Karo Parisyan

WelterweightWrestler
8 - 41 NC

13 UFC Fights | 62% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (25%)

Height
5' 10"
Reach
72"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
44
Orthodox

Karo Parisyan UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Karo Parisyan is 8-4 in the UFC across 13 fights (1 no contest), with 1 win by knockout, 1 by submission and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-12 (1 NC), 16-8 of it outside the UFC. Parisyan competes at welterweight as an orthodox wrestler, standing 5'10" with a 72" reach at 44 years old. The last bout was a loss to Jose Diaz by knockout in Oct 2017.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 100th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (4.3/fight).

Karo Parisyan's UFC win rate is 62% (8 of 13 fights), and 25% of those wins came by finish. Parisyan averages 4.3 takedowns per fight at 66% accuracy and stops 58% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
24-12 (1 NC)
UFC Record
8-4 (1 NC)
Height
5'10"
Reach
72"
Age
44
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Jose Diaz · TKO (Retirement) · Oct 2017

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Karo Parisyan's Last 5 Fights

Parisyan is 2-2, with one no contest, in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Dennis Hallman · KO/TKO · R1 1:47 · UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · Nov 2010
  2. No contest vs Dong Hyun Kim · Other · R3 5:00 · UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 · Jan 2009
  3. Loss vs Thiago Alves · KO/TKO · R2 0:24 · UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · Apr 2008
  4. Win vs Ryo Chonan · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 78: Validation · Nov 2007
  5. Win vs Joshua Burkman · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson · May 2007

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.6
Accuracy
41%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.00

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.3
0.6x avg
Strike Differential
+0.3
Opp. Accuracy Against
41%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
4.3
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
66%
Takedown Defense
58%
Control Time / Fight
4:30
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.8

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
8% KO
8% Sub
R2
0% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Karo Parisyan vs Average

Karo Parisyan's UFC Fight History

13 UFC fights on record (8-4 (1 NC)), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LDennis HallmanKO/TKOR1 · 1:47UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20
D/NCDong Hyun KimOtherR3 · 5:00UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 22009-01-31
LThiago AlvesKO/TKOR2 · 0:24UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon2008-04-02
WRyo ChonanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 78: Validation2007-11-17
WJoshua BurkmanDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson2007-05-26
WDrew FickettDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs2006-12-13
LDiego SanchezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night 62006-08-17
WNick ThompsonKO/TKOR1 · 4:44UFC 59: Reality Check2006-04-15
WMatt SerraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 53: Heavy Hitters2005-06-04
WChris LytleDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 51: Super Saturday2005-02-05
WNick DiazDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 49: Unfinished Business2004-08-21
LGeorges St-PierreDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31
WDave StrasserSubmissionR1 · 3:52UFC 44: Undisputed2003-09-26

How Parisyan Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.6 sig. strikes/min
36th percentile
Striking accuracy41%
29th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.3/min
80th percentile
Takedowns4.3/fight
100th percentile
Takedown defense58%
41st percentile
Knockdown power0.00/fight
0th percentile

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