In 2019, AJ Agazarm started a professional MMA career by signing with Bellator.
22 Facts About AJ Agazarm
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AJ Agazarm was born in Florida and is of Armenian descent.
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AJ Agazarm began wrestling as a sophomore in high school.
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AJ Agazarm then transferred to Ohio State, a highly ranked NCAA Division I wrestling program.
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AJ Agazarm was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu in 2013 by Eduardo de Lima and Carlos Gracie Jr.
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That same year AJ Agazarm got third place at the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship in the black belt open-weight division and first in the lightweight division.
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On November 6,2021, AJ Agazarm competed against Celsinho Vinicius at BJJ Stars 7, losing the match on points.
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AJ Agazarm then faced English grappler Jed Hue at Polaris 18 on November 27,2021.
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AJ Agazarm lost to Jeremy Skinner on points in the opening round and was eliminated from the tournament.
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AJ Agazarm competed in the IBJJF Nashville Spring Open on April 22,2023 and took silver in the middleweight division.
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AJ Agazarm won a gold medal in the middleweight division of the IBJJF Orange County Open on April 21,2024.
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AJ Agazarm was drafted on to Team Epic Roll under Roger Gracie as the third-round pick.
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AJ Agazarm did not make it to the playoffs and went out in the regular season.
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AJ Agazarm competed against Lucas 'Hulk' Barbosa at Pit Submission Series 5 on May 30,2024.
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AJ Agazarm faced Ruan Alvarenga at ADXC 5 on August 3,2024.
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AJ Agazarm competed against Piter Frank in the co-main event of Pit Submission Series 8 on October 11,2024.
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AJ Agazarm made his professional debut at Bellator 214 on January 26,2019.
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AJ Agazarm went on to win his next three fights for Bellator against Jacob Landin at Bellator 224, Johnathan Quiroz at Bellator 228 and Adel Altamimi at Bellator 238.
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AJ Agazarm lost his fifth professional fight against Cris Lencioni by unanimous decision at Bellator 243.
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AJ Agazarm suffered a severe injury to his knee in the first round.
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On October 27,2020, Bellator announced that AJ Agazarm had been released from the promotion due to injury, but will revisit in future.
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AJ Agazarm teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu and promoted his younger brother Anthony, who is a competitor, to purple belt in March 2023.