Marcelo “Pitbull” Rojo is a 34 year old Male fighter from Argentina with a 16-9-0 pro MMA record. Rojo most recently fought Francis Marshall at UFC Fight Night on Saturday December 3, 2022. Marcelo Rojo lost to Francis Marshall by KO/TKO at 1:14 of Round 2 in the Featherweight division.
Marcelo Rojo has 16 wins with a 88% finish rate, including 8 by knockout, 7 by submission, 2 by decision.
Marcelo Rojo is currently on a 3 fight losing skid.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 16-8-0 | Francis Marshall |
KO/TKO
R2 1:14
|
UFC Fight Night | 2022-12-03 | Featherweight | UFC |
| Loss | 16-7-0 | Kyler Phillips |
SUB
R3 1:48
|
UFC 271 | 2022-02-12 | Bantamweight | UFC |
| Loss | 16-6-0 | Charles Jourdain |
KO/TKO
R3 4:31
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-03-13 | Featherweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-6-0 | Victor Hugo Madrigal |
KO/TKO
R1 1:28
|
Combate 45 | 2019-09-27 | Catchweight | CAMMA |
| Loss | 15-5-0 | John Castañeda |
SUB
R3 2:37
|
Combate 35 | 2019-04-12 | Bantamweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 14-5-0 | Jesse Strader |
KO/TKO
R1 4:13
|
Combate 27 | 2018-10-26 | Bantamweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 13-5-0 | Fabian Galvan |
KO/TKO
R1 2:34
|
Combate 21 | 2018-04-20 | Bantamweight | CAMMA |
| Loss | 13-4-0 | Levy Saúl Marroquín |
SUB
R3 1:56
|
Combate 18 | 2017-11-11 | Bantamweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 12-4-0 | Michael Erosa |
SUB
R1 2:20
|
Combate 18 | 2017-11-11 | Bantamweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 11-4-0 | Billy Molina |
KO/TKO
R1 4:50
|
Combate 16 | 2017-07-27 | Catchweight | CAMMA |
| Win | 10-4-0 | Ivan Hernandez-Flores |
KO/TKO
R1 2:06
|
Combate 12 | 2017-03-30 | Bantamweight | CAMMA |
| Loss | 10-4-0 | Claudio Puelles |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
The Ultimate Fighter Latin America Season 3 | 2016-06-11 | Lightweight | TUF |
| Win | 10-4-0 | John Bedoya |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
The Ultimate Fighter Latin America Season 3 | 2016-06-04 | Lightweight | TUF |
| Win | 10-4-0 | Juan Villaseca |
SUB
R1
|
The Ultimate Fighter Latin America Season 3 | 2016-05-26 | Lightweight | TUF |
| Win | 9-4-0 | Gilber Ordóñez |
SUB
R3
|
Arena Tour 7 | 2015-09-19 | AT | |
| Win | 8-4-0 | Javier Oyarzabal |
Disqualificaton
R2
|
Arena Tour 6 | 2015-06-26 | Featherweight | AT |
| Loss | 8-3-0 | Mukhamed Kokov |
SUB
R1 4:51
|
ACB 15 | 2015-03-21 | Featherweight | ACB |
| Win | 7-3-0 | Enrique Silva |
SUB
R2
|
Arena Tour 3 | 2014-08-15 | AT | |
| Loss | 7-2-0 | Fernando Vieira |
SUB
R2 1:35
|
XFC International 1 | 2014-02-08 | Featherweight | XFC |
| Win | 6-2-0 | Enrique Silva |
KO/TKO
R2 3:36
|
Regional circuit | 2013-10-06 | ||
| Win | 5-2-0 | Fabio Oliveira |
KO/TKO
R1 4:22
|
Fight at the Lake 2 | 2013-07-27 | ||
| Win | 4-2-0 | Junior Banegas |
KO/TKO
R1 0:42
|
Regional circuit | 2013-06-22 | HFC | |
| Win | 3-2-0 | Antonio Chavez |
SUB
R1 4:01
|
Regional circuit | 2012-07-14 | ||
| Win | 2-2-0 | Willian Viana |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2012-06-15 | ||
| Win | 1-2-0 | Mauro Seoane |
SUB
R1 4:05
|
Regional circuit | 2012-04-21 | ||
| Loss | 1-1-0 | Rivaldo Junior |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Amazon Forest Combat 2 | 2012-03-31 | Featherweight | AFC |
| Loss | 1-0-0 | Matias Schiavoni |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Explotion Fight Night 3 | 2012-01-14 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Fabio Enrique |
SUB
R1
|
Real Fights 8 | 2011-03-12 | RFA |
Rojo made his professional debut against Fabio Enrique on March 12, 2011, fighting on Real Fights 8: Demolition.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Fabio Enrique who carried a 1-1-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Marcelo Rojo beat Fabio Enrique by Submission at of Round 1.
Rojo made his debut in the UFC against Charles Jourdain on March 13, 2021, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad having compiled a 16-6-0 professional MMA record.
Marcelo Rojo lost to Charles Jourdain by KO/TKO at 4:31 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Rojo has gone on to fight a total of 3 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 0-3-0.
Rojo's last win came against Victor Hugo Madrigal at Combate 45 on Friday September 27, 2019. Marcelo Rojo beat Victor Hugo Madrigal by KO/TKO at 1:28 of Round 1.
Rojo is not currently booked for any fights.
Rojo's last loss came against Francis Marshall at UFC Fight Night on Saturday December 3, 2022. Marcelo Rojo lost to Francis Marshall by KO/TKO at 1:14 of Round 2.
Rojo has fought 3 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 0-3-0.
Rojo has knocked out 8 opponents.
Rojo has submitted 7 opponents.
Rojo has been knocked out 2 times.
Rojo has been submitted 5 times.
