Marcus Aurélio

Marcus Aurélio Martins (; born 18 August 1973) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist. He formerly fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championships and for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently does stunt and mo-cap work, after an MMA career with fights as a lightweight.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career Aurélio began his career in promotions such as ZST and HOOKnSHOOT, earning notable submission victories against Remigijus Morkevicius and Rich Clementi. Aurelio then came to PRIDE Bushido, where he defeated PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori Gomi with an arm triangle in a non title fight. A rematch for the title was scheduled six months later, which Gomi won by a controversial split decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship On 24 June 2007, Aurelio announced his signing with the UFC. He made his debut at UFC 74,

After his defeat at the hands of Dunham, Aurelio was released from the organization, along with fellow UFC veterans, Chris Wilson, and Justin McCully.

After racking up two consecutive wins in his post UFC career, Aurelio faced Japanese grappler Shinya Aoki at Dream 16. Aoki utilized superior ground control to take a unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments ZST ZST Grand Prix Winner (One time) HOOKnSHOOT HnS Southeast Lightweight Championship (One time) United States Mixed Martial Arts USMMA Lightweight Championship (One time; first) MMA Fighting 2008 #8 Ranked UFC Submission of the Year

Mixed martial arts record Win

Garrett Gross Submission (armbar) WF-Warrior Fight

Fortaleza, Brazil Loss

Lyle Beerbohm Decision (unanimous) ShoFight 20

Springfield, Missouri, United States Win

Matt McGrath Submission (armbar) MMA Live 1

London, Ontario, Canada Loss

Shinya Aoki Decision (unanimous) Dream 16

Nagoya, Japan Win

Niko Puhakka Submission (rear naked choke) Fight Festival 27

Helsinki, Finland Win

Daniel Aspe Submission (rear-naked choke) NDC 1 – Peru vs. American Top Team

Lima, Peru Loss

Evan Dunham Decision (split) UFC 102

Portland, Oregon, United States Win

Joey Gorczynski Submission (rear naked choke) 5150 Combat: Rumble at the Rally

Oklahoma, United States Win

Chris Liguori KO (punch) WCA: Pure Combat

New Jersey, United States Loss

Hermes França Decision (unanimous) UFC 90

Rosemont, Illinois, United States Loss

Tyson Griffin Decision (unanimous) UFC 86

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Ryan Roberts Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night 13

Broomfield, Colorado, United States Win

Luke Caudillo TKO (strikes) UFC 78

Newark, New Jersey, United States Loss

Clay Guida Decision (split) UFC 74

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States UFC debut Loss

Takanori Gomi Decision (split) Pride - Bushido 13

Yokohama, Japan Loss

Mitsuhiro Ishida Decision (unanimous) Pride - Bushido 11

Saitama, Saitama, Japan Win

Takanori Gomi Technical Submission (arm triangle choke) Pride - Bushido 10

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jutaro Nakao Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 8

Nagoya, Japan Win

Daisuke Nakamura Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 6

Yokohama, Japan Loss

Dokonjonosuke Mishima Decision (split) PRIDE Bushido 4

Nagoya, Japan Win

Naoyuki Kotani TKO (cut) ZST.5

Tokyo, Japan Win

Remigijus Morkevicius Submission (triangle choke) ZST: Grand Prix Final Round

Tokyo, Japan Win

Masakazu Imanari Decision (split) ZST: Grand Prix Final Round

Tokyo, Japan Win

Rich Clementi Submission (injury) ZST: Grand Prix Final Round

Tokyo, Japan Win

Takumi Nakayama Submission (armbar) ZST: Grand Prix Opening Round

Tokyo, Japan Win

James Dunn TKO (corner stoppage) Mass Destruction 12

Massachusetts, United States Loss

Antonio McKee Decision (split) KOTC 27: Aftermath

California, United States Win

Darrell Smith Submission (triangle choke) Absolute Fighting Championships 3

Florida, United States Win

David Gardner Submission (armbar) USMMA 3: Ring of Fury

Massachusetts, United States Win

Justin Wisniewski Submission (armbar) Absolute Fighting Championships 2

Florida, United States Win

Scott Johnson Submission (armbar) XFA 5: Redemption

Florida, United States Win

Walter McCall Submission (triangle choke) WEFC 1: Bring It On

Georgia, United States