Daniel Marcos (17-1, 8) was born in Lima, Peru on March 7, 1993. At the age of 22 years on September 11, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut against Marco Cubas, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On January 21, 2023, 29-year old Daniel Marcos made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 283 against Saimon Oliveira, winning the fight in the 2nd round via KO.
Marcos' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Montel Jackson at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo at age 32 on May 3, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Daniel Marcos' best fights have been against Saimon Oliveira, John Castañeda, Davey Grant and Adrian Yañez.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | May 3, 2025 32 years, 1 months 17-1 (8) | 33 years 14-2 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Dec 14, 2024 31 years, 9 months 17-0 (8) | 31 years 17-5 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
17  | Jun 8, 2024 31 years, 3 months 16-0 (8) | 32 years, 5 months 21-6 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Feb 10, 2024 30 years, 11 months 15-0 (8) | 30 years, 7 months 25-11 (9) | UFC | BT | 2 | NC | NC Accidental groin kick |
15  | Jul 22, 2023 30 years, 4 months 15-0 (8) | 37 years, 7 months 13-6 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
14 | Jan 21, 2023 29 years, 10 months 14-0 (8) | Saimon Oliveira | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Knee to the body and punches |
13 | Sep 13, 2022 29 years, 6 months 13-0 (7) | Brandon Lewis | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Dec 3, 2019 26 years, 8 months 12-0 (7) | Gaston Manzur | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Mar 16, 2019 26 years 11-0 (6) | Roy Quispe | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
10 | Jun 15, 2018 25 years, 3 months 10-0 (5) | Gabriel Pimenta | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Oct 27, 2017 24 years, 7 months 9-0 (5) | Cristian Jose Herrera | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Sep 1, 2017 24 years, 5 months 8-0 (4) | Marlon dos Santos | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Apr 28, 2017 24 years, 1 months 7-0 (4) | Luis Zuniga | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
6 | Mar 10, 2017 24 years 6-0 (3) | Wanderson Targino | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Sep 30, 2016 23 years, 6 months 5-0 (3) | Andres Cordero | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | May 12, 2016 23 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | Miguel Martinez | BT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
3 | Feb 18, 2016 22 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Luis Dapello | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Dec 16, 2015 22 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Jorge Enciso | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
1 | Sep 11, 2015 22 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Marco Cubas | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
