Carlo Pedersoli Jr. (born June 8, 1993) is an Italian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

and competes in

Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...

division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2014, Pedersoli has also fought in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

and

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media conglomerate Paramount Glob ...

Background

Pedersoli was born in

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at th ...

, United States to an Italian father (Giuseppe Pedersoli) and a Panamanian mother, and his paternal grandfather is

Bud Spencer Carlo Pedersoli (31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016), known professionally as Bud Spencer, was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and Spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partn ...

(Carlo Pedersoli), an Italian actor, Olympic swimmer and professional water polo player. Pedersoli started training goju-ryu and

shotokan is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" thro ...

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 Krav Maga ( ; , ; ) is an Israeli martial art. Developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), it is derived from a combination of techniques used in aikido, judo, karate, boxing, and wrestling. It is known for its focus on real-world situat ...

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.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pedersoli made his promotion debut on May 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till against Bradley Scott. He won the fight via split decision. On September 22, 2018, replacing Santiago Ponzinibbio, Pedersoli faced Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders. He lost the fight via knockout in round one. Pedersoli faced Dwight Grant on February 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 145. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.

Post UFC

After the loss against Dwight Grant, Pedersoli was released from the UFC and subsequently signed by

. 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.

Personal life

Pedersoli studied Sport Science in

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, Italy.

Mixed martial arts record

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Mazara del Vallo Mazara del Vallo (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river. It is an agricultural and fishing centre and its port gives shelter to the ...

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Manduria Manduria is a city and ''comune'' of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Taranto. With c. 32,000 inhabitants (2013), it is located east of Taranto. History It was an important stronghold of the Messapii against Taras. Archidamus III, king o ...

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Milan, Italy Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

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Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

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São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

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Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

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Nicolas Dalby Nicolas Dalby (born November 16, 1984) is a Danish mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the Welterweight division of Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2008, he is both a former Welterweight and interim welterwei ...

, Decision (split) , Cage Warriors 93 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Gothenburg, Sweden , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 , Mircea Dumitrescu , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , RXF 29: All Stars , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:39 ,

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census ( 2011), Brașov has a po ...

, Romania , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Pavel Pinzul , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Magnum Fighting Championship 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:30 ,

, Italy , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Matteo Capaccioli , TKO (punches and elbows) , Venator Fight Night 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:25 ,

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Arimin ...

, Italy , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Orlando D'Ambrosio , Submission (guillotine choke) , Magnum Fighting Championship 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:26 ,

, Italy , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Matúš Juráček , Decision (unanimous) , X Fight Nights , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Czech Republic , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Virgiliu Frăsineac , Decision (unanimous) , Fight or Nothing: Road to Bellator , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...

, Switzerland , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–1 , Yuki Okano , Decision (split) , Real Fight Championship 3 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of ...

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, Italy , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Giuseppe Tivolesi , TKO , Storm 9: Pennese vs. Sircu , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:44 ,

, Italy , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Gianmarco Romeo , TKO (punches) , White Rex: Tana Delle Tigri 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:10 ,

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