Lightweight · “Batman”
Kurt Pellegrino
16-7-0 UFC 7-5-0
Smothering Control
Finisher
5'8"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
47Age
1KO wins
4Sub wins
71.4%Finish rate
10:19Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Elite 96
- Striking D Strong 92
- Grappling Above avg 81
- Wrestling Above avg 79
- Durability Above avg 72
- TD Defense Average 56
- Accuracy Below avg 40
- Striking Below avg 32
Smothering Control
47% of every fight spent in control position
Finisher
71% of wins by knockout or submission (1 KO, 4 sub)
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.45
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.94
Striking accuracy43.5%
Striking defense63.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.36
Takedowns / 15 min2.9
Takedown accuracy54.5%
Takedown defense69.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.85
Control time46.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4
Striking trend
Fight history
L Gleison Tibau 24-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones · March 19, 2011
47/120Sig. strikes
44/103Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
3:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L George Sotiropoulos 12-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · July 3, 2010
39/108Sig. strikes
48/162Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
3:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Fabricio Camoes 11-5-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:20 — UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · March 27, 2010
16/29Sig. strikes
8/11Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
6:48Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Josh Neer 25-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 101: Declaration · August 8, 2009
21/48Sig. strikes
24/48Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
12:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rob Emerson 9-6 walk-in Submission · R2 3:14 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · February 7, 2009
16/58Sig. strikes
21/77Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Thiago Tavares 13-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 88: Breakthrough · September 6, 2008
61/97Sig. strikes
18/72Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
6:21Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Nate Diaz 8-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:06 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · April 2, 2008
20/34Sig. strikes
6/17Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
5:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alberto Crane 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:55 — UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman · January 23, 2008
23/51Sig. strikes
4/26Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joe Stevenson 26-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 74: Respect · August 25, 2007
27/91Sig. strikes
42/84Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
6:09Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Nate Mohr 7-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:58 — UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard · April 5, 2007
4/7Sig. strikes
6/11Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:54Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Junior Assuncao 4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:04 — UFC 64: Unstoppable · October 14, 2006
5/9Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:53Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Drew Fickett 27-4 walk-in Submission · R3 1:20 — UFC 61: Bitter Rivals · July 8, 2006
25/47Sig. strikes
18/35Absorbed
5/9Takedowns
7:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
10
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
3
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
12
Reality Fighting
3
Euphoria
2
Bellator
1
Absolute Fighting Championships
1
Freestyle Combat Challenge
1
Ring of Combat
1
Pancrase
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Patricky Freire | TKO (punches) | Bellator 59
November 26, 2011 |
Bellator | 1 | 0:50 |
| L | Gleison Tibau | Decision (split) | UFC 128
March 19, 2011 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | George Sotiropoulos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 116
July 3, 2010 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Fabrício Camões | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 111
March 27, 2010 |
UFC | 2 | 4:20 |
| W | Josh Neer | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 101
August 8, 2009 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rob Emerson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens
February 7, 2009 |
UFC | 2 | 3:14 |
| W | Thiago Tavares | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 88
September 6, 2008 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Nate Diaz | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon
April 2, 2008 |
UFC | 2 | 3:06 |
| W | Alberto Crane | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman
January 23, 2008 |
UFC | 2 | 1:55 |
| L | Joe Stevenson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 74
August 25, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nate Mohr | Submission (achilles lock) | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard
April 5, 2007 |
UFC | 1 | 2:58 |
| W | Junior Assunção | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 64: Unstoppable
October 14, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 2:04 |
| W | Jesse Chilton | Submission (guillotine choke) | Absolute Fighting Championships 18
August 26, 2006 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 1 | 3:35 |
| L | Drew Fickett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
July 8, 2006 |
UFC | 3 | 1:20 |
| W | Vadim Kulchitskiy | Submission (guillotine choke) | Reality Fighting 11
February 11, 2006 |
Reality Fighting | 1 | — |
| W | Kazuki Okubo | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Euphoria: USA vs. Japan
November 5, 2005 |
Euphoria | 1 | 0:38 |
| W | Steve Kinnison | Submission (rear naked choke) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 20
September 24, 2005 |
Freestyle Combat Challenge | — | — |
| W | Sergey Golyaev | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Euphoria: USA vs. Russia
May 14, 2005 |
Euphoria | 1 | 3:24 |
| W | Jay R. Palmer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Combat 7
November 20, 2004 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 3:16 |
| L | Satoru Kitaoka | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals
July 25, 2004 |
Pancrase | 2 | 0:34 |
| W | Muhsin Corbbrey | Decision (unanimous) | Reality Fighting 6
April 3, 2004 |
Reality Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jay Isip | Submission (armbar) | Reality Fighting 5
November 1, 2003 |
Reality Fighting | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Mac Danzig | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 4
August 31, 2002 |
WEC | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kurt Pellegrino) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.