Last fight
Win
Shahbazyan vs Chokheli
Jun. 20, 2026
Stats & Records
12
Wins by Knockout
11
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 6
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 11
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
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Win
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Tbilisi, Georgia
Trains at
Q MMA
Fighting style
MMA
Age
29
Height
72.00
Weight
170.00
Octagon Debut
Jun. 20, 2026
- Pro since April 2016
- 12 wins by KO
- 11 first-round finishes, one second-round finish
- Eight wins in under a minute (0:17, 0:22, 0:23, 0:25, 0:31, 0:54 & 0:57 x2)
- Has won five of his last six fights, only loss in that stretch coming to UFC-vet Lorenz Larkin in September 2024
- Won his first nine pro fights, 6-3, 1 NC since
- Went 4-3 with Bellator (1 KO)
- Fought five times at lightweight
- Trains with the UFC’s Merab Dvalishvili & Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani
UFC Fight Night (6/20/26) Chokheli stopped Leon Shahbazyan via strikes at :23 of the first round
