Pete Sell
| Pete Sell | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 5, 1982 West Islip, New York, United States |
| Other names | Drago |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 75 in (190 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Westbury, New York |
| Team | Serra-Longo Fight Team |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Matt Serra |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Peter K. Sell, (born August 5, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a black belt under teacher and fellow mixed martial artist Matt Serra[1] in East Meadow, New York, and has trained extensively under striking coach Ray Longo in Garden City, New York. A member of the Serra-Longo Fight Team, Sell formerly fought as a Welterweight in the UFC, but has been released from his UFC contract, according to his profile being removed from UFC.com, as of April 22, 2009. He holds notable wins over Phil Baroni and Josh Burkman.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Ultimate Fighting Championship
Sell made his debut with the UFC at UFC 51, defeating Top contender Phil Baroni by guillotine choke submission in what was considered a major upset, considering he was a 5–1 underdog.
After a controversial Technical knockout stoppage in his first fight against The Ultimate Fighter veteran Nate Quarry, Sell was then seen as a middleweight contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback, which premiered on August 17, 2006. He entered the competition alongside Matt Serra, who competed one weight class below Sell in the welterweight division. Sell defeated "Chainsaw" Charles McCarthy to move on the semi-finals of the competition, where he lost to the ultimate winner of the tournament Travis Lutter. Although Sell did not proceed the finals, he was featured on the undercard of the season finale where he lost to Scott Smith in a back and forth war that ended via sudden highlight reel knockout.
He then fought and lost to Thales Leites at UFC 69. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[2]
His next fight was a rematch against Nathan Quarry, at UFC Fight Night 11. Sell lost to Quarry once again via KO in the third round.[3]
Sell made his second appearance on The Ultimate Fighter as a trainer for Team Serra for season 6, The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra.
Sell has dropped down to welterweight for his latest matches; a victory over Josh Burkman at UFC 90, and a knockout loss to Matt Brown at UFC 96.
His match against Brown was somewhat controversial, as referee Yves Lavigne pulled Matt Brown off of a stunned Pete Sell early in the bout, but quickly after ordered both men to resume fighting. After the event, Sell was still visibly dazed, and was unable to mount any offense, or competently defend himself. Eventually Brown knocked Sell out with a series of punches 1:32 into the first round.
[edit] Post-UFC career
After a two year hiatus from MMA, Sell finally made his return and defeated Elijah Harshbarger via armbar in the second round at Ring of Combat XXXVI.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 16 matches | 10 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 5 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 10-6 |  Mitch Whitesel |
Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 39 | February 10, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 9-6 |  Nordine Taleb |
TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 38 | November 18, 2011 | 2 | 0:53 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 9-5 | Elijah Harshbarger |
Submission (armbar) | Ring of Combat 36 | June 17, 2011 | 2 | 3:24 | New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 8–5 | Matt Brown |
TKO (punches) | UFC 96 | March 7, 2009 | 1 | 1:32 | Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 8–4 | Josh Burkman |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 90 | October 25, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Illinois, United States | Welterweight debut |
| Loss | 7–4 | Nate Quarry |
KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian | September 19, 2007 | 3 | 0:44 | Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 7–3 |  Thales Leites |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 69 | April 7, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Scott Smith |
KO (punch) | The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale | November 11, 2006 | 2 | 3:25 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 7–1 | Landon Showalter |
Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 10 | April 14, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 6–1 | Nate Quarry |
TKO (punch) | Ultimate Fight Night | August 6, 2005 | 1 | 0:42 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Phil Baroni |
Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 51 | February 5, 2005 | 3 | 4:19 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Chris Liguori |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Ring of Combat 6 | April 24, 2004 | 3 | 0:41 | New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Chris Liguori |
Decision (split) | Ring of Combat 4 | August 15, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Derek Johnson |
Submission (armbar) | Ring of Combat 3 | June 7, 2003 | 1 | 2:03 | New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Ted Govola |
Decision | Ring of Combat 2 | December 7, 2002 | 1 | 10:00 | New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Rob Biegley |
Decision | Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 14 | June 28, 2002 | 1 | 10:00 | New York, United States |
[edit] References
- ^ "‘Drago’ Vows to Unleash Ground Game Upon Return". Sherdog.com. 2010-12-23. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Drago-Vows-to-Unleash-Ground-Game-Upon-Return-28455. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ "UFC 69 "Shootout" Live Play-by-Play". Sherdog.com. 2007-04-07. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-69-ampquotShootoutampquot-Live-Play-by-Play-7203. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night Play-by-Play". Sherdog.com. 2007-09-19. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Fight-Night-Play-by-Play-9117. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
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