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| Roman Mitichyan | |
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| Born | September 4, 1978 Vanadzor, Armenian SSR, USSR |
| Other names | “The Emperor” |
| Nationality | Armenian American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Wrestling, Sambo, Judo |
| Fighting out of | North Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Roman Mitichyan (born September 4, 1978 in Vanadzor) is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist HyeFighter, 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 started training at the age of eight in freestyle wrestling, before switching to training in Sambo and Judo. Mitichyan moved to America in 1997, and settled in Los Angeles in 2000 with the intention of pursuing an acting career. Roman has performed small roles and stunts in various films and television shows, including Felon, Queer as Folk, NUMB3RS, and Dexter.and a brief appearance in the 2010 movie Takers
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 subsequently 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. In his following fight at UFC Fight Night 13, he was defeated by fellow TUF 6 alumnus George Sotiropoulos via TKO in the second.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 10 matches | 7 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 2 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 7-3 |  Preston Scharf |
Decision (unanimous) | MEZ Fights | June 12, 2010 | 3 | 3:00 | Hollywood, California, USA | |
| Win | 6-3 | Mike Dolce |
Decision (unanimous) | Call to Arms – Called Out Fights | August 15, 2009 | 3 | 3:00 | Ontario, California, USA | |
| Loss | 5-3 | Jason Meaders |
KO | California Xtreme Fighting | January 29, 2009 | 3 | 2:41 | El Monte, California, USA | |
| Loss | 5-2 |  George Sotiropoulos |
TKO (strikes) | UFC Fight Night 13 | April 2, 2008 | 2 | 2:24 | Broomfield, Colorado, USA | |
| Win | 5-1 | Dorian Price |
Submission (ankle lock) | The_Ultimate_Fighter_6#Finale | December 8, 2007 | 1 | 0:23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | 4-1 | Mike Robles |
KO (knee) | WTFC | May 3, 2007 | 3 | 3:50 | Highland, California, USA | |
| Win | 3-1 | Mike Penalber |
Submission (rear naked choke) | California Xtreme Fighting 3 | August 19, 2006 | 1 | 3:50 | Upland, California, USA | |
| Loss | 2-1 |  James Wilks |
Submission (armbar) | Universal Above Ground Fighting: Ultimate Cage Fighting 4 | October 12, 2003 | 2 | N/A | Upland, California, USA | |
| Win | 2-0 | Brad Mohler |
Submission (heel hook) | Reality Submission Fighting: Shooto Challenge | October 3, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Belleville, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | 1-0 | Bong Fedalizo |
Submission (armbar) | Kage Kombat 14 | April 5, 1999 | 1 | 0:52 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
References
External links
- See him in The HyeFighters Show
- Official website
- HyeFighters – Armenian Combat Sports Athletes
- Professional MMA record for Roman Mitichyan from Sherdog
- UFC profile
- Roman Mitichyan at the Internet Movie Database
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