Max Vettori is a professional mixed martial artist from Italy. He fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in their middleweight division. He has been a professional MMA fighter since 2012 and in February 2022, the UFC listed him as one of their Top 3 middleweight fighters.
Player Profile and Personal Life
Vettori was born on September 20, 1993, in Trento, Italy. He currently resides and fights out of Trentino, Italy. Nicknamed “The Italian Dream”, Vettori stands 183 cm tall and has a reach of 188 cm. His last listed weight is 93 kilograms.
He has fought in the light heavyweight, middleweight, and welterweight divisions.
Vettori started showing interest in MMA at an early age and trained in kickboxing when he was 13. He enjoyed watching Fedor Emelianenko growing up.
In addition to his MMA career, he has a clothing line called The Italian Dream.
Career
He turned pro in 2012. His first ever professional bout ended in a loss to Alessandro Grandis. He followed this with a string of five wins playing for a number of different promotions. In 2015, he joined Venator and went undefeated for five fights before he was eventually signed by the UFC.
In his first outing with the UFC, he won against Alberto Emiliano Pereira in August 2016. His next fight was a loss to Antonio Carlos Jr.. In 2017, his fight with Omari Akhmedov ended in a majority draw.
Most of his wins in the UFC ended in a unanimous decision in his favor. Some of his more notable wins include those against Paulo Costa, Andrew Sanchez, and Kevin Holland.
As of February 2022, he has a professional record of 18 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.
MMA Record
Total Fights: 24 Wins: 18 Losses: 5 Draws: 1 Wins by Knockout: 2 Wins by Submission: 9 Wins by Decision: 7Losses by Decision: 6
