Vinny Magalhães
Encyclopedia
Vinicius Magalhães is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was a participant in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
. He is the current M-1 Global
Light Heavyweight Champion.
, on the Podium after winning thirteen matches (Ten by Submissions), and take home two Gold Medals in the 2005 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
as a Brown Belt. Vinny has recently expressed that he's been training in different grappling styles such as Sambo (primarily leg locks) & Catch Wrestling.
In 2007, Vinny would become the first Jiu-Jitsu No Gi World Champion in the Super Heavy Weight Division as a Black Belt.
In 2009, Vinny had an impressive performance in the most prestigious Grappling Tournament in the World, the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, winning 2 Bronze Medals (Under 99 kg Division and Absolute Division). On his way to win the Bronze Medal in his weight Division, Vinny beat BJJ World Champion Rodrigo Cavaca (1st Round, Inverted Heel Hook),the 2003 ADCC World Champion and 2x BJJ Absolute World Champion Marcio Cruz
(Quarter-Finals, Flying Armbar), ADCC Brazil Trial Winner and MMA Fighter Glover Teixeira
(3rd Place Match, Armbar) and Losing by point to the eventual Champion Xande Ribeiro (Semi-Final, Points). On his run for his second Bronze Medal, Vinny beat the 2005 ADCC Absolute World Champion Dean Lister
by Judges Decision, moving on to the Quarter-Finals against the 2X NCAA Wrestler and MMA Prospect Chris Weidman
, who he beat by Flying Armbar (His second in the Competition), which put him in the Semi-Final against Braulio Estima
, who beat Vinny by points, and became the eventual Absolute Champion. In the 3rd Place match, Vinny used his experience against Gunnar Nelson
to score a Takedown
in the last few seconds of the over time to guarantee his second Bronze Medal in his first ADCC.
In 2011, Vinny went up weight class in the ADCC Tournament, competing at the 99kg and Over division. Vinny ended up as the divisional winner, beating the reigning champion Fabricio Werdum
by points in the Final match.
, when Evans quit after the first round due to a rib injury. Vinny then defeated Jules Bruchez by armbar in the first round to move to the semi finals. Vinny then fought Krzysztof Soszynski
, and defeated Soszynski by armbar in the first round. He moved on to the finale against Ryan Bader
losing by knockout.
cast mate Ryan Bader
. This fight was on the main card at the UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
. Vinny's next fight was at UFC 97
taking on his former The Ultimate Fighter castmate Eliot Marshall
but lost by unanimous decision.
Vinny was released from the UFC on April 29, 2009 due to his 0-2 record with the company.
to become the M-1 Global
Light Heavyweight Champion.
Vinny Magalhaes then went on to defend the M-1 Global
Light Heavyweight Championship with a third round TKO victory over Mikhail Zayats
.
| Win
|align=center| 9–5 (1)
|Mikhail Zayats
| TKO (head kick and punches)
|М-1 Challenge XXVII: Magalhaes vs. Zayats
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1:13
|Phoenix, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–5 (1)
| Viktor Nemkov
| Submission (mounted gogoplata)
| M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Enomoto
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1:40
|St. Petersburg, Russia
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–5 (1)
| Jake Doerr
| TKO (punches)
| M-1 Challenge XXIV: Damkovsky vs. Figueroa
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:47
|Norfolk, Virginia
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–5 (1)
| Robert Scott
| Submission (armbar)
| MMA Xplosion: International Team Challenge
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:51
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–5 (1)
| Alihan Magomedov
| Submission (triangle armbar)
| M-1 Challenge XXII: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:10
|Moscow
, Russia
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 4–5 (1)
| Pedro Galiza
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shark Fights 9
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Amarillo, Texas
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–4 (1)
| Mike Nickels
| Submission (armbar)
| ROF 36: Demolition
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:19
|Denver, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3-4 (1)
| Chris Davis
| Submission (triangle choke)
| CFP: The Carolina Crown 2
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:13
|Raleigh, North Carolina
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 2–4 (1)
| Eliot Marshall
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 97
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 2–3 (1)
| Ryan Bader
| TKO (strikes)
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:18
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 2–2 (1)
| Raphael Davis
| Submission (verbal)
| Valor Fighting: Fight Night
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:03
|Tustin, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–1 (1)
| Luis Ojeda
| Submission (armbar)
| MMAX 18: Going Home
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:19
|Tijuana
, Mexico
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–1 (1)
| Adolfo de la Torre
| Submission (armbar)
| MMA Xtreme 15
