Edmen Shahbazyan (Armenian: Էդմեն Շահբազյան), born November 20, 1997) is an American mixed martial artist competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of November 18, 2019, he is #9 in the UFC middleweight rankings. Edmen Shahbazyan fights out of Glendale, California. His older brother, Leon, is also a professional fighter. Edmen started training in martial arts at the age of 9 and has been training at his current gym Glendale Fighting Club since the age of 12 under