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Fredy Serrano

Fredy Serrano
Born (1979-09-22) September 22, 1979 (age 37)
Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia
Other names El Profe
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Bantamweight
Team Octagon MMA
Rank Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Wrestling Olympic Freestyle Wrestling
Years active 2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 5
Wins 3
By knockout 2
Unknown 1
Losses 2
By decision 2
Amateur career
Total 2
Wins 2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Fredy Serrano
Personal information
Born September 22, 1979

Freddy Alejandro Serrano Sichaca (born September 22, 1979 in Bogotá, Distrito Capital) is a male freestyle wrestler from Colombia and a current mixed martial artist.

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

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.

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.

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 cast mate 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.


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