Education
Eliot attended the University of Colorado and earned his degree of mathematics.
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He was a cast member on SpikeTV"s The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira versus Team Mir.
The Ultimate Fighter
Eliot appeared on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter. Eliot lost the fight via a controversial split decision that shocked all spectators leaving many to believe that the judges thought Marshall was Grigoryan.
Before Eliot left it was announced that a few fighters would be unable to continue onto the show, with Karn being one of them.
Needing a replacement, Eliot was given a second chance. He had his second fight in the house against Shane Primm, he defeated Primm by rear naked choke early in the first round.
Eliot got his match against Bader, but lost the fight by unanimous decision. Ultimate Fighting Championship
Eliot defeated Jules Bruchez, his former cast mate on The Ultimate Fighter, at the TUF 8 Finale.
His next fight was against Vinicius Magalhães at UFC 97, whom he defeated by unanimous decision.
He fought Jason Brilz on September 19, 2009 at UFC 103 in a closely contested bout, winning by controversial split decision. Marshall then faced former IFL Light Heavyweight Champion Vladimir Matyushenko on March 21, 2010 at UFC Live: Vera versus Jones. Marshall lost a split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27).
Following his loss to Matyushenko, Marshall was released from the promotion along with UFC veteran Shannon Gugerty.
Post UFC
Despite his cut from the UFC, he was featured in the countdown show for UFC 111: Street-Pierre vs Hardy from the camp of then-Interim Heavyweight Championship challenger Shane Carwin. Eliot Marshall was expected to face Chris McNally at the Nemesis Fighting: Mobile Marketing Association Global Invasion at the Hard rock in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but event was postponed to avoid a storm.
The fight was rescheduled for December 10, 2010. Return to the UFC
Marshall faced Luiz Cané on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128, replacing an injured Karlos Vemola.
He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
Marshall fought Brandon Vera on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137, losing a unanimous decision. After the loss to Vera, Marshall was released by the UFC and later announced his retirement from Mobile Marketing Association competition.
