Akop Stepanyan
| Akop Stepanyan Акоп Степанян Հակոբ Ստեփանյան | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1986 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Residence | Saint Petersburg |
| Nationality | Russian[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Featherweight Lightweight |
| Reach | 68.0 in (173 cm) |
| 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 | 31 |
| Wins | 23 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Akop Stepanyan (Russian: Акоп Степанян, Armenian: Հակոբ Ստեփանյան; born May 6, 1986) is a Russian-Armenian[4] mixed martial artist former fighting in the featherweight and lightweight division for the Bellator Fighting Championships.
Mixed martial arts career
M-1 Global
Stepanyan lost via submission (armbar) to Zagalav Mahachev at M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 2 in the first round.[5]
Post-M-1 Global
Stepanyan lost via unanimous decision (30–28, 29–28, 29–28) to Djamal Kurbanov at FEFoMP - Vladivostok Pankration Open Cup 2009 on April 25, 2009.
Return to M-1 Global
Stepanyan lost via submission (rear-naked choke) to Magomed Magomedov at M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 5 in the first round.[6]
Stepanyan was released from the M-1 after going 0-2 in the promotion.
Bellator Fighting Championships
In July, Stepanyan signed in Bellator.[7]
Stepanyan was then entered into the season seven featherweight tournament. His quarterfinal opponent was Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Wagnney Fabiano at Bellator 76.[8] He lost the bout via first round armbar submission.
Stepanyan next faced former Sengoku Featherweight Champion Marlon Sandro in season eight featherweight tournament on February 7, 2013 at Bellator 88.[9] He lost the fight via controversial majority decision.
Stepanyan faced Chris Saunders on March 7, 2013 at Bellator 92.[10] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.
Stepanyan was expected to face Shahbulat Shamhalaev on September 13, 2013 at Bellator 99.[11] However, Shamhalaev withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Justin Wilcox. Stepanyan dominated the first round, but was stopped by a rear naked choke submission in the second round.
Stepanyan faced Mike Richman at Bellator 106 on November 2, 2013.[12] Stepanyan had Richman in trouble early in the fight, but lost in the first round via TKO.[13]
League S-70
After Bellator dismissal Akop Stepanyan faced ex-UFC fighter Andre Winner. He won via unanimous decision.[14]
Championships and accomplishments
ARG (Army Hand-to-Hand Combat)
- Russian Union of Martial Arts
- Russian National Champion of Army Hand-to-Hand Combat[3]
Kickboxing
- Kick-Boxing Federation of Russia
- Russian National Champion
- Silver Medalist European Championship 2004[3]
Taekwondo
- Taekwondo Union of Russia
- Russian National Champion 2002
Mixed martial arts record
| 32 matches | 23 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 1 |
| By submission | 2 | 5 |
| By decision | 8 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 23–8 | Will Chope | Decision (split) | Abu Dhabi Warriors 4 | May 24, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirites | |
| Loss | 22–8 | Vener Galiev | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFN - Fight Nights Global 45 | April 22, 2016 | 3 | 3:16 | Ufa, Russia | |
| Win | 22–7 | Leonardo Laiola | TKO (punches) | Octagon Fighting Sensation 6: Best of the Best | November 20, 2015 | 1 | 4:59 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 21–7 | Sung Jo Jong | KO (punches) | MFP: Cup of the Sakhalin Administration Head 2015 | October 31, 2015 | 1 | 0:11 | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia | |
| Win | 20–7 | Andre Winner | Decision (unanimous) | League S-70: Russia vs. World | August 29, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Sochi, Krasnodar krai, Russia | |
| Win | 19–7 | Helson Henriques | Decision (unanimous) | FEFoMP: Mayor's Cup 2015 | June 6, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 18–7 | Mohamed Hassan Badawy | TKO (punches) | Octagon Fighting Sensation 4: Challenge the Best | May 16, 2015 | 2 | 4:19 | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| Win | 17–7 | Clayton Henriques | Decision (unanimous) | FEFoMP: Pankration & Fight Nights 2 | April 18, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Vladivostok, Russia | |
