Carmelo Marrero (16-6, 10) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. on January 26, 1981. At the age of 23 years on October 16, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Dippolito, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 14, 2006, 25-year old Carmelo Marrero made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC 64 against a 31-year old Cheick Kongo, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Marrero's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Shelton Graves at age 32 on October 25, 2013. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Carmelo Marrero's best fights have been against Cheick Kongo and Steve Steinbeiss.
Marrero has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Oct 25, 2013 32 years, 8 months 16-6 (10) | Shelton Graves | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Leglock | |
22 | Jun 8, 2013 32 years, 4 months 15-6 (9) | J.A. Dudley | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
21 | Oct 19, 2012 31 years, 8 months 14-6 (8) | Lew Polley | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20 | Oct 21, 2011 30 years, 8 months 14-5 (8) | Scott Barrett | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19  | Jan 29, 2011 30 years 13-5 (8) | 28 years, 5 months 9-2 (6) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
18 | Oct 9, 2010 29 years, 8 months 13-4 (8) | Steven Banks | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
17 | Jul 17, 2010 29 years, 5 months 12-4 (7) | Brian Heden | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Feb 13, 2010 29 years 11-4 (7) | Wayne Cole | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
15  | Sep 5, 2009 28 years, 7 months 10-4 (6) | 31 years, 3 months 8-2 (8) | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
14  | Apr 1, 2009 28 years, 2 months 10-3 (6) | 25 years, 9 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13 | Nov 5, 2008 27 years, 9 months 10-2 (6) | Steve Steinbeiss | WEC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
12 | Sep 19, 2008 27 years, 7 months 9-2 (6) | Chuck Huus | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock | |
11 | Aug 16, 2008 27 years, 6 months 8-2 (5) | Rader McHugh | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10 | Apr 4, 2008 27 years, 2 months 7-2 (4) | Mike Ciesnolevicz | LHW | 1 | NC | NC Accidental headbutt | |
9 | Nov 7, 2007 26 years, 9 months 7-2 (4) | Rafael del Real | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
8  | May 26, 2007 26 years, 4 months 6-2 (3) | 28 years, 7 months 8-4 (7) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
7  | Dec 30, 2006 25 years, 11 months 6-1 (3) | 27 years, 7 months 6-1 (6) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
6  | Oct 14, 2006 25 years, 8 months 6-0 (3) | 31 years, 4 months 9-2-1 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
5 | Jun 30, 2006 25 years, 5 months 5-0 (3) | Petrus Walker | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Won CFFC heavyweight title | |
4 | Mar 4, 2006 25 years, 1 months 4-0 (2) | Dale Carson | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Aug 6, 2005 24 years, 6 months 3-0 (1) | Sherman Pendergarst | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Apr 2, 2005 24 years, 2 months 2-0 (1) | Chris Volo | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Oct 16, 2004 23 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Dippolito | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
