Roman Mitichyan (born September 4, 1978) is an Armenian-American
professional mixed martial artist, actor and stuntman. He briefly
appeared on Spike TV's reality show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes
vs. Team Serra, as a part of Team Serra, but was forced to leave the
show due to injury.Mitichyan was born in Vanadzor. He started training
at the age of eight in freestyle wrestling, before switching to
training in Sambo and Judo under Baxshik Saroyan. Mitichyan and his
family moved to America in 1997, and he started training at the
Hayastan Judo Club under Gene Lebell and Gokor Chivichyan. In 2000, he
settled in Los Angeles with the intention of pursuing an acting
career.Mitichyan amassed a 4-1 MMA record before appearing on The
Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra. He broke his elbow
during the pre-team selection evaluation, and was subsequently removed
from the show before he had an opportunity to fight. However, he was
brought back to fight on the show's finale, where he defeated Dorian
Price via ankle lock submission in only 23 seconds, earning him a
contract with the UFC. In his following fight at UFC Fight Night 13,
he was defeated by fellow TUF 6 alumnus George Sotiropoulos via TKO in
the second.Roman has performed roles and stunts in various films and
television shows, including NUMB3RS, Dexter, Felon, 24, NCIS: Los
Angeles, Takers, CSI: Miami, Sons of Anarchy, NCIS, CSI: NY, John
Wick, Furious 7, Escape Plan 2: Hades, and Vice.
professional mixed martial artist, actor and stuntman. He briefly
appeared on Spike TV's reality show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes
vs. Team Serra, as a part of Team Serra, but was forced to leave the
show due to injury.Mitichyan was born in Vanadzor. He started training
at the age of eight in freestyle wrestling, before switching to
training in Sambo and Judo under Baxshik Saroyan. Mitichyan and his
family moved to America in 1997, and he started training at the
Hayastan Judo Club under Gene Lebell and Gokor Chivichyan. In 2000, he
settled in Los Angeles with the intention of pursuing an acting
career.Mitichyan amassed a 4-1 MMA record before appearing on The
Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra. He broke his elbow
during the pre-team selection evaluation, and was subsequently removed
from the show before he had an opportunity to fight. However, he was
brought back to fight on the show's finale, where he defeated Dorian
Price via ankle lock submission in only 23 seconds, earning him a
contract with the UFC. In his following fight at UFC Fight Night 13,
he was defeated by fellow TUF 6 alumnus George Sotiropoulos via TKO in
the second.Roman has performed roles and stunts in various films and
television shows, including NUMB3RS, Dexter, Felon, 24, NCIS: Los
Angeles, Takers, CSI: Miami, Sons of Anarchy, NCIS, CSI: NY, John
Wick, Furious 7, Escape Plan 2: Hades, and Vice.
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