Karo Parisyan
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| Karo Parisyan | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Heat |
| Height | 5 ft. 10 in. (178 cm) |
| Weight | 169 lb. (76.5 kg) |
| Born | August 28, 1982 |
| Fighting out of | North Hollywood, California |
| Town of birth | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Fighting style | Judo |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 9 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
Karapet "Karo" "The Heat" Parisyan (born August 28, 1982 in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian-American mixed martial arts fighter. His fighting style is primarily Judo but has been modified to fight without the use of a Judogi. His current professional MMA record is 16-4-0 with 9 of his wins coming by way of submission. Karo is currently fighting out of North Hollywood, California.
Karo’s family opted to migrate to America for a better life when Karo was six years old. Karo enjoys America, but can remember his early life in Armenia before settling in California, where he has lived for the past fourteen years.
At age nine, Parisyan commenced judo lessons with fellow Armenian Gokor Chivichyan. "I was a rough kid. I used to beat up on my sisters. My father said 'your sisters don’t have your strength. I’ll take you somewhere where you can take your anger out on other people.’ So that was pretty much how I got into martial arts," says Parisyan.
For more than thirteen years, Parisyan developed under the Hayastan Grappling System, a style blended by Gokor Chivichyan and “Judo” Gene LeBell, which includes adapted elements of Judo, Sambo, Ju-Jitsu, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, and Muay Thai. Karo continued to train at the Hayastan Academy under Gokor and Gene until late 2005.
Karo is considered by many to be the first UFC fighter to have successfully adapted his judo style to the Octagon. Karo is a dedicated athlete. His workout schedules do include weights, but he eases off from the lifting prior to competition. Karo’s typical sessions see him training for approximately twelve hours, seven days a week[citation needed]. Parisyan now boasts a 16-4-0 MMA record. But with six Junior National belts to his credit, Karo’s true love has remained Judo. Karo competed in Olympic trials for 2004.
Parisyan made his UFC debut on September 23, 2003. His current UFC record is 6-2. Parisyan's latest fight was on December 13, 2006 at UFC Fight Night 8 on Spike TV against Drew Fickett, where Parisyan won by a unanimous decision.
Karo is currently an MMA trainer at the WFA Legends gym alongside Jason Miller, Bas Rutten, and Randy Couture.
[edit] UFC history
UFC Fight Night 7: (12/13/06) Parisyan defeated Drew Fickett by unanimous decision.
UFC Fight Night 6: (08/17/06) Parisyan lost to Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez by unanimous decision.
UFC 59: (04/15/06) Parisyan defeated Nick Thompson by submission due to strikes.
UFC 53: (06/04/05) Parisyan defeated Matt Serra by unanimous decision.
UFC 51: (02/05/2005) Parisyan makes his fourth appearance in a UFC event when he defeats welterweight Chris Lytle by unanimous decision.
UFC 49: (8/21/04) Parisyan defeated Nick Diaz by split decision.
UFC 46: (01/31/04) Parisyan lost to Canadian Georges St. Pierre by unanimous decision.
UFC 44: (09/26/03) Parisyan put on a Judo exhibition in defeating Dave Strasser by armbar submission in 3:52 of the first round.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Sherdog - Updated Professional Fight Record
- UFC Official Website - UFC Fighter Profile
- [1] - Legends Gym
