Fredy Serrano | |
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Born | Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia | September 22, 1979
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 |
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Loss | 0–1 | Alejandro Pérez | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America | May 27, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada |