Arman Tsarukyan
“Ahalkalakets”
#2 LightweightRecord 23-3-0ArmeniaAmerican Top Team
The style
Pressure Wrestler
wrestling · top control · kickboxing
GrapplingStriking
Tsarukyan is a relentless chain wrestler with heavy top control and enough kickboxing to hurt people on the feet, and he absorbs remarkably little damage. He is on a five-fight win streak, most recently submitting Dan Hooker in November 2025, and sits at the front of the lightweight title queue. His only recent setback was withdrawing from a scheduled UFC 311 title fight against Islam Makhachev the day before the event.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 23-3-0 |
| Age | 29 |
| Height | 5'7" |
| Reach | 72.5" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Armenia |
| Team | American Top Team |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 3.85 |
| Striking accuracy | 48% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 1.8 |
| Striking defense | 55% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 3.26 |
| Takedown accuracy | 36% |
| Takedown defense | 75% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.1 |
How they win
9 KO/TKO6 SUB8 DEC
How they lose
1 KO/TKO0 SUB2 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Tsarukyan lands on a covered card.