Daniel Sarafian started training in the martial arts at the age of five years under his grandfather who was a black belt in judo.
26 Facts About Daniel Sarafian
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Daniel Sarafian took solely judo classes until he was ten years old when he began training karate.
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Only a couple classes into MMA, Daniel Sarafian "fell in love with fighting".
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Daniel Sarafian made his professional debut at Predator FC 2 against Jorge Luis Bezerra, winning the fight via submission in round three.
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Daniel Sarafian took the fight and won via submission in the third round.
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Daniel Sarafian stayed in the United States and fought on the Texas' promotion, Xtreme Fight Championship.
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Daniel Sarafian fought Cedric Marks and won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Daniel Sarafian then signed a one-fight deal with Bellator Fighting Championships to compete on their first fight card of their inaugural season.
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Daniel Sarafian fought Gary Padilla, losing in the second round via referee stoppage.
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Daniel Sarafian racked up four straight wins before signing on to take part on The Ultimate Fighter.
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In March 2012, it was revealed that Daniel Sarafian was selected to be a participant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
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Daniel Sarafian defeated Richardson Moreira via decision to move into the Ultimate Fighter house, and become an official cast member.
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Daniel Sarafian was selected as the third pick by Vitor Belfort to be a part of Team Belfort.
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Daniel Sarafian dominated the fight and won via rear naked choke in the second round.
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Daniel Sarafian won the fight in the first round via KO after hitting Moraes with a flying knee as he dropped for a take down.
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Daniel Sarafian was scheduled to officially make his UFC debut at UFC 147 on 23 June 2012, to determine the middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
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However, due to an injury, Daniel Sarafian was replaced by Sergio Moraes and did not compete at the event.
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Daniel Sarafian faced promotional newcomer Eddie Mendez on 8 June 2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 10.
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Daniel Sarafian won the fight via arm triangle submission in the first round.
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In what was originally set to be The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil middleweight final, Daniel Sarafian faced Cezar Ferreira on 9 November 2013 at UFC Fight Night 32.
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Daniel Sarafian faced Kiichi Kunimoto in a welterweight bout on 14 June 2014, at UFC 174.
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Daniel Sarafian lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Daniel Sarafian was expected to return to middleweight and face Dan Miller on 20 December 2014, at UFC Fight Night 58.
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Daniel Sarafian won the fight via second round TKO as dos Santos dislocated a finger and was unable to continue.
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Daniel Sarafian was expected to face Ricardo Abreu on 6 June 2015, at UFC Fight Night 68.
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Daniel Sarafian was expected to face Sam Alvey on 21 February 2016, at UFC Fight Night 83.