vs Edmen Shahbazyan

Anthony Hernandez
United States

Anthony Hernandez

“Fluffy”

15-4

Winner

VS
Edmen Shahbazyan
United States

Edmen Shahbazyan

“The Golden Boy”

16-6

Winner

Anthony Hernandez

KO/TKO (Elbows · Head · From Mount) · Round 3 — 1:01

20 May 2023 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Anthony Hernandez beat Edmen Shahbazyan by KO/TKO in round 3 at 1:01.
  • Anthony Hernandez landed 77 of 105 total strikes and 6 of 15 takedowns, with 7:11 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 19-18, 19-18, 19-18.
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Tale of the tape

Anthony HernandezEdmen Shahbazyan
15-4Record16-6
29Age on fight night25
6′0″ (183 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
75″ (191 cm)Reach75″ (191 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
MMA Gold Fight TeamTeamXtreme Couture
Woodland, California, United StatesFromLos Angeles, California, United States

Fight statistics

77of 105 · 73%Total strikes landed33of 55 · 60%
63of 90Head strikes24of 46
10of 10Body strikes8of 8
4of 5Leg strikes1of 1
6of 15Takedowns1of 1
4Submission attempts1
7:11Control time0:41

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

Round by round

Anthony HernandezRoundEdmen Shahbazyan
17/30strikes2/8TD0KD2:29controlR127/45strikes1/1TD0KD0:23control
39/50strikes3/6TD0KD3:54controlR25/9strikes0/0TD0KD0:18control
21/25strikes1/1TD0KD0:48controlR31/1strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Derek Cleary

9R11010R28

19total18

Sal D'amato

9R11010R28

19total18

Junichiro Kamijo

9R11010R28

19total18

Form going into the fight

Anthony Hernandez

  1. WMarc-Andre Barriaultsubmission R3 1:532022
  2. WJosh Fremdunanimous decision2022
  3. WRodolfo Vieirasubmission R2 1:532021
  4. LKevin HollandKO/TKO R1 0:392020
  5. WJunYong Parksubmission R2 4:392019

Edmen Shahbazyan

  1. WDalcha LungiambulaKO/TKO R2 4:412022
  2. LNassourdine ImavovKO/TKO R2 4:522021
  3. LJack Hermanssonunanimous decision2021
  4. LDerek BrunsonKO/TKO R3 0:262020
  5. WBrad TavaresKO/TKO R1 2:272019

Also on this card

Angela Hill vs Mackenzie DernWomen's Strawweightunanimous decisionLoopy Godinez vs Emily DucoteCatch Weightunanimous decisionJoaquin Buckley vs Andre FialhoWelterweightKO/TKO R2 4:15Michael Johnson vs Diego FerreiraLightweightKO/TKO R2 1:50Maheshate vs Viacheslav BorshchevLightweightKO/TKO R2 2:37

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