Junior Assuncao vs Kurt Pellegrino
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Tale of the Tape
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Win Method Breakdown
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Junior Assuncao vs Kurt Pellegrino: Matchup Breakdown
Junior Assuncao is 2-3 in the Lightweight division with a 40% win rate. Kurt Pellegrino is 7-5 at Lightweight, winning 58.3% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Kurt Pellegrino leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 64: Unstoppable on Oct 14, 2006, won by Kurt Pellegrino by Submission in round 1.
Kurt Pellegrino holds the higher ELO rating, 1,003 to 924. Career peaks are 1,000 for Junior Assuncao and 1,050 for Kurt Pellegrino. Junior Assuncao has 0 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 2 victories, a 50% finish rate. Kurt Pellegrino has 1 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins, finishing 71.4% of the time.
Junior Assuncao stands 5' 9" with a reach of 72" and fights orthodox. Kurt Pellegrino is 5' 8" with a reach of 70", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Junior Assuncao. Junior Assuncao is 45, Kurt Pellegrino is 47.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Junior Assuncao has landed 143 significant strikes at 62.7% accuracy with 7 takedowns and 19:53 of control time. Kurt Pellegrino has landed 304 at 43.5% with 24 takedowns and 58:10 of control.
They share 1 common opponent: Nate Diaz.