Marcos Avellan's first taste of competition was in high school wrestling, which he started late as a high school Junior, in 1997. He got off to a rocky start, losing his first 11 matches in a row - finishing his first year of wrestling with a 1-18 record. Marcos trained everyday in the off-season and came back his senior year as Captain, was considered one of the best wrestlers in the state, and finished with a 22-5 record. Coming back from a 1-18 wrestler to become a successful competitor taught him the importance of focus and self-belief.
After wrestling Marcos jumped into MMA and Submission Wrestling. As a submission wrestler, he racked up a professional/advanced grappling record of 39-15, winning tournaments and main event matches throughout the country.
Marcos competed against world champions and was able to defeat some of the best black belts in the world, such as Adriano Lucio, Jamie Cruz, Pedro Brandao, Sean Williams, Justin Garcia, Rick McCauley, Joe D'Arce, Phil Cardella, Todd Margolis, and Leonardo Xavier. His biggest accomplishments in submission wrestling were winning two national titles, becoming the 2003 GQ Team USA Trials Lightweight Champion and the 2004 ADCC North American Trials 88kg Champion.
Marcos also fought in mixed martial arts and racked up an amateur MMA record of 7-1 and an MMA professional record of 2-0-1 - finishing all nine of his wins via submission.
In 2009, Marcos retired from competition to focus on coaching.
biography source: http://marcosavellan.com/
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