Seth Petruzelli
| Seth Petruzelli | |
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| Born |
December 3, 1979 Cape Coral, Florida, United States |
| Other names | The Silverback |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Orlando, Florida |
| Team | The Jungle MMA and Fitness |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Third degree black belt in Shitō-ryū |
| Years active | 2000–2013 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Seth Christopher Petruzelli (born December 3, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist, current kickboxer, professional wrestler and entrepreneur. Petruzelli competed in the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions for the UFC, WEC, EliteXC, King of the Cage, BAMMA, and Bellator. On October 21, 2015, Petruzeli signed with professional wrestling promotion WWE, to work at their Performance Center as a striking coach.
Petruzelli was born in Cape Coral, Florida and is a native of Fort Myers, Florida. He began training in martial arts at the age of seven and continued on training through high school. Petruzelli attended Bishop Verot High School as a freshman before transferring to Mariner High School to take advantage of the school's elite wrestling team. He also played football and ran in track and field. Petruzelli was a three-sport letterman all four years of high school and was also all-state center in football. Petruzelli was offered a scholarship to wrestle and play football in college but ended up turning professional in mixed martial arts right out of high school. He holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shitō-ryū Karate and a Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He eventually went on to study psychology at the University of Central Florida. Seth Petruzelli was married for around 4 years. He and his first wife divorced after conflicts over him continuing fighting and business conflicts. When he retired from fighting in 2013 he was engaged to a girlfriend.
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