Marcelo Pontes
“Leao”
Age: 32 | Oct 16, 1992
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Lightweight
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 154 lbs
Professional Record
| 37 fights | 9 wins | 27 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 6 | 12 |
| Submissions | 2 | 8 |
| Decisions | 1 | 7 |
| No Contests | 1 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 9 - 27 - 1 | Joelson Ferreira de Souza | 95098 | January 01, 1970 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 0:20 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 26 - 1 | Antonio Luiz Gomes Soares | BFC - Breves Fight Combat 02 | March 02, 2024 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 0:40 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 25 - 1 | Raimundo Reginaldo Brito Chaves | MF - Mag Fight 01 | October 14, 2022 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 01:52 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 24 - 1 | Thiago Vinicius Sousa | STT - Serpente Top Team 13 | September 24, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 05:00 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 23 - 1 | Samuel de Sousa Oliveira | MFC - Maranhao Fight Combat | August 06, 2022 | TKO (Retirement) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 22 - 1 | William de Tarcio Sousa e Silva | SPF / PFC - Pit Bull Fight Championship 57 | December 17, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 21 - 1 | Werlleson Almeida de Souza | CMF - Curralhinho Marajo Fight 01 | December 11, 2021 | TKO (Retirement) | 1 | 1:32 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 20 - 1 | Demison Rodrigues | STT - Serpente Top Team 11 | October 02, 2021 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:20 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 19 - 1 | Orlanison Neris de Oliveira | FR - Fera Combat 1.0 | September 12, 2021 | TKO (Punches and Elbow) | 1 | 4:00 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 18 - 1 | Elias Alves da Silva | PF 2 - Pancadao Fight 2 | September 11, 2021 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 17 - 1 | Thiago Alves dos Santos | CAFC 3 - Cesinha da Associacao Fighting Championships 3: Pancada Fight | February 06, 2021 | KO | 2 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 16 - 1 | Thiago Hayne | Revelation FC - Revelation Fighting Championship 6 | December 10, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 15 - 1 | Orlanison Neris de Oliveira | EFC - Eder Fight Combat 2 | December 21, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 9 - 14 - 1 | Orlando dos Santos Duarte | BFN - Breves Night Fight 4 | November 16, 2019 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 1:42 | |
| NC | 8 - 14 - 1 | Daniel de Franca | AFC - Acara Fight Combat 5 | October 19, 2019 | 0 | 0:00 | ||
| WIN | 8 - 14 - 0 | Pedro Henrique Queiroz | Inchigeki - Inchigeki 3 | September 19, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:40 | |
| LOSS | 7 - 14 - 0 | Wanderson Pantoja da Silva | AFN - Amapa Fight Night 1 | September 14, 2019 | TKO (Retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 7 - 13 - 0 | Oziel da Silva Ferreira | ICM - Insano Combat MMA | August 17, 2019 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:50 | |
| LOSS | 6 - 13 - 0 | Joeres Santos Paulino | TFM - Titan Fight Melgaco 2 | July 04, 2019 | Decision(Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 6 - 12 - 0 | Wallace Xavier | LFC - Leao Fight Champion | April 21, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:50 | |
| WIN | 5 - 12 - 0 | Marcelino Carvalho | BFC - Boxe Fight Combat 5 | December 15, 2018 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:47 | |
| LOSS | 4 - 12 - 0 | Sanderson Santos | GTC 1 - Gladiador Torneio de Combate 1 | September 08, 2018 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:04 | |
| LOSS | 4 - 11 - 0 | Rodrigo Sarmento Moraes | SMF - Salvaterra Marajo Fight 8 | July 12, 2018 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | N/A | |
| LOSS | 4 - 10 - 0 | Wesley Sousa | MFC - Maranhao Fight Combat 8 | May 05, 2018 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| LOSS | 4 - 9 - 0 | Arthur Martins | JF - Jungle Fight 93 | April 28, 2018 | Submission | 1 | N/A | |
| LOSS | 4 - 8 - 0 | Fhabio Mir | Combate Para - Fein vs. Escorpiao | December 16, 2017 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 4:25 | |
| LOSS | 4 - 7 - 0 | Nelson Trindade de Oliveira Junior | BFC 6 - Bujaru Fight Combat 2017 | December 09, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 4 - 6 - 0 | Rodrigo Sarmento Moraes | SMF - Salvaterra Marajo Fight 7 | November 30, 2017 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 3 | 1:22 | |
| LOSS | 3 - 6 - 0 | Kleidson Lima | FNB - Fight Night Bengui | November 25, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 05:00 | |
| LOSS | 3 - 5 - 0 | Daniel da Cruz | MFC - Moju Fight Championship 01 | November 04, 2017 | KO (Knee to the Body) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| LOSS | 3 - 4 - 0 | Elicardo Pinheiro | SMF - Salvaterra Marajo Fight 6 | July 13, 2017 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:20 | |
| WIN | 3 - 3 - 0 | Wender dos Santos Reis | EMC - Extreme Marituba Combat 17 | May 02, 2017 | KO | 1 | 0:30 | |
| WIN | 2 - 3 - 0 | Wallace Xavier | EMC 16 - Extreme Marituba Combat 16 | March 31, 2017 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 1 - 3 - 0 | Tongo Pedrosa | SMF - Salvaterra Marajo Fight 5 | December 01, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:50 | |
| WIN | 1 - 2 - 0 | Marmota dos Santos | MOF - Marajo Open Fight 1 | July 15, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:15 | |
| LOSS | 0 - 2 - 0 | Jefferson Dantas | SMF - Salvaterra Marajo Fight 4 | July 08, 2016 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 4:00 | |
| LOSS | 0 - 1 - 0 | Jefferson Dantas | EMC - Extreme Marituba Combat 13 | June 27, 2014 | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 3:45 |
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