# Sergey Khandozhko

Sergey Khandozhko (born May 19, 1992) is a retired Russian male mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

## Background

While in the first grade, his parents signed Sergey to the sambo/judo. In the military camp, he got jaundice, passed the full course of treatment in the local hospital, upon arrival in his native town, he was recovering for half a year, with his motor activity being kept to a minimum and having a strict diet. Then he began practicing karate at the age of 15, which was supposed to be a very late age for this kind of martial arts, but a year later he was Champion of Moscow and Russia in Ashihara Karate. Then his family moved to Odintsovo, where his father, being a military man, got an apartment. Hee joined the martial arts because he couldn't find a karate coach.
By the adolescence keenness for sports went down. Having recovered, he went to the hand-to-hand fighting section at the age of 14-15, where he took karate, his trainer - Alexander Ivanovich Zhokin. Since the age of 16 Khandozhko became more than one champion of Moscow and Russia in his weight, but did not have a corresponding belt.
In October 2010 became a winner at the World Championship in all-round combat. In 2011 took the 1st place at the IX Open Championship of the Kryukovo Municipality in the hand-to-hand fighting (punkration version) in the category up to 80 kg., 2nd place in the category up to 80 kg at the Cup in the hand-to-hand fighting, 2nd place at the Championship of Russia in the universal fighting in the category up to 80 kg., 1st place in the championship in hand-to-hand fighting "Russian Bogatyr". In June - the winner of amateur championship on MMA in the category up to 85 kg. July - 1st place in the category up to 80 kg. on the European Championship on Universal Fighting; October - 1st place on the World Championship on Universal Fighting. During the same period became bronze medalist of the Moscow Open MMA Championship among men over 18 in the category up to 80 kg.
Since 2018, he has been acting director of the State Budgetary Institution of the KK of the sports school "Regional Martial Arts Center".

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

Making his professional MMA debut in 2011 against Dmitry Lapatin, winning by technical knockout in the first round. Studying at the university of the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and not having enough time for full-fledged training, they studied with a classmate V. Myasnikov in the kitchen of the hostel. He suffered his first defeat from Eduard Vartanyan in May 2013 at the Legend tournament, where Alexander Emelianenko and Bob Sapp met in the main battle.
Khandozhko compiled a 25–5–1 record fighting on the Russian regional scene, fighting most notably with Absolute Championship Berkut, where he faced the likes of future ACA Welterweight champ and fellow UFC fighter Albert Duraev, losing by the way of unanimous decision, but also the likes of Ben Alloway, who he lost to via rear-naked choke in the third round.
In the bout right before signing with the UFC, Khandozhko faced Adriano Rodrigues at S-70: Plotforma Cup 2018, where he won the bout via body kick KO in the second round.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

Khandozhko was expected to make his UFC debut against Bartosz Fabiński on June 1, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith, but Fabiński pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Rostem Akman. Sergey won the bout via unanimous decision.
Khandozhko's next fight was scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje on September 14, 2019, against Michel Pereira. Sergey would face visa issues and was replaced by the Canadian Tristan Connelly
Khandozhko faced Rustam Khabilov on 9 November 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Khandozhko was scheduled to face Nicolas Dalby on 26 June 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov. However, Khandozhko pulled out due to knee injury and was replaced by Tim Means.
Khandozhko was scheduled to face David Zawada on September 4, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till. However, the week before the event, Khandozhko was pulled from the contest for unknown reasons and replaced by Alex Morono.
After over two years away from the sport, Khandozhko returned face Dwight Grant on April 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade. He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.
On November 1, 2022, Khandozhko announced his retirement from MMA to focus on coaching youth.

## Championships and accomplishments

* Ultimate Fighting Championship
** Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Dwight Grant

