Pete Spratt | |
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Born | Aaron Dewain Spratt January 9, 1971 Denison, Texas, United States |
Other names | The Secret Weapon |
Residence | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Division |
Welterweight Middleweight |
Reach | 69.5 in (177 cm) |
Fighting out of | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
Team | Team Spratt/Rodrigo Pinheiro Jiu-Jitsu |
Rank |
Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Second Degree black belt in Kenpō Karate |
Years active | 1999–2013, 2014–present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 18 |
Wins | 15 |
Losses | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 48 |
Wins | 25 |
By knockout | 14 |
By submission | 9 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 23 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 16 |
By decision | 4 |
Other information | |
Website | http://www.therealpetespratt.com/ |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Aaron Dewain "Pete" Spratt (born January 9, 1971) is a former American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, Spratt has formerly competed for the UFC, the MFC, Legacy FC, Strikeforce, HDNet Fights, and Shark Fights.
Spratt was born in Denison, Texas and grew up in Sherman, Texas. In high school, Spratt ran track and was a track and field New All-American going into his senior year, and still holds the Sherman High School record for the 400m and Triple Jump. He was also a first Team All-District and All-Area wide receiver on the football team, and a Second Team All-District guard on the basketball team. Spratt earned a full-scholarship to play football at Northwestern State University of Louisiana as their #1 recruit for the 1990 recruiting class. In college, Spratt finished his career at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. As a four-year starter, he ended his career at Southeastern as their All-Time career leading receiver. He also finished his senior season as the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference Offensive Player of the year, as well as a NAIA first team All-American and finished second in the nation in receiving. He also excelled at track in college, and still holds records in the Triple Jump and Long Jump.
Spratt made his mixed martial arts debut in early 1999 when he defeated Jeremiah O'Neal by submission (rear naked choke) in the first round. He then won 9 of his next 14 fights including a win over MMA veteran Rich Clementi to bring his Mixed Martial Arts record to 10-5 before receiving his first call up to the UFC.