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.
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.
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.
[4] Since 2018, he has been acting director of the State Budgetary Institution of the KK of the sports school "Regional Martial Arts Center".
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.
[5] 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.
[18] After over two years away from the sport, Khandozhko returned face Dwight Grant on April 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs.