Eduard Vartanyan

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Eduard Vartanyan
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BornЭдуард Вартанян
(1991-06-11) June 11, 1991 (age 33)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR
NationalityRussian
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division Lightweight
Reach71 in (180 cm)
Fighting out ofMoscow, Russia
TeamFight Club No. 1
Years active2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total30
Wins26
By knockout8
By submission6
By decision12
Losses4
By knockout1
By submission2
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Eduard Vartanyan (born June 11, 1991) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division of the Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). In July 2023, after he won the grand prix of Lightweight division of ACA, he reached #14 in World Lightweight rankings according to Fight Matrix and #10 in pound-for-pound ranking of Russia. [1] [2]

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Background

Eduard Vartanyan was born on June 11, 1991 in Yerevan to an Armenian father and a Russian mother. At an early age, Eduard moved to Moscow with his family. After graduating from college with honors, Eduard served in the Russian air defense forces. He holds a degree in information security engineering. [3] [4]

Eduard is the host of the popular podcast about mixed martial arts called "Fight Show".

He is cousin of Aram Vardanyan. [5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Eduard began playing the sport in his second year of college at age 17, enrolling in a combat sambo class. Soon, in 2008, he won the Moscow championship. Also, Eduard was engaged in Thai boxing, winning the Moscow and the Russian championships in 2009.

Eduard had his first professional fight in mixed martial arts at the Vale Tudo 2 tournament, being submitted by Alim Kokov in the first round. He would take a year break, before returning at the VMAU - Headhunting tournament defeating Tarverdi Tarverdiev in the 1st round. In the second bout of the evening, he would face Alexander Mikhailov, defeating the opponent with an armbar. Eduard had his fourth fight with Sergey Khandozhko at the Legend 1 fight show, defeating him by technical knockout. Then he wins by TKO of the Brazilian Andre de Jesus in Rio de Janeiro in the first round at IMMAF 2013. At the Legend 2 tournament, he defeated the Frenchman Florent Betorangal. Eduard entered the Coliseum FC Welterweight tournament, facing Benjamin Brinza in the Quarter-finals, defeating him via unanimous decision. After defeating Vikto Tchernetsky via armbar, he would return to Coliseum Welterweight tournament to defeat Sergey Faley by majority decision. [4]

In 2014, he won the World Cup in combat sambo in the category up to 74 kg, defeating Ali Bagov by technical knockout in the final, thereby becoming an international master of sports in combat sambo and the world champion. Eduard's next fight is with Artyom Spichak, winning him by knockout in the first round at the Sparta Legacy tournament, followed by a armbar submission in the first round of Anatoly Angelovsky. [3]

Absolute Championship Akhmat

On March 21, 2015, he made his debut in ACB (now ACA) and instantly becomes a member of the lightweight Grand Prix, defeating Dzhamal Magomedov by unanimous decision at the ACB 15. In the summer of the same year, he meet with Amirkhan Adaev at ACB 20 and defeats him by technical knockout. On October 12, he meets Ali Bagov again at ACB 22 and this time he suffers his second defeat in his professional career, getting submitted in the first round via rear-naked choke. Eduard fought his next fight on December 22, 2015 as part of ACB 27 against Magomedrasul Khasbulaev, defeating him by unanimous decision. [3]

With the win, Vartanyan got a chance for the ACB Lightweight Championship, facing off against the champion Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov at ACB 32 on March 26, 2016. He was finished via TKO stoppage in the first torund. Functionally, Vartanyan was not one hundred percent ready for the fight, therefore, as he himself admitted in an interview. [6]

Eduard quickly "played back" - in bouts against Brazilian Marcio Breno Rodriguez Braga at ACB 41 which he won via third round TKO and a close bout against Alexander Shabliy at ACB 49, which he managed to win via split decision. [7] On April 15, 2017, at ACB 57, he defeated Alexander Sarnavskiy in the second round, choking him unconscious via rear-naked choke.[ citation needed ]

In a duel with Andrey Koshkin, which took place on September 30, 2017 at the ACB 71 tournament in Moscow, he won by unanimous decision, becoming the first interim ACB Lightweight Championship in the history of the promotion and a contender for the championship belt. [8]

A second chance against Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov fell to Vartanyan at ACB 77. In a controversial decision, Abdulvakhabov won the rematch via split decision, retaining the title. [9] Disputes about the final result continued for a long time. [10]

The next year was successful in Eduard's career - in November at the ACB 90 Moscow tournament he defeated Ustarmagomed Gajidaudov. [11] On April 27, 2019 as part of ACA 95, defeated American Joshua Avelez by unanimous decision

Eduard Vartanyan fought his last contractual fight in the ACA promotion on September 5, 2020, defeating Mukhamed Kokov by unanimous decision at the ACA 110 tournament in the co-main fight of the evening in Moscow. [12] However, the result of the fight caused a scandal, and the founder of the ACA league , Mairbek Khasiev, announced his intention to declare the fight invalid, disagreeing with the decision of the judges. On September 8, a specially convened ACA Athletic Commission recognized the fight as valid and upheld the decision of the judges. [13]

Open Fighting Championship

After his career with the ACA, Vartanyan planned to continue his career in Western promotions, but due to coronavirus restrictions and visa problems, he had to continue his career in Russia, in the young Open FC promotion. His debut fight took place on May 28, 2021 in Moscow in the main fight of the Open Fighting Championship 4 tournament against the Brazilian fighter Michel Silva. The fight lasted all 3 rounds, in each round Vartanyan methodically dominated his opponent and the unanimous victory was given to Vartanyan. [14] [15]

He would then face Raimundo Batista on September 21, 2021 at Open Fighting Championship 10, dominating his opponent and winning after his opponent's corner stopped the fight after the first round. [16]

