Marcos Oliveira
Marcos Oliveira (born June 21, 1978) is a professional Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil. He competes in the heavyweight division of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
| Marcos Santa Cruz Oliveira | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 21, 1978 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Santa Cruz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Capoeira[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Abu Dhabi Combat Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, black dan in Judo, black belt in Capoeira | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2004-2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts career
Marcos de Oliveira formally started his jiu-jitsu instruction that year and his official instructors, who handed him his blue and purple belts, were Júlio César, Alexandre Baraúna and Marcos Bello (Universidade de Gama Filho). At the age of 17, Marcos de Oliveira received his black belt in judo (1995). In 2002, Marcos switched to the American Top Team (ATT) academy in order to compete in mixed martial arts (debut in 2004). He received his brown belt and his black belt (December 2006) from the hands of Ricardo Libório, leader of ATT.
In 2010, Oliveira was invited to compete in the Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship Open Weight Grand Prix. He defeated Johan Romming in the first round and then defeated Neil Wain in the second round to reach the "one million dirhams (US$272,260.72)" final.[2] Oliveira went to Thailand to improve his striking before the final fight.[3] However, he lost to Shamil Abdurakhimov in round three.
Mixed martial arts record
| 8 matches | 5 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 2 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 5–3 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) | ADFC: Round 3 | March 11, 2011 | 1 | 1:56 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | ADFC Heavyweight tournament finals |
| Win | 5–2 | Neil Wain | Decision (unanimous) | ADFC: Round 2 | October 22, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Advanced to the finals |
| Win | 4–2 | Johan Romming | KO (punch) | ADFC: Round 1 | May 14, 2010 | 1 | 0:19 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Advanced to second round |
| Win | 3–2 | Kevin Jordan | Decision (unanimous) | FFP - Untamed 22 | August 23, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 2–2 | Sean Thompson | TKO (punches) | NACC - North American Combat Challenge | June 18, 2005 | 1 | 2:38 | Key West, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Josh Haynes | Submission (guillotine choke) | XFC - Dome Of Destruction 1 | April 29, 2005 | 1 | 3:21 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Warren Kikaba | Decision (unanimous) | FCC 16 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 16 | September 25, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Anthony Barbier | Submission (D'Arce choke) | BONO 15 - Battle of New Orleans 15 | August 21, 2004 | 1 | 1:29 | Metairie, Louisiana, United States |
References
- "10 March Tussles Worth Watching". sherdog.com. 2011-03-01.
- "Marcos Oliveira focused on ADFC GP final". tatame.com. 2010-11-10. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15.
- "Marcos Oliveira in Thailand brushing up for ADFC, but Jiu-Jitsu still on the program". graciemag.com. 2011-01-03.