Eliot Marshall

Eliot Andrew Marshall (born July 7, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.

Background Marshall grew up in the Franklinville section of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey and attended Delsea Regional High School. Influenced by Karate Kid, Marshall started practising Soo Bahk Do at the age of six, eventually placing second in the national championships and being promoted to 3rd degree black belt in the sport. whom he defeated by unanimous decision.

He fought Jason Brilz on September 19, 2009 at UFC 103 in a closely contested bout, winning by controversial split decision.

Marshall then faced former IFL Light Heavyweight Champion Vladimir Matyushenko on March 21, 2010 at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones. Marshall lost a split decision (30-27, 28–29, 30–27).

Following his loss to Matyushenko, Marshall was released from the promotion along with UFC veteran Shannon Gugerty.

Post UFC Despite his cut from the UFC, he was featured in the countdown show for UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy from the camp of then-Interim Heavyweight Championship challenger Shane Carwin.

Eliot Marshall was expected to face Chris McNally at the Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion at the Hard rock in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but event was postponed to avoid a storm. The fight was rescheduled for December 10, 2010.

Return to the UFC Marshall faced Luiz Cané on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128, replacing an injured Karlos Vemola. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Marshall fought Brandon Vera on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137, losing a unanimous decision.

After the loss to Vera, Marshall was released by the UFC and later announced his retirement from MMA competition.

Personal life Eliot and his wife Renee have two sons. After retiring from professional competition, Eliot took over the head coach position of Team Elevation with notable students like two-time UFC Bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw, Curtis Blaydes, Alistair Overeem, Neil Magny, Cory Sandhagen among others.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Brandon Vera Decision (unanimous) UFC 137

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Luiz Cané TKO (punches) UFC 128

Newark, New Jersey, United States Win

Chris McNally Submission (armbar) Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Win

Adriano Camolese Decision (unanimous) BTT MMA 1: Someone's Going Down

Denver, Colorado, United States Win

Josh Haynes Decision (unanimous) ROF 39: Summer Brawl 2

Denver, Colorado, United States Loss

Vladimir Matyushenko Decision (split) UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones

Broomfield, Colorado, United States Win

Jason Brilz Decision (split) UFC 103

Dallas, Texas, United States Win

Vinny Magalhães Decision (unanimous) UFC 97

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Jules Bruchez Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Rob MacDonald TKO (punches) ROF 31: Undisputed

Broomfield, Colorado, United States Win

Marcus Sursa Submission (rear-naked choke) ROF 29: Aftershock

Broomfield, Colorado, United States Win

Damir Mihajlovic TKO (punches) ROF 28: Evolution

Broomfield, Colorado, United States Win

Dan Green Submission (rear-naked choke) ROF 27: Collision Course

Denver, Colorado, United States Win

Mike Altman Submission (keylock) ROF 24: Integrity

Castle Rock, Colorado, United States