Kurt Pellegrino
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname | Batman |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Born | May 7, 1979 |
| Fighting out of | Jupiter, Florida |
| Town of birth | Point Pleasant, New Jersey |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 8 |
| Losses | 4 |
Kurt Joseph Pellegrino (born May 7, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing lightweight division. Kurt trains at the Armory in Jupiter, Florida with Justin Haskins, Eduardo Guedes, and Raphael Chaves. Prior to the Armory, he trained with Ricardo Almeida, a world famous Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor at a Renzo Gracie affiliate school. Wrestled for Point Pleasant High School, placed 2nd in the state of NJ. Pellegrino was a 2 time wrestling state finalist.
Kurt fought Alberto Crane at UFC Fight Night on January 23, 2008, which he won by a TKO. The fight was notable as the only preliminary bout aired on the televised card. Also, Pellegrino had a tooth knocked out early in the fight, which actually ripped a hole in his mouth, under his lip, and still went on to win, impressing fans and commentators alike.
Pellegrino was defeated by TUF 5 winner Nate Diaz via triangle choke at UFC Fight Night 13 on April 2, 2008 in Broomfield, Colorado.
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[edit] Personal life
Kurt and his wife Melissa have a daughter named Priscilla. Kurt is also the best man in his friend Tim Smith's wedding in june.[1]
[edit] MMA Record
| 11-4-0 (wins-losses-draws) | |||||||
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time | |
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| Loss | Nate Diaz | Submission (Triangle Choke) | UFC Fight Night 13 | 4/2/2008 | 2 | 3:06 | |
| Win | Alberto Crane | TKO (Punches) | UFC Fight Night 12 | 1/23/2008 | 2 | 1:55 | |
| Loss | Joe Stevenson | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 74: Respect | 8/25/2007 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Nate Mohr | Submission (Ankle lock) | UFC Fight Night 9 | 04/5/2007 | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Win | Junior Assuncao | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 64: Unstoppable | 10/14/2006 | 1 | 2:04 | |
| Win | Jesse Chilton | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | AFC 18-Absolute Fighting Championships 18 | 08/26/2006 | 1 | 3:35 | |
| Loss | Drew Fickett | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | 07/8/2006 | 3 | 1:20 | |
| Win | Vadim Kulchitskiy | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | RF 11-Reality Fighting 11 | 02/11/2006 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Kazuki Okubo | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Euphoria-USA vs. Japan | 11/5/2005 | 1 | 0:38 | |
| Win | Steve Kinnison | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | FCC 20-Freestyle Combat Challenge 20 | 09/24/2005 | N/A | N/A | |
| Win | Sergey Golyaev | Submission | Euphoria-USA vs. Russia | 05/14/2005 | 1 | 3:24 | |
| Win | Jay R. Palmer | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | ROC 7-Ring of Combat 7 | 11/20/2004 | 1 | 3:16 | |
| Loss | Satoru Kitaoka | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Pancrase-2004 Neo-Blood Tournament, Semifinals | 07/25/2004 | 2 | 0:34 | |
| Win | Jay Isip | Submission (Armbar) | RF 5-Reality Fighting 5 | 11/1/2003 | 1 | 3:38 | |
| Win | Mac Danzig | Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 4-Rumble Under The Sun | 08/31/2002 | 3 | 5:00 | |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Kurt Pellegrino Official Website
- Professional MMA record for Kurt Pellegrino from Sherdog
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