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Sarafian was expected to face Sam Alvey on February 21, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 83. However, Alvey pulled out of the bout in late December after sustaining a broken jaw and was replaced by Oluwale Bamgbose Sarafian lost the fight via knockout in the first round. After his loss to Bamgbose, Sarafian was subsequently released from the promotion

Sarafian was expected to face Ricardo Abreu on June 6, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 68. However on May 4, Sarafian was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury and was replaced by Jake Collier.

Sarafian faced Kiichi Kunimoto in a welterweight bout on June 14, 2014, at UFC 174. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

Sarafian was expected to return to middleweight and face Dan Miller on December 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 58. However, Miller pulled out of the bout on December 11 and was replaced by promotional newcomer Antônio dos Santos. Sarafian won the fight via second round TKO as dos Santos dislocated a finger and was unable to continue.

In his debut, Sarafian faced C.B. Dollaway on January 19, 2013, at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping. He lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Despite the loss, it was awarded the Fight of the Night honors.

Sarafian faced promotional newcomer Eddie Mendez on June 8, 2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 10. He won the fight via arm triangle submission in the first round.

In what was originally set to be The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil middleweight final, Sarafian faced Cezar Ferreira on November 9, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 32. He lost the fight via split decision.

In March 2012, it was revealed that Sarafian was selected to be a participant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. Sarafian defeated Richardson Moreira via decision to move into the Ultimate Fighter house, and become an official cast member.

Sarafian was scheduled to officially make his UFC debut at UFC 147 on June 23, 2012, to determine the middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. However, due to an injury, Sarafian was replaced by Sérgio Moraes and did not compete at the event.

Daniel Sarafian Gantman (born August 21, 1982, in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Armenian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of Absolute Championship Berkut. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Sarafian has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, and was a competitor on Globo's The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.