25 Facts About Pete Spratt

Pete Spratt was born on January 9,1971 and is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division.

In high school, Pete Spratt ran track and was a track and field All-American going into his senior year, and still holds the Sherman High School record for the 400m and Triple Jump.

Pete Spratt was a first Team All-District and All-Area wide receiver on the football team, and a Second Team All-District guard on the basketball team.

In college, Pete Spratt finished his career at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma.

Pete Spratt finished his senior season as the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference Offensive Player of the year, as well as a NAIA first team All-American and finished second in the nation in receiving.

Pete Spratt excelled at track in college, and still holds records in the Triple Jump and Long Jump.

Pete Spratt made his mixed martial arts debut in early 1999 when he defeated Jeremiah O'Neal by submission in the first round.

Pete Spratt made his debut for the promotion at UFC 37.5 against Zach Light.

Pete Spratt was then defeated by former UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton at UFC 40 before picking up arguably the best win of his mixed martial arts career at UFC 42 defeating Robbie Lawler by submission in the second round.

Pete Spratt wanted $25000 + $8000, but UFC declined.

Pete Spratt turned down the offer, gave the statement that he felt he was not ready to fight reigning champion Matt Hughes, and was released from the promotion.

Pete Spratt was one of the cast members of The Ultimate Fighter 4, which unlike every other season of the show featured past veterans from the UFC.

Pete Spratt then returned to the Octagon at UFC 69 where he was defeated by Marcus Davis.

Pete Spratt's last fight in the UFC was against Tamdan McCrory at UFC Fight Night 10 where he lost via triangle choke.

Since being cut from the UFC, Pete Spratt has fought on regional shows, where his submission defense has been exposed on many occasions, while picking up some impressive wins mainly due to his strong stand-up skills and heavy hands.

Pete Spratt then returned to the promotion over a year later at MFC 22: Payoff where he defeated Nathan Gunn via knockout in the second round.

Pete Spratt next fought Keith Wisniewski on 2 January 2010 losing via submission in the first round but he bounced back in his third fight with the MFC promotion by defeating UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti via TKO in the third round.

Pete Spratt was then submitted in his next two fights losing first by guillotine choke to Eric Davila at Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs Prangley before being defeated by Ryan Ford for the second time in their rematch at MFC 25: Vindication via rear-naked choke.

Pete Spratt faced Demi Deeds on 8 April 2011 at MFC 29: Conquer.

Pete Spratt faced Marcus Davis at MFC 30, replacing an injured Richie Whitson, This was a rematch of their first encounter, which Davis won by submission at UFC 69.

On July 22,2011, at LFC 7 Pete Spratt racked up his fastest knockout to date, defeating Antonio Flores with a clean overhand left only 18 seconds into the opening round.

Pete Spratt faced Dan Hornbuckle on February 1,2013 at Legacy FC 17.

Pete Spratt faced UFC vet Tim Means on September 13,2013 at Legacy FC 23, He lost the fight via knockout due to elbows and punches in the first round.

Pete Spratt later changed his mind about retiring and after reviewing the footage claimed that while the elbow knocked him down, it was the follow-up punches that knocked him out and because they were shots to the back of his head they were illegal shots, and the fight should have been ruled a No-Contest due to illegal strikes.

Pete Spratt stated he would officially appeal the decision with the Athletic Commission; it is unknown whether or not Pete Spratt did submit an appeal, but if he did it was rejected as his fight with Means is still recorded as a loss by popular MMA record keeping sites.