Bill Algeo (born June 9, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Bill Algeo, a Delaware County native, started his martial arts career at the age of 14 after following his brother's footsteps in wrestling.
[3] Starting Brazilian jiu-jitsu at 18, two years later he was running a BJJ program at Penn State University where he was going to school full time for his B.A.
[3] Starting his professional mixed martial artist career in June 2012, he submitted David Miller via arm-triangle choke in the first round in his MMA debut.
[5] After this win, he was invited to Dana White's Contender Series 17, where he lost to Brendan Loughnane via unanimous decision.
[10] Algeo faced Spike Carlyle at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark on November 28, 2020.
[12] Algeo was scheduled to face Ricardo Ramos on April 17, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs.
[13] However, Ramos was pulled from the fight during the week leading up to the event due to COVID-19 protocols.
[21] He won the fight via TKO in the second round after Burns was unable to return to his feet.