Lightweight · Men

Akop Stepanyan

“Sniper”
Armenia RusFighters MMA debut 2009
Held by Dmitrii Klimov
Form L L L W L
Elo 1,304 peak 1,724 · 20 Nov 2015 420 below it
Tapology Sherdog
28-15 (1)pro record
1L current streak
1,677best win, Elo
1,365average opponent
-- born 6 May 1986
69.0" / 68.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

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Rating by method KO1,278 Sub957 Dec1,034

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 40 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 40 bouts (2021): 1,367 Elo, 27-12, aged 35, average opponent 1,357.

  1. Artur Sowiński then 1,422, 24-14, aged 36 · Lightweight 2-1 after peaked 1,439
  2. Antun Račić then 1,421, 27-12, aged 34 · Lightweight 3-1 after peaked 1,501 ▲
  3. Tetsuya Yamada then 1,297, 28-9, aged 33 · Lightweight 2-1 after peaked 1,356 ▲
  4. Anthony Ruiz then 1,418, 25-15, aged 34 · Middleweight 10-9 after peaked 1,587 ▲
  5. Ildemar Alcântara then 1,436, 26-14, aged 37 · Light Heavyweight 0-4 after peaked 1,376 ▼
  6. Konstantin Glukhov then 1,420, 26-14, aged 34 · Heavyweight 9-3 after peaked 1,582 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Felipe Cruz KO/TKO R1 · 17 Jun 2017 · Absolute Championship Berkut 1,677
  2. Thiago Meller Decision R3 · 21 Aug 2016 · S-70 1,549
  3. Andre Winner Decision R3 · 29 Aug 2015 · S-70 1,530
  4. Will Chope Decision R3 · 24 May 2016 · UAE Warriors 1,495
  5. Leonardo Laiola KO/TKO R1 · 20 Nov 2015 · Octagon Fighting Sensation 1,486

Losses

The latest 5 of 15
  1. Valery Gritsutin KO/TKO R2 · 21 Dec 2024 · Yuzhniy Rubezh 1,567
  2. Nikita Podkovalnikov Submission R3 · 15 Apr 2023 · Open Fighting Championship 1,462
  3. Shamil Gasanov Submission R1 · 18 Dec 2021 · ProFC 1,501
  4. Roman Silagadze Submission R2 · 10 Apr 2021 · AMC Fight Nights Global 1,236
  5. Magomed Sulumov Decision R3 · 8 Sep 2018 · Absolute Championship Berkut 1,403

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Dzhamal Kurbanov 2 meetings · 2009, 2009 1–1

