Arman Tsarukyan dominated Urijah Faber with a 13-1 victory at UFC RAF this week. The bout featured Tsarukyan throwing Faber outside the mat boundaries during the contest. Tsarukyan also executed a high-amplitude throw during the match. The post describes this as the main news from UFC RAF this week. The lopsided scoreline demonstrated Tsarukyan's clear technical superiority throughout the wrestling match.
Arman Tsarukyan added another dominant performance to his resume this week at UFC RAF, defeating Urijah Faber by a lopsided 13-1 scoreline in a wrestling-focused contest that included a pair of highlight-reel throws — one of which sent Faber outside the mat boundaries entirely.
Tsarukyan, 29, enters the record books at 23-3-0 and holds the number-one ranking in the UFC lightweight division. The Russian fighter out of American Top Team stands five-foot-seven with a 72-inch reach and has built his reputation on relentless offensive output. His verified stats back that up: he lands 3.85 significant strikes per minute at 50 percent accuracy and averages 3.26 takedowns per 15 minutes, a takedown rate that helps explain how thoroughly he controlled Faber on the mat.
Faber, now 47 years old, carries a career record of 35-11-0 and remains one of the most recognizable names in combat sports history. Known as "The California Kid," the American fighter out of Team Alpha Male stands five-foot-six with a 67-inch reach. He averages 2.65 significant strikes per minute and 1.54 takedowns per 15 minutes, numbers that were simply outpaced by Tsarukyan's physicality and technical precision throughout the bout.
Why it matters
- Tsarukyan's 13-1 scoreline underlines the depth of his wrestling arsenal ahead of any potential lightweight title opportunity
- His ability to generate high-amplitude throws adds a grappling dimension that few lightweights can match on paper
- The reach and takedown-rate gap between the two fighters — 183 cm versus 170 cm, and 3.26 versus 1.54 takedowns per 15 minutes — proved decisive
- For Faber, the result raises further questions about competition level at 47 against an elite ranked contender
