Marcus Aurélio (22-10, 18) was born in Fortaleza, Brazil on August 18, 1973. At the age of 28 years on June 29, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Walter McCall, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On August 25, 2007, 34-year old Marcus Aurélio made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC 74 against a 25-year old Clay Guida but lost the fight via split decision.
Aurélio's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Garrett Gross at age 39 on November 29, 2012. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Marcus Aurélio's best fights have been against Luke Caudillo, Ryan Roberts, Takanori Gomi, Daisuke Nakamura, Jutaro Nakao, Remigijus Morkevicius and Takumi Nakayama.
Aurélio has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Nov 29, 2012 39 years, 3 months 22-10 (18) | Garrett Gross | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
31  | Jun 16, 2012 38 years, 9 months 21-10 (17) | 33 years, 4 months 18-2 (15) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
30 | May 19, 2011 37 years, 9 months 21-9 (17) | Matt McGrath | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
29  | Sep 25, 2010 37 years, 1 months 20-9 (16) | 27 years, 4 months 24-5 (15) | Dream | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
28 | Mar 13, 2010 36 years, 6 months 20-8 (16) | Niko Puhakka | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
27 | Oct 17, 2009 36 years, 1 months 19-8 (15) | Daniel Aspe | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
26  | Aug 29, 2009 36 years 18-8 (14) | 27 years, 8 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
25 | Jun 27, 2009 35 years, 10 months 18-7 (14) | Joey Gorczynski | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
24 | Feb 6, 2009 35 years, 5 months 17-7 (13) | Chris Liguori | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
23  | Oct 25, 2008 35 years, 2 months 16-7 (12) | 34 years, 1 months 18-7 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Jul 5, 2008 34 years, 10 months 16-6 (12) | 24 years, 2 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Apr 2, 2008 34 years, 7 months 16-5 (12) | 29 years, 8 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
20  | Nov 17, 2007 34 years, 2 months 15-5 (11) | 26 years, 11 months 15-10 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes |
19  | Aug 25, 2007 34 years 14-5 (10) | 25 years, 8 months 21-8 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
18  | Nov 5, 2006 33 years, 2 months 14-4 (10) | 28 years, 1 months 25-3 (13) | Pride | LT | 2 | SD | LOSS For Pride lightweight title |
17  | Jun 4, 2006 32 years, 9 months 14-3 (10) | 27 years, 5 months 11-2-1 (4) | Pride | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS |
16 | Apr 2, 2006 32 years, 7 months 14-2 (10) | 27 years, 6 months 24-2 (12) | Pride | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm triangle choke |
15  | Jul 17, 2005 31 years, 10 months 13-2 (10) | 34 years, 7 months 18-9-2 (15) | LT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Apr 3, 2005 31 years, 7 months 12-2 (10) | 24 years, 9 months 8-6 (8) | LT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
13  | Jul 19, 2004 30 years, 11 months 11-2 (10) | 32 years, 3 months 15-3-2 (9) | LT | 2 | SD | LOSS | |
12  | May 5, 2004 30 years, 8 months 11-1 (10) | 22 years, 4 months 12-1-2 (8) | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
11  | Jan 11, 2004 30 years, 4 months 10-1 (9) | 21 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
10  | Jan 11, 2004 30 years, 4 months 9-1 (8) | 27 years, 11 months 5-1-1 (3) | LT | 2 | SD | WIN | |
9  | Jan 11, 2004 30 years, 4 months 8-1 (8) | 26 years, 9 months 17-7-1 (14) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Injury | |
8  | Nov 23, 2003 30 years, 3 months 7-1 (7) | 30 years 9-4-3 (2) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
7 | Aug 16, 2003 29 years, 11 months 6-1 (6) | James Dunn | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
6 | Aug 10, 2003 29 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Antonio McKee | KOTC | LT | 2 | SD | LOSS |
5 | May 24, 2003 29 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Darrell Smith | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
4 | May 3, 2003 29 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | David Gardner | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Mar 28, 2003 29 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Justin Wisniewski | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
2 | Jan 25, 2003 29 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Scott Johnson | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | Jun 29, 2002 28 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Walter McCall | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
