Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
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Stats & Records
7
Wins by Knockout
5
Wins by Submission
7
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
- 388
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 860
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 3
- Takedowns Attempted
- 72
- 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
Info
Status
Active
Hometown
Georgia
Trains at
Syndicate MMA - Las Vegas, NV
Fighting style
Kickboxer
Age
26
Height
67.00
Weight
155.50
Octagon Debut
Apr. 20, 2019
Reach
72.50
Leg reach
39.50
- Pro since 2015
- Seven wins by KO, five by submission (3 RNC, guillotine, Anaconda)
- Seven first round finishes
- Has won 18 of his last 20 and six of his last seven
- Owns wins over UFC vets Felipe Olivieri, Junior Assuncao and Takenori Sato
UFC Fight Night (12/17/22) Tsarukyan won a three round unanimous decision over Damir Ismagulov
UFC on ESPN (6/25/22) Tsarukyan lost a five-round unanimous decision to Mateusz Gamrot
UFC Fight Night (2/26/22) Tsarukyan stopped Joel Alvarez via strikes at 1:57 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (9/18/21) Tsarukyan stopped Christos Giagos via strikes at 2:09 of the first round
UFC 257 (1/24/21) Tsarukyan won a three round unanimous decision over Matt Frevola
UFC Fight Night (7/18/20) Tsarukyan won a three round unanimous decision over Davi Ramos
UFC 240 (7/27/19) Tsarukyan won a three round unanimous decision over Olivier Aubin-Mercier
UFC Fight Night (4/20/19) Tsarukyan lost a three round unanimous decision to Islam Makhachev
When and why did you start training for fighting? Before I started doing MMA, I did hockey for six years.
What ranks and titles have you held? Pankration world champion
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Fighting in UFC was my dream and goal. It's a big step forward for me.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? In amateur competitions I won multiple wrestling and grappling tournaments. I earned Master of Sports in wrestling and MMA.
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? I was MFP and Kunlun world champion, Sambo league s-70 two-time champion.
