Sergey Ponomarev (born July 27, 1995) is a Russian kickboxer. He is ranked as the second best middleweight in the world by Combat Press as of September 2022, and fifth best by Beyond Kick as of October 2022.
Ponomarev faced Robert Oganesyan at the February 22, 2019, Tatneft Cup event. He won the fight by decision. Ponomarev next faced Dmitry Baranov at the July 18, 2019, Tatneft Cup event. He lost the fight by a first-round knockout, as he was stopped with a flurry of punches near the end of the opening round. It was both his first professional loss and the first stoppage loss of his career.
Ponomarev faced Konstantin Males at Fair Fight 11 on March 20, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ponomarev was next booked to face Mikhail Sartakov at the November 28, 2020 event. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ponomarev next faced Aliev Ali at the March 8, 2021, Fair Fight event, in a middleweight title eliminator. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Ponomarev faced Sekou Banguru at Fair Fight XV on November 28, 2021. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, flooring Banguru with a right straight at the 1:05 minute mark of the second round.
Ponomarev was booked to face Sher Mamazulunov for the Fair Fight middleweight championship at Fair Fight XVI on February 12, 2022. He won the fight by split decision.
Ponomarev faced Serdar YiÃÂit EroÃÂlu at Ural FC 1 on July 1, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Ponomarev faced Gadzhimurad Amirzhanov for the Russian National -86 kg title at Cup of Lotus on September 16, 2022. She won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout, as Amirzhanov retired from the bout before the start of the fifth round.
Ponomaraev made his first Russian National title defense against Islam Murtazaev at REN TV Fight Club on February 17, 2023. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Ponomaraev faced Khasan Acinik at Naiza FC 52 & Ural FC 3 on June 23, 2023. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.
Ponomarev was expected to face Ulric Bokeme at Ural FC 4 on October 20, 2023. Bokeme later withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Juri De Sousa. Ponomaraev won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
Ponomaraev faced Jayden Eynaud for the vacant Ural FC K-1 -85 kg title at Ural FC 8 on October 16, 2024. He won the fight by split decision.
Ponomarev signed with Karate Combat on January 29, 2025, and made his promotional debut on December 5, 2025. Ponomarev was originally scheduled to face Claudio Ribeiro; however, the bout was scrapped, and both fighters were reassigned new opponents. Ponomarev ultimately made his Karate Combat debut at Karate Combat 58 against Glaico França, winning the fight by unanimous decision.
Awards
|- |Win |align=center|2âÂÂ0 |Vanilto Antunes |TKO (punches) |Karate Combat 60 | |align=center|3 |align=center|2:12 |Yekaterinburg, Russia |<small>Catchweight 190 lbs</small> |- |Win |align=center|1âÂÂ0 |Glaico França |Decision (unanimous) |Karate Combat 58 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Doral, Florida, United States | |-
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2024-10-16 || Win ||align=left| Jayden Eynaud || Ural FC 8 || Perm, Russia || Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-04-28 || Win ||align=left| Kairatbek Zharekeev|| FKR PRO 9 || Ulyanovsk, Russia || DQ (Illegal elbow) || 2 ||
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-10-19 || Win ||align=left| Juri De Sousa|| Ural FC 4 || Perm, Russia || TKO (Punches) || 1 || 1:06 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-06-23 || Win ||align=left| Khasan Acinik || Naiza FC 52 & Ural FC 3 || Almaty, Kazakhstan || TKO (Punches) || 1 || 0:47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-02-17 || Loss ||align=left| Islam Murtazaev || REN TV Fight Club || Minsk, Belarus || Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc" | 2022-09-19 || Win ||align=left| Gadzhimurad Amirzhanov || Cup of Lotus || Elista, Russia || TKO (Retirement) || 4 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2022-07-01 || Win ||align=left| Serdar YiÃÂit EroÃÂlu || Ural FC 1 || Perm, Russia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#c5d2ea" | 2022-02-12 || NC||align=left| Sher Mamazulunov || Fair Fight XVI || Yekaterinburg, Russia || Decision (Split) || 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-08-28 || Win ||align=left| Sekou Banguru || Fair Fight XV || Yekaterinburg, Russia || KO (Right straight) || 2 || 1:05 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-03-08 || Win ||align=left| Ali Aliyev || Fair Fight XIV || Yekaterinburg, Russia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2020-11-28 || Win ||align=left| Mikhail Sartakov || Fair Fight XIII || Yekaterinburg, Russia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2020-03-20 || Win ||align=left| Konstantin Males || Fair Fight XI || Yekaterinburg, Russia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb" | 2019-07-18 || Loss ||align=left| Dmitry Baranov || 2019 Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Semi Finals || Kazan, Russia || TKO (Punches) || 1 || 2:48 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2019-02-22 || Win ||align=left| Robert Oganesyan || 2019 Tatneft Cup, -80 kg Quarter Finals || Russia || Ext.R Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
