Last Updated on February 15, 2026 by Pragjyoti Singh
Arman Tsarukyan has been on a generational media run of late. The UFC lightweight contender, who has been kept away from the title held by Ilia Topuria despite his win against Dan Hooker last year in November, has been a mainstay on social media feeds of UFC fans owing to his multiple appearances on popular podcasts and live streams. He was seen on Adin Ross, Demetrious Johnson, and multiple MMA podcasts, helping him morph into a fan favorite after initial criticism for missing weight at UFC 311 and eventually losing out on a shot at the title held by Islam Makhachev back then.
Tsarukyan is often seen flaunting exorbitant watches and cars during the videos, as well as eating expensive caviar in his highly popular food videos.(One of his biggest flexes was when he arrived on a $800,000 Ferrari for a podcast last year.) But where did Arman Tsarukyan’s net worth come from? What does the young Armenian’s family really do?
Where does Arman Tsarukyan’s money come from?
Tsarukyan has been on a tear since he exploded into the scene after a closely battled fight against now welterweight champ Islam Makhachev back in 2019. With 6 bonuses and wins against the likes of Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush, the 23-3 fighter now sits among the top of the Lightweight stars the UFC currently has to offer. While talks of his wealth or his family’s businesses sometimes overshadow the real hard work and talent behind the man, Tsarukyan has been able to carve out a core fan base in a generation when MMA fans could be the most fickle.
The 29-year-old has often faced questions about his wealth and has never shied away from openly talking about it. In an interview with Mike Perry, Tsarukyan revealed that his dad ran a construction business.
“My father is just in construction, and he does, like, he has his own business. It’s not anything big, nothing, nothing like people think, like he’s a billionaire,” he said.
Although Tsarukyan didn’t exactly reveal what his family was worth, reports about his father’s $100 Million just added to the lore of his family. Henry Cejudo, during one of his episodes with Kamaru Usman on the Pound 4 Pound podcast, made a whopping disclosure after meeting Tsarukyan.
“The fact he grew up in, how do you even say it? He even said the word rich. Do you know what I mean? He was like, ‘Yeah, very rich’.”
When Usman dismissed the notion about the Armenian’s wealth, Cejudo continued, “No, he’s got money. It’s like that. His dad is a fine businessman, bro.”
In another appearance on Ariel Helwani’s show, Tsarukyan’s comments gave a much clearer insight into how rich his family truly was.
“People jealous you know, that I have money. I don’t have too much money, but I can live, I can do whatever I want in this life.” he said. “I can buy whatever I want, but I cannot buy private jet. I cannot buy private yacht.”
Arman Tsarukyan’s father’s construction business: The source of his wealth
While Tsarukyan could have easily chosen to live a life filled with luxury, it was his love for MMA and an experience he had with his father that shaped his eventual career. In a disclosure to Ariel Helwani, he gave a sneak peek of his father’s business that also turned out to be a life changing decision for him.
“I used to work three months with him, and I said, ‘No way I can be here anymore. I want to be in a sport.’ That’s such a hard job,” he remembered. “I grew up with sport and always eat clean, go to bed at the right time, but in the business, I was three months, and I had a bad schedule, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. I decided it’s better to be in the sport than in a big business.”
The Armenian’s dad has also been seen recently celebrating his win against Dan Hooker, making a rare appearance in his youngest son’s UFC fight.
Surprisingly, it was Tsarukyan’s older brother who revealed an unexpected truth about his family.
“A lot of people have no clue. They think we were born in a kind of golden cradle,” said his older brother.
“Probably we’re really far from it but I think that all of us went through this stage of our lives when we were younger,” he continued. “We didn’t have any wrestling shoes at all. We would go to the gym, and there were no wrestling shoes there. When we used to come into the city center, because we lived in the countryside back then in a kind of ‘ghetto’, we would see guys with Asics wrestling shoes. This had a ‘wow’ effect on us, it was like Louis Vuitton or something.”
Despite their initial hardships, their father Nairi Tsarukyan, who originally dreamed of being a wrestler himself, was successfully able to build a multi million business in Russia.
Arman Tsarukyan was last seen inside the octagon against Dan Hooker at UFC Qatar in November 2025. While he waits for Justin Gaethje, who beat Paddy Pimblett to win the interim title, to face Ilia Topuria for the undisputed strap, Tsarukyan has kept himself busy with his media run as well as wrestling matches on Real American Freestyle (RAF).
What is Arman Tsarukyan’s Net Worth?
Reports claim Arman Tsarukyan’s family is worth $100 Million.
What is the source of wealth of Arman Tsarukyan?
His father, Nairi Tsarukyan, has a successful construction business and has been a big supporter of the UFC lightweight’s dreams of becoming a champ.
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