Seth "The Silverback" Petruzelli is an American professional MMA fighter and former K-1 kickboxer. He is currently fighting for EliteXC.
MMA career[]
Petruzelli started training martial arts at the age of 6 and continued on training through high school, where he also was a football player and wrestler.
Petruzelli was a member of the cast of The Ultimate Fighter 2 as a heavyweight. He was eliminated in the semi-finals by Brad Imes after having defeated Dan Christison by unanimous decision in an elimination bout.
On October 4, 2008, at EliteXC: Heat, he defeated Kimbo Slice in 14 seconds by TKO. He was offered the fight as a stand-in after Ken Shamrock received a cut over his left eye in pre-fight practice and was forced to back out.
MMA record[]
| 10 wins - 4 losses | |||||||
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Kimbo Slice | TKO (punches) | EliteXC: Heat | 10/4/2008 | 1 | 0:14 | |
| Win | Sean Sallee | TKO | KF - Knight Fight | 10/27/2007 | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Loss | Wilson Gouveia | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC Fight Night 9 | 4/5/2007 | 2 | 0:39 | |
| Win | Bernard Rutherford | KO | UWC - Ultimate Warrior Challenge | 2/2/2007 | 1 | 1:47 | |
| Loss | Matt Hamill | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 | 10/10/2006 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Dan Severn | Decision (Unanimous) | KOTC 32 - Bringing Heat | 1/24/2004 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Brian Hawkins | TKO | KOTC 21 - Invasion | 2/21/2003 | 1 | 2:21 | |
| Win | Rocky Batastini | TKO (Strikes) | KOTC 18 - Sudden Impact | 11/1/2002 | 1 | 4:04 | |
| Win | Mike Ward | TKO (Cut) | Cage Wars 1 | 2/23/2002 | 1 | N/A | |
| Win | Keith Fielder | TKO (Towel) | RSF 6 - Mayhem in Myers | 12/29/2001 | 1 | 2:10 | |
| Win | Victor Majuskaus | TKO | WVF - Battlejax | 11/10/2001 | 1 | 0:29 | |
| Loss | Gan McGee | Submission (Heel Hook) | WEC 1: Princes of Pain | 6/30/2001 | 1 | 1:25 | |
| Loss | Mario Neto | Submission | World Vale Tudo Championship 13 | 6/9/2001 | 1 | 17:36 | |
| Win | Nate Robinson | KO | WVF - Battlejax | 8/26/2000 | 1 | 1:29 | |