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Melsik Baghdasaryan

“The Gun”
Country
Armenia
Record
8-4
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'9"
Reach
70"
Age
34
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
Finish rate63%
5 of 8 wins inside the distance · 43rd percentile
Durability67%
Stopped in 33% of bouts — 4 of 12 · 11th percentile
Activity2
Bouts in the last 24 months · 74th percentile
5:34
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
1
Main events
Percentiles vs 558 featherweights

Melsik Baghdasaryan, “The Gun”, is a Featherweight from Armenia with an official record of 8-4. The 8 wins came 5 by knockout and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round submission loss to Murtazali Magomedov at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2 on 20 June 2026, the second defeat in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Jun 20, 2026Murtazali MagomedovLOSSSUBTwisterR1 · 1:17UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2
Feb 22, 2025Jean SilvaLOSSKOPunchR1 · 4:15UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Jul 15, 2023Tucker LutzWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
Feb 11, 2023Josh CulibaoLOSSSUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 2:02UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Nov 6, 2021Bruno SouzaWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Jul 31, 2021Collin AnglinWINKOKickR2 · 1:50UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
Sep 2, 2020Dennis BuzukjaWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00Dana White's Contender Series: Season 4, Week 5
Sep 21, 2019Art HernandezWINKOKOR1 · 0:07LXF 3: Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 3
Jun 1, 2019Jay WhiteWINKOTKO (Punches)R1 · 0:09Gladiator Challenge: Berry vs. Baseman
May 11, 2019Mauricio DiazWINKOKOR1 · 0:32LXF 1: Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 1
Mar 23, 2019Jason GouvionWINKOTKO (Punches)R1 · 0:14Gladiator Challenge: MMA World Championships
Apr 12, 2014Jay BoganLOSSSUBSubmission (Armbar)R1 · 1:26LOP: Chaos at the Casino 4
—Jason GouvionWIN———
SUBTwisterR1 · 1:17
Feb 22, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
LOSS
KOPunchR1 · 4:15
Tucker Lutz
Jul 15, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Josh Culibao
Feb 11, 2023 · UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
LOSS
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 2:02
Bruno Souza
Nov 6, 2021 · UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Collin Anglin
Jul 31, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
WIN
KOKickR2 · 1:50
Sep 2, 2020 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 4, Week 5
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Art Hernandez
Sep 21, 2019 · LXF 3: Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 3
WIN
KOKOR1 · 0:07
Jay White
Jun 1, 2019 · Gladiator Challenge: Berry vs. Baseman
WIN
KOTKO (Punches)R1 · 0:09
Mauricio Diaz
May 11, 2019 · LXF 1: Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 1
WIN
KOKOR1 · 0:32
Jason Gouvion
Mar 23, 2019 · Gladiator Challenge: MMA World Championships
WIN
KOTKO (Punches)R1 · 0:14
Jay Bogan
Apr 12, 2014 · LOP: Chaos at the Casino 4
LOSS
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1 · 1:26
Jason Gouvion
—
WIN

Melsik Baghdasaryan’s record, in numbers

Melsik Baghdasaryan’s record is 8-4, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 12 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 8 wins break down as 5 by knockout and 3 by decision — 5 of 8 inside the distance, a finish rate of 63%. Across all 12 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 5 minutes 34 seconds.

Melsik Baghdasaryan has been stopped 4 times in the 12 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 3 by submission — which is 33% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.

Of the 12 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. Two of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 554 Featherweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Melsik Baghdasaryan has a finish rate above 42% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 11% of them and a two-year bout count above 73% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Melsik Baghdasaryan is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 70in, fights southpaw and is 34, born 27 January 1992.

These figures are recomputed from Melsik Baghdasaryan’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.