Marcos Galvao
Encyclopedia
Marcos "Loro" Galvão is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
practitioner and mixed martial artist currently fighting as a featherweight
. He holds a professional MMA record of 10 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. Galvão peaked at a global ranking of #2 among bantamweights in August 2007. Galvão has fought in several organizations all over the world, including Shooto
, Jungle Fight, Fury FC, and World Extreme Cagefighting
.
Galvão currently trains with fellow Nova Uniao teammates Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro and Marcelino Freitas in New York City.
. Galvão is a successful and well respected grappler. He is a Grapplers Quest Pro Division Champion, five time Brazilian National Champion and a two time World Champion.
against Brian Bowles. Galvão lost the fight via KO in the second round. He took a fight outside of the WEC before returning to the promotion. He returned to suffer another KO loss, this time to Damacio Page
at WEC 39
.
. The fight ended in a draw, resulting in Ueda retaining the championship title.
, the Bellator Featherweight champion. The fight was contested at a catchweight of 137 lbs. In the fight Galvão negated a majority of Warren's offense for the first two rounds by showing strong takedown defense, taking down Warren multiple times, taking Warren's back, and executing good knees from the clinch. In the third round he was taken down by Warren and controlled throughout the round. At the end of the fight, Bellator color commentator, Jimmy Smith
, believed Galvão won the fight 29-28. Along with Smith, many top MMA sites, (MMAJunkie, Sherdog, MMAFighting, MMASpot), all believed that Galvão won the fight by 29-28. It was then announced that Warren had won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
During an MMAJunkie radio interview with Bellator CEO, Bjorn Rebney, Rebney confirmed that Galvão will take part in the Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five
bantamweight tournament. Galvao fought Chase Beebe
in a quarterfinal match-up on September 24, 2011 and won via split decision.
Galvao lost a very close fight Alexis Vila
at Bellator 55, losing by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30). Though Galvao lost the fight, he still received his win bonus.
|Loss
|align=center|10-5-1
|Alexis Vila
|Decision (split)
|Bellator 55
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Yuma, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-4-1
|Chase Beebe
|Decision (split)
|Bellator 51
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Canton, Ohio
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|9-4-1
|Joe Warren
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 41
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Yuma, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-3-1
|Ryan Vaccaro
|Decision (unanimous)
|Ring of Combat 33
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-3-1
|Jacob Kirwan
|Decision (unanimous)
|Ring of Combat 31
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|4:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-3-1
|David Derby
|TKO (punches)
|Washington Combat: Battle of the Legends
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:37
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-3-1
|Damacio Page
|KO (punches)
|WEC 39
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:18
|Corpus Christi, Texas
, United States
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|6-2-1
|Masakatsu Ueda
|Draw
|Shooto Tradition 3
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-2
|Brian Bowles
|KO (punch)
|WEC 31
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:09
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-1
|Kenji Osawa
|Decision (majority)
|Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-1
|Naoya Uematsu
|Decision (unanimous)
|Fury FC 1: Warlords Unleashed
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Sao Paulo
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-1
|Fredson Paixao
|Decision (unanimous)
|Jungle Fight 6
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Manaus
, Brazil
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-1
|Akitoshi Hokazono
|Decision (unanimous)
|Shooto: 9/23 in Korakuen Hall
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Jin Akimoto
|Decision (unanimous)
|Shooto: 9/26 in Kourakuen Hall
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Shuichiro Katsumura
|Decision (unanimous)
|Shooto 2004: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Masato Shiozawa
|Decision (majority)
|Shooto: 5/4 in Korakuen Hall
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
practitioner and mixed martial artist currently fighting as a featherweight
Featherweight (MMA)
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...
. He holds a professional MMA record of 10 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. Galvão peaked at a global ranking of #2 among bantamweights in August 2007. Galvão has fought in several organizations all over the world, including Shooto
Shooto
Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...
, Jungle Fight, Fury FC, and World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
.
Galvão currently trains with fellow Nova Uniao teammates Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro and Marcelino Freitas in New York City.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Galvão received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Nova Uniao founder André PederneirasAndre Pederneiras
André Pederneiras is a Brazilian mixed martial artist with a record of 1-1-2. Andre "Dede" Pederneiras is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under the late grandmaster Carlson Gracie and also one of the two founders of team Nova União...
. Galvão is a successful and well respected grappler. He is a Grapplers Quest Pro Division Champion, five time Brazilian National Champion and a two time World Champion.
WEC Career
Galvão made his WEC and U.S. debut at WEC 31WEC 31
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting . The event took place on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and was aired live on the Versus Network....
against Brian Bowles. Galvão lost the fight via KO in the second round. He took a fight outside of the WEC before returning to the promotion. He returned to suffer another KO loss, this time to Damacio Page
Damacio Page
Damacio James Page is an American mixed martial arts fighter and who currently competes in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
at WEC 39
WEC 39
WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on March 1, 2009 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The event aired live on the Versus Network....
.
Shooto Title Fight
Following a loss in his WEC debut to Bowles, Galvão returned to Japan to challenge the undefeated Bantamweight title holder Masakatsu UedaMasakatsu Ueda
Masakatsu Ueda is a professional Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division for Shooto where he is the current undisputed Featherweight champion. Ueda won the vacant title after defeating Koetsu Okazai on March 28, 2008 by Unanimous Decision at Shooto's Back...
