Serhiy Adamchuk

Kickboxing Sambo (Super) Welterweight (67.5 kg - 70 kg)

Serhiy Adamchuk is a Ukrainian kickboxer with a sambo background and former Glory featherweight world champion who returned to K-1 after a long absence.

Profile

The story

Starting in 2007, Adamchuk built one of the most consistent featherweight careers of the 2010s. Training at Mike’s Gym in Amsterdam under Mike Passenier, he won the Glory Featherweight title in November 2015 by defeating Gabriel Varga at Glory 25 in Milan. He successfully defended the title in March 2016, but lost the rematch against Varga in July of that year. In 2018, he won the Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament. His last known Glory bout was a defeat to Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao at Glory 75 in Utrecht on February 29, 2020. In 2026, Adamchuk returned to K-1 and won the qualification for the WORLD MAX tournament up to 70 kg in Bucharest.

In the ring

Fighting style

A southpaw kickboxer with a sambo foundation, known for a tactical and technical approach.

Results

Performance

Glory Featherweight World Champion (2015 to 2016); winner of the Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament (2018); bronze medalist at the W.A.K.O. World Championships (2007); ranked second in Combat Press's featherweight world rankings (July 2016); winner of the K-1 WORLD MAX qualification tournament up to 70 kg in Bucharest (2026); kickboxing record of 46 wins, including 17 by knockout, against 18 losses and 1 no contest, supplemented by an MMA record of 11 wins and 5 losses.

Over the years

Timeline

2007: wins bronze at the W.A.K.O. World Championship.
November 2015: wins the Glory Featherweight World Championship from Gabriel Varga at Glory 25 in Milan.
July 2016: loses the title in the rematch against Gabriel Varga.
May 2018: wins the Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament.
February 29, 2020: loses to Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao at Glory 75 in Utrecht.
April 3, 2026: returns to K-1 and wins the qualifying tournament for the WORLD MAX tournament up to 70 kg in Bucharest.

Influence

Legacy

As a former Glory world champion who returned to the international stage after a long absence, Adamchuk brings additional experience and prestige to the 70 kg division.