# Marcus Aurélio

Marcus Aurélio Martins (Portuguese pronunciation:; 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, losing to Clay Guida by split decision.
Aurelio won his next fight over Luke Caudillo via first round TKO at UFC 78.
He was defeated by Evan Dunham on 29 August 2009 at UFC 102. He replaced Matt Veach who sustained a back injury while training.
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)

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 32 matches | 22 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By submission | 15 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 10 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 22–10 | Garrett Gross | Submission (armbar) | WF-Warrior Fight | 29 November 2012 | 1 | 4:56 | Fortaleza, Brazil | |
| Loss | 21–10 | Lyle Beerbohm | Decision (unanimous) | ShoFight 20 | 16 June 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 21–9 | Matt McGrath | Submission (armbar) | MMA Live 1 | 19 May 2011 | 1 | 3:39 | London, Ontario, Canada | |
| Loss | 20–9 | Shinya Aoki | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 16 | 25 September 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 20–8 | Niko Puhakka | Submission (rear naked choke) | Fight Festival 27 | 13 March 2010 | 2 | 2:40 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Win | 19–8 | Daniel Aspe | Submission (rear-naked choke) | NDC 1 – Peru vs. American Top Team | 17 October 2009 | 2 | 2:37 | Lima, Peru | |
| Loss | 18–8 | Evan Dunham | Decision (split) | UFC 102 | 29 August 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 18–7 | Joey Gorczynski | Submission (rear naked choke) | 5150 Combat: Rumble at the Rally | 27 June 2009 | 1 | 3:45 | Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 17–7 | Chris Liguori | KO (punch) | WCA: Pure Combat | 6 February 2009 | 2 | 0:23 | New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 16–7 | Hermes França | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 90 | 25 October 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Rosemont, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 16–6 | Tyson Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 86 | 5 July 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 16–5 | Ryan Roberts | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night 13 | 2 April 2008 | 1 | 0:16 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 15–5 | Luke Caudillo | TKO (strikes) | UFC 78 | 17 November 2007 | 1 | 4:29 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 14–5 | Clay Guida | Decision (split) | UFC 74 | 25 August 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | UFC debut |
| Loss | 14–4 | Takanori Gomi | Decision (split) | Pride - Bushido 13 | 5 November 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | For Pride Lightweight Championship |
| Loss | 14–3 | Mitsuhiro Ishida | Decision (unanimous) | Pride - Bushido 11 | 4 June 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 14–2 | Takanori Gomi | Technical Submission (arm triangle choke) | Pride - Bushido 10 | 2 April 2006 | 1 | 4:34 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 13–2 | Jutaro Nakao | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 8 | 17 July 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 12–2 | Daisuke Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 6 | 3 April 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Loss | 11–2 | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | Decision (split) | PRIDE Bushido 4 | 19 July 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Win | 11–1 | Naoyuki Kotani | TKO (cut) | ZST.5 | 5 May 2004 | 2 | 3:34 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 10–1 | Remigijus Morkevicius | Submission (triangle choke) | ZST: Grand Prix Final Round | 11 January 2004 | 1 | 2:48 | Tokyo, Japan | Won ZST Grand Prix |
| Win | 9–1 | Masakazu Imanari | Decision (split) | ZST: Grand Prix Final Round | 11 January 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8–1 | Rich Clementi | Submission (injury) | ZST: Grand Prix Final Round | 11 January 2004 | 1 | 0:40 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7–1 | Takumi Nakayama | Submission (armbar) | ZST: Grand Prix Opening Round | 23 November 2003 | 1 | 3:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6–1 | James Dunn | TKO (corner stoppage) | Mass Destruction 12 | 16 August 2003 | 1 | 5:00 | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Antonio McKee | Decision (split) | KOTC 27: Aftermath | 10 August 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | California, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Darrell Smith | Submission (triangle choke) | Absolute Fighting Championships 3 | 24 May 2003 | 1 | 2:35 | Florida, United States | Defended HnS Southeast Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 4–0 | David Gardner | Submission (armbar) | USMMA 3: Ring of Fury | 3 May 2003 | 3 | 4:13 | Massachusetts, United States | Won vacant USMMA Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 3–0 | Justin Wisniewski | Submission (armbar) | Absolute Fighting Championships 2 | 28 March 2003 | 1 | 1:14 | Florida, United States | Won HnS Southeast Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 2–0 | Scott Johnson | Submission (armbar) | XFA 5: Redemption | 25 January 2003 | 1 | 3:31 | Florida, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Walter McCall | Submission (triangle choke) | WEFC 1: Bring It On | 29 June 2002 | 2 | 2:45 | Georgia, United States | |