Kurt Pellegrino

“Batman”

MMA · Retired

16-7RECORD

2KO / TKO WINS

10SUBMISSION WINS

4DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Kurt Joseph Pellegrino
Nickname	Batman
Date of birth	7 May 1979
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Point Pleasant, United States
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Lightweight
Team	Kurt Pellegrino Mixed Martial Arts Academy
Height	173 cm (5′8″)
Reach	182 cm (72″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	2002–2011
Status	Retired
Pro debut	31 Aug 2002
Last fight	Loss vs Patricky Freire, 26 Nov 2011

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Titles and honours

Former WEC Lightweight Champion (inaugural)
Former Reality Fighting Lightweight Champion
Submission of the Night (x2)
Fight of the Night (x1)

Background

American lightweight from New Jersey who became the inaugural WEC Lightweight Champion in 2002 and later spent five years in the UFC. He runs his own academy in New Jersey and retired after a final bout for Bellator in 2011.

Fight history

23 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Patricky Freire	TKO (punches)	1	0:50	Bellator 59	26 Nov 2011	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Gleison Tibau	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones	19 Mar 2011	Newark, New Jersey, USA
Loss	George Sotiropoulos	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin	3 Jul 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Fabricio Camoes	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:20	UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy	27 Mar 2010	Newark, New Jersey, USA	Submission of the Night
Win	Josh Neer	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 101: Declaration	8 Aug 2009	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Win	Rob Emerson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:14	UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens	7 Feb 2009	Tampa, Florida, USA
Win	Thiago Tavares	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 88: Breakthrough	6 Sep 2008	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Fight of the Night
Loss	Nate Diaz	Submission (triangle choke)	2	3:06	UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon	2 Apr 2008	Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Win	Alberto Crane	TKO (punches)	2	1:55	UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman	23 Jan 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Joe Stevenson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 74: Respect	25 Aug 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Nate Mohr	Submission (achilles lock)	1	2:58	UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard	5 Apr 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Submission of the Night
Win	Junior Assuncao	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:04	UFC 64: Unstoppable	14 Oct 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Jesse Chilton	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:35	Absolute Fighting Championships 18	26 Aug 2006	Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Loss	Drew Fickett	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:20	UFC 61: Bitter Rivals	8 Jul 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Vadim Kulchitskiy	Submission (guillotine choke)	1		Reality Fighting 11	11 Feb 2006	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Kazuki Okubo	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	0:38	Euphoria: USA vs. Japan	5 Nov 2005	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Steve Kinnison	Submission (rear-naked choke)			Freestyle Combat Challenge 20	24 Sep 2005	Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Win	Sergey Golyaev	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:24	Euphoria: USA vs. Russia	14 May 2005	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Jay R. Palmer	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:16	Ring of Combat 7	20 Nov 2004	Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Satoru Kitaoka	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	0:34	Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Semifinals	25 Jul 2004	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Muhsin Corbbrey	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Reality Fighting 6	3 Apr 2004	Wildwood, New Jersey, USA	Won the Reality Fighting Lightweight Championship
Win	Jay Isip	Submission (armbar)	1	3:38	Reality Fighting 5	1 Nov 2003	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Mac Danzig	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	WEC 4	31 Aug 2002	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA	Pro debut; won the inaugural WEC Lightweight Championship