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Pete Sell
American martial artist

Pete Sell

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American martial artist
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
West Islip, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Age
42 years
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Biography

Peter 'Drago' Sell, (born August 5, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, he has formerly competed for the UFC, and was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback.

Career

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 at UFC Ultimate Fight Night, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Sell then faced Nordine Taleb at Ring of Combat 38 on November 18, 2011. Sell lost the bout via technical knockout in the second round.

Sell would then win his next fight via unanimous decision against Mitch Whitesel at Ring of Combat 39 on February 10, 2012.

Sell was expected to face Elijah Harshbarger for a second time at Ring of Combat 49 on September 19, 2014. However, the bout was cancelled for unknown reasons. The bout was rescheduled to September 25, 2015, which Sell lost by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Ring of Combat
    • ROC Middleweight Championship (One time)
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

17 matches10 wins7 losses
By knockout05
By submission40
By decision62
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss10–7Elijah HarshbargerDecision (unanimous)Ring of Combat 52September 25, 201535:00Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win10–6Mitch WhiteselDecision (unanimous)Ring of Combat 39February 10, 201235:00Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss9–6Nordine TalebTKO (punches)Ring of Combat 38November 18, 201120:53Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win9–5Elijah HarshbargerSubmission (armbar)Ring of Combat 36June 17, 201123:24Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss8–5Matt BrownTKO (punches)UFC 96March 7, 200911:32Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win8–4Josh BurkmanDecision (unanimous)UFC 90October 25, 200835:00Rosemont, Illinois, United StatesWelterweight debut.
Loss7–4Nate QuarryKO (punch)UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. FlorianSeptember 19, 200730:44Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss7–3Thales LeitesDecision (unanimous)UFC 69April 7, 200735:00Houston, Texas, United States
Loss7–2Scott SmithKO (punch)The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback FinaleNovember 11, 200623:25Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFight of the Night.
Win7–1Landon ShowalterDecision (unanimous)Ring of Combat 10April 14, 200635:00Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss6–1Nate QuarryTKO (punch)UFC Ultimate Fight NightAugust 6, 200510:42Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win6–0Phil BaroniSubmission (guillotine choke)UFC 51February 5, 200534:19Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win5–0Chris LiguoriSubmission (rear-naked choke)Ring of Combat 6April 24, 200430:41Elizabeth, New Jersey, United StatesWon the Ring of Combat Middleweight Championship; vacated to sign with UFC.
Win4–0Chris LiguoriDecision (split)Ring of Combat 4August 15, 200335:00Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win3–0Derek JohnsonSubmission (armbar)Ring of Combat 3June 7, 200312:03Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Win2–0Ted GovolaDecision (unanimous)Ring of Combat 2December 7, 2002110:00Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
Win1–0Rob BiegleyDecisionVengeance at the Vanderbilt 14June 28, 2002110:00Plainview, New York, United States
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