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Marat Grigorian (; born 29 May 1991) is an Armenians-Belgium kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the featherweight division. Grigorian previously competed for Glory. He is a former Glory Lightweight Champion. He is famous for his technical aggressive fighting style and knockout power.[1] Combat Press ranks him as the #2 lightweight and #4 pound-for-pound kickboxer in the world.
In 2011, Grigorian fought for the inaugural It's Showtime 73MAX world title, losing a close unanimous decision to Yohan Lidon. Grigorian did, however, become the youngest fighter to ever challenge for a Showtime title, at the age of 18.
He was set to face Mohamed Khamal at in Brussels, Belgium. However, Khamal pulled out of this bout citing personal issues and was replaced by Alex Vogel. He defeated Vogel via TKO due to low kicks in the second round.
Grigorian fought Chingiz Allazov at in Milan, Italy on 20 April 2013. The bout ended in a no contest late in round one when Allazov was cut above the nose by an unintentional elbow. Grigorian won a rematch via decision on 14 December 2013.
He lost to Robin van Roosmalen via split decision in the co-main event of in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014.
Grigorian took part in the Topking lightweight tournament, the quarterfinals of which were held at Topking World Series 2 on November 15, 2014. Despite beating Abraham Roqueñi by decision at this event and Seyedisa Alamdarnezam by decision at Topking World Series 3 on December 20, 2014, he later withdrew from the tournament.
Grigorian competed in the eight-man grand prix at the K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament held in Tokyo, Japan on 4 July 2015. He defeated Yoichi Yamazaki and Makihira Keita by second-round knockouts in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively, and defeated Jordan Pikeur by a first-round knockout in the finals to win the K-1 -70kg Championship.
In 2016, Grigorian fought Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong twice, with the first bout taking place in the Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament finals and the second bout being for the Glory Lightweight Championship held by Sitthichai. Grigorian lost both bouts by close decisions.
After twice falling short against Sitthichai, Grigorian faced Djime Coulibaly at on May 13, 2016. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Coulibaly with a head kick. Grigorian returned to China for his next fight, as he was booked to face Steve Moxon at The Legend of Emei 9 on June 5, 2016. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Grigorian's next bout likewise took place under the Legend of Emei promotional banner, as he faced Mohamed El-Mir at their tenth event on July 9, 2016. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, extending his stoppage streak to three consecutive fights.
Grigorian was expected to face Hysni Beqiri in the co-main event of on March 25, 2017. Beqiri later withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Anton Petrov. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Grigorian faced Antonio Gomez at on June 10, 2017. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.
Grigorian faced Jomthong Chuwattana, in a qualification bout for the Kunlun Fight lightweight tournament, at Kunlun Fight 65 - World MAX 2017 Final 16 on August 27, 2017. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Grigorian faced Mohamed Mezouari in the quarterfinals at Kunlun Fight 67 - World MAX 2017 Final 8 on November 12, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Grigorian faced Dzianis Zuev in the penultimate bout of the tournament at Kunlun Fight 69 - World MAX 2017 on February 4, 2018. He once again won by unanimous decision. Grigorian faced Superbon Banchamek in the finals at Kunlun Fight 69 - World MAX 2017 on very same day. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, needing just 29 seconds to stop Superbon.
After beating Liu Xu by unanimous decision at on June 2, 2018, Grigorian was booked to face Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong for the fourth time in his career, with Sitthichai's Glory Lightweight Championship on the line. Sitthichai once again prevailed, winning the fight by split decision.
In a fifth fight with Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, Marat Grigorian defeated him at to win the title of Glory Lightweight Champion. Grigorian knocked Sitthichai down in the second round.
Grigorian made his first title defense against Tyjani Beztati at on October 12, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Grigorian made his second and final title defense against the undefeated Elvis Gashi at on December 7, 2019. He retained the title by a fifth-round knockout.
Grigorian was scheduled to face Andy Souwer at on October 15, 2021 in the quarterfinals of the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix. He won the fight by second-round technical knockout.
Grigorian was expected to face Chingiz Allazov in the semifinals of the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix at on January 28, 2022. He withdrew from the bout after a positive COVID-19 test.
Grigorian challenged the reigning ONE Featherweight kickboxing champion Superbon Banchamek at on March 25, 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Grigorian was expected to face Tayfun Özcan at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30, 2022. On September 21, Özcan was rescheduled to challenge the reigning ONE Kickboxing Featherweight champion Superbon Singha Mawynn, while Grigorian was booked to face Jamal Yusupov. As both Superbon and Yusupov failed the pre-fight medical, Grigorian and Özcan were once again schedule to face each other on September 29. Grigorian won the fight by unanimous decision.
