Roman Mitichyan (born September 4, 1978) is anArmenian-American professionalmixed martial artist, actor and stuntman. He briefly appeared onSpike TV'sreality showThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, as a part of Team Serra, but was forced to leave the show due to injury.^[1]

Mitichyan was born inVanadzor. He started training at the age of eight inWrestling, before switching to training inSambo andJudo under Baxshik Saroyan. Mitichyan and his family moved to America in 1997, and he started training at the Hayastan Judo Club underGene Lebell andGokor Chivichyan. In 2000, he settled inLos Angeles with the intention of pursuing an acting career.^[2]

Mitichyan amassed a 4–1 MMA record before appearing onThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra. He broke his elbow during the pre-team selection evaluation, and was immediately 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 defeatedDorian Price viaankle lock submission in only 23 seconds, earning him a contract with the UFC.^[3] In his following fight atUFC Fight Night 13, he was defeated by fellow TUF 6 alumnusGeorge Sotiropoulos via TKO in the second round, thus resulting in the UFC cutting ties with him.

Roman has performed roles and stunts in various films and television shows, includingNUMB3RS,Dexter,Felon,24,NCIS: Los Angeles,Takers,CSI: Miami,Sons of Anarchy,NCIS,CSI: NY,John Wick,Furious 7,Escape Plan 2: Hades, andVice.^[2][4]

• Official website
• Professional MMA record for Roman Mitichyan fromSherdog 
• Roman Mitichyan atUFC
• Roman Mitichyan atIMDb