Seth Petruzelli
Seth Petruzelli | |
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Born | Seth Christopher Petruzelli December 3, 1979 MMA) |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 3 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 22 |
Wins | 14 |
By knockout | 12 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 8 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: September 8, 2012 |
Seth Christopher Petruzelli (born December 3, 1979) is an American retired
Background
Petruzelli was born in
Mixed martial arts career
Petruzelli was a member of the cast of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's The Ultimate Fighter 2 as a Heavyweight. He was eliminated in the semi-finals by Brad Imes after having defeated Dan Christison by unanimous decision in an elimination bout. He later had the opportunity to fight in the UFC in 2006, but was cut after losses to Matt Hamill and Wilson Gouveia.
EliteXC controversy
On October 4, 2008, at
On October 10, 2008, six days after the fight with Slice, he told the radio show
"The promoters kinda hinted to me and they gave me the money to stand and throw with him, they didn't want me to take him down. Let's just put it that way. It was worth my while to try and stand up, punch him."[5][6]
EliteXC Vice President Jared Shaw immediately denied what could be perceived as them trying to fix the fight,[5] and Petruzelli later clarified his statement telling respectively Yahoo! Sports and FiveOuncesofPain.com:
What that meant was they offer a knockout bonus, submission bonuses, fight of the night bonuses. I think it just got misconstrued. I wanted to have an exciting fight and I wanted the knock out bonus so I wanted to keep it standing. [...] They just said, ‘we want to see an exciting fight no matter what happens.’ I took it as I wanted the knockout bonus.[5]
What was meant to be said was that I wanted to keep the fight standing for myself because I knew that was what the crowd, the promoters, and everyone wanted to see because that’s more exciting than just taking someone to the ground. That was my thing only. I wanted to keep it exciting so I decided to keep it standing. It had nothing to do with anybody else. That was all me.[7]
On October 23, 2008, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation concluded its investigation of the bout and found no wrongdoing.[8]
2008–2010
In December 2008, Petruzelli opened "The Jungle MMA & Fitness" (http://jungleorlando.com) with Tom Lawlor and Mike Lee in Orlando, Fl. On August 22, 2009, Petruzelli fought in the Art Of Fighting 4 at the USF Sundome in Florida.
Petruzelli was expected to face MMA pioneer and former King of Pancrase Ken Shamrock on March 6, 2010 at an event called International Unlimited Fighting: The Return of Buluc but the fight was called off.[9]
Return to the UFC
Petruzelli returned to the UFC at UFC 116 to face UFC newcomer Ricardo Romero. Despite having dominated the initial stages of the fight, Petruzelli lost by armbar submission and was visibly hurt.[10]
Petruzelli stated via Twitter that his arm was not broken and it had just popped. He was given another fight by the UFC, and expressed excitement to face
Post-UFC Career
Petruzelli faced Dave Mewborn on April 22 serving as the Main Event for World Extreme Fighting 46 at the UCF Arena in Orlando Florida.[12] He defeated Mewborn by TKO at 3:06 of the first round.
Bellator Fighting Championships
Petruzelli made his Bellator debut against
He returned in 2013 as a participant in the Bellator Season 7 Light Heavyweight tournament. He lost to
Petruzelli competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight summer series tournament on
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (Two times)
- Ultimate Warrior Challenge
- Ultimate Warrior Challenge
- Knockout of the Night
Kickboxing record
0 wins (0 KOs), 3 losses, 0 draws | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
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2012-09-08 | Loss | Xavier Vigney | K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California , US |
TKO (right knee) | 2 | 1:17 | 0-3 |
2004-05-30 | Loss | Aleksandr Pitchkounov | Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle |
Tokyo, Japan |
TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 2:18 | 0-2 |
2004-03-27 | Loss | Bob Sapp | K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama |
Saitama, Japan |
TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 0:57 | 0-1 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
Mixed martial arts record
22 matches | 14 wins | 8 losses |
By knockout | 12 | 3 |
By submission | 1 | 4 |
By decision | 1 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 14–8 | Muhammed Lawal | KO (punch) | Bellator 96
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June 19, 2013 | 1 | 1:35 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | Bellator 2013 Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. |
Loss | 14–7 | Jacob Noe | TKO (punches) | Bellator 85
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January 17, 2013 | 1 | 2:51 | Irvine, California, United States | Bellator Season 8 Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