Grigorian challenged Chingiz Allazov for the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship in a trilogy bout at ONE Fight Night 13 on August 4, 2023. He twice faced Allazov prior to this fight, going to a no contest in their first meeting and winning the second one by unanimous decision. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Grigorian faced Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at ONE 165 on January 28, 2024. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.
Grigorian faced Superbon Singha Mawynn for the interim ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Friday Fights 58 on April 5, 2024. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Grigorian faced Abdelali Zahidi on December 20, 2024, at ONE Friday Fights 92. He won the fight via knockout in round two.
Grigorian was scheduled to face Kaito Ono on March 23, 2025, at ONE 172. At the weigh-ins, Grigorian weighed in at 155.75 pounds, 0.75 pounds over the featherweight limit. Subsequently, the bout was cancelled after Kaito declined the catchweight bout.
Grigorian faced the former K-1 Super Lightweight champion Rukiya Anpo at ONE 173 on November 16, 2025.
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-04-05 || Loss ||align=left| Superbon Singha Mawynn || ONE Friday Fights 58 || Bangkok, Thailand ||Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-01-28||Win ||align=left| Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong || ONE 165 || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Knee + punch to the body) || 3 || 1:20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-08-05 || Loss ||align=left|Chingiz Allazov || ONE Fight Night 13 || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-10-01 || Win ||align=left| Tayfun Ozcan || ONE on Prime Video 2 || Kallang, Singapore || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2022-03-25|| Loss ||align=left| Superbon Banchamek || || Kallang, Singapore || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-10-15 || Win || align="left" | Andy Souwer || || Kallang, Singapore || TKO (Leg Injury) || 2 || 2:26 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2020-12-04 || Win ||align=left| Ivan Kondratiev || || Kallang, Singapore || KO (Left hook to the body) || 2 || 1:52 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-12-07||Win ||align=left| Elvis Gashi || || Shenzhen, China || KO (Punches) || 5 || 2:03 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-10-12 || Win||align=left| Tyjani Beztati || || Düsseldorf, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-05-17 || Win||align=left| Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong || || Utrecht, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-12-08 || Win ||align=left| Christian Baya || || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2018-08-25 || Loss ||align=left| Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong || || Shenzhen, China || Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-06-02 || Win ||align=left| Liu Xu || || Birmingham, England || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-02-04 || Win ||align=left| Superbon Banchamek || Kunlun Fight 69 - World MAX 2017, Final || Guiyang, China || KO (Punches) || 1 || 0:29 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2018-02-04 || Win ||align=left| Dzianis Zuev || Kunlun Fight 69 - World MAX 2017, Semi Finals || Guiyang, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-11-12 || Win ||align=left| Mohamed Mezouari || Kunlun Fight 67 - World MAX 2017 Final 8 || Sanya, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-08-27 || Win ||align=left| Jomthong Chuwattana || Kunlun Fight 65 - World MAX 2017 Final 16 || Qingdao, China || KO (Right Cross) || 2 || 2:56 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-06-10 || Win ||align=left| Antonio Gomez || || Paris, France || KO (Knee to the body) || 2 || 2:02 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2017-03-25 || Win ||align=left| Anton Petrov || || Brussels, Belgium || TKO || 2 || 1:09 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-12-10 || Loss ||align=left| Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong || || Oberhausen, Germany || Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-07-09 || Win ||align=left| Mohamed El-Mir || The Legend of Emei 10 || Nanchong, China || TKO (Referee Stoppage/Right High Kick) || 1 || 1:50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-06-05 || Win ||align=left| Steve Moxon || The Legend of Emei 9 || Chengdu, China || TKO (Referee Stoppage) || 1 || 2:40 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-05-13 || Win ||align=left| Djime Coulibaly || || Ontario, California || KO (head kick) || 1 || 1:56 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2016-03-12 || Loss ||align=left| Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong || - Lightweight Contender Tournament, Final || Paris, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2016-03-12 || Win ||align=left| Anatoly Moiseev || - Lightweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals || Paris, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2015-12-19|| Loss ||align=left| Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong || Kunlun Fight 35 - World MAX 2015 Final 8 || Luoyang, China || Decision (Majority) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-07-04|| Win ||align=left| Jordann Pikeur || K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament, Final || Tokyo, Japan || KO (punches) || 1 || 1:24 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-07-04|| Win ||align=left| Makihira Keita || K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament, Semi