Marcos Oliveira
| Marcos Oliveira | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 21, 1978 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | Santá Cruz |
| 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 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marcos Oliveira (born June 21, 1978) is a professional mixed martial artist from Brazil. He competes in the heavyweight division.
Bold text==BJJ & MMA career== Marcos Oliveira started training judo when he was 2.5 years old and become a black belt at 18. He finished third at the 2001 IBJJF world championships[2] and second at the 2002 IBJJF world championships.[3]
In 2010 Oliveira was invited to compete in the Abu Dhabi Fighting Championship Open Weight Grand Prix. Oliveira defeated Johan Romming in the first round at ADFC: Round 1 on May 14, 2010. He then defeated Neil Wain in the second round at ADFC: Round 2 on October 22, 2010 to reach the "one million dirhams (US$272,260.72)" final.[4] Oliveira went to Thailand to improve his striking before the final fight.[5] However, he lost to Shamil Abdurahimov at ADFC: Round 3 on March 11, 2011. http://rise-global.com/2011/07/rise-global-ambassador-marcos-oliveira/Marcos Oliveira is a Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist, with a background in Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and Wrestling. He has competed in all disciplines at various stages of his career and holds black belts in both Judo and Jiu-Jitsu. He has competed and won at National and International championships and competed as part of Brazil’s junior national teams. Marcos is currently a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter and fights in the heavyweight division. He was formerly fighting out of the American Top Team camp in the USA and more recently fighting out of the Abu Dhabi Combat Club.
All that aside, Marcos’s real passion is working with children, coaching and teaching his students the values and essential skills to help them through life. He has spent the last three years working in the Abu Dhabi government school system teaching children Jiu-Jitsu, whilst still competing as a professional fighter. He is currently working on establishing programs in his native town of Santa Cruz, Brazil. His vision is to educate and empower children using sports with great Olympic traditions, such as, Wrestling, Judo and Boxing.
Rise Global is proud to have Marcos on board as an international ambassador for Sport and Development. We share the same values, drive and passion to promote sport as a vehicle that can empower, education and bring people together in a spirit of peace, friendship and cooperation. We look forward to
working with Marcos to continue to develop, deliver and advocate for quality sports programs that have a lasting positive impact on individuals and theircommunities. marcos oliveira FILA 2009 world champion .
european champion 2012 ibjjf.com
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 5-3 |  Shamil Abdurahimov
|
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.
- ^ "2001 IBJJF world championship results". retrieved on July 4, 2012
- ^ "2002 IBJJF world championship results". retrieved on July 4, 2012
- ^ "Marcos Oliveira focused on ADFC GP final". tatame.com. 2010-11-10.
- ^ "Marcos Oliveira in Thailand brushing up for ADFC, but Jiu-Jitsu still on the program". graciemag.com. 2011-01-03.
http://www.guamsportsnetwork.com/mmawrestling/tuck-coaches-proud-of-fighter/ http://news.mmafz.com/2011/12/get-to-know-more-about-marcos-santa-cruz-oliveira/