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:21
|Mexico City
, Mexico
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 0–1 (1)
| George Bush
| Decision (unanimous)
| GFC: Evolution
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Columbus, Ohio
, United States
|
|-
| NC
|align=center| 0–0 (1)
| Chris Larkin
| No Contest
| Gracie Proving Ground 1
|
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| N/A
|Columbus, Ohio
, United States
|
The Ultimate Fighter 8 (Light Heavyweight) Runner Up
Current M-1 Challenge Light Heavy Weight Champion
ADCC Submission Wrestling Championship
2011 He won Gold Medal in the 99+ Division http://adccbarcelona.com/category/all-final-results/
2009 He won Bronze Medal in the -99 kg Division http://adccbarcelona.com/category/all-final-results/
2009 He won Bronze Medal in the Absolute Division http://adccbarcelona.com/category/all-final-results/
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundial) notables:
2007 he won the "Super Heavyweight" division (No Gi black belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2007nogi.htm
2007 he finished third in the "SuperSuper Heavyweight" division (black belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2007mundial.htm
2005 he won the Absolute division (brown belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2005mundial.htm
2005 he won the Super Heavyweight division (brown belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2005mundial.htm
2003 he finished third in the Absolute division (purple belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2003mundial.htm
2002 he won the Heavyweight division (blue belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2002mundial.htm
2001 he finished second in the Abolute division (blue belt juvenile level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2001mundial.htm
2000 he finished third in the Middleweight division (blue belt juvenile level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2000mundial.htm
Notable wins in Grappling / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:
Marcio Cruz
"Pe de Pano", Dean Lister
, Gunnar Nelson
, Robert Drysdale
, Fabricio Werdum
, Daniel Gracie
, Marcus Almeida "Buchecha", Romulo Barral (3x), Bruno Bastos (2x), Roberto Abreu (2x), Bill Cooper
(2x), Eric Schambari
, Mike Fowler
, Chris Weidman
, Rodrigo Cavaca (4x), Luis Felipe "BigMac", Sean Spangler, Roy Nelson
"Big Country", Cristiano Lazarinni (Titi), Glover Teixeira
, and few others.
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on September 17, 2008 on Spike TV...
. He is the current M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
Light Heavyweight Champion.
Grappling career
Vinny was promoted to Black Belt by his Instructors Vinicius Aieta and Royler GracieRoyler Gracie
Royler Gracie is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He ran the Gracie Humaitá jiu-jitsu school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for many years under his father Helio's direction, but currently resides in San Diego, US.Royler travels around the world teaching...
, on the Podium after winning thirteen matches (Ten by Submissions), and take home two Gold Medals in the 2005 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship is the most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in the world. They are hosted annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. The first Mundial tournament to be held outside of Brazil was in 2007 at the California State University in Long...
as a Brown Belt. Vinny has recently expressed that he's been training in different grappling styles such as Sambo (primarily leg locks) & Catch Wrestling.
In 2007, Vinny would become the first Jiu-Jitsu No Gi World Champion in the Super Heavy Weight Division as a Black Belt.
In 2009, Vinny had an impressive performance in the most prestigious Grappling Tournament in the World, the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, winning 2 Bronze Medals (Under 99 kg Division and Absolute Division). On his way to win the Bronze Medal in his weight Division, Vinny beat BJJ World Champion Rodrigo Cavaca (1st Round, Inverted Heel Hook),the 2003 ADCC World Champion and 2x BJJ Absolute World Champion Marcio Cruz
Márcio Cruz
Márcio "Pé de Pano" Cruz is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. In BJJ, he is a third degree black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr....
(Quarter-Finals, Flying Armbar), ADCC Brazil Trial Winner and MMA Fighter Glover Teixeira
Glover Teixeira
Glover Teixeira is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the light heavyweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...
(3rd Place Match, Armbar) and Losing by point to the eventual Champion Xande Ribeiro (Semi-Final, Points). On his run for his second Bronze Medal, Vinny beat the 2005 ADCC Absolute World Champion Dean Lister
Dean Lister
Dean Richard Lister is an American mixed martial artist and a former King of the Cage champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after moving down from the Light Heavyweight class...
by Judges Decision, moving on to the Quarter-Finals against the 2X NCAA Wrestler and MMA Prospect Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler. He is currently signed as a Middleweight with the UFC. Weidman attended Baldwin high school on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York State wrestling Champion...
