Karo Parisyan (24-12, 14) was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union on August 28, 1982. At the age of 16 years on February 1, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Brian Warren, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 26, 2003, 21-year old Karo Parisyan made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 44 against a 34-year old Dave Strasser, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Parisyan's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Jose Diaz at age 35 on October 7, 2017. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Karo Parisyan's best fights have been against Shonie Carter, Nick Thompson, Dave Strasser, Phil Baroni, Ron Keslar, Chris Lytle and Matt Serra. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Karo Parisyan".
Parisyan has 12 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Karo Parisyan Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Oct 7, 2017 35 years, 1 months 24-12 (14) | Jose Diaz | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Retirement | |
36  | Oct 3, 2014 32 years, 1 months 24-11 (14) | 31 years 21-13 (14) | Bellator | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
35  | Jul 25, 2014 31 years, 10 months 24-10 (14) | 38 years, 3 months 15-17 (11) | Bellator | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
34  | Apr 11, 2014 31 years, 7 months 23-10 (13) | 33 years, 11 months 11-5 (5) | Bellator | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
33  | Apr 4, 2013 30 years, 7 months 22-10 (12) | 36 years, 6 months 14-2 (9) | Bellator | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
32 | Oct 28, 2012 30 years, 2 months 22-9 (12) | Edward Darby | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
31 | Sep 29, 2012 30 years, 1 months 21-9 (11) | Tiger Bonds | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
30  | Jun 16, 2012 29 years, 9 months 20-9 (10) | 32 years, 1 months 33-13-2 (30) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
29 | Mar 31, 2012 29 years, 7 months 20-8 (10) | Thomas Denny | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
28  | Sep 14, 2011 29 years 19-8 (10) | 26 years, 8 months 15-2-1 (13) | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
27  | May 19, 2011 28 years, 8 months 19-7 (10) | 29 years, 2 months 14-3 (13) | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
26  | Nov 20, 2010 28 years, 2 months 19-6 (10) | 34 years, 11 months 49-13-2 (40) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
25 | Jul 10, 2010 27 years, 10 months 19-5 (10) | Ben Mortimer | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
24  | Jan 31, 2009 26 years, 5 months 18-5 (9) | 27 years, 2 months 11-0-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | NC | NC Overturned by nsac |
23  | Apr 2, 2008 25 years, 7 months 18-5 (9) | 24 years, 5 months 14-5 (10) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
22  | Nov 17, 2007 25 years, 2 months 18-4 (9) | 31 years, 1 months 14-7 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | May 26, 2007 24 years, 8 months 17-4 (9) | 27 years, 1 months 17-4 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Dec 13, 2006 24 years, 3 months 16-4 (9) | 26 years, 11 months 29-4 (22) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Aug 17, 2006 23 years, 11 months 15-4 (9) | 24 years, 7 months 15-0 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Apr 15, 2006 23 years, 7 months 15-3 (9) | 24 years, 9 months 24-8-1 (20) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
17  | Jun 4, 2005 22 years, 9 months 14-3 (8) | 31 years 8-3 (5) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Feb 5, 2005 22 years, 5 months 13-3 (8) | 30 years, 5 months 18-10-5 (15) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Aug 21, 2004 21 years, 11 months 12-3 (8) | 21 years 9-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
14  | May 21, 2004 21 years, 8 months 11-3 (8) | 32 years 30-9-7 (14) | WEC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Won WEC welterweight title |
13  | Jan 31, 2004 21 years, 5 months 10-3 (8) | 22 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
12  | Sep 26, 2003 21 years 10-2 (8) | 34 years, 2 months 20-3-4 (16) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
11 | Mar 23, 2003 20 years, 6 months 9-2 (7) | Fernando Vasconcelos | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
10 | Feb 15, 2003 20 years, 5 months 8-2 (7) | Antonio McKee | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
9 | Mar 30, 2001 18 years, 7 months 7-2 (7) | Darrell Smith | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
8  | Jan 5, 2001 18 years, 4 months 6-2 (6) | 27 years, 5 months 9-0 (2) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | ||
7 | Oct 10, 2000 18 years, 1 months 6-1 (6) | 27 years, 2 months 7-0 (2) | 1 | UD | LOSS | ||
6 | Jun 7, 1999 16 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | Guido Jennings | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
5 | May 15, 1999 16 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Justin Bumphus | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
4 | Apr 5, 1999 16 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Scott Davis | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | Apr 5, 1999 16 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Jason Rittgers | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Feb 1, 1999 16 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Zach McKinney | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Feb 1, 1999 16 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Brian Warren | 1 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock |
