Cristiano Marcello Explained

Cristiano Marcello
Birth Date:day=03 month=12 year=1977
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residence:Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Height:[1]
Weight:155lb
Weight Class:Lightweight
Welterweight
Reach In:72.5
Style:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai
Fighting Out Of:Curitiba, Brazil
Team:Chute Boxe Academy (1998–2009)
Gracie Humaitá
Team Alpha Male (occasionally)
CM System (2009–present)
Rank:4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years Active:1998–2014
Mma Kowin:2
Mma Subwin:9
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Decloss:3
Students:Maurício Rua
Wanderlei Silva
Cris Cyborg
Murilo Rua
Kazushi Sakuraba
Daniel Acácio Felipe Silva UFC Elizeu Capoeira UFC Matheus Schefel PFL
Mariusz Linke
Evangelista Cyborg
Assuerio Silva
Kevin Souza
Marlon Mathias (EliteXC)
Hélio Dipp (Jungle Fight)
Jean Silva (PRIDE)
Andre Amade
José Landi-Jons (Titan Fighting Championships)
Marcos Antonio Santana (Shooto)
Sherdog:3530
Updated:May 16, 2013

Cristiano Marcello da Silva (born December 3, 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and former Chute Boxe BJJ head coach who formerly fought for the UFC. Cristiano competed in the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 1998, 1999 and again in 2001. Marcello was also a competitor on .

Mixed martial arts career

Pride Fighting Championships

Cristiano fought for PRIDE Fighting Championships at the PRIDE Bushido 12 in August 2006.

Marcello is widely known for a backstage altercation at PRIDE Shockwave 2005 in which Charles Bennett insulted the Chute Boxe Academy and Wanderlei Silva resulting in a fight between Marcello and Bennett, and Marcello put Bennett to sleep with a triangle choke before the fight was broken up.[3]

In January 2009, Marcello left the Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba to go full on with his own martial arts academy, CM System, which opened its doors in March 2009. Despite leaving Chute Boxe, Marcello is still considered a BJJ coach, and continues to train Chute Boxe fighters out of his own gym.[4]

The Ultimate Fighter

In February 2012, it was revealed that Marcello was selected to be a participant on .[5] In the opening round, Marcello defeated Jared Carlsten by submission to qualify as one of the 16 fighters to live in the TUF house.[6]

Marcello was selected as Team Faber's second pick (fourth overall). In the second fight of the first round, Marcello was selected to fight Justin Lawrence, Team Cruz's first overall pick. He was knocked out by Lawrence at 3:15 of the second round.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Marcello fought fellow cast member Sam Sicilia on June 1, 2012 at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale.[8] Marcello lost via second round KO due to a flurry of knees and punches.

Cristiano made his return against Reza Madadi on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153.[9] He won the fight via a controversial split decision. The decision was controversial since most major MMA outlets scored the bout for Madadi.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Marcello took on UFC newcomer and World Victory Road veteran Kazuki Tokudome at UFC on Fuel TV 8 on March 2, 2013.[14] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Marcello faced Joe Proctor on February 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 36.[15] He lost the fight via unanimous decision and announced his retirement 2 months later to focus more on his gym and coaching, Marcello also plans to compete in the ADCC for the first time in his grappling career.[16]

Return from retirement

On June 29, 2018 Marcello announced that he has returned to MMA and has signed a three-fight contract with Brave CF.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 13–6| Joe Proctor| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 13–5| Kazuki Tokudome| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 13–4| Reza Madadi| Decision (split)| UFC 153| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–4| Sam Sicilia| KO (knees and punches)| The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:53| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 12–3| Oriol Gaset| Decision (majority) | Nitrix Champion Fight 6| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 11–3| Freddy Thole| Submission (triangle choke) | Desert Force Championship 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:01| Amman, Jordan| |-| Win| align=center| 10–3| Guido Cannetti| Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bitetti Combat 8: 100 Years of Corinthians| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:52| São Paulo, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 9–3| Alejandro Solano Rodriguez| TKO (punches)| Bitetti Combat 7 | | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:58| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 9–2| Emiliano Vatti| Submission (armbar) | Bitetti Combat 6 | | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:05| Brasília, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 8–2| Hector Munoz| Submission (rear-naked choke) | Art of War 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:58| Dallas, Texas, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 7–2| Dave Kaplan| Submission (triangle choke)| Fury FC 2: Final Combat| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:37| São Paulo, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 6–2| Mitsuhiro Ishida | Decision (unanimous)| Pride - Bushido 12| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Aichi Prefecture, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 6–1| Do Hyung Kim| TKO (doctor stoppage)| MARS World Grand Prix| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:20| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Win| align=center| 5–1| Jaydson Costa| Submission (triangle choke)| Meca World Vale Tudo 7| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:23| Curitiba, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 4–1| Luiz Azeredo| TKO (knees) | Meca World Vale Tudo 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 8:30| Curitiba, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Fernando Almeida| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 2| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Amazonas, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Ricardo Corumba| Submission (armbar)| Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:05| Amazonas, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Ray Peres| KO (stomps and punches)| Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:50| Amazonas, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Claudio de Souza| Submission (triangle choke) | Brazilian Freestyle Circuit 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:37| Amazonas, Brazil|

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|-| Loss| align=center| 1–1| Justin Lawrence| KO (punch)| | | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:15| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Jared Carlsten| Submission (rear-naked choke)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:43| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States|

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cristiano Marcello MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com. Sherdog.
  2. News: UFC on FUEL TV 8 results: Kazuki Tokudome stifles Cristiano Marcello. MMAjunkie.com. Matt Erickson. March 3, 2013.
  3. Web site: Krazy Horse vs. Cristiano Marcello - Chute Box beef Translation by IHateMMA: Krazy Horse.... Nick. Thomas. September 28, 2008. Bloody Elbow.
  4. Web site: CM System's Blog. CM System's Blog.
  5. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter 15' cast unveiled with 32 lightweight fighters . MMAJunkie.com . February 27, 2012 . February 27, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229050947/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27602/the-ultimate-fighter-15-cast-unveiled-with-32-lightweight-fighters.mma . February 29, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Mixed martial arts results, Season 15 - The Ultimate Fighter . State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry Athletic Commission . March 9, 2012 . March 25, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120617073556/http://boxing.nv.gov/2012%20Results%20Web/03-09-12%20TUF.pdf . June 17, 2012 .
  7. Web site: Episode No. 3 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter: Live'. MMAJunkie.com. March 23, 2012. May 14, 2012. May 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510101241/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27964/episode-no-3-recap-the-ultimate-fighter-live.mma. dead.
  8. Web site: TUF Live Finale adds Marcello-Sicilia . MMAJunkie.com . May 23, 2012 . May 23, 2012 . May 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120525183917/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28846/tuf-live-finale-adds-lawrence-cofer-jury-saunders-marcello-sicilia-cruickshank-tickle.mma . dead .
  9. Web site: Cristiano Marcello vs. Reza Madadi added to UFC 153 in Brazil. MMAJunkie.com. July 19, 2012. October 3, 2012. July 21, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120721214942/http://mmajunkie.com/news/29778/cristiano-marcello-vs-reza-madadi-added-to-ufc-153-in-brazil.mma. dead.
  10. Web site: UFC 153 play-by-play and live results. mmajunkie.com. 2012-10-13.
  11. Web site: UFC 153 results play-by-play. sherdog.com. 2012-10-13.
  12. News: UFC 153 play-by-play Reza Madadi vs Cristiano Marcello. Mmaweekly.com | Ufc and Mma News, Results, Rumors, and Videos . mmaweekly.com. 2012-10-13.
  13. Web site: UFC 153 live facebook FX results. bloodyelbow.com. 2012-10-13.
  14. Web site: Marcello-Tokudome set for UFC on Fuel TV 8. mmajunkie.com. December 12, 2012.
  15. Web site: Cristiano Marcello vs. Joe Proctor slated for UFC Fight Night 36. mmajunkie.com.. Staff. 2013-11-26. 2013-11-26.
  16. Web site: UFC lightweight Cristiano Marcello retires from MMA. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2014-04-12. 2014-04-12.
  17. Web site: Cristiano Marcello returns from retirement, signs with Brave. Guilherme Cruz. mmafighting.com. June 29, 2018.

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