Cristiano Marcello (13-6, 11) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 3, 1977. At the age of 20 years on April 25, 1998, he made his professional MMA debut against Claudio de Souza, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 13, 2012, 34-year old Cristiano Marcello made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 153 against a 34-year old Reza Madadi, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Marcello's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Joe Proctor at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi at age 36 on February 15, 2014. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Cristiano Marcello's best fights have been against Guido Cannetti and Reza Madadi.
Marcello has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Feb 15, 2014 36 years, 2 months 13-6 (11) | 28 years, 6 months 8-2 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Mar 3, 2013 35 years, 3 months 13-5 (11) | 25 years, 11 months 11-3-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Oct 13, 2012 34 years, 10 months 13-4 (11) | 34 years, 3 months 12-2 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
16  | Jun 1, 2012 34 years, 5 months 12-4 (11) | 26 years, 4 months 10-1 (9) | TUF | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Knees and punches |
15 | Feb 19, 2011 33 years, 2 months 12-3 (11) | Oriol Gaset | LT | 5 | MD | WIN | |
14 | Dec 8, 2010 33 years 11-3 (11) | Freddy Thole | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
13  | Dec 4, 2010 33 years 10-3 (10) | 30 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
12 | May 28, 2010 32 years, 5 months 9-3 (9) | Alejandro Solano Rodriguez | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
11 | Feb 25, 2010 32 years, 2 months 9-2 (9) | Emiliano Vatti | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10 | Sep 1, 2007 29 years, 8 months 8-2 (8) | Hector Munoz | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Nov 30, 2006 28 years, 11 months 7-2 (7) | Dave Kaplan | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
8  | Aug 26, 2006 28 years, 8 months 6-2 (6) | 27 years, 7 months 12-2-1 (4) | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS |
7 | Apr 29, 2006 28 years, 4 months 6-1 (6) | Do Hyung Kim | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
6 | Nov 8, 2002 24 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Jaydson Costa | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
5  | Jan 31, 2002 24 years, 1 months 4-1 (4) | 25 years, 7 months 4-2 (3) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knees | ||
4 | Aug 8, 1998 20 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Fernando Almeida | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Aug 8, 1998 20 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Ricardo Corumba | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Apr 25, 1998 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Ray Peres | 3 | KO | WIN Stomps and punches | ||
1 | Apr 25, 1998 20 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Claudio de Souza | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
