Marcelo Guimarães (9-2-1, 2) was born in Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil on June 25, 1983. At the age of 23 years on November 25, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Willians Santos, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
On July 11, 2012, 29-year old Marcelo Guimarães made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman against Dan Stittgen, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Guimarães' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Vitor Miranda at UFC 196 at age 32 on March 5, 2016. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Marcelo Guimarães' best fights have been against Dan Stittgen, Andy Enz and Ildemar Alcântara.
Guimarães has 2 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12  | Mar 5, 2016 32 years, 8 months 9-2-1 (2) | 36 years, 11 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
11  | Jun 28, 2014 31 years 9-1-1 (2) | 22 years, 10 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
10 | Mar 3, 2013 29 years, 8 months 8-1-1 (2) | Hyun Gyu Lim | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee and punches |
9 | Jul 11, 2012 29 years 8-0-1 (2) | Dan Stittgen | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
8 | Aug 20, 2011 28 years, 1 months 7-0-1 (2) | Lucas Rota | MD | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke Won Jungle Fight middleweight title | |
7  | May 21, 2011 27 years, 10 months 6-0-1 (2) | 28 years, 6 months 10-4 (9) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Feb 19, 2011 27 years, 7 months 5-0-1 (2) | Paulo Rodrigues | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Sep 18, 2010 27 years, 2 months 4-0-1 (2) | Erik Becker | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | May 22, 2010 26 years, 10 months 3-0-1 (1) | Ivan Galaz | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Feb 27, 2010 26 years, 8 months 2-0-1 (0) | Gilmar de Andrade | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2 | Jan 10, 2010 26 years, 6 months 1-0-1 (0) | Gilmar de Andrade | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
1 | Nov 25, 2006 23 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Willians Santos | 3 | SD | WIN |
