Fredy Serrano

Wrestling career

Born in Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Serrano began wrestling in 1990 at the age of 11. In 2007 he became the 55 kg Pan Am bronze medalist.

2008 Olympics

Serrano participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics as a representative of Colombia. He ended up losing to Abbas Dabbaghi from Iran in the Round of 16.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

At the beginning of 2013, Serrano retired from wrestling to focus on his MMA career. He had two unsanctioned MMA fights in 2013, both of which he won.

In March 2014, Serrano was announced as having signed an 8-fight contract with Resurrection Fighting Alliance. However, he never debuted before joining the cast of The Ultimate Fighter.

The Ultimate Fighter

In May 2014, Serrano was announced as a member of the cast of fighters participating The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America. 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. Serrano won the fight by knockout in the third round. The win earned him a Performance of the Night bonus .

Serrano faced Yao Zhikui on November 28, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 79. He won the fight via TKO in the first round after Yao severely injured his arm while trying to defend a takedown.

Serrano was originally expected to face Ray Borg on July 30, 2016 at UFC 201. However Borg pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Ryan Benoit. He lost the fight via split decision.

Serrano faced Hector Sandoval on December 17, 2016 at UFC on Fox 22. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Performance of the Night (One time) vs Bentley Syler
• MMAJunkie.com
  • 2015 March Knockout of the Month vs. Bentley Syler

Mixed martial arts record

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| |Bogotá, Colombia | |- |Loss |Hector Sandoval |Decision (unanimous) |UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson | |Sacramento, California, United States | |- |Loss |Ryan Benoit |Decision (split) |UFC 201 | |Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- |Win |Yao Zhikui |TKO (arm injury) |UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal | |Seoul, South Korea | |- |Win |Bentley Syler |KO (punch) |UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare | |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| |Bogotá, Colombia |

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|ko-wins=0 |ko-losses=0 |sub-wins=0 |sub-losses=0 |dec-wins=0

| |Las Vegas, Nevada |

References

References

1. "Fredy Serrano - Official UFC Fighter Profile". [[Ultimate Fighting Championship.
2. (July 14, 2013). "Introducing 'El Profe': Fredy Serrano and the future of South American MMA". MMAfighting.com.
3. (March 14, 2014). "Resurrection Fighting Alliance Signs 2008 Olympic Wrestler Fredy Serrano to 8 Fight Deal". sherdog.com.
4. (May 14, 2014). "Report: The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): 'Latin America' cast revealed for 'Velasquez vs. Werdum'". MMAmania.com.
5. Thomas Gerbasi. (February 9, 2015). "Three added to Rio card on March 21". [[Ultimate Fighting Championship.
6. Steven Marrocco. (2015-03-21). "UFC Fight Night 62 results: Fredy Serrano KOs Bentley Syler with sickening uppercut". mmajunkie.com.
7. (March 22, 2015). "UFC Fight Night 62 bonuses: Gilbert Burns, Godofredo Pepey, Kevin Souza and Fredy Serrano bank an extra $50,000 in Rio". mmamania.com.
8. (September 4, 2015). "Fights confirmed for UFC Seoul". foxsportsasia.com.
9. Dann Stupp. (2015-11-28). "UFC Fight Night 79 results: Fredy Serrano sets record, stops injured Yao Zhikui". mmajunkie.com.
10. Danny Doherty. (2016-07-16). "UFC 201 adds Ray Borg vs. Freddy Serrano". cagepages.com.
11. Rob Tatum. (2015-07-21). "Ray Borg injured, Fredy Serrano now meets Ryan Benoit at UFC 201". combatpress.com.
12. Steven Marrocco. (2015-07-30). "UFC 201 results: Ryan Benoit takes split call from unorthodox Fredy Serrano". mmajunkie.com.
13. Danny Segura. (2016-10-27). "Fredy Serrano vs. Hector Sandoval added to UFC on Fox 22". mmafighting.com.
14. Ben Fowlkes. (2016-12-17). "UFC on FOX 22 results: Hector Sandoval outpoints Fredy Serrano for first UFC win".
15. (April 2015). "MMAjunkie's 'KO of the Month' for March: An absolutely crushing uppercut".