| Carlo Pedersoli Jr. | |
| Other Names: | Semento |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Fighting Out Of: | Rome, Italy |
| Weight Kg: | 77 |
| Weight Class: | Welterweight |
| Reach In: | 75 |
| Rank: | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Gabriel Marangoni Brown belt in Kūdō Brown belt in Karate |
| Team: | Gloria Fight Center |
| Trainer: | Head coach – Lorenzo Borgomeo[2] Strength conditioning coach – Gioacchino Cimaglia |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 5 |
| Mma Subwin: | 5 |
| Mma Decwin: | 4 |
| Mma Koloss: | 3 |
| Mma Decloss: | 2 |
| Relatives: | Grandfather Bud Spencer (Carlo Pedersoli) Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player[3] |
| Sherdog: | 168505 |
Carlo Pedersoli Jr. (born June 8, 1993) is an Italian mixed martial artist and competes in Welterweight division.[4] A professional mixed martial artist since 2014, Pedersoli has also fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA.
Pedersoli was born in Miami, Florida, United States to an Italian father (Giuseppe Pedersoli) and a Panamanian mother,[5] and his paternal grandfather is Bud Spencer (Carlo Pedersoli), an Italian actor, Olympic swimmer and professional water polo player.[6] Pedersoli started training goju-ryu and shotokan 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 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.[7] [8]
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.[9]
Pedersoli made his promotion debut on May 27, 2018, at against Bradley Scott.[10] He won the fight via split decision.[11]
On September 22, 2018, replacing Santiago Ponzinibbio, Pedersoli faced Alex Oliveira at .[12] He lost the fight via knockout in round one.[13]
Pedersoli faced Dwight Grant on February 23, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 145.[14] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[15]
After the loss against Dwight Grant, Pedersoli was released from the UFC and subsequently signed by Bellator MMA. 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.[16]
Pedersoli returned to Cage Warriors on May 6, 2023 at Cage Warriors 154, taking on Giannis Bachar and losing the bout in the third round via TKO stoppage.[17]
Pedersoli studied Sport Science in Rome, Italy.
|-|Loss|align=center|14–5|Giannis Bachar|TKO (punches)|Cage Warriors 154||align=center|3|align=center|2:12|Rome, Italy||-|Win|align=center|14–4|Madars Fleminas|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Cage Warriors 144||align=center|2|align=center|3:37|Rome, Italy||-|Win|align=center|13–4|Anatoly Safronov|TKO (body kick)|TGC 4||align=center|1|align=center|1:27|Mazara del Vallo, Italy||-|Win|align=center|12–4|Cristian Corujo|KO (punch)|Messapicum Fighting Championship 4||align=center|1|align=center|0:49|Manduria, Italy||-|Loss|align=center|11–4|Acoidan Duque|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator Milan 3||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Milan, Italy||-|Loss|align=center|11–3|Dwight Grant|TKO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|4:59|Prague, Czech Republic||-| Loss| align=center| 11–2| Alex Oliveira| KO (punches)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:39| São Paulo, Brazil||-| Win| align=center| 11–1| Bradley Scott| Decision (split)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Liverpool, England||-| Win| align=center| 10–1| Nicolas Dalby| 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, Romania||-| Win| align=center| 8–1| Pavel Pinzul| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Magnum Fighting Championship 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:30| Rome, Italy||-| Win| align=center|7–1| Matteo Capaccioli| TKO (punches and elbows)| Venator Fight Night 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:25| Rimini, Italy||-| Win| align=center| 6–1| Orlando D'Ambrosio| Submission (guillotine choke)| Magnum Fighting Championship 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:26| Rome, Italy||-| Win| align=center| 5–1| Matúš Juráček| Decision (unanimous)| X Fight Nights| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Prague, 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, Switzerland||-| Loss| align=center| 3–1| Yuki Okano| Decision (split)| Real Fight Championship 3| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Yokohama, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Angelo Rubino| Submission (armbar)| Hells Angels Eternal City: 2nd Bikes and Fights Night| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:51| Rome, Italy||-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Giuseppe Tivolesi| TKO| Storm 9: Pennese vs. Sircu| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:44| Rome, Italy||-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Gianmarco Romeo| TKO (punches)| White Rex: Tana Delle Tigri 2| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:10| Rome, Italy||-[9]