In 2013, Feitosa was ranked one of the Top 10 fighters of all time by the BJJ Heroes website.

He is one of the strongest competitors of his generation having won against fighters such as Urijah Faber, Léo Vieira, Vítor Ribeiro, Royler Gracie and Leonardo Santos.

At Feitosa invitation, Takigawa moved to Brazil in 1998 to train at the Gracie Barra academy and became a black belt in 2004.

In 2015 he taught the first class ever at the brand new Gracie Barra Itaipava academy founded by actor Thiago Lacerda and Rodrigo Scott.

[5] From 2001 to 2004 Marcio Feitosa dated and was engaged to Brazilian actress Taís Araújo.