Fight history

44 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
44 21 Dec 202438.6 yrs L28-15 (1) Valery Gritsutin 16-11 Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R26:57 0.00 1,342→1,304 -37 1,567 – Yuzhniy Rubezh 4 Yuzhniy Rubezh
43 23 Aug 202438.3 yrs W28-14 (1) Arlen Ribeiro 12-7-1 · 33.4 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R27:14 1.00 1,252→1,342 +90 1,262 – AMC Fight Nights 124: Armenia vs World Fight Nights Global
42 15 Apr 202336.9 yrs L27-14 (1) Nikita Podkovalnikov 9-5 · 30.1 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R312:27 0.00 1,307→1,256 -51 1,462 – Open Fighting Championship 29 Open Fighting Championship
41 18 Dec 202135.6 yrs L27-13 (1) Shamil Gasanov 10-0 · 26.2 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:40 0.00 1,367→1,312 -55 1,501 +300→+300 ProFC 69: Professional Fighting Championship 69 ProFC
40 10 Apr 202134.9 yrs L27-12 (1) Roman Silagadze 4-1-1 · 29.4 yrs Featherweight SubArm-Triangle Choke R2 0.00 1,513→1,367 -145 1,236 -180→-200 AMC Fight Nights 100: Dazaev vs. Bikrev AMC Fight Nights Global
39 25 Dec 202034.6 yrs W27-11 (1) Mikhail Gogitidze 13-9 · 31.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R25:59 1.00 1,456→1,513 +57 1,330 -192→-192 AMC Fight Nights 99: Makhno vs. Khachatryan Fight Nights Global
38 13 Dec 201933.6 yrs W26-11 (1) Shahin Najafi 7-6 · 23.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R26:36 1.00 1,432→1,457 +24 1,114 – GFC 22 Gorilla Fighting
37 15 Dec 201832.6 yrs NC25-11 (1) Elnur Agaev 14-8 Lightweight Decision R14:07 0.00 1,432→1,432 +0 1,498 – Modern Fighting Pankration 226 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
36 8 Sep 201832.3 yrs L25-11 Magomed Sulumov 5-2 · 21.6 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,520→1,432 -88 1,403 -238→-238 ACB 89: Krasnodar Absolute Championship Berkut
35 18 Nov 201731.5 yrs L25-10 Andrew Fisher 16-8-1 · 32.5 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOLeg Injury R26:01 0.00 1,614→1,520 -94 1,589 – ACB 74: Aguev vs Townsend Absolute Championship Berkut
34 17 Jun 201731.1 yrs W25-9 Felipe Cruz 20-3-1 Featherweight KO/TKOSpinning Wheel Kick R14:38 1.00 1,482→1,614 +132 1,677 +155→+155 ACB 62: Towsend vs Shabliy Absolute Championship Berkut
33 15 Apr 201730.9 yrs L24-9 Mukhamed Kokov 11-2 · 24.2 yrs Featherweight SubKimura R310:50 0.00 1,583→1,482 -101 1,529 – ACB 57: Payback Absolute Championship Berkut
32 21 Aug 201630.3 yrs W24-8 Thiago Meller 22-7 · 34.3 yrs Catchweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,580→1,583 +3 1,549 – League S-70 - Plotforma 7th S-70
31 24 May 201630.1 yrs W23-8 Will Chope 32-9 · 25.7 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,594→1,580 -14 1,495 – Abu Dhabi Warriors 4 UAE Warriors
30 22 Apr 201630.0 yrs L22-8 Vener Galiev 28-9 · 40.8 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R313:16 0.00 1,724→1,594 -129 1,542 – EFN - Fight Nights Global 45 Fight Nights Global
29 20 Nov 201529.5 yrs W22-7 Leonardo Laiola 11-4 · 35.6 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOKnee & Punches R14:59 1.00 1,681→1,724 +43 1,486 – Octagon Fighting Sensation 6: Best of the Best Octagon Fighting Sensation
28 31 Oct 201529.5 yrs W21-7 Sung Jo Jung debut Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R10:11 1.00 1,673→1,681 +7 1,124 – MFP - International Tournament in Pankration Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
27 29 Aug 201529.3 yrs W20-7 Andre Winner 24-8-2 · 34.0 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,641→1,673 +33 1,530 – League S-70 - Plotforma 6th S-70
26 6 Jun 201529.1 yrs W19-7 Helson Henriques 8-4-1 · 30.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,648→1,641 -8 1,294 – FEFoFP - Mayor's Cup Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
25 16 May 201529.0 yrs W18-7 Mohamed Hassan Badawy 10-2 · 21.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R29:19 1.00 1,615→1,648 +34 1,367 – Octagon Fighting Sensation 4: Challenge The Best Octagon Fighting Sensation
24 18 Apr 201529.0 yrs W17-7 Clayton Henriques 3-1-1 · 23.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,621→1,615 -6 1,281 – FEFoMP - Pankration & Fight Nights 2 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
23 20 Dec 201428.6 yrs W16-7 Eddie Yagin 15-6-1 · 35.7 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOHead Kick R29:44 1.00 1,576→1,621 +45 1,390 – Supercup Of Russia 2014 Union of Mixed Martial Arts
