Lightweight

Kurt Pellegrino

Last fought: Mar 2011

RECORD

Pro

16-7-0

UFC

7-5-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:19
Fight Completion Rate	68.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.07
% Fights Inside the Distance	58.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	30-15 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	9-7 (56.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-8 (72.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	36.0%
% Time in Control	46.9%
% Time Controlled	17.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	73.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.13
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.07
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.07
Distance Strike Accuracy	30.9%
Distance Strike Defense	72.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.92
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.33
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.92
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.37
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.80
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.69

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Kurt Pellegrino League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Kurt Pellegrino
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	54.5%
Takedown Defense	69.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	7:02
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	57.1%
Decision % of Wins	28.6%
Avg Fight Time	10:19
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.5

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.3
Takedown Accuracy	45.0%
Takedown Defense	68.4%
Control Time/Fight	5:22

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones • Mar 2011Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kurt Pellegrino47/12039%TD 1/6Ctrl 3:11

Gleison Tibau44/10343%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	17/44	39%	0/2	0:15	—
	Gleison Tibau	9/31	29%	0/3	1:36	—

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	16/38	42%	1/1	2:17	—
	Gleison Tibau	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kurt Pellegrino	14/38	37%	0/3	0:39	—
	Gleison Tibau	26/50	52%	2/4	1:16	—

LOSS

vs. George Sotiropoulos

UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin • Jul 2010Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kurt Pellegrino39/10836%TD 3/3Ctrl 3:11KD 1

George Sotiropoulos48/16230%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:46KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	14/50	28%	2/2	0:57	—
	George Sotiropoulos	20/86	23%	0/0	0:22	1

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	George Sotiropoulos	12/27	44%	1/2	3:49	—

R3	Kurt Pellegrino	17/36	47%	1/1	2:14	1
	George Sotiropoulos	16/49	33%	0/0	0:35	—

WIN

vs. Fabricio Camoes

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy • Mar 2010Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:20

Kurt Pellegrino16/2955%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:48

Fabricio Camoes8/1173%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	9/13	69%	0/0	3:03	—
	Fabricio Camoes	5/7	71%	1/2	1:40	—

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	7/16	44%	1/1	3:45	—
	Fabricio Camoes	3/4	75%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Neer

UFC 101: Declaration • Aug 2009Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kurt Pellegrino21/4844%TD 3/5Ctrl 12:17

Josh Neer24/4850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	7/16	44%	1/2	4:25	—
	Josh Neer	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	8/21	38%	1/1	3:47	—
	Josh Neer	7/22	32%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Kurt Pellegrino	6/11	55%	1/2	4:05	—
	Josh Neer	15/21	71%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Rob Emerson

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens • Feb 2009Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:14

Kurt Pellegrino16/5828%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:27

Rob Emerson21/7727%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	10/36	28%	0/2	0:00	—
	Rob Emerson	16/53	30%	2/5	0:58	—

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	6/22	27%	1/3	1:27	—
	Rob Emerson	5/24	21%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Tavares

UFC 88: Breakthrough • Sep 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kurt Pellegrino61/9763%TD 1/2Ctrl 6:21KD 2

Thiago Tavares18/7225%TD 1/11Ctrl 3:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	37/53	70%	0/0	4:07	2
	Thiago Tavares	3/11	27%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	12/20	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Tavares	9/39	23%	1/3	3:02	—

R3	Kurt Pellegrino	12/24	50%	1/2	2:14	—
	Thiago Tavares	6/22	27%	0/5	0:23	—

LOSS

vs. Nate Diaz

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon • Apr 2008Lightweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 3:06

Kurt Pellegrino20/3459%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:43

Nate Diaz6/1735%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	18/30	60%	1/1	3:26	—
	Nate Diaz	5/10	50%	0/0	1:16	—

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	2/4	50%	2/2	2:17	—
	Nate Diaz	1/7	14%	1/1	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Alberto Crane

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman • Jan 2008Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:55

Kurt Pellegrino23/5145%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:01

Alberto Crane4/2615%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:45KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	17/42	40%	1/2	1:26	—
	Alberto Crane	4/22	18%	0/1	0:06	1

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	6/9	67%	0/0	0:35	—
	Alberto Crane	0/4	0%	0/3	0:39	—

LOSS

vs. Joe Stevenson

UFC 74: Respect • Aug 2007Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kurt Pellegrino27/9130%TD 3/5Ctrl 6:09

Joe Stevenson42/8450%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	12/30	40%	2/2	3:40	—
	Joe Stevenson	2/7	29%	1/1	0:12	—

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	11/39	28%	0/2	1:18	—
	Joe Stevenson	22/43	51%	0/0	1:32	—

R3	Kurt Pellegrino	4/22	18%	1/1	1:11	—
	Joe Stevenson	18/34	53%	2/2	2:23	—

WIN

vs. Nate Mohr

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard • Apr 2007Lightweight

Submission (Ankle Lock) • Rd 1, 2:58

Kurt Pellegrino4/757%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:54

Nate Mohr6/1155%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	4/7	57%	1/2	1:54	—
	Nate Mohr	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Junior Assuncao

UFC 64: Unstoppable • Oct 2006Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:04

Kurt Pellegrino5/956%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:53

Junior Assuncao1/617%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	5/9	56%	1/1	1:53	—
	Junior Assuncao	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Drew Fickett

UFC 61: Bitter Rivals • Jul 2006Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:20

Kurt Pellegrino25/4753%TD 5/9Ctrl 7:15

Drew Fickett18/3551%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kurt Pellegrino	16/33	48%	2/4	3:12	—
	Drew Fickett	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kurt Pellegrino	7/10	70%	2/4	3:21	—
	Drew Fickett	6/11	55%	1/1	0:27	—

R3	Kurt Pellegrino	2/4	50%	1/1	0:42	—
	Drew Fickett	1/3	33%	0/0	0:09	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Mac Danzig

WEC 4: Rumble Under the Sun • Aug 2002

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kurt Pellegrino0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com