Pete Sell

Pete Sell
Pete Sell
Born	August 5, 1982 (age 41)
Other names	Drago
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st)
Division	Middleweight; Welterweight
Reach	75 in (190 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Westbury, New York, United States
Team	Serra-Longo Fight Team
Rank	Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Matt Serra
Years active	2002–2015
Mixed martial arts record
Total	17
Wins	10
By submission	4
By decision	6
Losses	7
By knockout	5
By decision	2
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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) vs. Scott Smith

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
17 matches	10 wins	7 losses
By knockout	0	5
By submission	4	0
By decision	6	2


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	10–7	Elijah Harshbarger	Decision (unanimous)	Ring of Combat 52	September 25, 2015	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	For Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship.
Win	10–6	Mitch Whitesel	Decision (unanimous)	Ring of Combat 39	February 10, 2012	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Catchweight (180 lbs) bout.
Loss	9–6	Nordine Taleb	TKO (punches)	Ring of Combat 38	November 18, 2011	2	0:53	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Lost Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship.
Win	9–5	Elijah Harshbarger	Submission (armbar)	Ring of Combat 36	June 17, 2011	2	3:24	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Won Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship.
Loss	8–5	Matt Brown	TKO (punches)	UFC 96	March 7, 2009	1	1:32	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win	8–4	Josh Burkman	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 90	October 25, 2008	3	5:00	Rosemont, Illinois, United States	Welterweight debut.
Loss	7–4	Nate Quarry	KO (punch)	UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian	September 19, 2007	3	0:44	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	7–3	Thales Leites	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 69	April 7, 2007	3	5:00	Houston, Texas, United States
Loss	7–2	Scott Smith	KO (punch)	The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale	November 11, 2006	2	3:25	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Fight of the Night.
Win	7–1	Landon Showalter	Decision (unanimous)	Ring of Combat 10	April 14, 2006	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	6–1	Nate Quarry	TKO (punch)	UFC Ultimate Fight Night	August 6, 2005	1	0:42	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	6–0	Phil Baroni	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC 51	February 5, 2005	3	4:19	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	5–0	Chris Liguori	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Ring of Combat 6	April 24, 2004	3	0:41	Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States	Won the Ring of Combat Middleweight Championship; vacated to sign with UFC.^[4]
Win	4–0	Chris Liguori	Decision (split)	Ring of Combat 4	August 15, 2003	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	3–0	Derek Johnson	Submission (armbar)	Ring of Combat 3	June 7, 2003	1	2:03	Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Win	2–0	Ted Govola	Decision (unanimous)	Ring of Combat 2	December 7, 2002	1	10:00	Secaucus, New Jersey, United States
Win	1–0	Rob Biegley	Decision	Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 14	June 28, 2002	1	10:00	Plainview, New York, United States