Daniel Sarafian Gantman (born 21 August 1982 in São Paulo) is an Armenian-Brazilian mixed martial artist who last competed in 2018.
A professional since 2006, Sarafian has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, Absolute Championship Berkut, and was a competitor on Globo's The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
Sarafian started training in the martial arts at the age of five years under his grandfather who was a black belt in judo.
After entering high school and getting constantly picked on for being overweight, Sarafian began working out and training MMA.
Sarafian made his professional debut at Predator FC 2 against Jorge Luis Bezerra, winning the fight via submission in round three.
Sarafian defeated Richardson Moreira via decision to move into the Ultimate Fighter house, and become an official cast member.
Sarafian won the fight in the first round via KO after hitting Moraes with a flying knee as he dropped for a take down.
[12] In what was originally set to be The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil middleweight final, Sarafian faced Cezar Ferreira on 9 November 2013 at UFC Fight Night 32.
[22] However, Alvey pulled out of the bout in late December after sustaining a broken jaw and was replaced by Oluwale Bamgbose[23][24] Sarafian lost the fight via knockout in the first round.