Eliot Marshall
| Eliot Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 7, 1980 Franklinville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | The Fire |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 77.0 in (196 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Boulder, Colorado |
| Team | Grudge Training Center |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Eliot Andrew Marshall (born July 7, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. Eliot attended the University of Colorado and earned his degree of mathematics.
Eliot appeared on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter. To be a castmember for the rest of the season he had to win his bout against Karn Grigoryan in the elimination round. Eliot lost the fight via a controversial split decision that shocked all spectators leaving many to believe that the judges thought Marshall was Grigoryan. Before Eliot left it was announced that a few fighters would be unable to continue onto the show, with Karn being one of them. Needing a replacement, Eliot was given a second chance.
He had his second fight in the house against Shane Primm, he defeated Primm by rear naked choke early in the first round. After the match, Eliot called out future opponent and TUF winner Ryan Bader.
Eliot got his match against Bader, but lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Eliot defeated Jules Bruchez, his former cast mate on The Ultimate Fighter, at the TUF 8 Finale.
His next fight was against Vinicius Magalhães at UFC 97, whom he defeated by unanimous decision.
He fought Jason Brilz on September 19, 2009 at UFC 103 in a closely contested bout, winning by controversial split decision.
Marshall then faced former IFL Light Heavyweight Champion Vladimir Matyushenko on March 21, 2010 at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones. Marshall lost a split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27).
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