2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix

Vartanyan returned to ACA, entering the 2022 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix with his first opponent supposed to be Luis Peña on May 21, 2022 at ACA 139. However, Peña could not make it into Russia and was replaced by Alain Ilunga. [17] He submitted his opponent in the third round via guillotine choke, advancing to the next round. [18]

In the semi-finals on November 4, 2022 at ACA 147, Vartanyan faced Yusuf Raisov defeating him in dominant fashion, with the doctor stopping the bout after the second round due to the damage inflicted on Raisov. [19]

The Grand Prix concluded on June 16, 2023 at ACA 159 against Artem Reznikov. Vartanyan was able to nullify the wrestling of Reznikov, punishing him on the feet concluding in a TKO stoppage in the third round and winning the Grand Prix and the cash prize. [20]

In the fall of 2023, he turned down the biggest contract in the history of Russian mixed martial arts for the dream of fighting in the UFC. [21]

On August 23, 2024, after a year layoff trying to sign with the UFC, Vartanyan faced Aleksandr Grozin at Nashe Delo: Vartanyan vs. Grozin, winning the bout via unanimous decision. [22]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
30 matches26 wins4 losses
By knockout81
By submission62
By decision121
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win26–4Aleksandr GrozinDecision (unanimous)Nashe Delo: Vartanyan vs. GrozinAugust 23, 202435:00 Chelyabinsk, RussiaReturn to Welterweight.
Win25–4Artem ReznikovTKO (punches) ACA 159 June 16, 202334:32 Sochi, RussiaWon the 2022 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix.
Win24–4Yusuf RaisovTKO (doctor stoppage) ACA 147 November 4, 202225:00 Moscow, Russia 2022 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win23–4Alain IlungaSubmission (guillotine choke) ACA 139 May 21, 202233:02 Moscow, Russia 2022 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win22–4Raimundo BatistaTKO (corner stoppage)Open Fighting Championship 10September 12, 202115:00 Moscow, RussiaWelterweight bout.
Win21–4Michel SilvaDecision (unanimous)Open Fighting Championship 4May 22, 202135:00 Moscow, Russia
Win20–4Mukhamed KokovDecision (split) ACA 110 September 5, 202035:00 Moscow, Russia
Win19–4Joshua AvelesDecision (unanimous) ACA 95 April 27, 201935:00 Moscow, Russia
Win18–4Ustarmagomed GadzhidaudovDecision (unanimous) ACB 90 November 10, 201835:00 Moscow, Russia
Loss17–4 Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov Decision (split) ACB 77 December 23, 201755:00 Moscow, RussiaFor the ACB Lightweight Championship
Win17–3Andrey KoshkinDecision (unanimous) ACB 71 September 30, 201755:00 Moscow, RussiaWon the interim ACB Lightweight Championship. Fight of the Night.
Win16–3 Alexander Sarnavskiy Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) ACB 57 April 15, 201724:46 Moscow, Russia
Win15–3 Alexandr Shabliy Decision (split) ACB 49 November 26, 201635:00 Rostov-on-Don, RussiaFight of the Night.
Win14–3Márcio BrenoTKO (knee and punches) ACB 41 July 15, 201630:22 Sochi, Russia
Loss13–3 Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov TKO (punches) ACB 32 March 26, 201612:53 Moscow, RussiaFor the ACB Lightweight Championship.
Win13–2 Magomedrasul Khasbulaev Decision (unanimous) ACB 27 December 21, 201535:00 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Loss12–2 Ali Bagov Submission (rear-naked choke) ACB 22 September 12, 201511:16 Saint Petersburg, Russia 2015 ACB Lightweight Grand Prix Final.
Win12–1Amirkhan AdaevTKO (punches) ACB 20 June 14, 201513:47 Sochi, Russia 2015 ACB Lightweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win11–1Dzhamal MagomedovDecision (unanimous) ACB 15 March 21, 201535:00 Nalchik, RussiaReturn to Lightweight. 2015 ACB Lightweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win10–1Anatoly AngelovskiySubmission (armbar)Tech-KREP FC: Battle Of HeroesDecember 12, 201411:59 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win9–1Artem SpichakovTKO (punches)Legacy Of Sparta 1September 14, 201412:02 Zelenograd, Russia
Win8–1Sergey FaleyDecision (majority)Coliseum FC: New History 3May 29, 201435:00 Saint Petersburg, RussiaColiseum FC Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win7–1Viktor TchernetskySubmission (armbar)Fight Alliance: Gladiator Fighting 1April 5, 201421:50 Troitsk, RussiaLightweight bout.
Win6–1Benjamin BrinsaDecision (unanimous)Coliseum FC: New History 2January 25, 201435:00 Saint Petersburg, RussiaColiseum FC Welterweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win5–1Florent BetorangalDecision (unanimous)Legend 2: InvasionNovember 8, 201335:00 Moscow, Russia
Win4–1André de JesusTKO (punches)Imbituba Fight 2July 13, 201314:15 Imbituba, Brazil
Win3–1 Sergey Khandozhko TKO (punches)Legend: Emelianenko vs. SappMay 25, 201324:00 Moscow, Russia
Win2–1Alexander MikhailovSubmission (armbar)Vologda Martial Arts Festival 2012October 12, 201220:56 Vologda, RussiaWon the Vologda Festival Welterweight Tournament.
Win1–1Tarverdi TarverdievSubmission (triangle choke)1N/AWelterweight debut. Vologda Festival Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
Loss0–1Alim KokovSubmission (rear-naked choke)Vale Tudo Russia 2December 10, 201110:50 Zelenograd, RussiaMiddleweight debut.

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Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing record
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2024-03-06Win Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Damir Ismagulov Nashe Delo 82 Saint Petersburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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