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Melsik Baghdasaryan

“The Gun”

Featherweight · UFC record 3-3 · 6 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 20 Jun 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)82
Power73
Striking defense80
Takedown defense77
WrestlingProvisional measure61

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (6 detailed fights; as of Sat 20 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: LIMITED80.4
CardioEvidence: LIMITED79.8

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
175 cm (5'9")
Reach
178 cm (5'10")
Stance
Southpaw
Age
34

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

6 detailed UFC fights · 12 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 20 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed18.2significant, per round
Strikes absorbed12.2per round
Striking differential+6.1per round
Takedown attempts0.00per round
Takedown defense68.8%of attempts stopped
Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
18.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round
12.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+6.1
Striking accuracy
56.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
57.3%
Knockdowns per round
0.08
Target: head / body / leg
44.3% / 35.6% / 20.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
84.0% / 13.7% / 2.3%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.00
Takedowns landed per round
0.00
Takedown accuracy
—
Takedown defense
68.8%
Control time per round
0:10
Submission attempts per round
0.00
Reversals per round
0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
3-3-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 2 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered
1 / 1
Average fight time
8:46 (over 3 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Melsik Baghdasaryan — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 20 Jun 2026Murtazali MagomedovLSUB TwisterR1 1:17UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
Sat 22 Feb 2025Jean SilvaLKO/TKO PunchR1 4:15UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Sat 15 Jul 2023Tucker LutzWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
Sat 11 Feb 2023Josh CulibaoLSUB Rear Naked ChokeR2 2:02UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
Sat 6 Nov 2021Bruno SouzaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
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Melsik Baghdasaryan — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 31 Jul 2021Collin AnglinWKO/TKO KickR2 1:50UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland

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