Ground game
51 CThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 3.26 takedowns / 15 at 38% accuracy
- 0.10 submission attempts / 15 · 6 career sub wins
Lightweight
“Ahalkalakets”
23-3
SLpM
3.85
SApM
1.03
Str Acc
60%
Str Def
60%
TD Avg
3.26
TD Acc
38%
TD Def
72%
Sub Avg
0.10
Hybrid who can change levels — high-IQ problem solver
Fight IQ
Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
Striking defense
Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.
Fight IQ
Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.
Durability
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Arman Tsarukyan “Ahalkalakets” is a 29-year-old Orthodox lightweight out of Armenia, camped at American Top Team. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — high-iq problem solver. Career mark 23-3-0 — 7 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission, 10 by decision. Fight IQ grades B+ (82).
What works. Striking defense is the standout at 84 (A). Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look. Ground game C on 3.26 TD/15 and 0.10 sub attempts. Striking defense A at 60% / 1.03 SApM. Counter punching C+; punching agility B (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 72% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (51, C). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (6 bouts): W Hooker (Submission R2) · W Oliveira (Decision - Split R3) · W Dariush (KO/TKO R1) · W 3897005 (KO/TKO R3) · W 4215563 (Decision - Unanimous R3). Form index positive over the last 5. 3 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.
Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.
Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
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| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2025 | Dan Hooker | W | Submission | 2 3:34 | 42/60 |
| Apr 14, 2024 | Charles Oliveira | W | Decision - Split | 3 5:00 | 49/83 |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Beneil Dariush | W | KO/TKO | 1 1:04 | 8/15 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | Fighter 3897005 | W | KO/TKO | 3 3:25 | 80/115 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Fighter 4215563 | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | 34/81 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | Fighter 3068125 | L | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 95/247 |