Marcelo Dourado

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Dourado.

Marcelo Dourado
Born	Marcelo Pereira Dourado (1972-04-29) 29 April 1972 Porto Alegre, Brazil
Other names	Moicano
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division	Lightweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Karate
Mixed martial arts record
Total	9
Wins	1
By knockout	1
Losses	8
By knockout	3
By submission	3
By decision	2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Marcelo Pereira Dourado (born 29 April 1972) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and personal trainer.

Early life

In his childhood, Marcelo Dourado started to practice Brazilian jiu jitsu and Judo in Porto Alegre, his hometown. Later, he started to learn karate from his father. At the age of thirteen, he began to fight professionally. In football, Dourado is a Sport Club Internacional supporter.

Career

In his first professional MMA fight, Dourado defeated Rafael Capoeira by knockout after only 4 minutes and 20 seconds of round 1. In the following fights, however, he did not achieve the same success and has been defeated in all of them.

Arrest

Marcelo Dourado was arrested by the military police in 2005, along with 27 others, for consuming drugs in an electronic music party in Rio de Janeiro. He was caught smoking marijuana. After being detained for several hours, he was released.

Big Brother Brasil

Season 4

In January 2004, he was part of the cast in Big Brother Brasil 4. During his first time in the house, Dourado started a relationship with fellow housemate Juliana. On 8 March 2004, he became the eighth housemate to be evicted with 68% of the votes, finishing seventh overall.

Season 10

On 30 March 2010, Dourado became the winner of Big Brother Brasil with 60% of the 154 million votes, defeating dentist Fernanda Cardoso and personal trainer Cadu Parga in the final to take the R$1,500,000 prize.