| Armen Petrosyan | |
| Other Names: | Superman |
| Birth Name: | Armen Petrosyan |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality: | Russian Armenian |
| Weight: | 186lb |
| Weight Class: | Light heavyweight Middleweight |
| Style: | Muay Thai, kickboxing |
| Fighting Out Of: | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Team: | Academy MMA |
| Rank: | Honored Master of Sport in Muay Thai[1] |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 6 |
| Mma Decwin: | 3 |
| Mma Koloss: | 1 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 302783 |
Armen Petrosyan (born 3 November 1990) is a Russian-Armenian mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the MMA promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the middleweight division. A professional mixed martial arts competitor since 2018, he has previously fought in AMC Fight Nights, where he held the Light Heavyweight Championship.
Petrosyan was born in Krasnoyarsk on 3 November 1990. He holds dual Russian and Armenian citizenship.[2]
Petrosyan competed in the IFMA World Muaythai Championships winning the gold and silver medal in 2015 and 2016 respectively. He competed in the Russian Muay Thai Cup, winning the gold medal in 2017. He also competed in the Russian Muay Thai Championship, winning the silver medal in 2014, 2015 and 2017, as well as the bronze medal in 2016.[3]
Petrosyan began his career in professional MMA in 2018. He made his debut at the WCSA Combat Ring - Steel Heart 9 tournament where he faced Makhmadsharif Mirzokhodzhaev. Petrosyan won the bout by knockout in the first round.
Petrosyan performed at the Fight Nights Global and WCSA Combat Ring - Steel Heart tournaments. Representing the Haysport team, he defeated fighters such as Dmitry Minakov and Artur Aliskerov.
Petrosyan faced Artur Aliskerov for the Fight Nights Light Heavyweight Championship on 28 August 2020 at MMA Festival: 75th Anniversary of the Great Victory. He won the bout by first-round TKO.[4] [5]
Petrosyan made his first title defense against Dmitry Minakov on 22 January 2021, at Steel Heart XI. He won the bout by knockout in the second round.[6]
Petrosyan faced Hasan Yousefi on 18 June 2021, at AMC Fight Nights 102. He lost the title by first-round TKO.[7]
Petrosyan faced Kaloyan Konev on October 19, 2021, at Dana White's Contender Series 44.[8] He won the bout won via first-round knockout, earning a contract with the UFC.[9]
In his UFC debut, Petrosyan faced Gregory Rodrigues on February 26, 2022, at .[10] He won the fight via controversial split decision in which 10 out of 14 media outlets scored the fight for Rodrigues.[11] [12]
Petrosyan next faced Caio Borralho on July 9, 2022, at . He lost the bout by unanimous decision.[13] [14]
Petrosyan faced A.J. Dobson on 22 October 2022, at UFC 280.[15] He won the bout by unanimous decision.[16]
Petrosyan faced Christian Leroy Duncan on June 17, 2023, at . He won the bout by unanimous decision.[17]
Petrosyan was scheduled to face Rodolfo Vieira on November 4, 2023, at . However, the bout was scrapped after Petrosyan became ill backstage during the event.[18] The pair was rebooked for UFC Fight Night 236 on February 10, 2024.[19] He lost the bout by submission due to an arm-triangle choke with seconds remaining in the first round.[20]
|-|Loss|align=center|9–3|Rodolfo Vieira|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|||align=center|1|align=center|4:48|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–2|Christian Leroy Duncan|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–2|A.J. Dobson|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 280||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Loss|align=center|7–2|Caio Borralho |Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Gregory Rodrigues|Decision (split)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–1|Kaloyan Kolev|KO (head kick and punches)|Dana White's Contender Series 44||align=center|1|align=center|4:27|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–1|Alexander Zemlyakov|TKO (body kick and punches)|Colosseum MMA: Battle of Champions 22||align=center|1|align=center|0:15|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|4–1|Hassan Yousefi|TKO (punches)|AMC Fight Nights 102||align=center|1|align=center|1:02|Krasnoyarsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Dmitry Minakov|KO (body kick)|AMC Fight Nights: Steel Heart XI||align=center|2|align=center|3:09|Magnitogorsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Artur Aliskerov|TKO (punches)|MMA Festival: 75th Anniversary of the Great Victory||align=center|3|align=center|3:32|Rostov-on-Don, Russia||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Sultan Gizatulin|TKO (head kick)|WCSA Combat Ring 29: Steel Heart 10||align=center|3|align=center|2:07|Magnitogorsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Makhmadsharif Mirzokhodzhaev|TKO (punches)|WCSA Combat Ring 27: Steel Heart 9||align=center|1|align=center|2:28|Magnitogorsk, Russia||}