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 34 matches | 27 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 1 |
| By submission | 7 | 2 |
| By decision | 8 | 3 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 27–6–1 | Dwight Grant | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade | April 23, 2022 | 2 | 4:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night |
| Loss | 26–6–1 | Rustam Khabilov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar | November 9, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 26–5–1 | Rostem Akman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith | June 1, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Win | 25–5–1 | Adriano Rodrigues | KO (kick to the body) | S-70: Plotforma Cup 2018 | August 22, 2018 | 2 | 3:19 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 24–5–1 | Miller Couto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Golden Team Championship 4 | May 26, 2018 | 2 | 4:59 | Mytishchi, Russia | |
| Loss | 23–5–1 | Stanislav Vlasenko | Submission (triangle choke) | ACB 68 | August 26, 2017 | 3 | 3:34 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| Win | 23–4–1 | Stanislav Vlasenko | Decision (split) | ACB 55 | March 24, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| Loss | 22–4–1 | Benny Alloway | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ACB 48 | October 22, 2016 | 3 | 3:09 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 22–3–1 | Mauricio Machado | KO (head kick) | ACB 38 | May 20, 2016 | 1 | 0:05 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| Loss | 21–3–1 | Patrik Kincl | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 32 | March 26, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 21–2–1 | Guillermo Martinez Ayme | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 26 | November 28, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Grozny, Russia | |
| Loss | 20–2–1 | Albert Duraev | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 20 | June 14, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 20–1–1 | Sergey Faley | TKO (punches) | ACB 16 | April 17, 2015 | 1 | 3:20 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 19–1–1 | Vasily Fedorych | TKO (punches) | Fight Star: Battle on Sura 3 | February 22, 2015 | 2 | N/A | Penza, Russia | |
| Win | 18–1–1 | Anton Radman | Decision (unanimous) | White Rex: Warriors Spirit 33 | October 26, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 17–1–1 | Marco Santi | Decision (unanimous) | White Rex: Warrior Spirit 27 | March 29, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 16–1–1 | Felipe Nsue | Submission (armbar) | Tyumen Fight | February 1, 2014 | 2 | 4:59 | Tyumen, Russia | Middleweight bout |
| Win | 15–1–1 | Alexey Poda | TKO (punches) | Oplot MMA: White Collars 28 | December 27, 2013 | 1 | 1:42 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| Win | 14–1–1 | Marvin Ademaj | Decision (unanimous) | White Rex: The Birth of a Nation | October 4, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–1–1 | Eduard Vartanyan | TKO (punches) | Legend: Emelianenko vs. Sapp | May 25, 2013 | 2 | 4:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 13–0–1 | Simone Tessari | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Overtime Cup 2013 | April 27, 2013 | 1 | 2:11 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 12–0–1 | Martin Seferbekov | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Riot 1 | January 25, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Voronezh, Russia | |
| Win | 11–0–1 | Ilya Martisyuk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M-1 Global: M-1 Fighter 2012 Grand Finale | December 16, 2012 | 1 | 3:02 | Moscow, Russia | Lightweight bout |
| Win | 10–0–1 | Wiktor Sobczyk | KO (punch) | ProFC 42: Oplot Challenge | October 13, 2012 | 1 | 0:29 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| Draw | 9–0–1 | Anton Kotyukov | Draw (split) | Lion's Fights 2 | September 2, 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Kolpino, Russia | |
| Win | 9–0 | Vitaly Lazovskiy | KO (knees and punches) | R.O.D: Shield And Sword 2 | May 25, 2012 | 1 | 3:25 | Moscow, Russia | Return to Welterweight |
| Win | 8–0 | Marat Bekmuratov | TKO (punches) | Cracked Ice Cup 2012 | April 8, 2012 | 1 | 0:39 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 7–0 | Viktor Shishunin | TKO (knee to the body) | R.O.D.: Spear Of Peresvet 2012 | February 25, 2012 | 1 | 3:20 | Sergiyev Posad, Russia | |
| Win | 6–0 | Magomedsalam Kaynurov | Decision (unanimous) | Voronezh Interregional 2012 | January 20, 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Voronezh, Russia | Return to Middleweight |
| Win | 5–0 | Babyrbek Samiev | Submission (triangle choke) | Chekhov Fight Night 2011 | December 24, 2011 | 1 | 1:40 | Chekhov, Russia | Welterweight debut |
| Win | 4–0 | Marat Bekmuratov | Submission (guillotine choke) | WPFL: Panfight Championship 4 | October 29, 2011 | 1 | 2:24 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Andrey Markovich | Submission (triangle choke) | Freestyle Fight 2 | October 15, 2011 | 1 | 4:20 | Moscow, Russia | Return to Middleweight |
| Win | 2–0 | Magomedsalam Kaynurov | KO (punches) | Radmer Cup 1 | August 15, 2011 | 1 | 4:10 | Sterlitamak, Russia | Lightweight debut |
| Win | 1–0 | Dmitriy Lapatin | TKO (punches) | WPFL: Panfight Championship 1 | July 30, 2011 | 1 | 3:15 | Moscow, Russia | Middleweight debut |