Mihran Ediki Harutyunyan (Armenian: Միհրան Էդիկի Հարությունյան, Russian: Мигран Эдикович Арутюнян; born 25 March 1989) is an Armenian-Russian Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist.[1] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Armenia where in the final he lost to Davor Štefanek of Serbia. The decision is still considered to be very doubtful, and a lot of people signed petition to award gold medal to Harutyunyan.[2] He is also a Russian national champion (2012) and runner-up (2011).[3]
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Full name | Mihran Ediki Harutyunyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Armenian Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Vagharshapat, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | March 25, 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Armenia Russia (former) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Aram Sarkisyan, Ruben Tatulyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mixed martial arts record
edit5 matches | 4 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 2 | 1 |
By submission | 2 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 4–1 | Akhmedkhan Akhmedov | TKO (punches) | EFC 35: Dakaev vs Abdurakov | April 6, 2021 | 1 | 3:17 | Moscow, Russia | |
Loss | 3–1 | Zhasulan Akimzhanov | KO (spinning back kick) | GFC 19: Krepost Selection 6 | October 20, 2019 | 3 | 4:48 | Sochi, Russia | |
Win | 3–0 | Muratkhan Saytkhanov | Submission (guillotine choke) | Krepost Fight Club: Selection 5 | September 7, 2019 | 1 | 1:17 | Moscow, Russia | |
Win | 2–0 | Evgeny Perepechin | TKO (punches) | Battle on Volga 8 | December 14, 2018 | 1 | 4:50 | Samara, Russia | |
Win | 1–0 | Ali Yousefi | Submission (shoulder choke) | Fight Nights Global 87: Khachatryan vs. Queally | May 19, 2018 | 2 | 0:47 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | Featherweight debut. |
Personal life
editHe is married and has a daughter named Monica.[5] In 2020, following the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, he volunteered to join the defense of Artsakh.[6]
References
edit- ^ "ARUTYUNYAN Migran - Olympic Wrestling | Armenia". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Thousands join a petition to restore justice for Mihran Harutyunyan unjustly deprived of gold medal". panorama.am. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Арутюнян Мигран Эдикович. wrestrus.ru (in Russian). Russian Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Migran Arutyunyan". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Migran Arutyunyan: One of the most important features of human character is faith in God". armnoc.am. National Olympic Committee of Armenia. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Միհրան Հարությունյան. Մեզ զրկել են մեր հայրենիքը պաշտպանելու իրավունքից (ֆոտո)". News.am (in Armenian). November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.