Marcio Navarro

Márcio Navarro (pronounced ; born September 17, 1978) is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and professional kickboxer. Navarro is the former International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) light middleweight oriental rules world champion. Navarro also is an instructor at Valor Martial Arts in Wichita, Kansas.

Kickboxing career Navarro began training in kickboxing in 1992. He won the vacant ISKA light middleweight oriental rules world championship belt on September 21, 2012, defeating Thomas Longacre by split decision (49-48, 48-49 and 49–48). He was later stripped of the title because he was not defending it since he began to focus on his mixed martial arts career instead. He retired on July 21, 2018, after a winning a fight by knockout via a head kick.

MMA career Navarro began his MMA career in 2008 with TKO victory over Sandro Vieira da Silva in his hometown of Indaiatuba, Brazil. Shortly after the fight, he moved to the United States. Navarro fought his first fight in the United States on November 9, 2008, against Adam Sohayda in Orange County, California. He won the fight by TKO in the 2nd round. On October 29, 2011, fought Rudy Bears on Bellator LVI in the Local Feature Fights. Navarro defeated Bears by split decision. Navarro has fought 29 fights in his career winning 15. Navarro fought Donnie Bell at Bellator CIII and lost via submission by rear neck crank. Navarro fought in his third Bellator fight at Bellator CXIII against Bobby Cooper and lost the fight via unanimous decision, extending his losing streak to four fights. Navarro broke his losing streak with a 1st-round knockout of local fighter Demian Papagni. He fought his fourth Bellator fight at Bellator 130 against Cody Carrillo. Carillo gave a verbal submission from multiple punches.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Henry Lindsay TKO (punches) Bellator 150 February 26, 2016

Mulvane, Kansas, United States Loss

Brian Foster KO XFI 14 July 18, 2015

Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States Loss

Codale Ford Decision (unanimous) Rage on the River 03/20/15 March 20, 2015

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Welterweight bout; for the XFN Welterweight Championship. Win

Kyle Sjafiroudden Submission (rear-naked choke) OFC 3 November 22, 2014

Concho, Oklahoma, United States Won the OFC Lightweight Championship Win

Cody Carrillo Submission (punches) Bellator 130

Mulvane, Kansas, United States Win

Demian Papagni KO (head kick) Friday Night Fights

Wichita, Kansas, United States Knockout of the Night. Loss

Bobby Cooper Decision (unanimous) Bellator CXIII

Mulvane, Kansas, United States Catchweight (158 lb) bout. Loss

Donnie Bell Submission (rear neck crank) Bellator CIII

Mulvane, Kansas, United States Loss

Jake Lindsey KO (punch) VFC Fight Night: Wichita 1

Wichita, Kansas, United States For the VFC Lightweight Championship. Loss

Jon Carson Decision (unanimous) Xtreme Fight Night

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States For the XFL Lightweight Championship. Win

Mike Osborn Submission (rear-naked choke) Battle at Beech

Wichita, Kansas, United States Lightweight debut. Win

Brian Grinnell TKO (punches) Seasons Beatings

Wichita, Kansas, United States Knockout of the Night. Win

Rudy Bears Decision (split) Bellator LVI

Kansas City, Kansas, United States Loss

Thomas Schulte TKO (punches) KOTC: Apocalypse

Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States Loss

Nick Nolte Decision (unanimous) Titan Fighting Championship 19

Kansas City, Kansas, United States Win

Salvador Woods Decision (split) Wright Fights 2

St. Charles, Missouri, United States Loss

Dylan Smith Submission XFL – Rumble on the River 2

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Win

Rico Cato Submission Rock It Hard

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Win

Dylan Smith Decision (split) XFL – Rumble on the River 1

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Loss

Charles Jones Decision (unanimous) Bricktown Brawl 4

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Win

Aaron Hedrick Decision (split) Red Dragon Promotions – Enter the Septagon

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Loss

Levi Avera Submission (armbar) XFL – Final Fury

Bixby, Oklahoma, United States Win

Jake Fox Submission (rear-naked choke) NLCF – Midwest Maddness

Wichita, Kansas, United States Loss

Tim Means TKO (punches) KOTC: Gunslinger

Concho, Oklahoma, United States Loss

Joe Heiland Decision (unanimous) Slammin Jammin Weekend 3

Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States Win

Herman Terrado Decision (unanimous) Slammin Jammin Weekend 2

Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States Win

Adam Sohayda TKO (punches) Fist Series: OctoberFist 2008

Orange County, California, United States Win

Sandro Vieira da Silva TKO (punches) IFC – Vale Tudo

Indaiatuba, Brazil Personal Navarro is married with four children. Navarro teaches kickboxing, MMA, Capoeira, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and fitness classes at Valor Martial Arts in Wichita, Kansas. He joined the United States Air Force Reserves in 2017 shortly after becoming a United States citizen.