Arman Tsarukyan
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| Age | 27 years |
| Name | Arman Tsarukyan |
| Nickname | Akhalkalakets |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Head coach | Sergey Torosyan |
Arman Tsarukyan is a professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division of the UFC. Tsarukyan made his MMA debut in 2015 against Shamil Olokhanov and won the fight via first-round TKO. Later, on April 20, 2019, Arman made his UFC debut against Islam Makhachev, who is one of the most formidable fighters in the lightweight division. However, he lost the fight via unanimous decision and earned the Fight of the Night bonus. Akhalkalakets has been at #4 in the UFC lightweight rankings since December 5, 2023.
Arman Tsarukyan MMA record
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
| Win | 22–3 | Charles Oliveira | Decision (split) | UFC 300 | April 13, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Lightweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 21–3 | Beneil Dariush | KO (knee and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan | December 2, 2023 | 1 | 1:04 | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 20–3 | Joaquim Silva | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier | June 17, 2023 | 3 | 3:25 | |
| Win | 19–3 | Damir Ismagulov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | December 17, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | 18–3 | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot | June 25, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 18–2 | Joel Álvarez | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | February 26, 2022 | 2 | 1:57 | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 17–2 | Christos Giagos | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | September 18, 2021 | 1 | 2:09 | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–2 | Matt Frevola | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 257 | January 24, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Catchweight (157 lb) bout; Tsarukyan missed weight. |
| Win | 15–2 | Davi Ramos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | July 18, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | 14–2 | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 240 | July 27, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | 13–2 | Islam Makhachev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | April 20, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 13–1 | Felipe Olivieri | KO (head kick) | League S-70: Plotforma S-70 2018 | August 22, 2018 | 3 | 1:25 | |
| Win | 12–1 | Júnior Assunção | Decision (unanimous) | MFP 220: Mayor's Cup 2018 | May 26, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Defended the FEMFP Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–1 | Haotian Wu | TKO (spinning back kick to the body and punches) | Gods of War World MMA Championship | March 24, 2018 | 3 | 0:31 | |
| Win | 10–1 | Takenori Sato | Decision (unanimous) | MFP 214: Governor's Cup 2017 | December 2, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Won the FEMFP Lightweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–1 | Kim Kyung-pyo | Decision (unanimous) | Road FC 043 | October 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | 8–1 | Márcio Breno | Submission (rear-naked choke) | League S-70: Plotforma S-70 2017 | August 8, 2017 | 1 | 2:54 | Return to Lightweight. |
| Win | 7–1 | Nizamuddin Ramazanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MFP 209: Mayor's Cup 2017 | May 13, 2017 | 1 | 2:27 | Featherweight debut. |
| Win | 6–1 | Gustavo Wurlitzer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Octagon Fighting Sensation 11 | March 4, 2017 | 1 | 3:22 | |
| Win | 5–1 | Alexander Belikh | Submission (guillotine choke) | MFP: Eastern Rubicon 2 | December 10, 2016 | 1 | 2:51 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Dmitriy Shkrabiy | TKO (punches) | MFP 204: International Pankration Tournament | November 5, 2016 | 1 | 2:21 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Alexander Merezhko | Submission (anaconda choke) | MFP: Governor's Pankration Cup 2016 | October 21, 2016 | 2 | 1:28 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Ali Khaibulaev | KO (punch) | MFP: Cup of Administration in Modern Pankration | May 6, 2016 | 1 | 0:33 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Alexander Belikh | KO (punch) | MFP: Eastern Rubicon | December 12, 2015 | 1 | 0:30 | |
| Win | 1–0 | Shamil Olokhanov | TKO (punches) | MFP: Assault Nights of Spassk 2015 | September 25, 2015 | 1 | 2:47 | Lightweight debut. |
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