Win | 14–6 | Ricco Rodriguez | KO (punches) | Bellator 48
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August 20, 2011 | 1 | 4:21 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Catchweight (230 lb) bout. |
Win | 13–6 | Dave Mewborn | TKO (punches) | World Extreme Fighting 46 | April 22, 2011 | 1 | 3:06 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
Loss | 12–6 | Karlos Vémola
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TKO (punches) | UFC 122 | November 13, 2010 | 1 | 3:46 | Oberhausen, Germany | |
Loss | 12–5 | Ricardo Romero | Submission (straight armbar) | UFC 116 | July 3, 2010 | 2 | 3:05 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 12–4 | Ryan White | Submission (armbar) | BAMMA 3
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May 15, 2010 | 1 | 1:07 | Birmingham, England | |
Win | 11–4 | Chris Baten | TKO (punches) | Art of Fighting 4: Damage | August 22, 2009 | 1 | 2:23 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
Win | 10–4 | Kimbo Slice | TKO (punches) | EliteXC: Heat | October 4, 2008 | 1 | 0:14 | Sunrise, Florida, United States | Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 9–4 | Sean Sallee | TKO | Knight Fight | October 27, 2007 | 1 | 2:58 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
Loss | 8–4 | Wilson Gouveia | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard | April 5, 2007 | 2 | 0:39 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Fight of the Night. |
Win | 8–3 | Bernard Rutherford | KO (punches) | Ultimate Warrior Challenge | February 2, 2007 | 1 | 1:47 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Knockout of the Night. |
Loss | 7–3 | Matt Hamill | Decision (unanimous) | UFC: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | October 10, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. Fight of the Night.
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Win | 7–2 | Dan Severn | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC 32: Bringing Heat | January 24, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida , United States
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Win | 6–2 | Brian Hawkins | TKO (punches) | KOTC 21: Invasion | February 21, 2003 | 1 | 2:21 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
Win | 5–2 | Rocky Batastini | TKO (punches) | KOTC 18: Sudden Impact | November 1, 2002 | 1 | 4:04 | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 4–2 | Mike Ward | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Cage Wars 1 | December 23, 2001 | 1 | 2:50 | Portsmouth, England | |
Win | 3–2 | Keith Fielder | TKO (corner stoppage) | RSF 6: Mayhem in Myers | December 29, 2001 | 1 | 2:10 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | |
Win | 2–2 | Victor Majuskaus | TKO (slam and punches) | WVF: Battlejax | November 10, 2001 | 1 | 0:29 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |
Loss | 1–2 | Gan McGee | Submission (heel hook) | WEC 1 | June 30, 2001 | 1 | 1:25 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
Loss | 1–1 | Mario Neto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Vale Tudo Championship | June 9, 2001 | 1 | 17:36 | Recife, Brazil | |
Win | 1–0 | Nate Robinson | KO (punch) | WVF: Battlejax | August 26, 2000 | 1 | 1:29 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
Personal life
Petruzelli was married for around 1.5 years.[15] He and his first wife divorced after conflicts over business and his continuing to fight.[16] Seth is now married to Traci Petruzelli who he shares a daughter with, Vera Petruzelli. [17]
References
- ^ "Seth Petruzelli Signs With WWE As Striking Coach At The Performance Center • MMA News". 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Seth Petruzelli MLW Profile". 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Seth Petruzelli - Official UFC® Profile". www.ufc.com.
- ^ "Petruzelli Shocks Slice". Sherdog. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ a b c "Petruzelli in center of Elite XC storm". Yahoo.
- ^ "Monsters in the Morning interview with Seth Petruzelli". WTKS-FM. October 6, 2008.
- ^ Caplan, Seth (October 6, 2008). "Petruzelli disputes reports he received a bribe to keep Slice fight a standup affair". FiveOunceOfPain.com.
- ^ Franklin McNeil. "ProElite exonerated of wrongdoing in Slice-Petruzelli fight". ESPN.
- ^ "Ken Shamrock vs Seth Petruzelli set for IUF: 'The Return of Buluc' on March 6 in Cancun". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "Seth Petruzelli rejoins UFC, meets Ricardo Romero on UFC 116 preliminary card". MMAjunkie.
- ^ "Seth Petruzelli released by UFC". fiveouncesofpain.com. November 23, 2010.
- ^ twitter.com/silverbackseth
- ^ "King Mo Lawal Slated to Return as Part of Bellator Summer Series Tournament - MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com.
- ^ "Seth Petruzelli announces retirement following KO loss at Bellator 96". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ^ Fighters Only (16 December 2008). "Petruzelli agrees to Kimbo Slice rematch". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
- ^ "ThatMMAGuy interviews Seth Petruzelli". 28 April 2010.
- ^ "Seth Petruzelli "The Kimbo Killer" Announces Retirement From Fighting - MMAWeekly.com". www.mmaweekly.com.