Lightweight

Marcus Aurelio

Last fought: Sep 2010

RECORD

Pro

22-10-0

UFC

2-4-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:47
Fight Completion Rate	71.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.16
% Fights Inside the Distance	33.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	11-8 (57.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	0-1 (0.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	11-7 (61.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	69.0%
% Time in Control	13.9%
% Time Controlled	17.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	44.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.62
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.74
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-2.13
Distance Strike Accuracy	28.9%
Distance Strike Defense	62.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.81
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.91
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.92
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.67
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.99
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.70

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Marcus Aurelio League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Marcus Aurelio
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	33.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Strike Differential	-1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	14.3%
Takedown Defense	33.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	2:05
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:47
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	34.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Takedown Accuracy	15.6%
Takedown Defense	20.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:48

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Evan Dunham

UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira • Aug 2009Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio27/10226%TD 3/15Ctrl 4:13

Evan Dunham58/16136%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	6/33	18%	0/2	0:00	—
	Evan Dunham	18/65	28%	0/0	0:36	1

R2	Marcus Aurelio	15/39	38%	1/7	1:20	—
	Evan Dunham	23/58	40%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Marcus Aurelio	6/30	20%	2/6	2:53	—
	Evan Dunham	17/38	45%	1/1	0:25	—

LOSS

vs. Hermes Franca

UFC 90: Silva vs Cote • Oct 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio40/10438%TD 1/9Ctrl 1:50

Hermes Franca60/12249%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	18/48	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Hermes Franca	18/45	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marcus Aurelio	16/35	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Hermes Franca	23/45	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Marcus Aurelio	6/21	29%	1/8	1:50	—
	Hermes Franca	19/32	59%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Tyson Griffin

UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin • Jul 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio20/8025%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:29

Tyson Griffin92/17553%TD 3/3Ctrl 6:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	4/30	13%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tyson Griffin	27/55	49%	1/1	1:50	—

R2	Marcus Aurelio	10/21	48%	0/1	0:29	—
	Tyson Griffin	25/47	53%	1/1	2:47	—

R3	Marcus Aurelio	6/29	21%	0/2	0:00	—
	Tyson Griffin	40/73	55%	1/1	1:40	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Roberts

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon • Apr 2008Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 0:16

Marcus Aurelio6/1155%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

Ryan Roberts0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	6/11	55%	0/0	0:06	1
	Ryan Roberts	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luke Caudillo

UFC 78: Validation • Nov 2007Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:29

Marcus Aurelio20/2774%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:23

Luke Caudillo6/1346%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	20/27	74%	1/4	2:23	—
	Luke Caudillo	6/13	46%	0/1	0:15	—

LOSS

vs. Clay Guida

UFC 74: Respect • Aug 2007Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio40/13530%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Clay Guida44/18124%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:27KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	13/40	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	14/54	26%	0/0	0:34	1

R2	Marcus Aurelio	7/23	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	13/40	32%	0/0	2:53	1

R3	Marcus Aurelio	20/72	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	17/87	20%	0/1	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

DREAM (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Shinya Aoki

DREAM 16 • Sep 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio3/743%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Shinya Aoki17/2959%TD 3/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	2/4	50%	0/2	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	10/16	62%	2/4	0:00	—

R2	Marcus Aurelio	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shinya Aoki	7/13	54%	1/2	0:00	—

PRIDE (6 fights)

LOSS

vs. Takanori Gomi

PRIDE Bushido 13 • Nov 2006

Decision (Split) • Rd 2, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio26/10525%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

Takanori Gomi29/6843%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	15/65	23%	1/2	0:00	—
	Takanori Gomi	16/36	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marcus Aurelio	11/40	28%	1/4	0:00	—
	Takanori Gomi	13/32	41%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida

PRIDE Bushido 11 • Jun 2006

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio7/2429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Mitsuhiro Ishida29/6843%TD 4/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	7/21	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mitsuhiro Ishida	18/45	40%	3/3	0:00	—

R2	Marcus Aurelio	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mitsuhiro Ishida	11/23	48%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Takanori Gomi

PRIDE Bushido 10 • Apr 2006

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 4:34

Marcus Aurelio3/933%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Takanori Gomi0/70%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	3/9	33%	1/1	0:00	—
	Takanori Gomi	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jutaro Nakao

PRIDE Bushido 8 • Jul 2005

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio16/3152%TD 5/14Ctrl 0:00

Jutaro Nakao4/1921%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	13/23	57%	3/9	0:00	—
	Jutaro Nakao	4/13	31%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Marcus Aurelio	3/8	38%	2/5	0:00	—
	Jutaro Nakao	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Daisuke Nakamura

PRIDE Bushido 6 • Apr 2005

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio10/2343%TD 4/5Ctrl 0:00

Daisuke Nakamura4/2020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	5/12	42%	2/3	0:00	—
	Daisuke Nakamura	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Marcus Aurelio	5/11	45%	2/2	0:00	—
	Daisuke Nakamura	3/15	20%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima

PRIDE Bushido 4 • Jul 2004

Decision (Split) • Rd 2, 5:00

Marcus Aurelio8/2335%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Dokonjonosuke Mishima19/3751%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Marcus Aurelio	7/19	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dokonjonosuke Mishima	16/32	50%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Marcus Aurelio	1/4	25%	1/1	0:00	—
	Dokonjonosuke Mishima	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com