(1986-05-06) May 6, 1986 (age 38) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Residence
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality
Russian[1]
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Weight
155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division
Featherweight (currently) Lightweight
Reach
68.0 in (173 cm)
Style
Taekwondo, Boxing, ARB
Fighting out of
Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Russia
Team
RusFighters Sport Club (USA)[3] Reign Training Center
Rank
Black belt in Taekwondo Master of Sports in Boxing Master of Sports in Kickboxing[3]
Years active
2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
43
Wins
27
By knockout
16
By submission
2
By decision
9
Losses
14
By knockout
2
By submission
9
By decision
3
Draws
1
No contests
1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Akop Stepanyan (Russian: Акоп Степанян, Armenian: Հակոբ Ստեփանյան; born May 6, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Armenian heritage[4] who competed in the featherweight and lightweight divisions of Bellator Fighting Championships and Absolute Championship Berkut.
^"СТЕПАНЯН И ХАСБУЛАЕВ ПОДПИСАНЫ В BELLATOR". Bloodandsweat.ru. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
^"Akop Stepanyan". sherdog.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
^ ab"Rusfighters". Rusfighters.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
^Whitman, Mike (2012-09-13). "Bellator 76 to Feature Featherweight Quarterfinals, Including Wagnney Fabiano, Rad Martinez". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
AkopStepanyan (Russian: Акоп Степанян, Armenian: Հակոբ Ստեփանյան; born May 6, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Armenian heritage who competed...
Houston Alexander. Shahbulat Shamhalaev was originally scheduled to face AkopStepanyan on this card. However, on September 9, it was revealed Shamhalaev was...
choke submission in the first round. Shamhalaev was expected to face AkopStepanyan in next Featherweight tournament beginning September 13, 2013, at Bellator...
Night: Valeriy Khazhirokov vs Isaac Pimentel Knockout of the Night: AkopStepanyan Submission of the Night: Jonas Billstein $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses:...
Richman faced AkopStepanyan at Bellator 106 on November 2, 2013. Richman had been in trouble early in the fight, but floored Stepanyan with a left hook...
Alexander Sarnavskiy Sabriye Şengül Sean Soriano Sokoudjou Eric Spicely AkopStepanyan Oli Thompson Jeet Toshi Jimmy Vienot Jim Wallhead Kazunori Yokota Shamil...
notice to face Temirov. The fight between AkopStepanyan and Arman Ospanov got cancelled due to Stepanyan illnesses. Bonus awards: The following fighters...
Nights Lightweight Championship Featherweight 66 kg Roman Silagadze def. AkopStepanyan Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 4:44 Lightweight 70 kg Vladimir Kuzminykh...
compete in the Bellator Season Seven Featherweight tournament, He faced AkopStepanyan in the Quarterfinals at Bellator 76 and won the bout via first round...
Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia. Fight Nights Global 45: Galiev vs. Stepanyan was a mixed martial arts event held by Fight Nights Global on April 22...
Featherweight Tournament at Bellator 88 on February 7, 2013, he faced AkopStepanyan in the quarterfinal round. Sandro won the fight via majority decision...
lightweight bout. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Winner faced to AkopStepanyan on 29 August 2015 at League S-70: Russia vs. World. He lost via unanimous...
Study of Conflict. 1980. p. 40. Stepan Zatikyan, Zaven Bagdasaryan and AkopStepanyan were arrested in November 1977 on the charge of causing the explosion...
Almeida Featherweight 2–2 Brazil Wagnney Fabiano Featherweight 1–1 Russia AkopStepanyan Featherweight 1–4 United States of America Jeremy Spoon Featherweight...
event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Szymon Kołecki and Akop Szostak. Michał Michalski was scheduled to face the undefeated Adrian Bartosiński...