Chepe Mariscal biography: 13 things about UFC fighter from Cicero, Illinois

Who is Chepe Mariscal?

Jose Mariscal is an American professional mixed martial artist from Illinois, United States. His fight names are Chepe and Machine Gun.

Mariscal speaks English and Spanish. Here are 13 more things about him:

He is a black belt in judo and Brazilian jiujitsu.
He is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
He competes in the featherweight division.
He is fighting out of Cicero, Illinois.
From Cicero, he later moved to Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA.
Before joining the UFC, he competed in American Predator Fighting Championships, Rich Dambakly MMA, Ring of Combat, Hosier Fight Club, V3 Fights, Victory Fighting Championship, Legacy Fighting Alliance, Cage Fury Fighting Championships, Cage Warriors and Combate Global.
He is 5’6″ tall.
He holds a professional MMA record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 1 No Contest.
On October 11, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut.
In 2019, he started dating Claire Guthrie.
On June 24, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
On October 27, 2024, he turned 32.
In March 2025, Guthrie will gave birth to their first child.

From 2023 to 2025, Chepe Mariscal fought five UFC opponents. Here are the results:

On June 24, 2023, he defeated Trevor Peek via unanimous decision at “UFC on ABC 5” in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
On September 9, 2023, he defeated Jack Jenkins via technical knockout at “UFC 293” in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

On April 6, 2024, he defeated Morgan Charriere via split decision at “UFC Fight Night 240” in Enterprise, Nevada.
On August 10, 2024, he defeated Damon Jackson via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 61” in Enterprise.

On March 1, 2025, he defeated Ricardo Ramos via unanimous decision at “UFC Vegas 103” in Enterprise.

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