| Carlo Pedersoli Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1993 Miami, Florida, U.S. [1] |
| Other names | Semento [2] |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 75 [1] in (191 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Rome, Italy [1] |
| Team | Gloria Fight Center |
| Trainer | Head coach – Lorenzo Borgomeo [3] Strength conditioning coach – Gioacchino Cimaglia [3] |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Gabriel Marangoni [1] Brown belt in Kūdō [1] Brown belt in Karate [1] |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Notable relatives | Grandfather Bud Spencer (Carlo Pedersoli) Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player [4] |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Carlo Pedersoli Jr. (born June 8, 1993) is an Italian mixed martial artist and competes in Welterweight division. [5] A professional mixed martial artist since 2014, Pedersoli has also fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA.
Pedersoli was born in Miami, Florida, United States [1] to an Italian father (Giuseppe Pedersoli) and a Panamanian mother, [6] and his paternal grandfather is Bud Spencer (Carlo Pedersoli), an Italian actor, Olympic swimmer and professional water polo player. [4] [7] Pedersoli started training goju-ryu and shotokan karate and boxing at young age. At the age of sixteen, he tried a few session of mma training at his uncle garage, he enrolled himself in a mma and krav maga classes as well as started playing American football in the Roman sport club Grizzleys, helping the club winning Rome championships. After a few successes in mma fights, he decided to devote himself fully in mma and compete professionally. [8] [9]
Pedersoli fought in the European circuit for three and half years and amassed a record of 10–1, with seven fight winning streak, prior joining UFC. [10]
Pedersoli made his promotion debut on May 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till against Bradley Scott. [11] He won the fight via split decision. [12]
On September 22, 2018, replacing Santiago Ponzinibbio, Pedersoli faced Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders. [13] He lost the fight via knockout in round one. [14]
Pedersoli faced Dwight Grant on February 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 145. [15] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. [16]
After the loss against Dwight Grant, Pedersoli was released from the UFC and subsequently signed by Bellator MMA. [5] He made his debut on October 3, 2020, at Bellator Milan 3 against Acoidan Duque. He lost the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision.
After winning two bouts on the Italian regional scene in 2021, Pedersoli appeared at Cage Warriors 144 on October 7, 2022 against Madars Fleminas. He won the bout in the second round after reversing Fleminas on the ground and submitting him via rear-naked choke. [17]
Pedersoli returned to Cage Warriors on May 6, 2023 at Cage Warriors 154, taking on Giannis Bachar and losing the bout in the third round via TKO stoppage. [18]
| 19 matches | 14 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 3 |
| By submission | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallison Henrique | Cage Warriors 171 | April 20, 2024 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||
| Loss | 14–5 | Giannis Bachar | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 154 | May 6, 2023 | 3 | 2:12 | Rome, Italy | |
| Win | 14–4 | Madars Fleminas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 144 | October 7, 2022 | 2 | 3:37 | Rome, Italy | |
| Win | 13–4 | Anatoly Safronov | TKO (body kick) | TGC 4 | December 4, 2021 | 1 | 1:27 | Mazara del Vallo, Italy | |
| Win | 12–4 | Cristian Corujo | KO (punch) | Messapicum Fighting Championship 4 | July 24, 2021 | 1 | 0:49 | Manduria, Italy | |
| Loss | 11–4 | Acoidan Duque | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator Milan 3 | October 3, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Milan, Italy | |
| Loss | 11–3 | Dwight Grant | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos | February 23, 2019 | 1 | 4:59 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Loss | 11–2 | Alex Oliveira | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders | September 22, 2018 | 1 | 0:39 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 11–1 | Bradley Scott | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till | May 27, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 10–1 | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (split) | Cage Warriors 93 | April 28, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| Win | 9–1 | Mircea Dumitrescu | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | RXF 29: All Stars | December 18, 2017 | 1 | 2:39 | Brașov, Romania | |
| Win | 8–1 | Pavel Pinzul | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Magnum Fighting Championship 2 | July 22, 2017 | 1 | 2:30 | Rome, Italy | |
| Win | 7–1 | Matteo Capaccioli | TKO (punches and elbows) | Venator Fight Night 1 | May 27, 2017 | 1 | 2:25 | Rimini, Italy | |
| Win | 6–1 | Orlando D'Ambrosio | Submission (guillotine choke) | Magnum Fighting Championship 1 | April 8, 2017 | 2 | 3:26 | Rome, Italy | |
| Win | 5–1 | Matúš Juráček | Decision (unanimous) | X Fight Nights | June 12, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 4–1 | Virgiliu Frăsineac | Decision (unanimous) | Fight or Nothing: Road to Bellator | April 2, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Lugano, Switzerland | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Yuki Okano | Decision (split) | Real Fight Championship 3 | April 2, 2016 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | Lightweight (74 kg) bout. |
| Win | 3–0 | Angelo Rubino | Submission (armbar) | Hells Angels Eternal City: 2nd Bikes and Fights Night | December 5, 2015 | 1 | 3:51 | Rome, Italy | |
| Win | 2–0 | Giuseppe Tivolesi | TKO | Storm 9: Pennese vs. Sircu | April 17, 2015 | 1 | 1:44 | Rome, Italy | |
| Win | 1–0 | Gianmarco Romeo | TKO (punches) | White Rex: Tana Delle Tigri 2 | May 30, 2014 | 2 | 2:10 | Rome, Italy |
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