. The fight ended in a draw, resulting in Ueda retaining the championship title.
Bellator Fighting Championships
Galvão was a part of the main event for Bellator 41 against Joe WarrenJoe Warren
Joe Warren is an American soccer player currently playing with NSC Minnesota Stars of the North American Soccer League.-College:...
, the Bellator Featherweight champion. The fight was contested at a catchweight of 137 lbs. In the fight Galvão negated a majority of Warren's offense for the first two rounds by showing strong takedown defense, taking down Warren multiple times, taking Warren's back, and executing good knees from the clinch. In the third round he was taken down by Warren and controlled throughout the round. At the end of the fight, Bellator color commentator, Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith (fighter)
Jimmy Smith is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is the co-host of the television show Fight Quest, with Doug Anderson, on the Discovery Channel. He was primarily trained in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.- Early life :...
, believed Galvão won the fight 29-28. Along with Smith, many top MMA sites, (MMAJunkie, Sherdog, MMAFighting, MMASpot), all believed that Galvão won the fight by 29-28. It was then announced that Warren had won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
During an MMAJunkie radio interview with Bellator CEO, Bjorn Rebney, Rebney confirmed that Galvão will take part in the Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five was the fifth and latest installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, and began on September 10, 2011...
bantamweight tournament. Galvao fought Chase Beebe
Chase Beebe
Chase Beebe is an American professional mixed martial artist from Chicago, Illinois. He has recently fought for the World Extreme Cagefighting organization, where he was the Bantamweight Champion. He lost that belt on February 13, 2008, to fellow Midwestern MMA fighter Miguel Torres...
in a quarterfinal match-up on September 24, 2011 and won via split decision.
Galvao lost a very close fight Alexis Vila
Alexis Vila
|-|Loss|align=center|11-1|Eduardo Dantas|Decision |Bellator 59||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Final|-|Win|align=center|11-0|Marcos Galvão|Decision...
at Bellator 55, losing by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30). Though Galvao lost the fight, he still received his win bonus.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Loss
|align=center|10-5-1
|Alexis Vila
Alexis Vila
|-|Loss|align=center|11-1|Eduardo Dantas|Decision |Bellator 59||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Final|-|Win|align=center|11-0|Marcos Galvão|Decision...
|Decision (split)
|Bellator 55
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-4-1
|Chase Beebe
Chase Beebe
Chase Beebe is an American professional mixed martial artist from Chicago, Illinois. He has recently fought for the World Extreme Cagefighting organization, where he was the Bantamweight Champion. He lost that belt on February 13, 2008, to fellow Midwestern MMA fighter Miguel Torres...
|Decision (split)
|Bellator 51
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|9-4-1
|Joe Warren
Joe Warren (fighter)
Joe Warren is an American Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist. As a Greco-Roman wrestler, he won the 2006 Pan American and World Championship and was a favourite for the 2008 Olympics, but was given a two-year suspension after testing positive for THC while trying to qualify for the 2007...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 41
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Yuma, Arizona
Yuma, Arizona
Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041....
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-3-1
|Ryan Vaccaro
|Decision (unanimous)
|Ring of Combat 33
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-3-1
|Jacob Kirwan
|Decision (unanimous)
|Ring of Combat 31
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|4:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-3-1
|David Derby
|TKO (punches)
|Washington Combat: Battle of the Legends
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:37
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-3-1
|Damacio Page
Damacio Page
Damacio James Page is an American mixed martial arts fighter and who currently competes in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
|KO (punches)
|WEC 39
WEC 39
WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on March 1, 2009 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The event aired live on the Versus Network....
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:18
|Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
, United States
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|6-2-1
|Masakatsu Ueda
Masakatsu Ueda
Masakatsu Ueda is a professional Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division for Shooto where he is the current undisputed Featherweight champion. Ueda won the vacant title after defeating Koetsu Okazai on March 28, 2008 by Unanimous Decision at Shooto's Back...
|Draw
|Shooto Tradition 3
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-2
|Brian Bowles
|KO (punch)
|WEC 31
WEC 31
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting . The event took place on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and was aired live on the Versus Network....
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:09
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-1
|Kenji Osawa
Kenji Osawa
Kenji Osawa is a Japanese mixed martial artist from Tokyo, currently fighting in the WEC. He started MMA approximately six years ago, and trains and fights out of Wajitsu Keishukai A3, and teaches there once a week, he also teaches at his own school called "Osawa juku" every Sunday.-MMA career:His...
|Decision (majority)
|Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-1
|Naoya Uematsu
|Decision (unanimous)
|Fury FC 1: Warlords Unleashed
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-1
|Fredson Paixao
Fredson Paixao
Fredson Paixão Melo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, formerly competing as a featherweight in the UFC. He is a member of the Gracie Barra Combat Team Academy.-Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:...
|Decision (unanimous)
|Jungle Fight 6
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Manaus
Manaus
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....
, Brazil
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-1
|Akitoshi Hokazono
|Decision (unanimous)
|Shooto: 9/23 in Korakuen Hall
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Jin Akimoto
|Decision (unanimous)
|Shooto: 9/26 in Kourakuen Hall
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Shuichiro Katsumura
|Decision (unanimous)
|Shooto 2004: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Masato Shiozawa
|Decision (majority)
|Shooto: 5/4 in Korakuen Hall
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
|