|- style="background:#fbb" | 2021-11- ||Loss||align=left| Aleksandar Menkovic|| 2021 WAKO World Championship, Final || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-10- ||Win||align=left| Hassan Hamilcaro|| 2021 WAKO World Championship, Semi Final || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-10- ||Win||align=left| Serdar YiÃÂit EroÃÂlu|| 2021 WAKO World Championship, Quarter Final || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-10- ||Win||align=left| Igor Emkic|| 2021 WAKO World Championship, 1/8 Final || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2021-10- ||Win||align=left| Karim Mabrouk|| 2021 WAKO World Championship, First Round || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="background:#fbb" | 2019-09-28|| Loss||align=left| Mikita Shostak|| WAKO K-1 World Grand Prix 2019, Final || Prague, Czech Republic || Decision (2-1) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2019-09-27||Win ||align=left| Jakub Bakes|| WAKO K-1 World Grand Prix 2019, Semi Final || Prague, Czech Republic || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2019-09-26||Win ||align=left| Adam Kosut|| WAKO K-1 World Grand Prix 2019, Quarter Final || Prague, Czech Republic || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="background:#fbb" | 2019-05-17 || Loss ||align=left| Miloà ¡ CvjetiÃÂanin || WAKO 25th Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup 2019, Quarterfinal || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3:0)|| 3 || 2:00
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2018-11- ||Win ||align=left| Mike Hofer|| 2018 WAKO European Championship, Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc" | 2018-10- ||Win ||align=left| Jure Drlje || 2018 WAKO European Championship, Semi Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2018-10- ||Win ||align=left| Roman Scherbatiuk || 2018 WAKO European Championship, Quarter Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2018-06-17 ||Win ||align=left| Ivan Maskaev || 2018 WAKO Bestfighter World Cup, Final || Rimini, Italy || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc" | 2018-06-16 ||Win ||align=left| Nico Maier || 2018 WAKO Bestfighter World Cup, Semi Final || Rimini, Italy || Decision (2-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2018-06-15 ||Win ||align=left| Vegard Egeberg || 2018 WAKO Bestfighter World Cup, Quarter Final || Rimini, Italy || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2017-11- ||Win ||align=left| Mike Hofer || 2017 WAKO World Championship, Final || Budapest, Hungary || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc" | 2017-11- ||Win ||align=left| Hasan Mert Kizil || 2017 WAKO World Championship, Semi Final || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3-0)|| 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2017-11- ||Win ||align=left| Oleksandr Zhelepa || 2017 WAKO World Championship, Quarter Final || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (2-1) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2017-06-16 ||Loss||align=left| Ivan Hryschuk || 2017 WAKO Bestfighter World Cup, Semi Final || Rimini, Italy || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc" | 2017-06-15 ||Win||align=left| Riccardo Bilato || 2017 WAKO Bestfighter World Cup, Quarter Final || Rimini, Italy || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2016-10- ||Win ||align=left| Boris Miskovic|| 2016 WAKO European Championship, Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc" | 2016-10- ||Win ||align=left| Ibrahim Yalcinkaya || 2016 WAKO European Championship, Semi Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3-0)|| 3 || 2:00
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2016-10- ||Win ||align=left| Marko Lovric || 2016 WAKO European Championship, Quarter Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3-0)|| 3 || 2:00
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2015-11- ||Win ||align=left| Admir Sinanbegovic || 2015 WAKO World Championship, Final || Dublin, Ireland || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="background:#cfc" | 2015-11- ||Win ||align=left| Mike Hofer || 2015 WAKO World Championship, Semi Final || Dublin, Ireland || Decision (3-0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2015-11- ||Win ||align=left| Matia Bezzon || 2015 WAKO World Championship, Quarter Final || Dublin, Ireland || Decision (2-1) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2014-11- ||Loss||align=left| Oleksandr Zhelepa|| 2014 WAKO European Championship, Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (2-1)|| 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc" | 2014-11- ||Win ||align=left| Boris Miskovic|| 2014 WAKO European Championship, Semi Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3-0)|| 3 || 2:00 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2014-11- ||Win ||align=left| Fabio Panizzolo|| 2014 WAKO European Championship, Quarter Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3-0)|| 3 || 2:00 |- |- | colspan=9 | Legend: