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Why Farman Hasanov's takedown defence is the key variable against Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani
Can Farman Hasanov keep the fight standing against Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani's 2.79 takedowns per 15 minutes? What the tape, the archive and the round statistics say ahead of UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan on Oct 31, 2026, and which markets the answer touches.
- WSeokhyeon KoU-DEC R3 · Jul 26
- WPhil RoweS-DEC R3 · Feb 26
- WJack CongdonKO/TKO R1 · Sep 25
The setup
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (11-2-0) and Farman Hasanov (6-0-0) meet at welterweight on the main card when UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan arrives at Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 31, 2026, scheduled for three rounds.
The card carries 11 bouts in our tables, with this pairing on the main card. The bout is listed as announced in the PropBetEdge schedule.
The question this preview works through is whether Farman Hasanov can keep the fight where 0% takedown defence says it will struggle to stay, against a 2.79-takedowns-per-15 opponent. Career-to-date round statistics are on file for both fighters, so that comparison is two-sided.
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Tale of the tape
- Record: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani 11-2-0 · Farman Hasanov 6-0-0
- Age: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani 27 · Farman Hasanov 31
- Height: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani 5'11" · Farman Hasanov 6'0"
- Reach: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani 72" · Farman Hasanov 74.5"
- Stance: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani Switch · Farman Hasanov Orthodox
- Listed weight: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani 171 lbs · Farman Hasanov 170 lbs
The 2.5-inch reach gap in Farman Hasanov's favour (74.5" to 72") is the tape's headline number; it defines the range each man is working from. A reach edge matters most when the longer fighter also sets the pace, and here the numbers cut the other way: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani out-lands Hasanov 4.77 to 1.4 per minute, so the shorter fighter is the busier one and has to cross the gap to do it. That is a different fight from a long fighter picking apart a passive one. Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani is listed as a switch-stance fighter, so his lead side can change through the fight and the opponent's setups have to work in both directions.
Recent form
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani has 3 completed UFC bouts in the PropBetEdge archive: 3 wins. 1 of those wins came inside the distance (1 by KO/TKO), a 33% finish rate on archived wins. Most recently he beat Seokhyeon Ko by unanimous decision in round 3 on Jul 18, 2026. That is 105 days before fight night, a quick turnaround.
- W vs Seokhyeon Ko — unanimous decision, R3 (Jul 18, 2026, UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman)
- W vs Phil Rowe — split decision, R3 (Feb 21, 2026, UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez)
- W vs Jack Congdon — KO/TKO, R1 (Sep 3, 2025, Dana White's Contender Series: Season 9, Week 4)
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