Melsik Baghdasaryan
“The Gun”
Professional record
Last 5: LLWLW
Profile
- Age
- 34 (born January 28, 1992)
- Born in
- Yerevan
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Weight
- 145 lbs.
- Reach
- 70"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- UFC record
- 3-3
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC3
- KO/TKO 1
- Decision 2
Losses in the UFC3
- KO/TKO 1
- Submission 2
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.43 top 20%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.96
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.0 top 97%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.0
Next fight
In the record book
About Melsik Baghdasaryan
Melsik Baghdasaryan "The Gun" is a featherweight mixed martial artist, born in Yerevan, Armenia, on January 28, 1992. Baghdasaryan stands 5' 9", has a 70" reach and fights from a southpaw stance.
Baghdasaryan turned professional in 2014, debuting with Lights Out Promotions. A 5-1 record outside the UFC came first. Baghdasaryan made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland in July 2021 and beat Collin Anglin by KO/TKO. In the UFC, Baghdasaryan is 3-3 across 6 fights.
Baghdasaryan usually wins on the scorecards: 2 of 3 UFC wins went to a decision. By the numbers, Baghdasaryan is more accurate with significant strikes than 92% of featherweights and lands more significant strikes per minute than 80% of featherweights.
Most recently, Baghdasaryan lost to Murtazali Magomedov by twister from back controlscottish twister at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi in June 2026.
UFC fight history
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L
Submission · Twister From Back ControlScottish Twister · R1 1:17
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
Jun 20, 2026
3Str 0TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 4:15
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Feb 22, 2025
7Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
Jul 15, 2023
64Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 2:02
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Feb 11, 2023
26Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Nov 6, 2021
75Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R2 1:50
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
Jul 31, 2021
44Str 0TD 1KD
Full MMA career
Melsik Baghdasaryan is 8-4 across 12 professional fights in 5 promotions, since a pro debut on April 12, 2014 (Lights Out Promotions). 6 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins8
- KO/TKO 5
- Decision 3
Pro losses4
- KO/TKO 1
- Submission 3
- Finish rate
- 62% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 7
- Current streak
- 2 losses
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 3-3 | 2021 |
| Gladiator Challenge | 2-0 | 2019 |
| Lights Out Xtreme Fighting | 2-0 | 2019 |
| Dana White's Contender Series | 1-0 | 2020 |
| Lights Out Promotions | 0-1 | 2014 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| L | Murtazali Magomedov | Jun 20, 2026 |
| L | Jean Silva | Feb 22, 2025 |
| W | Tucker Lutz | Jul 15, 2023 |
| L | Joshua Culibao | Feb 11, 2023 |
| W | Bruno Souza | Nov 6, 2021 |
| W | Collin Anglin | Jul 31, 2021 |
| W | Dennis Buzukja | Sep 1, 2020 |
| W | Art Hernandez | Sep 21, 2019 |
| W | Jay White | Jun 1, 2019 |
| W | Mauricio Diaz | May 11, 2019 |
| W | Jason Gouvion | Mar 23, 2019 |
| L | Jay Bogan | Apr 12, 2014 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Melsik Baghdasaryan's record?
Melsik Baghdasaryan's professional MMA record is 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Melsik Baghdasaryan?
Melsik Baghdasaryan is 34 years old, born on January 28, 1992.
How tall is Melsik Baghdasaryan and what is their reach?
Melsik Baghdasaryan stands 5' 9" with a 70" reach.
Who did Melsik Baghdasaryan fight last?
Melsik Baghdasaryan lost to Murtazali Magomedov by Submission at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi on Jun 20, 2026.