Daniel Sarafian
| Daniel Sarafian | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Sarafian Gantman August 21, 1982 Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Team | Power MMA And Fitness |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Daniel Sarafian Gantman (born August 21, 1982 in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Armenian mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Sarafian has fought mostly in Brazil and in the United States, including a one-fight stint in Bellator Fighting Championships. He was a competitor on Globo's The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
Sarafian started training in the martial arts at the age of five years under his grandfather who was a black belt in judo. Sarafian took solely judo classes until he was ten years old when he began training karate. At sixteen he began taking lessons in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. After entering high school and getting constantly picked on for being overweight, Sarafian began working out and training MMA. Only a couple classes into MMA, Sarafian "fell in love with fighting".
Sarafian made his professional debut at Predator FC 2 against Jorge Luis Bezerra, winning the fight via submission in round three. In his next bout, he agreed to fight UFC and Strikeforce veteran Mike Whitehead. Sarafian lost the fight via unanimous decision. After his bout with Whitehead Sarafian was asked to take a fight for District Combat Promotions, a small promotion based in the United States. Sarafian took the fight and won via submission (armbar) in the third round.
Sarafian stayed in the United States and fought on the Texas' promotion, Xtreme Fight Championship. He fought Cedric Marks and won the fight via submission in the first round. Sarafian then signed a one-fight deal with Bellator Fighting Championships to compete on their first fight card of their inaugural season. Sarafian fought Gary Padilla, losing in the second round via referee stoppage. Sarafian racked up four straight wins before signing on to take part on The Ultimate Fighter.
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