Baatarkhuu was born in
Khovd in 1988. His father was a truck driver and his mother was a nurse, and he has two siblings. A fan of combat sports as a youth, he wrestled as a child before veering to
taekwondo. He originally intended to pursue taeokwondo in the
Olympics, but became interested in
mixed martial arts in 2009. While training in mixed martial arts, he studied as a fitness coach and in bodybuilding at the Avarga Institute of Physical Education. He graduated in 2012, and found a job as a fitness coach at the
Oyu Tolgoi mine, and then found a lucrative position as a platform operator. Dissatisfied with his work life, Baatarkhuu decided to pursue MMA full time in 2016. ==Career==