Marcos Rogério de Lima
| Marcos Rogério de Lima | |
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| Born | Marcos Rogério de Lima May 25, 1985 Ribeirão Pires, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Other names | Pezão (portuguese for Bigfoot) |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division |
Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Ribeirão Pires, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Team | 011 MMA Team American Top Team |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Marcos Rogério de Lima, also known as Marcos "Pezão", (born May 25, 1985), is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2009, Lima has also formerly competed for Strikeforce and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3.
Lima made a name for himself fighting on his home country of Brazil. With an undefeated professional record, Lima surprised when defeated the heavy favorite and former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho.
After his win against Filho, Lima was signed by Strikeforce. He made his debut on September 10, 2011 against Mike Kyle at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov, losing the fight via unanimous decision.
Following his debut defeat, Lima was released from Strikeforce. He fought for the Shooto Brazil light heavyweight championship at Shooto Brazil 29 on April 26, 2012 against Carlos Eduardo, losing the fight via knockout in the second round.
On February 26, 2014 it was revealed that Marcos de Lima was selected to be a participant on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3. Lima defeated Thiago dos Santos via submission to move into the Ultimate Fighter house, and become an official cast member.
Lima was selected as the first pick (first overall) of coach Chael Sonnen to be a part of Team Sonnen. In his second Heavyweight fight of the season, Lima was selected to fight Jollyson Francisco and won via unanimous decision. He was then scheduled to face Antônio Carlos Júnior for a spot in the final against Vitor Miranda. He was defeated by submission (rear-naked choke).
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