Roman Mitichyan

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Roman Mitichyan
Born Vanadzor, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Other namesThe Emperor
Nationality Armenian
American
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Division Welterweight
Style Wrestling, Sambo, Judo
Fighting out of North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins8
By knockout1
By submission5
By decision2
Losses3
By knockout2
By submission1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Roman Mitichyan is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist, actor and stuntman. He briefly appeared on Spike TV's reality show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra , as a part of Team Serra, but was forced to leave the show due to injury. [1]

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Biography

Mitichyan was born in Vanadzor. He started training at the age of eight in Wrestling, before switching to training in Sambo and Judo under Baxshik Saroyan. Mitichyan and his family moved to America in 1997, and he started training at the Hayastan Judo Club under Gene Lebell and Gokor Chivichyan. In 2000, he settled in Los Angeles with the intention of pursuing an acting career. [2]

MMA career

Mitichyan amassed a 4–1 MMA record before appearing on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra . He broke his elbow during the pre-team selection evaluation, and was immediately removed from the show before he had an opportunity to fight. However, he was brought back to fight on the show's finale, where he defeated Dorian Price via ankle lock submission in only 23 seconds, earning him a contract with the UFC. [3] In his following fight at UFC Fight Night 13 , he was defeated by fellow TUF 6 alumnus George Sotiropoulos via TKO in the second round, thus resulting in the UFC cutting ties with him.

Acting career

Roman has performed roles and stunts in various films and television shows, including NUMB3RS , Dexter , Felon , 24 , NCIS: Los Angeles , Takers , CSI: Miami , Sons of Anarchy , NCIS , CSI: NY , John Wick , Furious 7 , Escape Plan 2: Hades , and Vice . [2] [4]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches8 wins3 losses
By knockout12
By submission51
By decision20
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win8–3William SriyapaiSubmission (triangle choke)Lights Out Promotions - Chaos at the CasinoMay 5, 201210:52 Inglewood, California, United States
Win7–3Preston ScharfDecision (unanimous)MEZ FightsJune 12, 201033:00 Hollywood, California, United States
Win6–3 Mike Dolce Decision (unanimous)Call to Arms - Called Out FightsAugust 15, 200935:00 Ontario, California, United States
Loss5–3Jason MeadersKOCalifornia Xtreme FightingJanuary 29, 200932:41 El Monte, California, United States
Loss5–2 George Sotiropoulos TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night 13 April 2, 200822:24 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win5–1 Dorian Price Submission (Achilles lock) The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale December 8, 200710:23 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win4–1Mike RoblesKO (knee)WTFCMay 3, 200733:50 Highland, California, United States
Win3–1Mike PenalberSubmission (rear naked choke)California Xtreme Fighting 3August 19, 200613:50 Upland, California, United States
Loss2–1 James Wilks Submission (armbar)Universal Above Ground Fighting: Ultimate Cage Fighting 4October 12, 20032N/A Upland, California, United States
Win2–0Brad MohlerSubmission (heel hook)Reality Submission Fighting: Shooto ChallengeOctober 3, 20031N/A Belleville, Illinois, United States
Win1–0Bong FedalizoSubmission (armbar)Kage Kombat 14April 5, 199910:52 Los Angeles, California, United States

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Felon Swamper Deputy
2010 Takers Russian #3
2012 Argo Iranian Comiteh in Truck
2014 John Wick Red Circle Security
2015 Furious 7 Khalid
2015 Extraction Dmitri
2016 War Dogs Iraqi Insurgent
2016 The Promise Van
2018 Escape Plan 2: Hades Bookstore Clerk
2018 Vice Cleric
2019 John Wick 3: Parabellum Roma

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2008 NUMB3RS Kaleem Rafiq / Ken Benswrth / Qassim3 episodes
2007 Dexter Santos HamanesEpisode: "The Dark Defender"
2008 The Shield Armenian ThugEpisode: "Money Shot"
2010 24 Mikhail2 episodes
2010–2019 NCIS: Los Angeles Azteca Guard / Baddie / Guard / ISIS Man / Terrorist / Stalker / Iranian / Serbian / Bodyguard #29 episodes
2011 CSI: Miami Cole GryderEpisode: "Caged"
2011 Sons of Anarchy IvoEpisode: "Out"
2012, 2017 NCIS Afghani / Enemy Fighter2 episodes
2013 CSI: NY Egyptian ThugEpisode: "Seth and Apep"
2015–2018 Hawaii Five-0 Guard / Shooter / Thug / Gunman4 episodes
2015 Bones HeavyEpisode: "The Murder in the Middle East"
2015 Agent X Good DignitaryEpisode: "Fidelity"
2016 Castle Rayas ThugEpisode: "Much Ado About Murder"
2016 Person of Interest HeavyEpisode: "ShotSeeker"
2016 Fear the Walking Dead Infected BartenderEpisode: "Pablo & Jessica"
2017 The Blacklist: Redemption National Police OfficerEpisode: "Kevin Jensen"
2017 SEAL Team SUV DriverEpisode: "The Spinning Wheel"
2019 The Morning Show Sam Rudo4 episodes

References

  1. Sloan, Mike (December 9, 2007). "No bull: 'El Matador' shines at 'The Ultimate Fighter' finale". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "About". RomanMMA. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. Filloy, Dustin (October 16, 2013). "The Ultimate Fighter 6: Where Are They Now?". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. Arakelyan, Syune (May 15, 2018). "Exclusive. Actor Roman Mitichyan on visting [sic] Armenia with Serj Tankian and new Hollywood projects with Christian Bale and Sylvester Stallone". NEWS.am Style. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.