science | January 11, 2026

Why Arman Tsarukyan Follows Islam? His Religion & Faith Explored

Arman Tsarukyan is an Armenian-Russian MMA Fighter who follows the Islam religion. 

Arman Tsarukyan is an MMA fighter who is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He fights in the Lightheavyweight division.

As of 2021, the fighter ranks as Number 3 in the UFC Lightweight Ranking. His very recent fight was against Joel Alvarez on February 26, 2022.

Tsarukyan had won the match in Round 2 via a direct Knockout at the UFC’s APEX Center. Read on to know more about the MMA fighter.

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Why Arman Tsarukyan Follows Islam? His Religion Details

Arman Tsarukyan is most likely to follow the Islam religion. Also, has a traditional Muslim name and appearance.

However, the UFC fighter has never disclosed details about his religion.

We do know that he was born to an Armenian family in Akhalkalaki, Georgia.

As far as we know, most of the ethnic Armenians are Christians, but Islam began to make inroads into the land during the seventeen century.

The fighter also has roots from the Russian land. This might be another place from where he might have inherited the Islamic gene.

Who Is Arman Tsarukyan, Wife Or Girlfriend?

Arman Tsarukyan is still looking for the right woman to marry. For now, he has no wife or a girlfriend.

Also, the UF fighter has never revealed anything about his previous relationships.

He appears to be have put his entire concentration on developing his fighting career right now.

If we check out Tsarukyan’s Instagram, we could not trace anything about his past relationship. He is active with the handle @arm_011.

So far, the UFC fighter has made 802 posts and has amassed more than 356 thousand followers.

Arman Tsarukyan Net Worth & UFC Salary

Arman Tsarukyan has a net worth of around $2 million USD in 2022. He is among the richest fighters in the light heavyweight division.

Tsarukyan received a total of $40,000 as incentive pay from the UFC in his last fight. This includes a $20,000 win bonus.

The MMA fighter had earned around $269,000 until 2019, with the UFC.

Also, the lightweight fighter receives a hefty full of money from his sponsors. He is supported by Parimatch Russia, B2BROKER and many more.