Melsik Baghdasaryan

Melsik Baghdasaryan (born 28 January 1992) is an Armenian mixed martial artist, kickboxer and boxer who has been professionally competing since 2013. He is the former WLF International champion.[3]

Melsik Baghdasaryan
Born (1992-01-28) January 28, 1992
Yerevan, Armenia
Nickname(s)"The Gun"
NationalityArmenian
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
DivisionLightweight
Reach70 in (178 cm)[1]
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofGlendale, California
TeamGlendale Fighting Club[2]
Years active2013 - present
Professional boxing record
Total3
Wins3
By knockout1
Kickboxing record
Total11
Wins9
By knockout4
Losses2
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total6
Wins5
By knockout4
By decision1
Losses1
By submission1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

He unsuccessfully challenged for the K-1 Welterweight title in 2018.

Martial arts career

Kickboxing career

Baghdasaryan began training karate at six years old, before transitioning to kickboxing, and later, muay thai. He has spent most of his professional career at the Glendale Fighting Club.[4]

Baghdasaryan fought during the WCK vs. Wulinfeng event in 2013, with his opponent being Xie Chuang.[5][6] Baghdasaryan won the fight by a unanimous decision,[7] while suffering a slight injury to his left thumb.[8]

In 2014 he once again under WCK Muay Thai, facing Chen Wei Chao.[9] Melsik won the fight by a unanimous decision.

His kickboxing winning streak earned him a chance to fight for the Wu Lin Feng International title, held at the time by Qiu Jianliang.[10] Baghdasaryan continued his winning streak with a majority decision win over the reigning champion.[11]

Boxing career

After winning the WLF title, Melsik transitioned to boxing in 2015. He has had three professional fights to date. In his boxing debut he faced Mario Angeles. Angelas was unable to figure out how to fight against a southpaw and lost the fight in the third round, after a right to the body which forced the referee to stop the fight.[12]

In his second boxing match, Melsik fought Abraham Calderon Ruiz, winning the fight through a unanimous decision.[13] He then fought Diego Padilla, and won the match by a majority decision.[14]

Return to kickboxing

In his return to kickboxing, Baghdasaryan paricipated in the Wu Lin Feng 67 kg tournament, but lost in the quarter final round to Lu Jianbo, by a first round KO.[15] He bounced back with a decision wins over Wei Ninghui.[16]

In 2017 Melsik took part in the K-1 Welterweight Grand Prix.[17][18] He won a unanimous decision over Kazuki Yamagiwa in the quarter final bout, but an injury prevented him from taking further part in the tournament, and he was subsequently replaced by Yamagiwa.[19]

His next fight with K-1 was against Yuta Kubo, winner of the 2017 Welterweight Grand Prix, for the K-1 Welterweight title. Kubo won the fight by a unaninimou decision.[20]

Mixed martial arts

After he suffered a submission loss in his MMA debut in 2014, Melsik would wait until 2019 for his second MMA bout. Baghdasaryan amassed a four fight knockout winning streak, with a cumulative fight time of 62 seconds. In the last of those four fights, against Art Hernandez, he made his lightweight debut.[21]

Baghdasaryan was given a chance to fight for a UFC contract during the fourth season of Dana White's Contender Series, when he faced Dennis Buzukja.[22] He won the fight by a unanimous decision, but wasn't given a contract.[23]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
6 matches 5 wins 1 loss
By knockout 4 0
By submission 0 1
By decision 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 5-1 Dennis Buzukja Decision (Unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series S4 E5 1 September 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 4-1 Art Hernandez KO (Punch) Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 3 21 September 2019 1 0:07 Commerce, California, United States Lightweight debut.
Win 3-1 Jay White TKO (Punches) Gladiator Challenge - Berry vs. Baseman 1 June 2019 1 0:09 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win 2-1 Mauricio Diaz TKO (Punches) Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 1 11 May 2019 1 0:32 Burbank, California, United States
Win 1-1 Jason Gouvion TKO (Punches) Gladiator Challenge 23 March 2019 1 0:14 Whitney, California, United States
Loss 0-1 Jay Bogan Submission (Armbar) LOP - Chaos at the Casino 4 12 April 2014 1 1:26 Inglewood, California, United States Featherweight debut. Bogan missed weight (147 lbs).

Kickboxing record
Professional Kickboxing Record
9 Wins (4 (T)KO's), 2 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2018-03-31Loss Yuta KuboK-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1Saitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
For the K-1 Welterweight title.
2017-9-9Win Kazuki YamigawaK-1 World GP 2017 Welterweight Championship Tournament, Quarter FinalsSaitama, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-11-17Win Wei NinghuiWu Lin Feng 2016: China vs USALas Vegas, USADecision (Unanimous)33:00
2016-1-23Loss Lu JianboWu Lin Feng 2016: World Kickboxing Championship in ShanghaiShanghai, ChinaKO1
2014-11-1Win Qiu JianliangWu Lin Feng & WCK Muaythai: China vs USALas Vegas, USADecision (Majority)33:00
Fight Was For Wu Lin Feng International Championship -67 kg.
2014-6-9Win Chen Wei ChaoWCK Muay Thai: International ShowdownTemecula, California, USADecision (Split)33:00
2013-11-2Win Xie ChuangWCK vs. Wulinfeng 2013Las Vegas, USADecision (Unanimous)33:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record
Professional record summary
3 fights 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
3 Win 3–0 Diego Padilla MD 4 23 Oct 2015 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Abraham Calderon Ruiz UD 4 2 Jul 2015 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Mario Angeles KO 3 (4), 2:10 2 Apr 2015 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

See also

References
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