, who he beat by Flying Armbar (His second in the Competition), which put him in the Semi-Final against Braulio Estima
Braulio Estima
Braulio Estima is a world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He received his black belt on January 4, 2004. His highest achievements include winning the CBJJ Championship in 2004, 2006, and 2009, Absolute World Cup Champion 2006, European CBJJ Absolute Champion 2006 and 2009 and ADCC 2007 silver...
, who beat Vinny by points, and became the eventual Absolute Champion. In the 3rd Place match, Vinny used his experience against Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson (fighter)
Gunnar Nelson is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.-Early life:...
to score a Takedown
Takedown
Takedown or take down may refer to:*Takedown , a book by John Markoff and Tsutomu Shimomura about the capture of Kevin Mitnick**Track Down, a 2000 film based thereon, known also as Takedown...
in the last few seconds of the over time to guarantee his second Bronze Medal in his first ADCC.
In 2011, Vinny went up weight class in the ADCC Tournament, competing at the 99kg and Over division. Vinny ended up as the divisional winner, beating the reigning champion Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, a two-time ADCC world heavyweight champion and European Jiu-Jitsu champion. He holds black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai. Werdum has competed in Pride Fighting Championships, the...
by points in the Final match.
The Ultimate Fighter
Vinny Magalhães defeated Lance Evans, brother of Rashad EvansRashad Evans
Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
, when Evans quit after the first round due to a rib injury. Vinny then defeated Jules Bruchez by armbar in the first round to move to the semi finals. Vinny then fought Krzysztof Soszynski
Krzysztof Soszynski
Krzysztof Soszyński is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He fought for the Los Angeles Anacondas of the International Fight League . After the demise of that organization, he moved to the UFC, appearing on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter...
, and defeated Soszynski by armbar in the first round. He moved on to the finale against Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader
Ryan DuWayne Bader is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. On December 13, 2008, Bader defeated Vinicius Magalhães to win a contract with the UFC and the title of The Ultimate Fighter...
losing by knockout.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Vinny Magalhães lost his UFC debut at TUF finals against former The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team MirThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on September 17, 2008 on Spike TV...
cast mate Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader
Ryan DuWayne Bader is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. On December 13, 2008, Bader defeated Vinicius Magalhães to win a contract with the UFC and the title of The Ultimate Fighter...
. This fight was on the main card at the UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on September 17, 2008 on Spike TV...
. Vinny's next fight was at UFC 97
UFC 97
UFC 97: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broke the UFC attendance record that was set 364 days earlier in Montreal at UFC 83, by 61 people.-Preliminary card:*Light Heavyweight bout: Vinicius...
taking on his former The Ultimate Fighter castmate Eliot Marshall
Eliot Marshall
Eliot Andrew Marshall is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
but lost by unanimous decision.
Vinny was released from the UFC on April 29, 2009 due to his 0-2 record with the company.
M-1 Global
Since being released from the UFC, Vinny Magalhães has gone 7-1, winning five fights by submission and two knockout victory while dropping one by decision, improving his overall record to 9-5 (1). In his second to last fight he scored a submission victory over Viktor NemkovViktor Nemkov
Viktor Nemkov is a Russian Combat Sambo competitor and mixed martial artist. Nemkov is a multiple time Combat Sambo champion and is also among the youngest champions in the nation.-Background:...
to become the M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
Light Heavyweight Champion.
Vinny Magalhaes then went on to defend the M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
Light Heavyweight Championship with a third round TKO victory over Mikhail Zayats
Mikhail Zayats
Mikhail Zayats is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweigh division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Zayats mostly competed in his native Russia, where he is an M-1 Global veteran....
.
Personal life
Vinny had his first child, a son named Vitor in November 2010 and he is married to Alliny Magalhaes.Championships and Accomplishments
Mixed Martial ArtsMixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
- M-1 GlobalM-1 GlobalM-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
- M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- M-1 Global - Submission of the Night (one time)
- M-1 Global - Knockout of the Night (one time)
- Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUltimate Fighting ChampionshipThe Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
- The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team MirThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team MirThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on September 17, 2008 on Spike TV...
