title: Fredy Serrano
text: # Fredy Serrano
  
  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
  
  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
  
  Professional record breakdown :
  
  | 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
  
  | Exhibition record breakdown | 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 | |
  