Marc-André Barriault (born February 18, 1990) is a Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) Middleweight division. He previously competed with TKO Major League MMA where he won the TKO Middleweight Championship and the TKO Light Heavyweight Championship.

Background

Barriault was born and raised in

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, Quebec, Canada. He moved to Quebec City in 2011 to study. During this time he earned a DEC in dietetics and two culinary diplomas.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Barriault began competing in amateur mixed martial arts in 2012 under the tutelage of Sifu Patrick Marcil and finished with a record of 4–3. He also competed in FightQuest Amateur Combat in 2014 were he twice challenged for the FightQuest Middleweight Championship as well as the Vacant Hybrid Combat Middleweight Championship. After going professional in 2014 he competed in smaller promotions earning himself an impressive record of 11–1, During this time he managed to capture 3 Championships in 2 different promotions (TKO Major League MMA, Hybrid Combat). Having previously won both the TKO Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Championships when he was invited to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2019.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Returning to Middleweight Marc-André Barriault faced

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in his promotional debut on May 4, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 151. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Barriault was next set to faced

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on July 7, 2019 at UFC 240. Barriault lost the fight via split-decision. Barriault next faced Jun Yong Park on December 21, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 165. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Returning to action amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Barriault faced Oskar Piechota on June 20, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov. Barriault won the fight via TKO during the second round, earning him his first victory in the promotion. On December 4, 2020, the UFC announced that Barriault had accepted a 6-month USADA suspension for testing positive in-competition for ostarine by the Nevada State Athlete Commission (NSAC) on June 20, 2020. After a thorough investigation into Barriault's positive test, including follow-up testing, an evaluation of the circumstances surrounding his positive tests, and finding no evidence of intentional use, USADA gave him a reduced suspension that it was consistent with low-level ostarine cases with evidence of contamination. He was eligible to fight again on January 21, 2021. Barriault faced Abu Azaitar on March 27, 2021 at UFC 260. He won the fight via technical knockout in round three. Barriault faced Dalcha Lungiambula on September 4, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 191. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Barriault faced Chidi Njokuani on February 5, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland. He lost the fight via knockout in round one. Barriault faced Jordan Wright, replacing Roman Kopylov, on April 23, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 205. He won the fight via a guillotine choke in round one. Barriault faced

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on September 17, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song. He lost the fight via a submission in round three. Barriault is scheduled to face Julian Marquez on March 4, 2023, at UFC 285.

Personal life

Until his move to Florida in 2021, Barriault worked as a cook.

Championships and accomplishments

*TKO Major League MMA **TKO Middleweight Champion (one time; former) ***One successful title defense **TKO Light Heavyweight Champion (one time; former) *Hybrid Combat Promotions **Hybrid Combat Middleweight Champion

Mixed martial arts record

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, Decision (split) , UFC 240 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–2 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 11–1 , Adam Hunter , KO (punches) , TKO 44 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:28 ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 10–1 , Brendan Kornberger , KO (punch) , TKO 43 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:25 , Québec City, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 , Strahinja Gavrilovic , Decision (split) , TKO 41: Champions , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Todd Stoute , Decision (split) , TKO 40: Dénouement , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Jo Vallée , TKO (retirement) , TKO 39: Ultimatum , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Quebec City, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Yacine Bandaoui , KO (punch) , TKO 38: Ascension , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:54 , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Strahinja Gavrilovic , Decision (split) , Hybrid Pro Series 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Martin Leblanc , TKO (punches) , LAMMQ 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:06 , Quebec City, Quebec, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–1 , Jo Vallée , Decision (split) , Hybrid Pro Series 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , James Kouame , TKO (punches) , LAMMQ 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:19 , Quebec City, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , James Kouame , KO (punch) , Hybrid Pro Series 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:50 , Gatineau, Quebec, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Paul Cressaty , KO (punch) , LAMMQ 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:22 , Quebec City, Quebec, Canada , , -

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