Middleweight · Men

Pietro Penini

“King Kong”
Italy Aurora Mixed Martial Arts debut 2014
Holds 1 fighter
Form W L NC L W
Elo 1,345 peak 1,515 · 23 Nov 2019 170 below it
Tapology Sherdog
11-4-1 (2)pro record
1W current streak
1,412best win, Elo
1,233average opponent
-- born 3 Feb 1993
73.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,186 Sub1,000 Dec1,054

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2022): 1,416 Elo, 10-3, aged 29, average opponent 1,251.

  1. Dauren Ermekov then 1,439, 11-4, aged 29 12-4 after peaked 1,778 ▲
  2. Dae Won Kim then 1,438, 10-5, aged 27 1-3 after peaked 1,480
  3. Dustin Denes then 1,405, 10-2, aged 29 2-2 after peaked 1,512 ▲
  4. Ahmed Sami then 1,426, 11-3, aged 29 1-2 after peaked 1,483 ▲
  5. Renato Valente then 1,438, 9-6, aged 30 3-2 after peaked 1,603 ▲
  6. Kamil Oniszczuk then 1,351, 10-5, aged 28 3-0 after peaked 1,598 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Nihad Nasufovic Decision R5 · 15 Dec 2018 · Italian Cage Fighting 1,412
  2. Charlie Ward Decision R3 · 23 Nov 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,402
  3. Cristian Magro KO/TKO R1 · 16 Dec 2017 · Venator FC 1,261
  4. Enrico Cortese Submission R1 · 17 Sep 2016 · Fight Network 1,226
  5. Angelo Cangianiello KO/TKO R1 · 5 Jul 2026 · Cage Warriors 1,205

Losses

Newest first
  1. Robert Valentin Submission R1 · 7 Apr 2023 · ARES Fighting Championship 1,341
  2. Henrique Shiguemoto KO/TKO R1 · 10 Mar 2022 · ARES Fighting Championship 1,562
  3. Mike Shipman Decision R3 · 26 Sep 2020 · Bellator MMA 1,640
  4. Leon Aliu KO/TKO R4 · 10 Mar 2018 · Italian Cage Fighting 1,392

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Robert Valentin 2 meetings · 2022, 2023 0–1

Fight history

20 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
20 5 Jul 202633.4 yrs W11-4-1 (2) Angelo Cangianiello debut Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R11:20 1.00 1,275→1,345 +70 1,205 – Cage Warriors Academy Italy 24 Cage Warriors
19 7 Apr 202330.2 yrs L10-4-1 (2) Robert Valentin 7-3 (1) · 28.0 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:49 0.00 1,416→1,310 -106 1,341 +105→+105 Ares 14: Lebout vs. Staropoli ARES Fighting Championship
18 3 Nov 202229.7 yrs NC10-3-1 (2) Robert Valentin 7-3 · 27.6 yrs Middleweight Decision R29:34 0.00 1,416→1,416 +0 1,341 -110→-141 Ares 9: Lapilus vs. Ayoub 2 ARES Fighting Championship
17 10 Mar 202229.1 yrs L10-3-1 (1) Henrique Shiguemoto 13-4-1 (1) · 32.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R14:24 0.00 1,484→1,416 -68 1,562 -150→-150 Ares 4: Kruschewsky vs. Lapilus ARES Fighting Championship
16 2 Oct 202128.7 yrs W10-2-1 (1) Oleksandr Bohoslavskij 1-0 · 32.2 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOGround & Pound R25:52 1.00 1,457→1,484 +27 1,162 – Power Nation Fighting Championship - PNFC 12 Power Nation Fighting Championship
15 26 Sep 202027.6 yrs L9-2-1 (1) Mike Shipman 14-3 · 30.3 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,515→1,458 -57 1,640 +150→+120 Bellator Euro Series 8: Edwards vs. Van Steenis Bellator MMA
14 23 Nov 201926.8 yrs W9-1-1 (1) Charlie Ward 7-3 · 38.9 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.95* 1,447→1,515 +68 1,402 +167→+168 Bellator London - MVP vs. Melillo Bellator MMA
13 15 Dec 201825.9 yrs W8-1-1 (1) Nihad Nasufovic 10-2 · 31.9 yrs Middleweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,387→1,447 +60 1,412 – Italian Cage Fighting 6: Verona Italian Cage Fighting
12 29 Sep 201825.7 yrs W7-1-1 (1) Francesco Demontis 1-0 Middleweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:56 1.00 1,339→1,387 +48 1,170 – Italian Cage Fighting 4: Botti vs. Lloveras Italian Cage Fighting
11 10 Mar 201825.1 yrs L6-1-1 (1) Leon Aliu 6-0 · 28.7 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R418:19 0.00 1,438→1,339 -99 1,392 – IFC 2: Penini vs. Aliu Italian Cage Fighting
10 16 Dec 201724.9 yrs W6-0-1 (1) Cristian Magro 9-4 · 36.5 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R10:25 1.00 1,379→1,438 +59 1,261 – Venator FC: Kingdom 2 Venator FC
9 27 May 201724.3 yrs W5-0-1 (1) Leonard Niculae 2-3 · 27.4 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R11:52 1.00 1,363→1,379 +16 960 – Venator FC - Venator Fight Night 1 Venator FC
8 4 Feb 201724.0 yrs W4-0-1 (1) Andrea Fusi 4-1 · 25.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,341→1,363 +22 1,182 – Venator FC: Scatizzi vs. Kurczewski Venator FC
7 17 Sep 201623.6 yrs W3-0-1 (1) Enrico Cortese 2-1 · 18.8 yrs – SubRear Naked Choke R14:00 1.00 1,263→1,341 +78 1,226 – Fight Network: Fighting Night Fight Network
6 12 Mar 201623.1 yrs NC2-0-1 (1) Angelo Rubino 3-2 · 27.9 yrs Middleweight -- R11:03 0.00 1,263→1,263 +0 1,161 – Kombat League - Strong Hill Fight Night Kombat League
5 8 Nov 201522.8 yrs W2-0-1 Simone Tessari 6-6 · 27.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R26:54 1.00 1,218→1,263 +45 1,033 – Kombat League: Gladiators 10 Kombat League
4 2 Jun 201522.3 yrs W2-0 Marco Andreetta debut · 30.2 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R11:27 1.00 1,193→1,218 +25 941 – Power Nation Fighting Championship 5 Power Nation Fighting Championship am
3 1 May 201522.2 yrs W1-0 Fabio Massaro debut Middleweight SubRear-Naked Choke R3 1.00 1,139→1,193 +54 1,078 – Kombat League: World Championships 2015 (Day 1) Kombat League am
2 21 Feb 201522.0 yrs D1-0-1 Filippo Lischi debut Middleweight -- R3 0.50 1,163→1,139 -24 1,067 – Kombat League - Cage Fight 17 Kombat League
1 12 Sep 201421.6 yrs W1-0 Vladimir Fedin 2-2 · 27.3 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,094→1,163 +69 1,130 – Kombat League - Cage Fight 14 Kombat League