Armen Petrosyan

Petrosyan returned to light heavyweight in Russia and dropped a unanimous decision to Mikhail Kolobegov over three rounds. The loss pushed his skid to two in a row outside the UFC and kept the post-release reset from gaining traction.

Key moments

• Lost a unanimous decision over three rounds at BetCity Fight Nights 136.
• The fight marked Petrosyan's return to light heavyweight after his UFC run ended.
• It moved his professional record to 10-7.

Petrosyan took an RCC middleweight title fight and was submitted by Vladislav Kovalev in round two. It was another reminder that the striking remains dangerous, but his margin for error shrinks quickly once stronger grappling sequences take over.

Key moments

• Lost by neck crank at 3:11 of round two.
• The bout was contested for the RCC middleweight championship.
• It followed a get-right knockout over Igor Svirid two months earlier.

Petrosyan snapped his UFC losing streak with a first-round knockout of Igor Svirid in Krasnoyarsk. The finish showed that his power and shot selection still travel well once he can keep the fight in kickboxing range.

Key moments

• Won by first-round knockout at 4:09.
• The fight was Petrosyan's first appearance after leaving the UFC roster.
• It improved his record to 10-5 before the later Kovalev loss.

Petrosyan's final UFC appearance ended in a wild, foul-filled fight that Brunno Ferreira eventually turned into a second-round submission. The defeat was damaging because it made three consecutive UFC losses by finish and effectively closed his first run with the promotion.

Key moments

• Lost by triangle armbar at 4:27 of round two.
• Petrosyan was deducted a point in round one for repeated groin strikes.
• The loss completed a three-fight UFC skid, all by stoppage.

Petrosyan gave Magomedov a difficult striking look early before getting stopped by the now-famous double spinning backfist late in the second round. The finish became one of UFC 308's signature clips and left Petrosyan with back-to-back stoppage losses.

Key moments

• Was knocked out at 4:52 of round two at UFC 308.
• The stoppage came from Magomedov's double spinning backfist sequence.
• It dropped Petrosyan to 9-4 at the time.

Vieira dragged Petrosyan into the kind of grappling fight he most wanted to avoid and finished him late in the first round with an arm-triangle choke. The result was a sharp reminder that Petrosyan's kickboxing edge could disappear quickly once elite top control entered the picture.

Key moments

• Lost by arm-triangle choke in round one.
• The submission came at 4:48 of the opening frame.
• Started the UFC skid that later extended through Magomedov and Ferreira.

Petrosyan went three rounds with Duncan and took a unanimous decision in one of the cleaner technical wins of his UFC run. The result showed that when he could hold the fight in striking range, he still had the craft to outpoint dangerous middleweight prospects.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision after three rounds.
• Added another UFC win built on controlled kickboxing rather than a finish.
• Followed the A.J. Dobson decision with a second straight victory.

Petrosyan steadied himself after the Borralho loss by beating Dobson over three rounds at UFC 280. It was a practical rebound win that kept his first UFC run from drifting off course too early.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision in Abu Dhabi.
• Returned to the win column after the Caio Borralho defeat.
• Showed he could bank rounds cleanly without needing a stoppage.

Borralho used his broader MMA game to hand Petrosyan a unanimous decision loss in Las Vegas. The fight highlighted the core issue Petrosyan kept facing in the UFC: his striking remained dangerous, but more complete middleweights could force him away from his preferred fight shape.

Key moments

• Lost a unanimous decision after three rounds.
• Followed his split-decision win over Gregory Rodrigues.
• Exposed the grappling and control challenges he kept running into at middleweight.

Petrosyan announced himself in the UFC by edging Rodrigues in a split decision over three rounds. Beating a dangerous, pressure-heavy opponent right away gave him one of the strongest wins on his record and suggested the kickboxing game could translate at a high level.

Key moments

• Won his UFC debut by split decision.
• Handled a difficult first test over the full fifteen minutes.
• Earned one of the best wins on his UFC ledger.

Petrosyan punched his UFC ticket by knocking Kolev out with a head kick and follow-up punches on Contender Series. The finish was exactly the kind of highlight-reel striking performance built to sell him as a pure-action middleweight prospect.

Key moments

• Won by head-kick knockout on Contender Series.
• The finish came at 4:27 of round one.
• Turned the performance into his path to the UFC roster.

Zemlyakov was blown away in only 15 seconds as Petrosyan landed a body kick and immediate follow-up punches. It remains one of the quickest wins on the record and a sharp example of how dangerous his early striking can be.

Key moments

• Won by TKO in just 15 seconds.
• The finish came from a body kick followed by punches.
• Built momentum directly into the Contender Series booking.

Yousefi caught Petrosyan early and finished him with punches just over a minute into the fight. The setback interrupted an otherwise productive pre-UFC run, but Petrosyan answered it quickly with the Zemlyakov demolition a month later.

Key moments

• Lost by first-round TKO.
• The fight ended at 1:02 of round one.
• Rebounded immediately with the 15-second finish of Zemlyakov.

Petrosyan knocked Minakov out with a body kick in the second round, reinforcing how dangerous his kicking game could be once opponents slowed. The finish was one of the cleaner single-shot stoppages on his record before the UFC call came.

Key moments

• Won by body-kick knockout in round two.
• The finish came at 3:09 of the second frame.
• Added another high-level striking finish to his regional résumé.

Aliskerov pushed Petrosyan into the third round, but Petrosyan still found the stoppage with punches after more than thirteen minutes of work. That kind of deeper finish helped show he was not only a quick-start knockout artist.

Key moments

• Won by TKO in round three.
• The stoppage came at 3:32 of the final frame.
• Showed he could carry his striking threat well beyond the opening round.

Petrosyan broke Gizatulin down over time and eventually landed the head-kick stoppage in the third round. The result added another late finish to a regional climb that was steadily building him toward bigger opportunities.

Key moments

• Won by head-kick TKO in round three.
• The finish came at 2:07 of the final frame.
• Continued the strong striking-heavy start to his pro career.

Petrosyan's professional debut ended with a first-round TKO of Mirzokhodzhaev after less than half a round of work. It was the first entry on the record and an early indicator that his striking could overwhelm opponents quickly.

Key moments

• Won his pro debut by first-round TKO.
• The finish came at 2:28 of round one.
• Opened his MMA career with a fast striking stoppage.