Kurt Pellegrino

D.O.B.: 05/07/1979
Weight: 155lb/70kg
Height: 5'8"
Fighting style: Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 10-2-0
Fighting out of: Jupiter, Florida

Kurt Joseph Pellegrino is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing lightweight division. Kurt trains at the Armory in Jupiter, Florida with Hermes Franca, Eduardo Guedes, and Raphael Chaves. Prior to the Armory, he trained with Ricardo Almeida, a world famous Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor.

Pellegrino made his MMA debut in 2000 at WEC 4-Rumble Under The Sun, where he defeated Mac Danzig via unanimous decision. From the WEC, Pellegrino has fought in various MMA promotions including Reality Fighting, Pancrase (where he lost in the semifinals of the 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament to Satoru Kitoaka), Ring of Combat, Euphoria, Freestyle Combat Challenge, and Absolute Fighting Championship.

Pellegrino made his UFC debut at UFC 61: Bitter Rivals, where he lost via submission to Drew Ficket (rear-naked choke). From there, Pellegrino went on to defeat Junior Assuncoa at UFC 64: Unstoppable and Nate Mohr at UFC Fight Night 9.