Fredy Serrano
| Fredy Serrano | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1979 Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia |
| Other names | El Profe |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Flyweight |
| Reach | 66.0 |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Octagon MMA |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1] |
| Wrestling | Olympic Freestyle Wrestling[1] |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Amateur record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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| Born | September 22, 1979 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Freddy Alejandro Serrano Sichaca (born September 22, 1979) is a male former Olympic freestyle wrestler from Colombia and a current mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2013, he has formerly competed for the UFC and was also on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America.
Wrestling career
[edit]Born in Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Serrano began wrestling in 1990 at the age of 11.[2] In 2007 he became the 55 kg Pan Am bronze medalist.
2008 Olympics
[edit]Serrano participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics as a representative of Colombia.[1] He ended up losing to Abbas Dabbaghi from Iran in the Round of 16.
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Early career
[edit]At the beginning of 2013, Serrano retired from wrestling to focus on his MMA career.[2] He had two unsanctioned MMA fights in 2013, both of which he won.[2]
In March 2014, Serrano was announced as having signed an 8-fight contract with Resurrection Fighting Alliance.[3] However, he never debuted before joining the cast of The Ultimate Fighter.
The Ultimate Fighter
[edit]In May 2014, Serrano was announced as a member of the cast of fighters participating The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America.[4] He competed as a bantamweight for Team Werdum. In his first fight on the show, Serrano lost to Alejandro Pérez by unanimous decision.
Serrano faced former TUF: Latin America castmate Bentley Syler on March 21, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 62.[5] Serrano won the fight by knockout in the third round.[6] The win earned him a Performance of the Night bonus .[7]
Serrano faced Yao Zhikui on November 28, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 79.[8] He won the fight via TKO in the first round after Yao severely injured his arm while trying to defend a takedown.[9]
Serrano was originally expected to face Ray Borg on July 30, 2016 at UFC 201.[10] However Borg pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Ryan Benoit.[11] He lost the fight via split decision.[12]
Serrano faced Hector Sandoval on December 17, 2016 at UFC on Fox 22.[13] He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[14]
Accomplishments
[edit]Mixed martial arts
[edit]- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs Bentley Syler
- MMAJunkie.com
- 2015 March Knockout of the Month vs. Bentley Syler[15]
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]| 6 matches | 4 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 4–2 | Joseph Vieira da Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Empire Sports Marketing - Empire MMA 001 | May 19, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Hector Sandoval | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson | December 17, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Ryan Benoit | Decision (split) | UFC 201 | July 30, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Yao Zhikui | TKO (arm injury) | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal | November 28, 2015 | 1 | 0:44 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | 2–0 | Bentley Syler | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare | March 21, 2015 | 3 | 1:34 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 1–0 | Andrés Ayala | N/A | Striker Fighting Championship 5 | February 23, 2013 | N/A | N/A | Bogotá, Colombia |
Mixed martial arts exhibition record
[edit]| Exhibition record breakdown | ||
| 1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 0 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Alejandro Pérez | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America | May 27, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Fredy Serrano - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Introducing 'El Profe': Fredy Serrano and the future of South American MMA". MMAfighting.com. July 14, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Resurrection Fighting Alliance Signs 2008 Olympic Wrestler Fredy Serrano to 8 Fight Deal". sherdog.com. March 14, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ "Report: The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): 'Latin America' cast revealed for 'Velasquez vs. Werdum'". MMAmania.com. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (February 9, 2015). "Three added to Rio card on March 21". ufc.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2015-03-21). "UFC Fight Night 62 results: Fredy Serrano KOs Bentley Syler with sickening uppercut". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 62 bonuses: Gilbert Burns, Godofredo Pepey, Kevin Souza and Fredy Serrano bank an extra $50,000 in Rio". mmamania.com. March 22, 2015.
- ^ "Fights confirmed for UFC Seoul". foxsportsasia.com. September 4, 2015. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015.
- ^ Dann Stupp (2015-11-28). "UFC Fight Night 79 results: Fredy Serrano sets record, stops injured Yao Zhikui". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ Danny Doherty (2016-07-16). "UFC 201 adds Ray Borg vs. Freddy Serrano". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ Rob Tatum (2015-07-21). "Ray Borg injured, Fredy Serrano now meets Ryan Benoit at UFC 201". combatpress.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2015-07-30). "UFC 201 results: Ryan Benoit takes split call from unorthodox Fredy Serrano". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
- ^ Danny Segura (2016-10-27). "Fredy Serrano vs. Hector Sandoval added to UFC on Fox 22". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ^ Ben Fowlkes (2016-12-17). "UFC on FOX 22 results: Hector Sandoval outpoints Fredy Serrano for first UFC win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "MMAjunkie's 'KO of the Month' for March: An absolutely crushing uppercut". April 2015.
External links
[edit]- Fredy Serrano at UFC
- Professional MMA record for Fredy Serrano from Sherdog
- Athlete bio on beijing2008
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fredy Serrano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06.
- Living people
- 1979 births
- Colombian male mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Olympic wrestlers for Colombia
- Wrestlers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Colombian male sport wrestlers
- Colombian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Sportspeople from Bogotá
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
- 21st-century Colombian sportsmen