22 1 Nov 201428.5 yrs W15-7 Mikhail Kislica 11-2 · 26.7 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R14:24 1.00 1,495→1,576 +81 1,469 – BF - Baltic Challenge 6 Kaliningrad MMA Federation
21 17 Oct 201428.4 yrs W14-7 Anatoly Angelovskiy 3-1 · 23.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOBody Kick & Punches R12:47 1.00 1,460→1,495 +35 1,221 – Octagon Fighting Sensation 2: Only the Strongest Octagon Fighting Sensation
20 2 Nov 201327.5 yrs L13-7 Mike Richman 15-4 · 28.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R14:05 0.00 1,514→1,460 -55 1,652 -175→-175 Bellator 106: Chandler vs. Alvarez 2 Bellator MMA
19 13 Sep 201327.4 yrs L13-6 Justin Wilcox 11-5 (1) · 34.5 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:20 0.00 1,589→1,514 -75 1,639 -140→-140 Bellator 99: Nunes vs. Pitbull Bellator MMA
18 7 Mar 201326.8 yrs W13-5 Chris Saunders 11-5 · 27.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOBody Kick & Punches R313:55 1.00 1,529→1,589 +61 1,418 – Bellator 92 Bellator MMA
17 7 Feb 201326.8 yrs L12-5 Marlon Sandro 23-4 · 35.9 yrs Featherweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.40* 1,495→1,529 +34 1,730 +300→+300 Bellator 88 Bellator MMA
16 12 Oct 201226.4 yrs L12-4 Wagnney Fabiano 14-3 · 37.2 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R13:24 0.00 1,558→1,495 -63 1,657 +125→+125 Bellator Fighting Championships 76 Bellator MMA
15 11 Aug 201226.3 yrs W12-3 Akhmed Aliev 3-2 · 22.6 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R12:11 1.00 1,521→1,558 +37 1,291 – League S-70 - Russian Championship Finals S-70
14 25 May 201226.1 yrs W11-3 Anatoly Pokrovsky 6-3 · 25.4 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R26:50 1.00 1,481→1,521 +40 1,272 – League S-70 - Russian Championship Semifinals S-70
13 14 Apr 201225.9 yrs W10-3 Antti Virtanen 6-4-1 Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:53 1.00 1,441→1,481 +40 1,229 – Lappeenranta Fight Night 7 Lappeenranta Fight Night
12 18 Feb 201225.8 yrs W9-3 Evgeny Lakhin 4-1 · 24.4 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R313:19 1.00 1,394→1,441 +47 1,220 – League S-70 - Russian Championship Second Round S-70
11 17 Dec 201125.6 yrs W8-3 Dmitriy Ushkanov debut · 27.0 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R210:00 0.56 1,434→1,394 -40 1,206 – FEFoMP - Battle of Empires 1 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
10 25 Nov 201125.6 yrs W7-3 Babyrbek Samiev debut Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:35 1.00 1,414→1,434 +20 1,061 – Fights With Rules 3 Universal Fighter
9 7 May 201125.0 yrs W6-3 Atchin Chaoshen Ne 2-3 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,386→1,414 +28 1,154 – FEFoMP - Mayor's Cup 2011 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
8 16 Apr 201124.9 yrs W5-3 Alexey Ershik 4-2 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,357→1,386 +29 1,134 – FEFoMP - Amur Challenge 1 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
7 23 Oct 201024.5 yrs W4-3 Mikhail Drinovskiy 4-0 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,287→1,357 +70 1,254 – L-1: Private Korzun Memorial 2010 Northwest League of Combat Sambo
6 11 Sep 201024.4 yrs W3-3 Kazbek Magomedov debut · 25.0 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R13:24 1.00 1,251→1,287 +36 1,018 – L-1: Partisan German Memorial 2010 Northwest League of Combat Sambo
5 13 Feb 201023.8 yrs W2-3 Andrey Shpota debut · 24.5 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R13:42 1.00 1,174→1,251 +77 1,131 – ProFC 13: Union Nation Cup (Stage 5) ProFC
4 21 Nov 200923.5 yrs W1-3 Dzhamal Kurbanov 8-4-1 · 26.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKick R311:09 1.00 1,014→1,174 +160 1,429 – FEFoMP - Mayor's Cup in Pankration Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
3 22 Jul 200923.2 yrs L0-3 Magomed Magomedov 1-0 Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:30 0.00 1,056→1,014 -42 1,256 – M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 5) M-1 Global
2 25 Apr 200923.0 yrs L0-2 Dzhamal Kurbanov 4-4-1 · 26.4 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,073→1,056 -17 1,258 – FEFoMP - Vladivostok Pankration Open Cup 2009 Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation
1 19 Apr 200923.0 yrs L0-1 Zagalav Makhachev 2-0 Lightweight SubArmbar R14:55 0.00 1,168→1,073 -95 1,138 – M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 2) M-1 Global