Melsik Baghdasaryan

Melsik Baghdasaryan (born 28 January 1992) is an Armenian mixed martial artist, kickboxer and boxer who has been professionally competing since 2013. He is the former WLF International champion.
He unsuccessfully challenged for the List of K-1 champions#K-1 Welterweight Championship|K-1 Welterweight title in 2018.
===Kickboxing career===
Baghdasaryan began training karate at six years old, before transitioning to kickboxing, and later, muay thai. He has spent most of his professional career at the Glendale Fighting Club.
Baghdasaryan fought during the WCK vs. Wulinfeng event in 2013, with his opponent being Xie Chuang. Baghdasaryan won the fight by a unanimous decision, while suffering a slight injury to his left thumb.
In 2014 he once again under WCK Muay Thai, facing Chen Wei Chao. Melsik won the fight by a unanimous decision.
His kickboxing winning streak earned him a chance to fight for the Wu Lin Feng International title, held at the time by Qiu Jianliang. Baghdasaryan continued his winning streak with a majority decision win over the reigning champion.
===Boxing career===
After winning the WLF title, Melsik transitioned to boxing in 2015. He has had three professional fights to date. In his boxing debut he faced Mario Angeles. Angelas was unable to figure out how to fight against a southpaw and lost the fight in the third round, after a right to the body which forced the referee to stop the fight.
In his second boxing match, Melsik fought Abraham Calderon Ruiz, winning the fight through a unanimous decision. He then fought Diego Padilla, and won the match by a majority decision.
===Return to kickboxing===
In his return to kickboxing, Baghdasaryan paricipated in the Wu Lin Feng 67 kg tournament, but lost in the quarter final round to Lu Jianbo, by a first round KO. He bounced back with a decision wins over Wei Ninghui.
In 2017 Melsik took part in the 2017 in K-1#70 kg GP Championship|K-1 Welterweight Grand Prix. He won a unanimous decision over Kazuki Yamagiwa in the quarter final bout, but an injury prevented him from taking further part in the tournament, and he was subsequently replaced by Yamagiwa.
His next fight with K-1 was against Yuta Kubo, winner of the 2017 Welterweight Grand Prix, for the List of K-1 champions#K-1 Welterweight Championship|K-1 Welterweight title. Kubo won the fight by a unaninimou decision.
===Mixed martial arts===
After he suffered a submission loss in his MMA debut in 2014, Melsik would wait until 2019 for his second MMA bout. Baghdasaryan amassed a four fight knockout winning streak, with a cumulative fight time of 62 seconds. In the last of those four fights, against Art Hernandez, he made his lightweight debut.
Baghdasaryan was given a chance to fight for a Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC contract during Dana White's Contender Series#Week 5 - September 1|the fourth season of Dana White's Contender Series, when he faced Dennis Buzukja. He won the fight by a unanimous decision, but wasn't given a contract.
===Kickboxing===
*Wu Lin Feng
**WLF 67 kg International Championship
==Mixed martial arts record==
 
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|Win
|align=center|5-1
|Dennis Buzukja
|Decision (Unanimous)
|Dana White's Contender Series#Week 5 - September 1|Dana White's Contender Series S4 E5
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|Win
|align=center|4-1
|Art Hernandez
|KO (Punch)
|Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:07
|Commerce, California, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-1
|Jay White
|TKO (Punches)
|Gladiator Challenge - Berry vs. Baseman
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:09
|San Jacinto, California, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-1
|Mauricio Diaz
|TKO (Punches)
|Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:32
|Burbank, California, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1-1
|Jason Gouvion
|TKO (Punches)
|Gladiator Challenge
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:14
|Whitney, California, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|0-1
|Jay Bogan
|Submission (Armbar)
|LOP - Chaos at the Casino 4
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:26
|Inglewood, California, United States
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Professional Kickboxing Record	Professional Kickboxing Record	 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 Wins (4 (T)KO's), 2 Losses, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
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Date 	Result 	Opponent 	Event 	Location 	Method 	Round	Time	
2018-03-31 	Loss 	Yuta Kubo 	K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1 	Saitama, Japan 	Decision (Unanimous)	3 	3:00	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2017-9-9 	Win 	Kazuki Yamigawa	K-1 World GP 2017 Welterweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals	Saitama, Japan 	Decision (Unanimous)	3 	3:00	
2016-11-17 	Win 	Wei Ninghui 	Wu Lin Feng 2016: China vs USA 	Las Vegas, USA 	Decision (Unanimous)	3 	3:00	
2016-1-23 	Loss 	Lu Jianbo 	Wu Lin Feng 2016: World Kickboxing Championship in Shanghai 	Shanghai, China 	KO 	1 	 	
2014-11-1 	Win 	Qiu Jianliang 	Wu Lin Feng & WCK Muaythai: China vs USA 	Las Vegas, USA 	Decision (Majority) 	3 	3:00	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014-6-9 	Win 	Chen Wei Chao 	WCK Muay Thai: International Showdown 	Temecula, California, USA	Decision (Split) 	3 	3:00	
2013-11-2 	Win 	Xie Chuang 	WCK vs. Wulinfeng 2013 	Las Vegas, USA 	Decision (Unanimous)	3 	3:00	
* List of male mixed martial artists
* List of male kickboxers
==In the media==
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Category:1992 births
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