Marat Grigorian

Background Marat Grigorian was born to Armenian parents on 29 May 1991 in Talin, Soviet Armenia and has three older sisters. The family moved to Germany when he was three years old, but were sent back to Armenia after three years in the country.

In 2011, Grigorian fought for the inaugural It's Showtime 73MAX world title, losing a close unanimous decision to Yohan Lidon. Grigorian did, however, become the youngest fighter to ever challenge for a Showtime title, at the age of 18.

He was set to face Mohamed Khamal at Glory 2: Brussels in Brussels, Belgium. However, Khamal pulled out of this bout citing personal issues and was replaced by Alex Vogel. He defeated Vogel via TKO due to low kicks in the second round.

Grigorian fought Chingiz Allazov at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on 20 April 2013. The bout ended in a no contest late in round one when Allazov was cut above the nose by an unintentional elbow. Grigorian won a rematch via decision on 14 December 2013.

He lost to Robin van Roosmalen via split decision in the co-main event of Glory 15: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014.

Grigorian took part in the Topking lightweight tournament, the quarterfinals of which were held at Topking World Series 2 on 15 November 2014. Despite beating Abraham Roqueñi by decision at this event and Seyedisa Alamdarnezam by decision at Topking World Series 3 on 20 December 2014, he later withdrew from the tournament.

Grigorian competed in the eight-man grand prix at the K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament held in Tokyo, Japan on 4 July 2015. He defeated Yoichi Yamazaki and Makihira Keita by second-round knockouts in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively, and defeated Jordan Pikeur by a first-round knockout in the finals to win the K-1 -70kg Championship.

In 2016, Grigorian fought Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong twice, with the first bout taking place in the Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament finals and the second bout being for the Glory Lightweight Championship held by Sitthichai. Grigorian lost both bouts by close decisions.

After twice falling short against Sitthichai, Grigorian faced Djime Coulibaly at Glory 30: Los Angeles on 13 May 2016. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Coulibaly with a head kick. Grigorian returned to China for his next fight, as he was booked to face Steve Moxon at The Legend of Emei 9 on 5 June 2016. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Grigorian's next bout likewise took place under the Legend of Emei promotional banner, as he faced Mohamed El-Mir at their tenth event on 9 July 2016. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, extending his stoppage streak to three consecutive fights.

Grigorian was expected to face Hysni Beqiri in the co-main event of Glory 39: Brussels on 25 March 2017. Beqiri later withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Anton Petrov. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Grigorian faced Antonio Gomez at Glory 42: Paris on 10 June 2017. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.

Grigorian faced Jomthong Chuwattana, in a qualification bout for the Kunlun Fight lightweight tournament, at Kunlun Fight 65 - World MAX 2017 Final 16 on 27 August 2017. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Grigorian faced Mohamed Mezouari in the quarterfinals at Kunlun Fight 67 - World MAX 2017 Final 8 on 12 November 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Grigorian faced Dzianis Zuev in the penultimate bout of the tournament at Kunlun Fight 69 - World MAX 2017 on 4 February 2018. He once again won by unanimous decision. Grigorian faced Superbon Banchamek in the finals at Kunlun Fight 69 - World MAX 2017 on very same day. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, needing just 29 seconds to stop Superbon.

After beating Liu Xu by unanimous decision at Glory 54: Birmingham on 2 June 2018, Grigorian was booked to face Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong for the fourth time in his career, with Sitthichai's Glory Lightweight Championship on the line. Sitthichai once again prevailed, winning the fight by split decision.

In a fifth fight with Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, Marat Grigorian defeated him at Glory 65 to win the title of Glory Lightweight Champion. Grigorian knocked Sitthichai down in the second round.

Grigorian made his first title defense against Tyjani Beztati at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on 12 October 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Grigorian made his second and final title defense against the undefeated Elvis Gashi at Glory 73: Shenzhen on 7 December 2019. He retained the title by a fifth-round knockout.

ONE Championship On 23 August 2020, news surfaced that Grigorian had signed with ONE Championship. He made his promotional debut against Ivan Kondratev at ONE Championship: Big Bang on 4 December 2020. After getting knocked down by Kondratev in the first round, Grigorian came back to win via second-round knockout.

Grigorian was scheduled to face Andy Souwer at ONE Championship: First Strike on 15 October 2021 in the quarterfinals of the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix. He won the fight by second-round technical knockout.

Grigorian was expected to face Chingiz Allazov in the semifinals of the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix at ONE Championship: Only the Brave on 28 January 2022. He withdrew from the bout after a positive COVID-19 test.

Grigorian challenged the reigning ONE Featherweight kickboxing champion Superbon Banchamek at ONE: X on 25 March 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Grigorian was expected to face Tayfun Özcan at ONE on Prime Video 2 on 30 September 2022. On 21 September, Özcan was rescheduled to challenge the reigning ONE Kickboxing Featherweight champion Superbon Singha Mawynn, while Grigorian was booked to face Jamal Yusupov. As both Superbon and Yusupov failed the pre-fight medical, Grigorian and Özcan were once again schedule to face each other on 29 September. Grigorian won the fight by unanimous decision.

Grigorian challenged Chingiz Allazov for the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship in a trilogy bout at ONE Fight Night 13 on 4 August 2023. He twice faced Allazov prior to this fight, going to a no contest in their first meeting and winning the second one by unanimous decision. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Grigorian faced Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at ONE 165 on 28 January 2024. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.

Grigorian faced Superbon Singha Mawynn for the interim ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Friday Fights 58 on 5 April 2024. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Grigorian faced Abdelali Zahidi on 20 December 2024, at ONE Friday Fights 92. He won the fight via knockout in round two.

Grigorian was scheduled to face Kaito Ono on 23 March 2025, at ONE 172. At the weigh-ins, Grigorian weighed in at 155.75 pounds, 0.75 pounds over the featherweight limit. Subsequently, the bout was cancelled after Kaito declined the catchweight bout.

Grigorian faced the former K-1 Super Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo at ONE 173 on 16 November 2025.

Personal life Marat and his teammate Harut Grigorian are often mistaken to be brothers, however both have confirmed that they are good friends but not related.

Titles and accomplishments Glory 2019 Glory Lightweight Champion Two successful title defenses Kunlun Fight Kunlun Fight World Max 2017 Tournament Champion K-1 K-1 Super Welterweight (-70kg) Champion K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament Winner WRSA WRSA -73 kg World Champion CombatPress.com 2018 Knockout of the Year vs. Superbon Banchamek 2019 Fight of the Year vs. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong

Kickboxing record

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