34 Facts About Sergei Kharitonov

Sergei Kharitonov was born on August 18,1980 in Plesetsk, Russian SFSR,.

Sergei Kharitonov's parents were very athletic: Sergei's mother was a volleyball coach, and his father at various times studied boxing, skating, football, and long distance marathon running.

Until resigning from the military in the late 2010s, Sergei Kharitonov remained on the active duty while training full-time.

Sergei Kharitonov kept competing at various Russian MMA competitions, and in October 2003 he debuted in Pride Fighting Championships, one of the top two leading MMA organizations in the world at that time.

Sergei Kharitonov lost to Alexander Emelianenko at Pride's Final Conflict Absolute 2006 on September 9,2006.

Sergei Kharitonov's next fight was scheduled to be against Mighty Mo at DREAM 6 on September 23,2008.

Sergei Kharitonov signed a deal to fight for Strikeforce and made his debut on February 12,2011.

Sergei Kharitonov faced former UFC Heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski in the opening round of Strikeforce 2011 Heavyweight Grand-Prix.

Sergei Kharitonov faced Josh Barnett, who defeated Brett Rogers on June 18,2011 at Strikeforce: Dallas, in the next round.

Sergei Kharitonov has signed with M-1 Global and Oleg Taktarov's Fight Star MMA Promotion and was expected to fight Travis Wiuff in December 2013.

Sergei Kharitonov was expected to face Satoshi Ishii on November 11,2014 at M-1 Challenge 53: Battle in the Celestial Empire.

Sergei Kharitonov faced Alexei Kudin on November 15,2013 at M-1 Challenge 43.

Sergei Kharitonov beat Kenny Garner at M-1 Challenge 53 on November 25,2014 via TKO in 3 round.

On February 3,2016 it was announced that Sergei Kharitonov had signed with Bellator.

Sergei Kharitonov made his debut against Javy Ayala on November 4,2016 at Bellator 163.

Sergei Kharitonov faced Chase Gormley at Bellator 175 on March 31,2017.

Sergei Kharitonov faced Roy Nelson in the Bellator 207 co-main event on October 12,2018.

Sergei Kharitonov faced Mitrione in an immediate rematch six months later at Bellator 225 on August 24,2019.

Sergei Kharitonov headlined Bellator 234 against Linton Vassell on November 14,2019.

Sergei Kharitonov faced Oli Thompson at MFP Parus Fight Championship on November 7,2020.

Sergei Kharitonov faced Cheick Kongo on August 20,2021 at Bellator 265.

Sergei Kharitonov defended his Parus FC Heavyweight Championship against Fabio Maldonado at an Parus FC event on November 6,2021.

Since signing with team Golden Glory Breda in July 2007, Sergei Kharitonov has been in the Netherlands training with some of the best standup fighters in the world.

Sergei Kharitonov fought Takumi Sato at the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix in Seoul.

On December 11 at the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Final Sergei Kharitonov was defeated by Singh Jaideep by TKO in the first round.

Sergei Kharitonov faced Samoan kickboxer Mighty Mo at the United Glory World Series Finals in Moscow on May 28,2011.

On March 23,2012, Sergei Kharitonov met Mark Miller at United Glory 15 in Moscow, and won by KO in the first round.

Sergei Kharitonov lost to Rico Verhoeven at the opening round of the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam held at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31,2012.

Sergei Kharitonov was set to fight Jerome Le Banner at Glory 10: Los Angeles in Ontario, California, United States on September 28,2013 but the Frenchman withdrew after suffering a neck injury.

Sergei Kharitonov defeated Daniel Sam via unanimous decision at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on October 12,2013.

Sergei Kharitonov lost to Anderson "Braddock" Silva via UD the semi-finals of the Glory 16: Denver - Heavyweight Contendership Tournament in Broomfield, Colorado, US on May 3,2014.

On October 11,2014, at the W5 Grand Prix in Moscow, Sergei Kharitonov again faced Silva, winning the rematch by second-round TKO.

Sergei Kharitonov earned a shot at that year's Olympics, representing former Tajikistan but passed on the chance to instead fight in the Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix.

Sergei Kharitonov defeated Danny Williams on September 11,2020 in his professional boxing debut.