// Roster Index›Featherweight›Dossier · Akop Stepanyan
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Akop
Stepanyan

NICKNAME"Sniper"·RUSSIA
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
27-15-0
CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
NOT LISTED
NEXT FIGHT
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Akop Stepanyan
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'9"
AGE
40
WEIGHT
Featherweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
43 BOUTS
WIN
27
LOSS
15
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
64%
27/43 bouts
FINISH RATE
67%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1L STREAK · 1-4
LLLWL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 59% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Top-position grapplers who can chain transitions force submissions when scrambles open up.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
3.90
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.77
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
52%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 48%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.67
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.73
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
53%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
1.50
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
40%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
62%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 60%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.50
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (27)
n = 27
KO/TKO · 16
SUB · 2
DEC · 9
16
KO/TKO
59%
2
SUB
7%
9
DEC
33%
// LOSSES (15)
n = 15
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 9
DEC · 4
3
KO/TKO
20%
9
SUB
60%
4
DEC
27%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
67% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 16 fights
59%
SUBANY ROUND · 2 fights
7%
DECFULL FIGHT · 9 fights
33%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER85TD DEFENSE49GRAPPLING40CHIN80STRIKING60CARDIO72AGGRESSION38SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE61RECOVERY43
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power85
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense49
NOT ON FILE

Grappling40
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking60
NOT ON FILE

Cardio72
NOT ON FILE

Aggression38
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat20
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense61
NOT ON FILE

Recovery43
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power85 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense49 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling40 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking60 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio72 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression38 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense61 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery43 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100APR 2009LAPR 2009LAPR 2009LJUL 2009WNOV 2009WFEB 2010WSEP 2010WOCT 2010WAPR 2011WMAY 2011WNOV 2011WDEC 2011WFEB 2012WAPR 2012WMAY 2012WAUG 2012LOCT 2012LFEB 2013WMAR 2013LSEP 2013LNOV 2013WOCT 2014WNOV 2014WAPR 2015WMAY 2015WJUN 2015WAUG 2015WOCT 2015WNOV 2015LAPR 2016WMAY 2016WAUG 2016LAPR 2017WJUN 2017LNOV 2017LSEP 2018DEC 2018WDEC 2019WDEC 2020LAPR 2021LDEC 2021LAPR 2023WAUG 2024LDEC 2024// SCORE

  1. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 38, SUB R1.
  3. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 31, DEC R3.
  4. Start, JUL 2009, momentum score 24, SUB R1.
  5. Start, NOV 2009, momentum score 33, KO/TKO R3.
  6. Start, FEB 2010, momentum score 44, KO/TKO R1.
  7. Start, SEP 2010, momentum score 54, KO/TKO R1.
  8. Start, OCT 2010, momentum score 61, DEC R2.
  9. Start, APR 2011, momentum score 68, DEC R2.
  10. Start, MAY 2011, momentum score 75, DEC R2.
  11. Start, NOV 2011, momentum score 85, SUB R1.
  12. Start, DEC 2011, momentum score 92, DEC R2.
  13. Start, FEB 2012, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  14. Start, APR 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  15. Start, MAY 2012, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  16. Start, AUG 2012, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  17. Start, OCT 2012, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  18. Start, FEB 2013, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  19. Start, MAR 2013, momentum score 95, KO/TKO R3.
  20. Start, SEP 2013, momentum score 88, SUB R2.
  21. Start, NOV 2013, momentum score 78, KO/TKO R1.
  22. Start, OCT 2014, momentum score 89, KO/TKO R1.
  23. Start, NOV 2014, momentum score 99, KO/TKO R1.
  24. Start, APR 2015, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  25. Start, MAY 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  26. Start, JUN 2015, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  27. Start, AUG 2015, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  28. Start, OCT 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  29. Start, NOV 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  30. Start, APR 2016, momentum score 93, SUB R3.
  31. Start, MAY 2016, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  32. Start, AUG 2016, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  33. Start, APR 2017, momentum score 93, SUB R3.
  34. Start, JUN 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  35. Start, NOV 2017, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  36. Start, SEP 2018, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  37. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 86, DEC R1.
  38. Start, DEC 2019, momentum score 95, KO/TKO R2.
  39. Start, DEC 2020, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  40. Start, APR 2021, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  41. Start, DEC 2021, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  42. Start, APR 2023, momentum score 79, SUB R3.
  43. Start, AUG 2024, momentum score 88, KO/TKO R2.
  44. Start, DEC 2024, momentum score 81, KO/TKO R2.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Lakhin), bottomed at 24 (L vs Magomedov). Current reading: 81.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
43/43 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
9
21%
7
16%
3
7%
-
-
19
total
SUB
6
14%
2
5%
3
7%
-
-
11
total
DEC
1
2%
4
9%
8
19%
-
-
13
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 16 of 43 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
30%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
43 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Valery GritsutinDec 21, 2024
KO/TKOR2 · 0:50
Yuzhniy Rubezh - Yuzhniy Rubezh 4
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO
W
VS Arlen RibeiroAug 23, 2024
KO/TKOR2 · 2:14
AMC Fight Nights 124 - Armenia vs World
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Nikita PodkovalnikovApr 15, 2023
SubmissionR3 · 2:27
OFC 29 - Open Fighting Championship 29
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Shamil GasanovDec 18, 2021
SubmissionR1 · 1:40
ProFC 69 - Professional Fighting Championship 69
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
L
VS Roman SilagadzeApr 10, 2021
SubmissionR2 · N/A
AMC Fight Nights 100 - Dazaev vs. Bikrev
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
W
VS Mikhail GogitidzeDec 25, 2020
KO/TKOR2 · 0:59
AMC Fight Nights 99 - Makhno vs. Khachatryan
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Shahin NajafiDec 13, 2019
KO/TKOR2 · 1:35
GFC 22 - Gorilla Fighting 22
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
D
VS Elnur AgaevDec 15, 2018
DecisionR1 · 4:07
MFP 226 - Modern Fighting Pankration 226
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Injury (doctors stoppage)
L
VS Magomed SulumovSep 8, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
ACB 89 - Krasnodar
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Andrew FisherNov 18, 2017
KO/TKOR2 · 1:01
ACB 74 - Vienna
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Leg Injury)
W
VS Felipe CruzJun 17, 2017
KO/TKOR1 · 4:38
ACB 62 - Roston-on-Don
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Spinning Wheel Kick)
L
VS Mukhamed KokovApr 15, 2017
SubmissionR3 · 0:50
ACB 57 - Yan vs. Magomedov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kimura)
// FAQ · 09_

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Featherweight. Professional record 27-15 (1 NC). Unranked at the time of indexing.

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