Featherweight
Melsik Baghdasaryan
“The Gun”·
Armenia
Pro record
8-4-0
Model Elo
1497
#1048 of 1994
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 70"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Team
- Glendale Fighting Club
- Born
- Armenia
- UFC debut
- Jul 30, 2021
Profile
Overview
The striking numbers say one thing, the last two fights say another. Melsik Baghdasaryan, "The Gun," is a southpaw featherweight from Armenia who fights out of Glendale Fighting Club, and he carries a 3-3 UFC record into his next fight. His career sits in two halves: a 3-1 start with a knockout and two decisions, then two straight losses, one by knockout and one by submission.
His overall professional record across all promotions is 8-4-0.
UFC Career
Baghdasaryan made his UFC debut on July 30, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland, stopping Collin Anglin at 1:50 of round two. Before that, he went the distance with Dennis Buzukja on Dana White's Contender Series, a professional fight that doesn't count toward his UFC record. He followed the debut with a unanimous decision over Bruno Souza at UFC 268.
Then came the first setback: a second-round submission loss to Josh Culibao at UFC 284. He answered with a unanimous decision over Tucker Lutz, which gave him a longest UFC win streak of two.
The last two fights have gone the other way. Jean Silva, one of the stronger opponents on his résumé by our model, stopped him at 4:15 of round one. In his most recent fight, Murtazali Magomedov submitted him in round one at 1:17.
Three wins, three losses, and all three losses ended early.
Fighting Style
Baghdasaryan is a busy striker who is hard to hit. He throws and lands a lot, he lands accurately, and he takes less in return than most UFC fighters.
He rarely shoots for takedowns and doesn't hunt for submissions. His takedown defense is also strong, so most of his fights stay standing.
Two of his three UFC losses are submissions, so when he does get taken down, it has cost him. Only one of his three UFC wins came by finish, a second-round knockout of Anglin. The other two went to the scorecards.
Notable Wins
- Collin Anglin — KO/TKO, round 2, UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland (2021)
- Bruno Souza — unanimous decision, UFC 268 (2021)
- Tucker Lutz — unanimous decision, UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva (2023)
Quick Facts
- Division: Featherweight
- UFC record: 3-3
- Professional record (all promotions): 8-4-0
- UFC debut: 2021
- Stance: Southpaw
- Height / reach: 5'9" / 70"
- Team: Glendale Fighting Club
- Born: Armenia
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 3–3
- since 2021
- Finish rate
- 33%
- 1 of 3 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 0
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 2
- Current streak
- L2
- losses in a row
- Octagon time
- 49:24
- avg 8:14 per fight
- Opposition
- 1549
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1548opp. Elo
KO/TKO, R2 · UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · Jul 30, 2021
- 1524opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva · Jul 14, 2023
- 1500opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · Nov 5, 2021
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
UFC avg 3.95 · better than average
UFC avg 45% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
UFC avg 15% · below average
UFC avg 52% · better than average
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 9:12
Fight history (7)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| L |  Murtazali MagomedovRecord after: 4-3 | submissionRound 1 · 1:17 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. HoriguchiJun 20, 2026 |
| L |  Jean SilvaRecord after: 4-2 | KO/TKORound 1 · 4:15 | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs SongFeb 22, 2025 |
| W |  Tucker LutzRecord after: 4-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno SilvaJul 14, 2023 |
| L |  Josh CulibaoRecord after: 3-1 | submissionRound 2 · 2:02 | UFC 284: Makhachev vs. VolkanovskiFeb 10, 2023 |
| W |  Bruno SouzaRecord after: 3-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2Nov 5, 2021 |
| W |  Collin AnglinRecord after: 2-0 | KO/TKORound 2 · 1:50 | UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. StricklandJul 30, 2021 |
| W |  Dennis BuzukjaRecord after: 1-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series 4.5Sep 1, 2020 |