| Karo Parisyan Կարո Փարիզյան | |
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| Born | August 28, 1982 Yerevan, Armenian SSR |
| Other names | The Heat |
| Nationality | Armenian-American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | 170 |
| Style | Judo |
| Fighting out of | North Hollywood, California |
| Team | Jackson's Submission Fighting |
| Rank | black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 1999–present MMA |
| MMA record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 9 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Manvel Gamburyan, cousin |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Karapet Parisyan (Armenian: Կարո Փարիզյան; born August 28, 1982 in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic) is an Armenian American mixed martial artist. His fighting style is primarily Judo but has been modified to fight without the use of a judogi (sometimes called no-gi style).[1]
His cousin, Manvel Gamburyan, is also a MMA fighter.
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Parisyan's family migrated to America when he was two years old. Parisyan started training in Judo when he was nine years old under fellow Armenian Gokor Chivichyan.[2] Parisyan stated that his father began taking him to Judo lessons because he beat up on his sisters, and Judo would be an effective outlet for Parisyan to take out his anger.[2]" By age 10, Parisyan was training his Judo under both Chivichyan and "Judo" Gene LeBell. Parisyan later added Muay Thai training and managed to adapt his Judo skills to work in the absence of a judogi.[2] He claims to be the first judo fighter to successfully do so for mixed martial arts. He was recently married in August of 2009.[2]
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, Catch Wrestling, Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling.[3] Parisyan continued to train at the Hayastan Academy under Gokor and Gene until late 2005.
Parisyan is considered to be the best UFC fighter to have successfully adapted his Judo style to the no-gi rules of the Octagon (that is without the additional leverage offered by an opponent's gi). He has six Junior National belts to his credit, and competed in the Olympic Judo trials ahead of the 2004 games in Athens.
Parisyan competes as a welterweight and made his UFC debut on September 23, 2003, beating Dave Strasser by kimura. He then went on to win the WEC welterweight title, defeating Shonie Carter. He was widely considered as the top contender for the UFC welterweight title before a loss to Diego Sanchez.
Parisyan lost via TKO to Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night 13 in the second round. Alves showed good resistance against Parisyan's grappling offense, and finished Parisyan with a knee from the clinch, followed by strikes.
Parisyan was scheduled to fight Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 88: Breakthrough, but a back injury forced him to drop out of the fight right before the weigh-ins.
After recovering from his back injury, the Armenian welterweight returned at UFC 94 on January 31 in Las Vegas against Kim Dong-hyun.[4] Parisyan defeated Kim in a controversial split decision.[5] Following the fight, Parisyan tested positive for banned painkillers hydrocodone, hydromorphone, and oxymorphone.[6] Parisyan has stated that he has a prescription for the medications due to a severe back / hamstring injury.[7]
Parisyan was suspended pending a full hearing in mid-March.[8] On March 17, 2009, the NSAC suspended Parisyan for nine months and ruled his decision victory a "no contest".[9]
Parisyan was scheduled to fight Dustin Hazelett at UFC 106,[10] but pulled out of the fight on November 19, the day before weigh-ins. UFC President Dana White responded to the situation on his Twitter stating that Parisyan will "not be fighting Saturday or ever again in the UFC!!" White also stated that he had "a laundry list of excuses".[11] Later that day, Neil Melanson, a longtime friend and training partner of Parisyan's, divulged to MMA news site Five Ounces Of Pain that Parisyan has been battling an addiction to painkillers dating back to an injury suffered while training for a fight.[12]
| Record | Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| 18–5–0(1) | 2009-01-31 | NC |  Kim Dong-hyun |
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 | No contest | 3 | 5:00 |  Las Vegas, Nevada |
Original win via Split Decision; overturned after Parisyan tests positive for banned painkillers in post-fight drug test. |
| 18–5 | 2008-04-02 | Loss |  Thiago Alves |
UFC Fight Night 13 | TKO (Strikes) | 2 | 0:34 | Broomfield, Colorado |
