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Welterweight · “Drago”

Pete Sell

10-7-0 UFC 2-5-0
Submission Grappler Wrestler KO-Prone Gets Dropped
5'11"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
44Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
9:23Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 31.8 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 35.7 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 36.4 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 1.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 47.5 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 18.8 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 63.4 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 41.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Average 63
  2. Wrestling Average 48
  3. Control Below avg 42
  4. Striking D Below avg 36
  5. Accuracy Below avg 36
  6. Striking Below avg 32
  7. TD Defense Weak 19
  8. Durability Weak 2

Built on 65 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler average wrestling — rates 48 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone 4 of 5 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 6 times in 65 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.65
Striking accuracy42.4%
Striking defense51.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.23
Takedowns / 15 min0.91
Takedown accuracy21.1%
Takedown defense47.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.91
Control time14.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
February 5, 2005 vs Phil Baroni — 1.12/min (W) Feb '05 August 6, 2005 vs Nate Quarry — 2.86/min (L) — only 0.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '05 November 11, 2006 vs Scott Smith — 3.8/min (L) Nov '06 April 7, 2007 vs Thales Leites — 0.2/min (L) Apr '07 September 19, 2007 vs Nate Quarry — 4.94/min (L) Sep '07 October 25, 2008 vs Joshua Burkman — 4.33/min (W) Oct '08 March 7, 2009 vs Matt Brown — 0.0/min (L) — only 1.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '09

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Matt Brown 9-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:32 — UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine · March 7, 2009
0/1Sig. strikes
24/31Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joshua Burkman 18-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · October 25, 2008
65/123Sig. strikes
50/112Absorbed
1/10Takedowns
1:23Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Nate Quarry 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:44 — UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian · September 19, 2007
53/114Sig. strikes
64/129Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:31Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Thales Leites 9-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 69: Shootout · April 7, 2007
3/14Sig. strikes
56/84Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Scott Smith 10-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:25 — The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · November 11, 2006
32/90Sig. strikes
26/93Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nate Quarry 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:42 — UFC Fight Night 1 · August 6, 2005
2/12Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Phil Baroni 5-4 walk-in Submission · R3 4:19 — UFC 51: Super Saturday · February 5, 2005
16/49Sig. strikes
17/40Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
4:20Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
10-7-0Pro record
Serra-Longo Fight TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 4
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

Ring of Combat 9
UFC 7
Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 1
Full career — 17 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Elijah Harshbarger Decision (unanimous) Ring of Combat 52
September 25, 2015
Ring of Combat 3 5:00
W Mitch Whitesel Decision (unanimous) Ring of Combat 39
February 10, 2012
Ring of Combat 3 5:00
L Nordine Taleb TKO (punches) Ring of Combat 38
November 18, 2011
Ring of Combat 2 0:53
W Elijah Harshbarger Submission (armbar) Ring of Combat 36
June 17, 2011
Ring of Combat 2 3:24
L Matt Brown TKO (punches) UFC 96
March 7, 2009
UFC 1 1:32
W Josh Burkman Decision (unanimous) UFC 90
October 25, 2008
UFC 3 5:00
L Nate Quarry KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian
September 19, 2007
UFC 3 0:44
L Thales Leites Decision (unanimous) UFC 69
April 7, 2007
UFC 3 5:00
L Scott Smith KO (punch) The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale
November 11, 2006
UFC 2 3:25
W Landon Showalter Decision (unanimous) Ring of Combat 10
April 14, 2006
Ring of Combat 3 5:00
L Nate Quarry TKO (punch) UFC Ultimate Fight Night
August 6, 2005
UFC 1 0:42
W Phil Baroni Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 51
February 5, 2005
UFC 3 4:19
W Chris Liguori Submission (rear-naked choke) Ring of Combat 6
April 24, 2004
Ring of Combat 3 0:41
W Chris Liguori Decision (split) Ring of Combat 4
August 15, 2003
Ring of Combat 3 5:00
W Derek Johnson Submission (armbar) Ring of Combat 3
June 7, 2003
Ring of Combat 1 2:03
W Ted Govola Decision (unanimous) Ring of Combat 2
December 7, 2002
Ring of Combat 1 10:00
W Rob Biegley Decision Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 14
June 28, 2002
Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 1 10:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Pete Sell) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 42.4% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 51.7% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 21.1% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 47.6% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.9 avg 0.6
Control time 14.9% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 54.1%