Edmen Shahbazyan — Dylan Budka fight forecast and bets

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Edmen Shahbazyan, a fighter of the Absolute Fighting Championship in the middleweight category, will face Dylan Budka. The fight will take place on February 16 as part of the UFC Fight Night 251 tournament in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex venue, which can accommodate about one thousand spectators. The approximate start of the fight is 04:00 Moscow time. Will the American be able to succeed in a duel with his compatriot and which bets to choose? — read in our forecast

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Edmen Shahbazyan

Current form

Edmen Shahbazyan joined MMA in 2017 and immediately won 11 consecutive victories (three in his debut fights in the UFC). And ten of them are in the first round. But in August 2020, after the first defeat in his career, fortune turned against the American. The Golden Boy lost in the last two out of three fights, losing to his compatriots Gerald Merschart (submission, second round) and Anthony Hernandez (technical knockout, third round). But he got the better of another U.S. representative, A. J. Dobson (knockout, first round). The 27-year-old Shahbazyan has 13 wins (11 by knockout, one by decision, one by submission) and five defeats. Edman holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Interesting betting trends

The accuracy of Shahbazian's punches is 51 percent.

Dylan Budka

Current form

In the summer of 2023, Dylan Budka got a chance to become the champion of the Legacy Fighting Alliance, but lost in the title fight to Russian Azamat Bekoev (split decision of the judges). In the strongest mixed martial arts championship on the planet, the American lost in two debut fights, losing in September 2024 to his compatriot Andre Petroski (unanimous decision), and before that to Brazilian Cesar Almeida (technical knockout, second round). But as part of Dana White's Contender Series, Chad Hanek won (unanimous decision) from South Africa. The 25-year-old has 13 wins (two by knockout, seven by decision, four by submission) and six defeats.

Interesting betting trends

The accuracy of the Booth strikes is 54 percent.

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Bet The duel will be complete

The two fighters have eight wins by decision of the judges.

2.66

Tip and bets

TipShahbazyan's victory on points

1.89

Shahbazyan approaches the upcoming match as a clear favorite. Bookmaker analysts believe that the Booth will not have much chance of success. In general, we can agree with them. The Golden Boy has begun to gradually adapt to the UFC and may well finally reach his previous level. He will need a victory like air in order to regain his confidence. The booth should not be a hindrance to him.

Our forecast is Shahbazyan's victory on points in 1.89

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