| Marcos Galvão | |
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| Born | June 23, 1982 Amazonas, Brazil |
| Other names | Loro, Kokot |
| Residence | New York, New York, United States |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | 145 & 135 |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | New York, New York, United States |
| Team | Nova União |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2003 - Present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://marcoslorobjj.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Marcos "Loro" Galvão (born June 23, 1981) 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.[1] 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.
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Galvão received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Nova Uniao founder André Pederneiras. 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.
Galvão made his WEC and U.S. debut at WEC 31 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.
Following a loss in his WEC debut to Bowles, Galvão returned to Japan to challenge the undefeated Bantamweight title holder Masakatsu Ueda. The fight ended in a draw, resulting in Ueda retaining the championship title.
Galvão was a part of the main event for Bellator 41 against Joe Warren, 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.[2]
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.[3]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 16 matches | 10 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 2 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 10-5-1 | Alexis Vila | Decision (split) | Bellator 55 | October 22, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal |
| Win | 10-4-1 | Chase Beebe | Decision (split) | Bellator 51 | September 24, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Canton, Ohio, United States | Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| Loss | 9-4-1 | Joe Warren | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 41 | April 16, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Catchweight of 137 lbs. |
| Win | 9-3-1 | Ryan Vaccaro | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 33 | December 3, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Won Featherweight Title |
| Win | 8-3-1 | Jacob Kirwan | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 31 | September 24, 2010 | 3 | 4:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 7-3-1 | David Derby | TKO (punches) | Washington Combat: Battle of the Legends | May 15, 2010 | 1 | 1:37 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Featherweight Debut |
| Loss | 6-3-1 | Damacio Page | KO (punches) | WEC 39 | March 1, 2009 | 1 | 0:18 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| Draw | 6-2-1 | Masakatsu Ueda | Draw | Shooto Tradition 3 | September 28, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | For Shooto Featherweight (132 lbs.) Championship |
| Loss | 6-2 | Brian Bowles | KO (punch) | WEC 31 | December 12, 2007 | 2 | 2:09 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 6-1 | Kenji Osawa | Decision (majority) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 3 | May 18, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5-1 | Naoya Uematsu | Decision (unanimous) | Fury FC 1: Warlords Unleashed | September 27, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 4-1 | Fredson Paixao | Decision (unanimous) | Jungle Fight 6 | April 29, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Manaus, Brazil | |
| Loss | 3-1 | Akitoshi Hokazono | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 9/23 in Korakuen Hall | September 23, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3-0 | Jin Akimoto | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 9/26 in Kourakuen Hall | September 26, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2-0 | Shuichiro Katsumura | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto 2004: 1/24 in Korakuen Hall | January 24, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0 | Masato Shiozawa | Decision (majority) | Shooto: 5/4 in Korakuen Hall | May 4, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
Galvão is married to his wife Paula. The couple currently reside in New York City where Galvão trains and teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[4]