Marlon Sandro (born March 8, 1977) is a retired Brazilian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. He has competed for Bellator,

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, and

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. He is the former King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Champion.

Background

Sandro is from Morro de Santo Amaro, a famous slum in

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. Growing up poor, Sandro worked several jobs as a teenager. Before being introduced to

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

, Sandro had trained in

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and also competed in

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sandro made his professional

MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

debut in November 2004. He fought primarily in his native Brazil, amassing an undefeated streak of 12–0 before debuting for the World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku promotion.

King of Pancrase

Sandro made his

debut at Pancrase Rising 9 against

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. He won by unanimous decision. Sandro next fought Miki Shida at Pancrase: Shining 2. He won by KO. In his next fight Sandro fought for the vacant King of Pancrase Featherweight Championship against Masaya Takita. He won via unanimous decision.

Sengoku

Sandro participated in

's Sengoku Featherweight Championship Tournament, losing by a "must decide" decision in the semi-finals to

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specialist and former

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veteran

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. Scores were 30–30, 30–30, 30–29 Sandro (i.e. majority draw) but the judges with draws selected Omigawa in a "must decide" decision, giving him the "must decide split decision" 2–1. His challenged Sengoku Featherweight Champion,

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at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 13. Sandro won via KO 38 seconds into the first round. Kanehara was sent out of the ring in a stretcher. After the fight Sandro was ranked the No. 5

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in the world by

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. On a side note, Marlon weighted 166 lbs one week before the fight. Sandro lost the Sengoku Featherweight Championship to

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at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight on December 30, 2010 by unanimous decision (49–47, 48–47, 48–47). Hioki dominated nearly every round of the fight, and Sandro was given a yellow card in the first round. Sandro was nearly submitted several times in the final round by a chicken wing

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, then by an

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Bellator Fighting Championships

On February 23, it was announced Sandro had signed a multi-fight deal with

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, and will be competing in their Season Four Tournament fights. Sandro made his debut with the promotion at

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against

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in his quarterfinal match of the Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series Featherweight Tournament. While a seemingly clear-cut decision win, Sandro won the fight on only two scorecards (via 30–27 and 29–28 scores). A third judge scored the bout 29–28 for da Silva, which resulted in a split decision victory for Sandro. Sandro faced

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in the semifinals at Bellator 47. He dominated Malegarie, and won the fight via unanimous decision. Sandro fought Pat Curran at

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in the finals of the tournament. After controlling the fight with his superior striking, Sandro lost via head kick KO late in the second round. Sandro rebounded from the first KO loss of his career by submitting fellow Brazilian Rafael Dias in the first round at

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. In March 2012, Sandro entered the Bellator Season Six Featherweight Tournament, where he defeated Roberto Vargas by submission in the first round. In the semifinals at

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, Sandro defeated

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via split decision. Sandro faced

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in the tournament finals at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Sandro faced TUF 14 contestant Dustin Neace on November 16, 2012 at

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. Sandro won the fight via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round. Sandro then participated in the Bellator Season Eight Featherweight Tournament at

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on February 7, 2013, he faced

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in the quarterfinal round. Sandro won the fight via majority decision. In the semifinal, Sandro faced

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and lost via third-round TKO.

Return To Pancrase

After a five-year absence, the former King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion returns at Pancrase 252: 20th Anniversary. Sandro took on Yojiro Uchimura. The fight went to a draw. Next Sandro fought the current King of Pancrase Lightweight Champion in a Featherweight bout in the main event of Pancrase 266, but came up short losing by split decision.

Bellator return

On May 9, 2014, over a year since his last fight in Bellator, Sandro faced

Chris Horodecki Christopher Horodecki (born September 24, 1987) is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He has competed for the WEC, the IFL, Bellator, TKO Major League MMA, and Palace Fighting Championship. Background Horodecki was born in London, Ontario ...

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in Ontario, Canada. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

** Bellator 2011 Summer Series Featherweight Tournament Runner-up ** Bellator Season Six Featherweight Tournament Runner-up *

** Sengoku Featherweight Championship (One time) **Sengoku 2009 Featherweight Grand Prix Semifinalist *

** King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion (One time) *Arena Combat Cup **ACC 1 Featherweight Tournament Winner *

**2010 All-Violence 1st Team

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

*
Professional MMA record from Sherdog.com
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Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

King of Pancrase

Sengoku

Bellator Fighting Championships

Return To Pancrase

Bellator return

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

External links