Finals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (left body hook) || 2 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-07-04|| Win ||align=left| Yoichi Yamazaki || K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals || Tokyo, Japan || KO (Left High Kick) || 2 || 0:51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2015-06-05 || Loss ||align=left| Serhiy Adamchuk || - Lightweight Contender Tournament, Reserve Match || Lille, France, || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-05-23 || Win ||align=left| Nikos Gikas || VFC 2 °Coskun promotions°|| Antwerp, Belgium, ||KO (Right hook) || 1 ||0:30 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2015-04-12|| Loss ||align=left| Yodsanklai Fairtex || Kunlun Fight 22 || Changde, China || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-02-01 || Win ||align=left| Fernando Calzetta || Kunlun Fight 19 - Middleweight Tournament, Final || Guangzhou, China || TKO (Ref. stoppage) || 1 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2015-02-01 || Win ||align=left| Aikpracha Meenayothin || Kunlun Fight 19 - Middleweight Tournament, Semi Finals || Guangzhou, China || KO (Right hook) || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-12-20 || Win ||align=left| Seyedisa Alamdarnezam || Topking World Series 3 – 70 kg Tournament, Quarter Finals || Hong Kong, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-11-15 || Win ||align=left| Abraham Roqueñi || Topking World Series 2 – 70 kg Tournament, Final 16|| Paris, France || Decision || 3 ||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2014-04-12 || Loss ||align=left| Robin van Roosmalen || || Istanbul, Turkey || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2013-12-14 || Win ||align=left| Chingiz Allazov || Victory || Levallois-Perret, France || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2013-04-20 || Nc ||align=left|Chingiz Allazov || || Milan, Italy || NC (Allazov cut by illegal elbow) || 1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2012-10-06 || Win ||align=left| Alex Vogel || || Brussels, Belgium || TKO (Right Low Kick) || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2012-06-30 || Win ||align=left| Aziz Kallah || Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 || Brussels, Belgium || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2012-04-28 || Win ||align=left| Kenneth van Eesvelde || Rocky Gym Kickboxing Gala || Maldegem, Belgium || KO || 1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-09-24 || Win ||align=left| Yassin Baitar || BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" || Brussels, Belgium || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2011-05-14 || Loss ||align=left| Yohan Lidon || It's Showtime 2011 Lyon || Lyon, France || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-03-26 || Win ||align=left| Severiano Rijssel || BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Brussels || Brussels, Belgium || TKO (referee stoppage) || 2 || 2:13 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2011-02-05 || Win ||align=left| Karim El Jouharte || 30th Gala "Black Panthers || Sint-Niklaas, Belgium || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2010-11-27 || Win ||align=left| Mickael Lallemand || La Nuit du Kick Boxing || Liège, Belgium || TKO (Referee Stoppage) || 3 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2010-02-06 || Loss ||align=left| Karim Ghajji || UKC France MAX, Semi Final || Dijon, France || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2010-02-06 || Win ||align=left| Hichem Chaïbi || UKC France MAX, Quarter Final || Dijon, France || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2009-11-21 || Win ||align=left| Soufiane Aouragh || It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld || Barneveld, Netherlands || TKO (Gave Up) || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2009-10-24 || Win ||align=left| Mohammed Medhar || It's Showtime 2009 Lommel || Lommel, Belgium || TKO (Injury) || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2009-05-16 || Win ||align=left| Tarik Mokhtar || It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2009-03-14 || Win ||align=left| Tevfik Sucu || War of the ring || Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor, Belgium || TKO (Injury) || 4 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2009-02-08 || Win ||align=left| Marijn Geuens || Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 || Antwerp, Belgium || TKO (Referee Stoppage, 3 Knockdowns) || 1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2008-11-29 || Win ||align=left| Freddy van Duffelen || It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven || Eindhoven, Netherlands || TKO (Referee Stoppage) || 1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2008-09-06 || Win ||align=left| Daniel Corler || It's Showtime 2008 Alkmaar || Alkmaar, Netherlands || Decision || 5 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2008-05-25 || Win ||align=left| Leroy Kaestner || Muay Thai Gala || Hoofddorp, Netherlands || TKO (Doctor stoppage) || || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2008-04-12|| Loss ||align=left| Ludgens Saribekyan || New Blood 8 || Knesselare, Belgium || TKO (Referee Stoppage) || 2 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2007-10-27 || Win ||align=left| Halim Haryouli || One Night in Bangkok || Antwerp, Belgium || Decision || || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2007-07-10 || Win ||align=left| Yavuz Kayabasi || Muaythai Gala in Reuver || Reuver, Netherlands || Decision || || |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
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