Anthony Hernandez vs Edmen Shahbazyan — Fight recap

Anthony Hernandez defeated Edmen Shahbazyan via KO/TKO in the third round at 2:01, with referee Herb Dean stopping the action. Hernandez dominated the striking exchanges, landing 63 of 88 significant strikes (71% accuracy) while controlling the pace with 7:11 of octagon control time.

He mixed in wrestling effectively, converting 6 of 15 takedown attempts (40%) and landing four submission attempts throughout the bout. Shahbazyan struggled to find rhythm offensively, connecting on just 30 of 51 significant strikes (58%) while spending most of the fight on his back with only 41 seconds of control.

The Armenian fighter managed a single successful takedown but couldn't establish any real grappling threat. Hernandez's striking volume and positional dominance set up the late third-round finish, keeping him in middleweight contention.