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| 18–4 | 2007-11-17 | Win |  Ryo Chonan |
UFC 78: Validation | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey |
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| 17–4 | 2007-05-26 | Win | Josh Burkman |
UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| 16–4 | 2006-12-13 | Win | Drew Fickett |
UFC Fight Night 7 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | San Diego, California |
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| 15–4 | 2006-08-17 | Loss | Diego Sanchez |
UFC Fight Night 6 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| 15–3 | 2006-04-15 | Win | Nick Thompson |
UFC 59: Reality Check | Submission | 1 | 4:44 | Anaheim, California |
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| 14–3 | 2005-06-04 | Win | Matt Serra |
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| 13–3 | 2005-02-05 | Win | Chris Lytle |
UFC 51: Super Saturday | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| 12–3 | 2004-08-21 | Win | Nick Diaz |
UFC 49: Unfinished Business | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| 11–3 | 2004-05-21 | Win | Shonie Carter |
WEC 10 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Lemoore, California |
Won WEC Welterweight Championship |
| 10–3 | 2004-01-31 | Loss |  Georges St. Pierre |
UFC 46: Supernatural | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| 10–2 | 2003-09-26 | Win | Dave Strasser |
UFC 44: Undisputed | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:52 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| 9–2 | 2003-03-23 | Win | Fernando Vasconcelos |
KOTC 22 | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | San Jacinto, California |
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| 8–2 | 2003-02-15 | Win | Antonio McKee |
UAGF 3 | Decision | N/A | N/A | Hollywood, California |
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| 7–2 | 2001-03-30 | Win | Darrell Smith |
RSF 3 | Submission | 1 | 0:59 | Belleville, Illinois |
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| 6–2 | 2001-01-05 | Loss | John Ahmaranian |
RSF 2 | TKO (Towel) | 1 | 16:20 | Belleville, Illinois |
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| 6–1 | 2000-10-10 | Loss | Dj Vickone |
RSF 1 | Decision | 1 | 18:00 | Belleville, Illinois |
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| 6–0 | 1999-06-07 | Win | Guido Jennings |
KK 16 | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 6:33 | California |
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| 5–0 | 1999-05-15 | Win | Justin Bumphus |
ESF | Submission | N/A | N/A | Corona, California |
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| 4–0 | 1999-04-05 | Win | Scott Davis |
KK 14 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:16 | Los Angeles, California |
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| 3–0 | 1999-04-05 | Win | Jason Rittgers |
KK 14 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:58 | Los Angeles, California |
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| 2–0 | 1999-02-01 | Win | Zach McKinney |
KK 12 | Submission (Strikes) | 1 | 0:23 | Los Angeles, California |
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| 1–0 | 1999-02-01 | Win | Brian Warren |
KK 12 | Submission) | 1 | 0:44 | Los Angeles, California |
| Preceded by Shonie Carter |
3rd WEC Welterweight Champion May 21, 2004 - October, 2005 |
Vacant
Parisyan signs with UFC
Title next held by
Mike Pyle |
Karapet "Karo" Parisyan (born August 28, 1982 in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian-American mixed martial arts fighter. His fighting style is mainly Judo, but has been modified to fight without the use of a Judogi.
His current professional MMA record is 17-4-0 with 9 of his wins coming by way of submission. Karo is currently fighting out of North Hollywood, California, and he is ranked as the 5th best welterweight fighter in the world by MMAweekly.com.
   | UFC Official Website - UFC® : Ultimate Fighting Championship® |
| | Legends Gym - Legends MMA : Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling Training in Los Angeles |
| | Sherdog - Fight Finder - Karo "The Heat" Parisyan's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics |
| | www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/topten.asp?articleid=13&zoneid=15 - - Welterweight Rankings - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more |
| | Karos Mixed Martial Arts DVDs - World Martial Arts: MMA DVDs & Mixed Martial Arts Products |
| | Karo Interview - World's Best Source For That Ol' Boom Bap |
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