| Win | 16–7 | Eddie Yagin | KO (head kick) | FEFoMP: Russia's MMA Supercup | December 20, 2014 | 2 | 4:44 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 15–7 | Mikhail Kislica | TKO (punch to the body) | ProFC 56: Baltic Challenge 6 | November 1, 2014 | 1 | 4:41 | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| Win | 14–7 | Anatoli Angielovskyi | TKO (spinning back kick & punches) | OFS - Octogan Fighting Sensation 2 | October 17, 2014 | 1 | 2:47 | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–7 | Mike Richman | TKO (punches) | Bellator 106 | November 2, 2013 | 1 | 4:05 | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| Loss | 13–6 | Justin Wilcox | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 99 | September 13, 2013 | 2 | 2:20 | Temecula, California, United States | Bellator Season 9 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| Win | 13–5 | Chris Saunders | TKO (kick to the body & punches) | Bellator 92 | March 7, 2013 | 3 | 3:55 | Temecula, California, United States | Return to Lightweight |
| Loss | 12–5 | Marlon Sandro | Decision (majority) | Bellator 88 | February 7, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Duluth, Georgia, United States | Bellator Season 8 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 12–4 | Wagnney Fabiano | Submission (armbar) | Bellator 76 | October 12, 2012 | 1 | 3:24 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Bellator Season 7 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal. Featherweight debut. |
| Win | 12–3 | Akhmet Aliev | KO (punch) | League S-70: Russian Championship Finals | August 11, 2012 | 1 | 2:11 | Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia | S-70 2012 Russian Lightweight Tournament Final. |
| Win | 11–3 | Anatoliy Pokrovsky | KO (kick to the body) | League S-70: Russian Championship Semifinals | May 25, 2012 | 3 | 1:50 | Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia | S-70 2012 Russian Lightweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 10–3 | Antti Virtanen | Submission (guillotine choke) | Lappeenranta Fight Night 7 | April 14, 2012 | 1 | 0:53 | Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland | |
| Win | 9–3 | Yevgeniy Lakhin | KO (punch to the body) | League S-70: Russian Championship Second Round | February 18, 2012 | 3 | 3:19 | Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia | S-70 2012 Russian Lightweight Tournament Second Round. |
| Win | 8–3 | Dmitriy Ushkanov | Decision (split) | FEFoMP - Battle of Empires | December 17, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| Win | 7–3 | Babyrbek Samiev | Submission (guillotine choke) | FWR - Fights With Rules 3 | November 25, 2011 | 1 | 2:35 | Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| Win | 6–3 | Atchin Chaoshen Ne | Decision (unanimous) | FEFoMP - Mayor's Cup 2011 | May 7, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| Win | 5–3 | Aleksey Ershik | Decision (unanimous) | FEFoMP - Amur Challenge | April 16, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 4–3 | Mikhail Drinovski | Decision (unanimous) | Northwestern League of Combat Sambo: Tournament in Memory of Private Korzun | October 23, 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 3–3 | Kazbek Magomedov | TKO (punches) | Northwestern League of Combat Sambo - Tournament in Memory of Partisan German | September 11, 2010 | 1 | 3:24 | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 2–3 | Andrei Shpota | KO (punch) | ProFC - Union Nation Cup 5 | February 13, 2010 | 1 | 3:42 | Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia | |
| Win | 1–3 | Djamal Kurbanov | KO (wheel kick) | FEFoMP - Mayor's Cup in Pankration | November 21, 2009 | 3 | 1:09 | Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
| Loss | 0–3 | Magomed Magomedov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 5 | July 22, 2009 | 1 | 3:30 | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Djamal Kurbanov | Decision (unanimous) | FEFoMP - Vladivostok Pankration Open Cup 2009 | April 25, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Zagalav Mahachev | Submission (armbar) | M-1 Challenge: 2009 Selections 2 | April 19, 2009 | 1 | 4:55 | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia |
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