Arman Nairovich Tsarukyan (; born October 11, 1996) is a Georgia-born Armenian and Russian professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC). As of January 17, 2023, he is #8 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Tsarukyan made his professional debut in mixed martial arts on September 25, 2015 against Shamil Olokhanov and won by technical knockout in the first round. He lost his next fight against Alexander Belikh by first-round knockout. Arman continued fighting for mixed martial arts promotions in Russia and Asia, winning his next 12 fights with 9 finishes, including a first round submission victory against Belikh to avenge his first loss. He compiled a 13–1 record prior to signing a four-fight contract with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Tsarukyan made his UFC debut against

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, one of the main training partners of

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, on April 20, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik. It was a fast-paced fight with high level wrestling exchanges, and Tsarukyan lost the fight via a unanimous decision. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' bonus. Tsarukyan faced

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on 27 July 2019 at

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and won the fight via unanimous decision. Tsarukyan was expected to face Davi Ramos on April 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris. Due to the

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, the event was eventually postponed. The bout eventually moved to

UFC Fight Night 172 ''UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 172'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 30'' and ''UFC Fight Island 2'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 19, 2020 ...

on July 19, 2020. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Tsarukyan was expected to face

Nasrat Haqparast Nasrat Haqparast (born August 22, 1995) is a German mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Lightweight division in the UFC. Background Haqparast was born in Germany to Afghan parents from Kandahar who came as refugees from ...

on January 24, 2021 at

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. However, on the day of the weigh ins, Haqparast pulled out of the fight citing an illness. As a result, the promotion negotiated a matchup between Tsarukyan and

Matt Frevola Matthew Kenneth Frevola (born June 11, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also competed for th ...

. Subsequently, Tsarukyan forfeited 20% of his purse as a result of missing weight, which went to Frevola. Tsarukyan won the fight via unanimous decision. Tsarukyan faced

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on September 18, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 192 ''UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 192'', ''UFC Vegas 37'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 50'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 18, 2021 at the UFC ...

. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. This win earned him the

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award. Tsarukyan faced

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on February 26, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 202 ''UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 202'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 60'' and ''UFC Vegas 49'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 26, 2022 at the U ...

. He won the bout via ground and pound TKO in the second round. The win also earned Tsarukyan his second consecutive ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Tsarukyan faced

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on June 25, 2022 at

UFC on ESPN 38 ''UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 38'' and ''UFC Vegas 57'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 25, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise ...

. He lost the closely contested fight via unanimous decision. 15 of 22 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Tsarukyan. Both fighters earned the '' Fight of the Night'' award. Tsarukyan faced

Damir Ismagulov Damir Amangeldyevich Ismagulov (russian: Дамир Амангельдыевич Исмагулов; born February 3, 1991) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who competes in the Lightweight division. He has previously competed for the Ultimate ...

on December 17, 2022, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (Two Times) **

(Two times)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tsarukyan, Arman 1996 births Living people Russian male mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Russian people of Armenian descent Georgian people of Armenian descent