
Karen Darabedyan
Date of Birth: | Dec 12, 1986 (Age 38) |
Fighting out of: | Glendale, California, USA ![]() |
Born In: | Armenia ![]() |
Teams: | Hayastan MMA Academy |
Main Event Gym |
Weight: | 155 lb / 70 kg |
Height: | 170 cm / 5'7" |
Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Daniel Straus | 155 lb | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley | 2010-09-11 | ![]() |
Loss | Will Kerr | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (1:20) | WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | 2010-06-20 | ![]() |
Loss | Bart Palaszewski | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (4:40) | WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | 2010-03-06 | ![]() |
Win | Rob McCullough | 155 lb | Decision (split) | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | 2009-11-18 | ![]() |
2010-09-11 - Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley -
Amarillo, Texas, USA


Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Daniel Straus | 155 lb | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley | 2010-09-11 | ![]() |
Loss | Will Kerr | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (1:20) | WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | 2010-06-20 | ![]() |
Loss | Bart Palaszewski | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (4:40) | WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | 2010-03-06 | ![]() |
Win | Rob McCullough | 155 lb | Decision (split) | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | 2009-11-18 | ![]() |
Lightweight (155 lb / 70 kg)
~
~
Winner: Daniel Straus via Decision (unanimous)
User #1 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 1 |
User #2 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 2 |
User #3 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via Decision |

Result | Opponent | Weight | # | Method | Event | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Derek Campos | 145 lb | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo | 2019-09-07 | ![]() |
Win | Shane Kruchten | 155 lb | Submission (rear naked choke), R1 (3:53) | Bellator 219: Koreshkov vs. Larkin | 2019-03-29 | ![]() |
|
Loss | Emmanuel Sanchez | 145 lb | Submission (triangle choke), R3 (1:56) | Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell | 2017-10-06 | ![]() |
|
Loss | Patricio Freire | 145 lb | ![]() |
Submission (guillotine choke), R2 (0:37) | Bellator 178: Straus vs. Pitbull 4 | 2017-04-21 | ![]() |
Win | Patricio Freire | 145 lb | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 145: Vengeance | 2015-11-06 | ![]() |
Win | Henry Corrales | 145 lb | Submission (guillotine choke), R2 (3:47) | Bellator 138: Kimbo vs. Shamrock | 2015-06-19 | ![]() |
|
Loss | Patricio Freire | 145 lb | ![]() |
Submission (rear naked choke), R4 (4:49) | Bellator 132: Pitbull vs. Straus | 2015-01-16 | ![]() |
Win | Justin Wilcox | 145 lb | KO (punches), R1 (0:50) | Bellator 127 | 2014-10-03 | ![]() |
|
Loss | Pat Curran | 145 lb | ![]() |
Submission (rear naked choke), R5 (4:46) | Bellator 112 | 2014-03-14 | ![]() |
Win | Pat Curran | 145 lb | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 106 | 2013-11-02 | ![]() |
Win | Alvin Robinson | 145 lb | Submission (rear naked choke), R2 (4:51) | Bellator 78 | 2012-10-26 | ![]() |
|
Win | Marlon Sandro | 145 lb | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 68 | 2012-05-11 | ![]() |
Win | Mike Corey | 145 lb | ![]() | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 65 | 2012-04-13 | ![]() |
Win | Jeremy Spoon | 145 lb | ![]() | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 60 | 2012-03-09 | ![]() |
Loss | Patricio Freire | 145 lb | ![]() |
Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 45 | 2011-05-21 | ![]() |
Win | Kenny Foster | 145 lb | ![]() | Submission (guillotine choke), R3 (3:48) | Bellator 41 | 2011-04-16 | ![]() |
Win | Nazareno Malegarie | 145 lb | ![]() | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 37 | 2011-03-19 | ![]() |
Win | Karen Darabedyan | 155 lb | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley | 2010-09-11 | ![]() |
Lightweight (155 lb / 70 kg)
~
~
Winner: Daniel Straus via Decision (unanimous)
User #1 | Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 1 |
User #2 | Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 2 |
User #3 | Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
2010-06-20 - WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus -
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Daniel Straus | 155 lb | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley | 2010-09-11 | ![]() |
Loss | Will Kerr | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (1:20) | WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | 2010-06-20 | ![]() |
Loss | Bart Palaszewski | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (4:40) | WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | 2010-03-06 | ![]() |
Win | Rob McCullough | 155 lb | Decision (split) | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | 2009-11-18 | ![]() |
Lightweight (155 lb / 70 kg)
~
~
Winner: Will Kerr via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (1:20)
User #1 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 1 |
User #2 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 1 |
User #3 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 1 |

Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Danny Castillo | 155 lb | KO (punches), R1 (1:25) | WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis | 2010-12-16 | ![]() |
Win | Karen Darabedyan | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (1:20) | WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | 2010-06-20 | ![]() |
Loss | Kamal Shalorus | 155 lb | TKO (strikes), R1 (1:26) | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | 2009-11-18 | ![]() |
Lightweight (155 lb / 70 kg)
~
~
Winner: Will Kerr via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (1:20)
User #1 | Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 1 |
User #2 | Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 1 |
User #3 | Karen Darabedyan via TKO in round 1 |
2010-03-06 - WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz -
Columbus, Ohio, USA


Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Daniel Straus | 155 lb | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley | 2010-09-11 | ![]() |
Loss | Will Kerr | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (1:20) | WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | 2010-06-20 | ![]() |
Loss | Bart Palaszewski | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (4:40) | WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | 2010-03-06 | ![]() |
Win | Rob McCullough | 155 lb | Decision (split) | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | 2009-11-18 | ![]() |
Lightweight (155 lb / 70 kg)
~
~
Winner: Bart Palaszewski via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (4:40)
User #1 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #2 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #3 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #4 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #5 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via Decision |

Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Cole Miller | 145 lb | Submission (rear naked choke), R1 (4:23) | The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale | 2013-04-13 | ![]() |
Loss | Diego Nunes | 145 lb | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot | 2012-10-05 | ![]() |
Loss | Hatsu Hioki | 145 lb | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson | 2012-02-26 | ![]() |
Win | Tyson Griffin | 148 lb | KO (punches), R1 (2:45) | UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz | 2011-10-29 | ![]() |
Loss | Kamal Shalorus | 155 lb | Decision (split) | WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis | 2010-12-16 | ![]() |
Win | Zach Micklewright | 155 lb | TKO (strikes), R2 (0:31) | WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez 2 | 2010-08-18 | ![]() |
Win | Karen Darabedyan | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (4:40) | WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | 2010-03-06 | ![]() |
Win | Anthony Pettis | 155 lb | Decision (split) | WEC 45 | 2009-12-19 | ![]() |
Loss | Anthony Njokuani | 155 lb | TKO (punches), R2 (0:27) | WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki | 2009-04-05 | ![]() |
Loss | Ricardo Lamas | 155 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 39 | 2009-03-01 | ![]() |
Win | Alex Karalexis | 155 lb | TKO (punches), R2 (1:11) | WEC 37 | 2008-12-03 | ![]() |
Lightweight (155 lb / 70 kg)
~
~
Winner: Bart Palaszewski via Submission (armbar) in round 1 (4:40)
User #1 | Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #2 | Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #3 | Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #4 | Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #5 | Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
2009-11-18 - WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo -
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA


Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Daniel Straus | 155 lb | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley | 2010-09-11 | ![]() |
Loss | Will Kerr | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (1:20) | WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus | 2010-06-20 | ![]() |
Loss | Bart Palaszewski | 155 lb | Submission (armbar), R1 (4:40) | WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz | 2010-03-06 | ![]() |
Win | Rob McCullough | 155 lb | Decision (split) | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | 2009-11-18 | ![]() |
Lightweight (155 lb / 70 kg)
~
~
Winner: Karen Darabedyan via Decision (split)
User #1 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Rob McCullough via TKO in round 1 |
User #2 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #3 | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Karen Darabedyan via Decision |

Result | Opponent | Weight | # | Method | Event | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Shinya Aoki | 154 lb | Submission (neck crank), R1 (4:57) | DREAM.17 | 2011-09-24 | ![]() |
|
Loss | Patricky Freire | 155 lb | ![]() | TKO (punches), R3 (3:11) | Bellator 36 | 2011-03-12 | ![]() |
Loss | Karen Darabedyan | 155 lb | Decision (split) | WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo | 2009-11-18 | ![]() |
|
Win | Marcus Hicks | 155 lb | Decision (majority) | WEC 39 | 2009-03-01 | ![]() |
|
Loss | Donald Cerrone | 155 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 36 | 2008-11-05 | ![]() |
Lightweight (155 lb / 70 kg)
~
~
Winner: Karen Darabedyan via Decision (split)
User #1 | Rob McCullough via TKO in round 1 |
User #2 | Karen Darabedyan via Decision |
User #3 | Karen Darabedyan via Decision |