Mihran Harutyunyan Explained

Mihran Harutyunyan
Fullname:Mihran Ediki Harutyunyan
Nationality:Armenian
Russian
Birth Date:25 March 1989
Birth Place:Vagharshapat, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.66 m
Weight:67 kg
Country:Armenia
Russia (former)
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman
Coach:Aram Sarkisyan, Ruben Tatulyan
Show-Medals:yes

Mihran Ediki Harutyunyan (Armenian: Միհրան Էդիկի Հարությունյան, Russian: Мигран Эдикович Арутюнян; born 25 March 1989) is an Armenian-Russian Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist.[1] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Armenia where in the final he lost to Davor Štefanek of Serbia. The decision is still considered to be very doubtful, and a lot of people signed petition to award gold medal to Harutyunyan.[2] He is also a Russian national champion (2012) and runner-up (2011).[3]

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Win| align=center| 4–1| Akhmedkhan Akhmedov| TKO (punches)|EFC 35: Dakaev vs Abdurakov||align=center|1|align=center|3:17|Moscow, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center| 3–1| Zhasulan Akimzhanov| KO (spinning back kick)| GFC 19: Krepost Selection 6| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:48| Sochi, Russia| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Muratkhan Saytkhanov| Submission (guillotine choke)| Krepost Fight Club: Selection 5| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:17| Moscow, Russia||-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Evgeny Perepechin| TKO (punches)| Battle on Volga 8| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:50| Samara, Russia||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Ali Yousefi| Submission (shoulder choke)|Fight Nights Global 87: Khachatryan vs. Queally|| align=center| 2| align=center| 0:47|Rostov-on-Don, Russia|[4]

Personal life

He is married and has a daughter named Monica.[5] In 2020, following the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, he volunteered to join the defense of Artsakh.[6]

References

  1. Web site: ARUTYUNYAN Migran - Olympic Wrestling Armenia . rio2016.com . 16 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161210204026/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/migran-arutyunyan. 10 December 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Thousands join a petition to restore justice for Mihran Harutyunyan unjustly deprived of gold medal. panorama.am. 18 August 2016. 16 August 2016.
  3. Web site: http://wrestrus.ru/users/310. ru:Арутюнян Мигран Эдикович. wrestrus.ru. Russian Wrestling Federation. ru. 17 August 2016. 20 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820155133/http://www.wrestrus.ru/users/310. dead.
  4. Web site: Sherdog.com. Migran Arutyunyan. 2020-08-07. Sherdog.
  5. Web site: Migran Arutyunyan: One of the most important features of human character is faith in God. armnoc.am . National Olympic Committee of Armenia. 12 November 2015. 16 August 2016.
  6. Web site: Միհրան Հարությունյան. Մեզ զրկել են մեր հայրենիքը պաշտպանելու իրավունքից (ֆոտո). News.am. November 12, 2020. December 5, 2020. hy.