Here is all you need to know about Arman Tsarukyan including his age, height, record, bio and more about the MMA fighter
Arman Tsarukyan’s biggest career victory came at UFC 300 on Saturday, as he defeated Charles Oliveira to solidify his bid for the lightweight title.
Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) escalated his career upwards in the division after winning a split decision with two of the three judges scoring the bout 29-28 in the fighter’s favor against veteran 155-pound fighter Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) on the main card of T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, the fighter was alone caught on the camera punching a fan during his walkout for his fight. Despite the pre-fight hoopla, Tsarukyan fought former UFC lightweight champion Oliveira with composure.
Who is Arman Tsarukyan as his video punching fan at UFC 300 goes viral, bio, age, height, wife, record, net worth and country
Arman Tsarukyan was involved in an altercation with a fan while walking to the ring to face Charles Oliveira at UFC 300. pic.twitter.com/3ghSgtiOKP
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With this victory, he moves up to the No. 4 slot in the lightweight rankings, which might be a major career milestone.
Who is Arman Tsarukyan?
Arman Tsarukyan is a professional mixed martial artist from Armenia who was born on October 11, 1996 in Akhalkalaki, Georgia. The 27-year-old stands 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) tall and weighs 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st).
W-L-D. 22-3-0 ; (T)KO. 9-1 ; SUB. 5-0
A look at Arman Tsarukyan’s career
Arman competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the moment. He is currently ranked #4 in the UFC lightweight rankings as of December 5, 2023.
As a young man, Tsarukyan was an avid participant in several sports. While he was first starting out, he was quite good at freestyle wrestling; nevertheless, he soon became interested in ice hockey and played for ten years.
In 2015, Tsarukyan won his first round technical knockout in mixed martial arts professional debut against Shamil Olokhanov. Arman competed for mixed martial arts promotions throughout Russia and Asia to get retribution for his initial setback. He won his next 12 fights and scored nine finishes, including a submission victory over Belikh in the opening round.
Tsarukyan made his UFC debut on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik, taking on Islam Makhachev, who went on to win the lightweight title.
Arman Tsarukyan’s family
Arman Tsarukyan was born to Armenian family. His father’s name is Nairi Tsarukyan who is a businessman. He also has an older brother and a younger sister which makes him the middle child of the family.
Arman Tsarukyan’s wife
Arman Tsarukyan is married to Milena since 2019. The two has welcomed two kids together, both daughters.
Arman Tsarukyan’s net worth
Arman Tsarukyan’s net worth is expected to be around $1.5 million.