By The Numbers: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Anthony Hernandez

Edmen Shahbazyan has begun to pick up the pieces after crashing back to earth in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division.

The Xtreme Couture export will do battle with fellow Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Anthony Hernandez in the UFC Fight Night 223 co-main event on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Shahbazyan carries a 5-3 record inside the Octagon. He last appeared at UFC 282, where he closed the book on a three-fight losing streak and put away Dalcha Lungiambula with punches in the second round of their Dec. 10 pairing. Hernandez, meanwhile, steps up to the plate on a three-fight tear. He last competed on Sept. 17, when he put Marc-Andre Barriault to sleep with an arm-triangle choke in the third round of their UFC Fight Night 210 confrontation.

As Shahbazyan and Hernandez move ever closer to their forthcoming clash at 185 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

25: Years of age for Shahbazyan, who was born on Nov. 20, 1997 in Glendale, California.

10: Shahbazyan wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 84% of his career total (12). His list of UFC victims: Lungiambula, Brad Tavares and Charles Byrd. Shahbazyan holds one other win by submission (8%) and one more by decision (8%).

4: Promotions for which Shahbazyan has suited up as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 5-3 in the UFC, 5-0 in California Xtreme Fighting, 1-0 in Gladiator Challenge and 1-0 in Dana White’s Contender Series.

5: Sub-minute stoppages on the Shahbazyan resume, though only one of them has taken place inside the Octagon. He buried the aforementioned Byrd with elbows and punches in 38 seconds at UFC 235 on March 2, 2019.

58: Combined victories between the three opponents—Nassourdine Imavov, Jack Hermansson and Derek Brunson—who have defeated Shahbazyan. They sport a cumulative .734 winning percentage at 58-21.

29: Years of age for Hernandez, who was born in Dunnigan, California, on Oct. 18, 1993.

7: Hernandez victories by submission, accounting for 70% of his career total (10). His methods of choice: five guillotine chokes, one anaconda choke and one arm-triangle choke. Hernandez owns one other victory by knockout or technical knockout (10%) and two more by decision (20%).

51: Seconds needed for Hernandez to punch out Trey Williams in his pro debut under the West Coast Fighting Championship flag on Sept. 13, 2014. More than eight years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

8: Middleweights other than Hernandez who have struck Legacy Fighting Alliance gold at 185 pounds. They are Eryk Anders, Markus Perez, Ian Heinisch, Brendan Allen, Gregory Rodrigues, Joshua Silveira, Osman Diaz and Lucas Fernando.

.704: Cumulative winning percentage between the two opponents—Perez and Kevin Holland—who have beaten Hernandez. They boast a combined record of 38-16.