On February 28, at the World Cup in Warsaw, Davtyan took second place. In May, he won the Grand Slam tournament, held in Moscow. In August, at the 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam, Davtyan was third. Then, in November, he won the championship of Armenia. At the end of the year, Davtyan went to the stage of the Grand Slam in Tokyo, where he finished fifth.