// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Karo Parisyan
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Karo
Parisyan

NICKNAME"The Heat"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
24-12-0
CURRENT FORM
2L STREAK
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Karo Parisyan
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'10"
REACH
6'0"
AGE
44
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Welterweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
37 BOUTS
WIN
24
LOSS
12
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
67%
24/37 bouts
FINISH RATE
58%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS2L STREAK · 2-3
LWWLL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
SUBMISSION HUNTER

Submission hunter fighter with grappling at the core — 46% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

KEY RISKS

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// 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▼ BELOW
2.49
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
41%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.19
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
58%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
5.27
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
59%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
59%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
1.00
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 99 rated fighters on the UFC welterweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#66
against the 99 rated on the UFC welterweight roster · Elo 1533
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
6th
percentile · average opponent rated 1500 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
18th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.14 per fight)

25 rated fights · opponents rated in 71% of recorded fights · last rated fight OCT 3, 2014

// 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 (24)
n = 24
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 11
DEC · 10
3
KO/TKO
13%
11
SUB
46%
10
DEC
42%
// LOSSES (12)
n = 12
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 1
DEC · 4
7
KO/TKO
58%
1
SUB
8%
4
DEC
33%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
58% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 3 fights
13%
SUBANY ROUND · 11 fights
46%
DECFULL FIGHT · 10 fights
42%
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_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
37 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 3, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
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 POWER20TD DEFENSE42GRAPPLING78CHIN65STRIKING31CARDIO76AGGRESSION55SUB THREAT50STR DEFENSE62RECOVERY55
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Grappling. Lowest scored axis: KO Power.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power20
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=24 wins
TD Defense42
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (59%)

Grappling78
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin65
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=36 bouts
Striking31
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio76
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression55
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat50
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (1 per 15 min)

Str Defense62
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (58%)

Recovery55
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=12 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power20 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins24 wins
TD Defense42 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (59%)Not recorded
Grappling78 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin65 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record36 bouts
Striking31 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio76 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression55 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat50 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (1 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense62 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (58%)Not recorded
Recovery55 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.12 losses
// 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
0255075100FEB 1999WFEB 1999WFEB 1999WAPR 1999WAPR 1999WMAY 1999WJUN 1999LOCT 2000LJAN 2001WMAR 2001WFEB 2003WMAR 2003WSEP 2003LJAN 2004WMAY 2004WAUG 2004WFEB 2005WJUN 2005WAPR 2006LAUG 2006WDEC 2006WMAY 2007WNOV 2007LAPR 2008JAN 2009WJUL 2010LNOV 2010LMAY 2011LSEP 2011WMAR 2012LJUN 2012WSEP 2012WOCT 2012LAPR 2013WAPR 2014WJUL 2014LOCT 2014LOCT 2017// SCORE

  1. Start, FEB 1999, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, FEB 1999, momentum score 55, SUB R1.
  3. Start, FEB 1999, momentum score 65, SUB R1.
  4. Start, APR 1999, momentum score 74, SUB R1.
  5. Start, APR 1999, momentum score 84, SUB R1.
  6. Start, MAY 1999, momentum score 94, SUB R1.
  7. Start, JUN 1999, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  8. Start, OCT 2000, momentum score 93, DEC R1.
  9. Start, JAN 2001, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  10. Start, MAR 2001, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  11. Start, FEB 2003, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  12. Start, MAR 2003, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  13. Start, SEP 2003, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  14. Start, JAN 2004, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  15. Start, MAY 2004, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  16. Start, AUG 2004, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  17. Start, FEB 2005, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  18. Start, JUN 2005, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  19. Start, APR 2006, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  20. Start, AUG 2006, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  21. Start, DEC 2006, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  22. Start, MAY 2007, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  23. Start, NOV 2007, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  24. Start, APR 2008, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  25. Start, JAN 2009, momentum score 93.
  26. Start, JUL 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  27. Start, NOV 2010, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  28. Start, MAY 2011, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R3.
  29. Start, SEP 2011, momentum score 76, DEC R3.
  30. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  31. Start, JUN 2012, momentum score 76, SUB R1.
  32. Start, SEP 2012, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  33. Start, OCT 2012, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  34. Start, APR 2013, momentum score 89, KO/TKO R2.
  35. Start, APR 2014, momentum score 98, KO/TKO R2.
  36. Start, JUL 2014, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  37. Start, OCT 2014, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  38. Start, OCT 2017, momentum score 80, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Jennings), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 80.

// 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_
36/37 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
6
17%
3
8%
1
3%
-
-
10
total
SUB
11
31%
1
3%
-
-
-
12
total
DEC
1
3%
-
13
36%
-
-
14
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 9 of 36 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
38%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
37 FIGHTS

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

L
VS Jose DiazOct 7, 2017
KO/TKOR1 · 5:00
Extreme Fighters MMA - Ready for War
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Retirement)
L
VS Fernando GonzalezOct 3, 2014
KO/TKOR1 · 1:43
Bellator MMA - Bellator 127
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Phil BaroniJul 25, 2014
KO/TKOR1 · 2:06
Bellator MMA - Bellator 122
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Ron KeslarApr 11, 2014
KO/TKOR2 · 4:05
Bellator MMA - Bellator 116
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Rick HawnApr 4, 2013
KO/TKOR2 · 1:55
Bellator MMA - Bellator 95
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Edward DarbyOct 28, 2012
SubmissionR1 · 2:10
Gladiator Challenge - Heat Returns
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
W
VS Tiger BondsSep 29, 2012
SubmissionR1 · 1:03
GC - Gladiator Challenge
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
L
VS John GundersonJun 16, 2012
SubmissionR1 · 2:47
ShoFight 20 - ShoFight 20
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
W
VS Thomas DennyMar 31, 2012
DecisionR3 · 5:00
WMMA 1 - Fighting for a Better World
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jordan SmithSep 14, 2011
DecisionR3 · 5:00
AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 1
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Ryan FordMay 19, 2011
KO/TKOR3 · 1:26
JEG - MMA Live 1
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
L
VS Dennis HallmanNov 20, 2010
KO/TKOR1 · 1:47
UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Welterweight. Professional record 24-12 (1 NC). Unranked at the time of indexing.

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