Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dalcha Lungiambula: Height, weight, reach and UFC records comparison

Middleweights Edmen Shahbazyan and Dalcha Lungiambula will clash on the preliminary card of UFC 282 on December 10th. The event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

'The Golden Boy' will make his ninth appearance in the UFC, while the Congolese 'Champion' will make his seventh promotional appearance in the bout.

Edmen Shahbazyan stands at 6'2" (188 cm) and has a reach of 74 inches. He last weighed in at 185.4 pounds in his fight against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 268, where he lost via TKO in the second round. 'The Golden Boy' has 14 fights under his belt, with a UFC of record of 5-3 and an overall MMA record of 11-3.

Edmen Shahbazyan first appeared on Dana White's Contender Series 13 fighting Antonio Jones and knocking him out within 40 seconds of the bout. The win earned Shabazyan a UFC contract and he made his UFC debut against Darren Stewart in a winning effort in the TUF 28 season finale.

Dalcha Lungiambula is a Congolese judoka who stands at 5'8" (173 cm) with a reach of 76 inches. 'Champion' last weighed in at 185.6 pounds in his fight against Punahele Soriano, where he was knocked out in the second round.

Lungiambula made his UFC debut against Dequan Townsend at UFC on ESPN 3, where he knocked Townsend out in the third round. He has since amassed a lackluster UFC record of 2-4, with an overall MMA record of 11-5.

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Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dalcha Lungiambula: Which fighter will break their three-fight losing streak?

Going into Saturday's bout, both Edmen Shahbazyan and Dalcha Lungiambula are on three-fight losing streaks. Incidentally, both fighters have two stoppage losses in each of their last three fights. This fight is important for both fighters, as four straight losses in a row is not a good look on any unranked fighter's resume.

On paper, Shahbazyan has a more impressive record and has more experience fighting at middleweight. Lungiambula has previously fought at heavyweight and light heavyweight. He has had only four fights at middleweight, of which he has lost three.

Moreso, Shahbazyan has more experience fighting ranked opponents, albeit losing to all three of them. On the other hand, the only ranked opponent Dalcha Lungiambula has fought is Magomed Ankalaev, whom the light heavyweight title contender knocked out at UFC Fight Night 163.

According to fightodds.io, Edmen Shahbazyan is the -275 betting favorite against the +265 underdog Dalcha Lungiambula. The fight will take place on the preliminary card of UFC 282 on December 10th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.