Runner-up
- The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
|align=center| 9–5 (1)
|Mikhail Zayats
Mikhail Zayats
Mikhail Zayats is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweigh division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Zayats mostly competed in his native Russia, where he is an M-1 Global veteran....
| TKO (head kick and punches)
|М-1 Challenge XXVII: Magalhaes vs. Zayats
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1:13
|Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–5 (1)
| Viktor Nemkov
Viktor Nemkov
Viktor Nemkov is a Russian Combat Sambo competitor and mixed martial artist. Nemkov is a multiple time Combat Sambo champion and is also among the youngest champions in the nation.-Background:...
| Submission (mounted gogoplata)
| M-1 Challenge XXV: Zavurov vs. Enomoto
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 1:40
|St. Petersburg, Russia
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–5 (1)
| Jake Doerr
| TKO (punches)
| M-1 Challenge XXIV: Damkovsky vs. Figueroa
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:47
|Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–5 (1)
| Robert Scott
| Submission (armbar)
| MMA Xplosion: International Team Challenge
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:51
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–5 (1)
| Alihan Magomedov
| Submission (triangle armbar)
| M-1 Challenge XXII: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:10
|Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 4–5 (1)
| Pedro Galiza
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shark Fights 9
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–4 (1)
| Mike Nickels
Mike Nickels
Michael John Nickels is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter and a Black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Along with many other victories in Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Nickels is a 3X Pan American Gold medalist, and a UFC vet...
| Submission (armbar)
| ROF 36: Demolition
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:19
|Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3-4 (1)
| Chris Davis
Chris Davis (fighter)
Chris Davis is an American mixed martial artist from Gadsden, Alabama. Chris Davis signed with Bellator and took part in the light-heavyweight tournament in season four...
| Submission (triangle choke)
| CFP: The Carolina Crown 2
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:13
|Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 2–4 (1)
| Eliot Marshall
Eliot Marshall
Eliot Andrew Marshall is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 97
UFC 97
UFC 97: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broke the UFC attendance record that was set 364 days earlier in Montreal at UFC 83, by 61 people.-Preliminary card:*Light Heavyweight bout: Vinicius...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 2–3 (1)
| Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader
Ryan DuWayne Bader is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. On December 13, 2008, Bader defeated Vinicius Magalhães to win a contract with the UFC and the title of The Ultimate Fighter...
| TKO (strikes)
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 13 2008...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:18
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 2–2 (1)
| Raphael Davis
| Submission (verbal)
| Valor Fighting: Fight Night
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 3:03
|Tustin, California
Tustin, California
-Top employers:According to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Tustin had a population of 75,540. The population density was 6,816.7 people per square mile...
, United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–1 (1)
| Luis Ojeda
| Submission (armbar)
| MMAX 18: Going Home
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:19
|Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Mexico
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–1 (1)
| Adolfo de la Torre
| Submission (armbar)
| MMA Xtreme 15
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:21
|Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 0–1 (1)
| George Bush
| Decision (unanimous)
| GFC: Evolution
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, United States
|
|-
| NC
|align=center| 0–0 (1)
| Chris Larkin
| No Contest
| Gracie Proving Ground 1
|
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| N/A
|Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, United States
|
Awards
Mixed Martial ArtsThe Ultimate Fighter 8 (Light Heavyweight) Runner Up
Current M-1 Challenge Light Heavy Weight Champion
ADCC Submission Wrestling Championship
2011 He won Gold Medal in the 99+ Division http://adccbarcelona.com/category/all-final-results/
2009 He won Bronze Medal in the -99 kg Division http://adccbarcelona.com/category/all-final-results/
2009 He won Bronze Medal in the Absolute Division http://adccbarcelona.com/category/all-final-results/
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundial) notables:
2007 he won the "Super Heavyweight" division (No Gi black belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2007nogi.htm
2007 he finished third in the "SuperSuper Heavyweight" division (black belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2007mundial.htm
2005 he won the Absolute division (brown belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2005mundial.htm
2005 he won the Super Heavyweight division (brown belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2005mundial.htm
2003 he finished third in the Absolute division (purple belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2003mundial.htm
2002 he won the Heavyweight division (blue belt level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2002mundial.htm
2001 he finished second in the Abolute division (blue belt juvenile level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2001mundial.htm
2000 he finished third in the Middleweight division (blue belt juvenile level) http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2000mundial.htm
Notable wins in Grappling / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:
Marcio Cruz
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"Pe de Pano", Dean Lister
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, Gunnar Nelson
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, Robert Drysdale
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, Fabricio Werdum
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, Daniel Gracie
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, Marcus Almeida "Buchecha", Romulo Barral (3x), Bruno Bastos (2x), Roberto Abreu (2x), Bill Cooper
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(2x), Eric Schambari
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, Mike Fowler
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, Chris Weidman
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, Rodrigo Cavaca (4x), Luis Felipe "BigMac", Sean Spangler, Roy Nelson
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"Big Country", Cristiano Lazarinni (Titi), Glover Teixeira
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, and few others.