Cristiano Marcello
| Cristiano Marcello | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 3, 1977 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Residence | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 72.5 in (184 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Rondônia, Brazil |
| Team |
Chute Boxe Academy (1998-2009) Gracie Humaitá Team Alpha Male (occasionally) CM System (2009-present) |
| Trainer |
Rickson Gracie Urijah Faber Royler Gracie |
| Rank | 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 1998–2014 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Notable students |
Maurício Rua Wanderlei Silva Cris Cyborg Murilo Rua Kazushi Sakuraba Daniel Acácio Bruno Carvalho-Gomes (CWFC) Bruno Carvalho (Bellator) Mariusz Linke Evangelista Cyborg Assuerio Silva Kevin Souza Marlon Mathias (EliteXC) Hélio Dipp (Jungle Fight) Jean Silva (PRIDE) Andre Amade José Landi-Jons (Titan Fighting Championships) Marcos Antonio Santana (Shooto) |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Cristiano Marcello da Silva (born December 3, 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and former Chute Boxe BJJ head coach who formerly fought for the UFC. Cristiano competed in the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 1998, 1999 and again in 2001. Marcello was also a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Live.
Cristiano fought for PRIDE Fighting Championships at the PRIDE Bushido 12 in August 2006.
Marcello is widely known for a backstage altercation at PRIDE Shockwave 2005 in which Charles Bennett insulted the Chute Boxe Academy and Wanderlei Silva resulting in a fight between Marcello and Bennett, and Marcello put Bennett to sleep with a triangle choke before the fight was broken up.
In January 2009, Marcello left the Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba to go full on with his own martial arts academy, CM System, which opened its doors in March 2009. Despite leaving Chute Boxe, Marcello is still considered a BJJ coach, and continues to train Chute Boxe fighters out of his own gym.
In February 2012, it was revealed that Marcello was selected to be a participant on The Ultimate Fighter: Live. In the opening round, Marcello defeated Jared Carlsten by submission to qualify as one of the 16 fighters to live in the TUF house.
Marcello was selected as Team Faber's second pick (fourth overall). In the second fight of the first round, Marcello was selected to fight Justin Lawrence, Team Cruz's first overall pick. He was knocked out by Lawrence at 3:15 of the second round.
Marcello fought fellow cast member Sam Sicilia on June 1, 2012 at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale. Marcello lost via second round KO due to a flurry of knees and punches.
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